Born about in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Ashton
and Elizabeth (Cole) Ashton
Sister of
Rachel (White) Hance [half], Samuel White [half], Elizabeth (White) Lippincott [half], Leah (White) Tucker [half], Elizabeth (Ashton) Holmes, Thomas White [half], Jacob White [half], Levi White [half] and Mary White [half]
Wife of
Jeremiah Stillwell
— married
about 12 Oct 1735 (to 1749) in Monmouth, New Jersey [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Died
at about age 33
in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey
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Biography
1736, August 19. Ashton, Elizabeth, wife of John Ashton of Upper Freehold township, Monmouth Co.; will of.
- Former husband, Thomas White, deceased, purchased of testatrixs sisters, Exercise and Ellson, land bequeathed to them by my father, Jacob Cole. Land disposed of by will of Thomas White.
- Son, Levi White, upland devised to testatrix by her fathers will.
- Son-in-law, Isaac Hance.
- Will signed by testatrix and her husband, John Ashton. Witnesses Jeremiah and Rebecca Stillwell and Robert Lawrence. Proved July 28, 1737. Lib. C, p. 172.
1743-4, Jan. 10. Ashton, John, of Upper Freehold; will of. Wife, Catherine, 20, in satisfaction of her dower.
- Daughter, Elizabeth.
- Proprietary rights to son-in-law, Jeremiah Stillwell. Daughter, Rebecca.
- Land near Thomas Taylor in Upper Freehold, and near Millstone brook, to be sold; proceeds to Elizabeth and Rachel Stevens, children of deceased daughter Rachel. If said grand children die, then to children of testators daughters, Elizabeth and Rebecca.
- Daughter, Hannah, land in Middltown, that was my deceased sister Marys.
- Executors son-in-law, Jeremiah Stillwell, and cousin Joseph Throckmorton. Witnesses John Manners, James Ashton and Robert Lawrence.
- Proved June 1, 1744. Lib. D, p. 144.[1]
Disambiguation
- Not to be confused with Rebecca Ashton-62, married to David Stout.
Rebecca Ashton is the daughter of John Ashton. Unsure of her mother. probably John Ashton's second wife, Elizabeth Cole White.
Christening: October 12, 1735[2]
Rebecca married Jeremiah Stillwell,Esq., son of Jeremiah Stillwell, Esq., son of Nicholas Stillwell, the first.
Died about 1749
Birth date discrepancy
Some sources have her birth date as 12 Oct 1735, This would not make sense, as she would be 14 years old and mother of 10 children. Sometimes 12 October 1735 is her wedding day. It was probably close to that date but probably a little earlier, about 1730.
Sources
- ↑ DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, VOLUME XXIII, CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, VOLUME I, 1670-1730; Paterson NJ, 1901
- ↑ Christopher Alden Stillwell,
- Sources:From Historical and genealogical Miscellany, Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants by JOHN E. Stillwell M. D., VOL. Ill, NEW YORK,1914 Page 22 - 25
- Christopher Alden Stillwell, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #5437, Date of Import: May 26, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: Jul 3, 1999. !CHR-MAR:Stillwell Genealogy,John E. Stillwell M. D.;Vol 4,p 12
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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Linda Crannell
Looking into her husband, Jeremiah Stillwell. There is lots of conflicting data. I do believe the Historical and genealogical Miscellany, Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants by JOHN E. Stillwell M. D. That he was" the son of Jeremiah Stillwell, Esq., son of Nicholas Stillwell," Is everyone in agreement?
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Linda Crannell
Ashton-933 and Ashton-801 appear to represent the same person because: I believe they're the same person.
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