Thomas de Ashton (fl. 1346), was an English warrior. [1]
Ashton was the son and heir of Sir Robert de Ashton, and it is remarkable that, although the chief recorded event of his life shows him to have been a man of conspicuous military courage, he does not appear to have received the honour of knighthood, or to have been employed in any of the offices in which his father had distinguished himself.
Whilst Edward III was fighting in France, David II of Scotland, entered Northumberland with a force estimated at 50,000 men, and wasted and pillaged the country as far as Durham. Queen Philippa, the heroic wife of Edward III, marched against the invaders with a force of about 12,000, whom she encouraged to the unequal conflict.
The Battle of Neville's Cross Battle was joined at Neville's Cross, near Durham, 17 Oct. 1346, and the result was a decisive victory for the English. Thomas de Ashton, who fought under Lord Neville, captured the royal standard of Scotland.
Shortly after King David was made prisoner by John de Coupland, variously described as a Lancashire esquire and as a Northumberland gentleman, who was knighted when the king returned from France, but Ashton was still an esquire when, in 1385, he formed one of the retinue of John of Gaunt in his expedition to Spain.
William de Ashton, doctor of laws, who was also with 'the serene prince, Lord John, king of Castile and León,' was his uncle.
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that he is "probably a figment".[2] There do not seem to be contemporary sources to support his existence.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Thomas is 29 degrees from Herbert Adair, 23 degrees from Richard Adams, 25 degrees from Mel Blanc, 26 degrees from Dick Bruna, 25 degrees from Bunny DeBarge, 37 degrees from Peter Dinklage, 24 degrees from Sam Edwards, 24 degrees from Ginnifer Goodwin, 27 degrees from Marty Krofft, 21 degrees from Junius Matthews, 23 degrees from Rachel Mellon and 25 degrees from Harold Warstler on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
A > Ashton | D > de Ashton > Thomas (Ashton) de Ashton
Categories: Uncertain Existence