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Welcome M. Ashley

Born 14 Apr 1801 in North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Son of Cary Ashley and Mary (Unknown) Phelps

Brother of Sarah (Ashley) Anderson and Cary Ashley

Husband of Basheba (Decker) Ashley — married about 1821 in Grayson County, Kentucky

Descendants

Father of Miles Skaggs Ashley, Susannah (Geary) Elder, William Ingland Ashley, John F. Ashley, Nancy (Ashley) Cockeril, Mary (Ashley) Cook, Elizabeth (Ashley) Saltsman, Joseph M. Ashley, Esquire B. Ashley, Martha Jane (Ashley) Nelson, Adaline G. (Ashley) Green and Harvey Blaine Ashley

Died before 1880 before age 78 in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA

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1 Biography
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Biography

Welcome Ashley migrated from North Carolina to Kentucky.

This profile is part of the Ashley Name Study.

The oral history of Welcome Ashley is quite colorful. Dr. McClure made note of Welcome's jumping ability in his journal^[1]. Local resident Acie Carroll also related stories that were told to him as a boy.^[2]

Oral History

Welcome was said to have once jumped over a wagon in the Public Square of Leitchfield, Grayson Co., KY, just to demonstrate his ability.

Welcome reportedly made frequent trips down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to transport goods to New Orleans, Louisiana. On one trip, Welcome engaged another man in a jumping contest, which he won handily. As the story goes, Welcome's jump so amazed the good people of New Orleans that they paved the footprints where he started and landed. It's a good story.

Birth

Welcome lists his state of birth as Kentucky in 1850, Virginia in 1860, and North Carolina in 1870. It's most likely that he was born in North Carolina (like his father.)

US Census

1840: Butler County, Kentucky^[3]

Welcome Ashley

Free White <5: 1m, 1f

Free White 5-9: 1m, 1f

Free White 10-14: 1m

Free White 30-39: 1m, 1f

1850: Grayson County, Kentucky^[4]

Welcom Ashley, 48, KY

Basheba, 48, KY

William, 24, KY

Nancy, 22, KY

Joseph, 20, IN (adopted children)^[5]

John, 18, IN (adopted children)^[5]

Squire, 13, KY

Martha J., 11, KY

Adaline, 9, KY

Harvey, 6, KY

(Added annotation in italics.)

Note: John Ashley, age 18, born in Indiana (in 1850 Census) is not the same man as John F. Ashley, who was age 25 in 1850, and born in Kentucky.

1860: Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky^[6]

Welcom M Ashley, 59, VA

Basheba, 58, KY

William, 34

Adaline, 18

Harvy, 16

Jane, 19

1870: Grayson County, Kentucky^[7]

W M Ashley, 69, NC

Basheba, 68, KY

J A Ashley, 9, KY (male)

Sources

↑ The Journal of James P. McClure (at Genealogy Trails), p.53 (also available in Grayson County Public Library)
↑ Bill Vincent: Collected Oral History
↑ 1850 US Census, Butler County, Kentucky
↑ 1850 US Census, Grayson County, Kentucky
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Joseph, age 20, and john, age 18, were born in Indiana and assumed to be adopted children, possibly nephews of some unknown brother to Welcome Ashley.
↑ 1860 US Census, Grayson County, Kentucky
↑ 1870 US Census, Grayson County, Kentucky

Kentucky Ancestor Charts, Ancestral Trails Historical Society
1825 Tax list of Grayson Co., KY
1834 Tax list of Grayson Co., KY
Find A Grave: Memorial #25659526

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Welcome by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

Derick Ashley : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup I-BY91094 + Y-Chromosome Test 67 markers, haplogroup I-P37

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Welcome:

~12.50% David Nelson : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T234297 [compare], FTDNA kit #752324
~6.25% Lula (Blanton) Daso : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ldaso4368
~6.25% Ken Nelson : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A689688 [compare], Ancestry member kendalnelson
~6.25% Trish (Ashley) Aaron : AncestryDNA + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK20949
~6.25% Len Saltsman : AncestryDNA + MyHeritage DNA
~3.12% ~6.25% Bill Vincent : 23andMe, GEDmatch AY7541459 [compare], yourDNAportal WILa3e49133 + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066845 [compare] + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T827997 [compare], FTDNA kit #91114 + Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LU672653C1 [compare]
~3.12% ~3.12% Mart (Vincent) Bandy : 23andMe, GEDmatch M811226 [compare]
~3.12% Billy Clark : 23andMe
~3.12% Patty Clark : 23andMe
~3.12% Helen (Polka) Karl : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034885 [compare], Ancestry member helen_karl
~3.12% Rick Ashley : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A589295 [compare], Ancestry member ashleyjr11
~3.12% Kathie (Ashley) Nelson : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A901375 [compare], Ancestry member kendalnelson + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T245562 [compare], FTDNA kit #753511
~3.12% ~6.25% Teri Becker : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member STEVEY_BECKER
~3.12% Delana Barbour : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Delana_Barbour
~3.12% ~6.25% Becky (Lane) Goad : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T953511 [compare]
~1.56% Laura (Chenault) Davis : 23andMe
~1.56% ~3.12% Susan (Vincent) Ryan : 23andMe
~1.56% Shawn McCombs : 23andMe
~1.56% ~3.12% Matthew Patterson : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A025974 [compare], Ancestry member MatthewPatterson
~1.56% Lori (Nelson) Dos Santos Pursell : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A376995 [compare], Ancestry member Lorinelson_06
~1.56% Deborah Cook : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member in2paints955265
~1.56% Faith (Reed) Tofte : AncestryDNA
~1.56% ~3.12% Stephanie Horn : MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch AW6491183 [compare]
~0.78% ~1.56% Sharon Gallagher : 23andMe, GEDmatch PG5621280 [compare]
~0.78% Mary Lou (Vincent) Humphrey : 23andMe, GEDmatch HC6220885 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PR5586199 [compare], Ancestry member marylou6995
~0.78% ~3.12% Patrick Gallagher : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A398485 [compare]
~0.78% ~3.12% Connie (Willis) Vincent : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member connie_vincent
~0.39% Terry (Sage, Jr.) Sage : 23andMe
~0.39% Courtney (Cruze) Ashby : 23andMe, GEDmatch M159729 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A506263 [compare], Ancestry member Kortanie23
~0.39% Larry Richardson : AncestryDNA
~0.39% Brittany Cruze : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XE2255979 [compare]
~0.39% Michael Cruze : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HF4122667 [compare]
~0.39% Cynthia Ashley : AncestryDNA
~0.39% Janice (Samples) Gilbert : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T721693 [compare], FTDNA kit #463821

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Bill Vincent Ph.D.

The oral history of Welcome Ashley in Grayson County, Kentucky reported the name of his father to be John. However, the name "John" was a reference to Welcome's step-father, John Q. Phelps rather than to his biological father, Cary Ashley.

posted Dec 16, 2020 by Bill Vincent Ph.D.

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Welcome M. Ashley (1801 - bef. 1880)

Contents

Biography

Oral History

Birth

US Census

Sources