Edward Ashley (abt. 1600 - abt. 1638)

Born about 1600 in England

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Edward Ashley migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 1, p. 54) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

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Could he have been the Edward Ashley (son of John) born in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire on March 29, 1597 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Edward&gsln=Ashley&mswpn__ftp=England&mswpn=3251&mswpn_PInfo=3-%7c0%7c0%7c3257%7c3251%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&MSAV=1&msbdy=1600&cpxt=1&cp=4&catbucket=r&uidh=ew2&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=177136466&db=FS1EnglandBirthsandChristenings&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1

Also Thomas son of Thomas born in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire on 11 Mar 1604 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Thomas&gsln=Ashley&gsln_x=XO&mswpn__ftp=England&mswpn=3251&mswpn_PInfo=3-%7c0%7c0%7c3257%7c3251%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&mswpn__ftp_x=1&mswpn_x=1&msbdy_x=1&msbdp=5&MSAV=1&msbdy=1600&cpxt=1&cp=4&catbucket=r&uidh=ew2&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=159137353&db=FS1EnglandBirthsandChristenings&indiv=1&ml_rpos=7

OR the Edward Ashley (son of Richard) born in Salisbury, Wiltshire on Sept 28, 1607 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Edward&gsln=Ashley&mswpn__ftp=England&mswpn=3251&mswpn_PInfo=3-%7c0%7c0%7c3257%7c3251%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&MSAV=1&msbdy=1600&cpxt=1&cp=4&catbucket=r&uidh=ew2&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=1548032&recoff=7+8+29&db=bivri_EnglandBirth&indiv=1&ml_rpos=4

OR the Edward Ashley son of Thomas born in Stafford 1597 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Edward&gsln=Ashley&gsln_x=XO&mswpn__ftp=England&mswpn=3251&mswpn_PInfo=3-%7c0%7c0%7c3257%7c3251%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&mswpn__ftp_x=1&mswpn_x=1&msbdy_x=1&msbdp=10&MSAV=1&msbdy=1603&cpxt=1&cp=4&catbucket=r&uidh=ew2&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=111159504&db=FS1EnglandBirthsandChristenings&indiv=1&ml_rpos=5

For modern analysis showing how Bradford's distrust of people like Morton and Ashley led to his antagonism to them, and for citations to original references. Says that Anderson says was located in modern-day Castine, Me See https://books.google.com/books?id=FvhcCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT110&lpg=PT110&dq=plymouth+colony+fur+ashley&source=bl&ots=_340TKvdBT&sig=YTYUbUQLmgXWGDwvvc0O-9Y9mHw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDAQ6AEwA2oVChMIiI2OgoLlxwIVxxc-Ch3hPgfz#v=onepage&q=ashley&f=false Fifty skins of beaver paid by Brown of New Harbor, to the Sagamore, Sommerset, purchased the present territory of the towns of Bristol and Damariscotta.

Ship Lyon passengers: http://interactive.ancestry.com/48127/PlantersCommonwealth-006824-207/211943

Edward Ashley, agent, and William Pierce, assistant, in right of a grant under the Muscungus Patent, took possession of the eastern margin of the St. Geoge's river, five miles below the head of tide water.

There they erected a truck-house, and established a trading post, employing five persons and a small new-made vessel in the trade. Thus the site of the present thrifty and popular town of Thomaston was selected and improved. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/maine/AncientDominions.txt

THE ENGLISH ADVENTURERS AND EDWARD ASHLEY.

After they had thus firmly established themselves on the Kennebec, Bradford and his Plymouth associates came into possession of a trading house at Penobscot. In 1630, some of the English adventurers, who were interested in the Pilgrim enterprise, entered into business relations with one Edward Ashley, and furnished him with goods for trading pur- poses. Bradford describes Ashley "as a very profane young man", who had "for some time lived among the Indians, as a savage".1 Ashley opened his trading house at Penobscot. While the Pilgrims had no confidence in the man, they foresaw that a trading house at that place, in unfriendly hands, would be prejudicial to their interests on the Kennebec.

So, "to prevent a worst mischief", as Bradford says, they resolved to join in the enterprise and furnished Ashley with supplies. But he soon exhibited his true character; and having been detected in selling powder and shot to the Indians, which he was under bond not to do, he was arrested by parties not mentioned and taken to England, where he was imprisoned in the Fleet.2 In this way the trading post at Penobscot wholly passed into the hands of the Plymouth colonists. Bradford, II, 83. 2. Ib., II, 107, 108. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/mastate/colonialmaine.txt

See Great Migration: http://interactive.ancestry.com/2496/42521_b158318-00128/47176 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/54/0

See Pioneers of the Maine Rivers http://interactive.ancestry.com/22006/dvm_LocHist007849-00185-1/366

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