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ASHTON FAMILY HISTORY
(Chapman, Twining, Russ, Thomas, Christie)
Submitted by, and inquiries may be sent to . . Gay Davis at gdavis99@prodigy.net
Peter Ashton and wife, Mary, immigrated from Ireland to Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1732. In 1725 the family is mentioned in the Quaker record of Montrath Meeting, Queens County, Ireland. On 2, 30m1732 the Montrath Meeting records indicate that Mary has joined the church "two years ago" and she and her husband are "going to Pennsylvania." Peter and Mary Ashton removed from Chester to Concord, Chester County, and soon after to Springfield, where they took up a tract of 207 acres on Cook's Creek about 1741, for which a Proprietaries' Patent was granted in 1745. They were among the first settlers of Springfield.
Peter Ashton, b c 1700, Ireland m Mary bef 1725, he d Sep 1758 in Springfield, Bucks County
Mary d Nov 1758 in Springfield, Bucks County
Children:
 | Robert b 15 Oct 1725, Tipporary, Munster Province, Ireland m Sarah Thomas
| John, Unm, d 1758 in Springfield, Bucks County
| Thomas b c 1735/36, Concord/Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania m Mary Chapman
| Martha b aft 1735 m Thomas Christy
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Thomas Ashton b c 1735/36 m Mary Chapman on 13 Jan 1763, Gwynedd MM, Bucks County, d 1785/86
Mary b 5 May 1740, Wrightstown, Bucks County, d 1785 in Springfield, Bucks County
Children:
| John b c 1764, Springfield, Bucks County
| Thomas b c 1766, Springfield, Bucks County
| Mary b c 1768, Springfield, Bucks County
| Margaret b c 1770, Springfield, Bucks County
| Stephen M. b 12 May 1771, Springfield, Bucks County
| Abraham b c 1773, Springfield, Bucks County
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Stephen M. Ashton b 12 May 1771 m Esther Russ 24 Jan 1797, he d 2 May 1841 in NY
Esther Russ b 5 Mar 1780, d 2 Dec 1862 prb in Lyndon, Cattaraugus, New York
Children:
| Margaret b 30 Mar 1798
| Martha b 13 Jul 1800 m Joseph Hogle
| Mason b 18 Oct 1801/02
| Mury b 3 Nov 1804
| Milton T. b 22 Apr 1807
| James C. b 19 Aug 1809
| Abigail Jane E. b 7 Feb 1812
| Charles R. b 7 May 1815, d 24 Apr 1903 in Bellingham, Washington
| Hellen Rachel b 15 Aug 1819
| Nancy Callinder b 18 Dec 1821 m Isaac S. Payne
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Mary Chapman, wife of Thomas Ashton, was the daughter of John Chapman, Sr. and Mary Twining.
John Chapman, Sr. was the son of Abraham Chapman and Susan Olden of Wrightstown.
Abraham Chapman was the son of John Chapman and Jan Sadler.
Mary Twining was the daughter of Stephen Twining and Margaret Mitchell of Wrightstown.
Stephen Twining was the son of Stephen Twining and Abigail Young, prb of Barnstable, Mass
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