Robert Lee Ashby was born circa 1791 in Frederick County, Virginia. Some believe he was the son of Thomas Bryan Martin Ashby. Robert married Barbara Lanham on June 30, 1813 in Winchester Virginia.
In 1820 Barbara and Robert were living Berryville, Frederick County Virginia with 3 sons and 1 daughter. By 1850 they had moved to Clarke County Virginia.
Barbara and Robert had had six sons and three daughters: Nimrod Ashby, Robert Lee Ashby Jr., Mary A Ashby, Austin C Ashby, Sarah Catherine Ashby, Barbara B Ashby, George Wesley Ashby and Charles Lewis Jackson Ashby.
Robert was the Bondsmen at the marriage of Philadelphia Ashby and John Carroll. Some believe that Philadelphia was his younger sister.
Robert died in August 1868 in Clarke County, Virginia.
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