John Ashton (1662 - 1741)

Born 1662 in Cheshire, England

Died 14 May 1741 at about age 79 in Kilcommon More, County Tipperary, Ireland

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Biography

John was a Friend (Quaker)

John Ashton was born in Cheshire in 1662, and was brought to Ireland as a child by his parents. He became a Quaker near the fortieth year of his age, when he and his wife heard Thomas Wilson (1654-1725) preaching at a meeting of Friends at Birr. John Ashton was soon after thrown into prison, for refusing to pay tithes and he learned to make garters and laces for his support while in confinement. After he regained his liberty, he and his wife faithfully attended the meeting held at Birr, walking seven miles each way. In his sixty-second year he became a minister. In the year 1733 he attended the yearly meeting held in London, and paid a religious visit to several meetings in England, and to Friends in Scotland. He died on 14 May 1741, at his house at Kilcommonmoor, County Tipperary, in the eightieth year of his age.^[1][2][3]

Research Notes

Probably the father of Robert Ashton (1652-1739), who was his executor.

Sources

1. ↑ Mary Leadbeater, "Biographical notices of members of the Society of Friends, who were resident in Ireland". London, Harvey and Darton, 1823, p.202. (https://archive.org/details/biographicalnoti00lead/page/202/mode/2up?view=theater)
2. ↑ Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Family Lists, image, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FMMVM-1%2F0035&parentid=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FBURS%2F16021 : accessed 14 November 2021), death of John Ashton on 14d 3mo (May) 1741 in Kilcommonmore; citing Mountmellick MM family list 1641-1798, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.
3. ↑ Will: "Betham Genealogical Abstracts"
   Archive: National Archives of Ireland
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 November 2021)
   John Ashton of Kilcommonmore co Tipperary dated 12 Apr 1741, executors Jonathan Barnes and Robert Ashton, son James Shephard, daughter Mary Shephard, brother Thomas Ashton, cousin Martha [?]; Collection: Genealogical abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh; Last name: Ashton; Series description: Series 1, wills: v. 1 "A" 1593-1677 "B" 1671-1700 v. 2 "A" 1736-1786 v. 3 "A" 1786-1808 "B" 1700-1717 v. 4 "B" 1715-1740 v. 5 "B" 1740-1757 v. 6 "B" 1758-1774 v. 7 "B" 1774-1790 v. 8 "B" 1789-1799; Year: 1741; Notebook: Betham's Genealogical Abstracts Prerogative Wills. (Phillips Mss) A. 1736-1786.