Genealogy Record For
Capt. Robert Ashby - (Mark's G7 Grandfather)
Captain Robert Ashby (1715-02/27/1792)
  • Spouses:
    1. Dorothy Unknown (Ashby) (1715 - ?)
    2. Catherine Combs (Ashby) (1742 - ?)
  • Children:
    1. Daughter: Ann Ashby (Farrow) (1734 - ?)
    2. Son: Captain Nimrod Ashby (1736-06/29/1764)
    3. Son: Captain (Jack) John Ashby (04/01/1740-04/04/1815)
    4. Son: Benjamin Ashby (1743 - 1828) B:Fauquir Co., VA)
    5. Son: Thomas Enoch Ashby (1744 - 27 FEB 1792) B:Delaplane, Fauquier Co., VA)
    6. Daughter: (Molly) Mary Ashby (Furgeson, Athol) (1751 - ?)
  • Parents
    1. Father: Captain Thomas Ashby, Sr. (1694-08/04/1752 Est.)
    2. Mother: Elizabeth LeJeau (Ashby) (1687 - ?)
    3. Stepmother: (Rose) Rosanna Berry (Ashby) (1711 - ?)
  • Siblings
    1. Brother: Captain John Ashby (1714-1789)
    2. Brother: William Thomas Ashby (1714 - aft 1783) B:Frederick Co., VA, D:Harpers Ferry, WV)
    3. Brother: Henry Ashby (1726 - 1798) B:Frederick Co., VA, D:Harrodsburg, KY)
    4. Brother: Benjamin Ashby (1722 - 1805) B:Fauquier Co., VA, D:Hampshire Co., VA)
    5. Sister: Colonel Stephen Ashby (1727 - 19 May 1797) B:Fauquier Co., VA, D:Mercer Co., KY)
    6. Sister: Elizabeth Ashby (Hardin) (1732 - ?) B:Frederick Co., VA)
    7. Halfsister: Sarah Ashby (1732 - ?)
    8. Halfsister: Rose Ashby (1734 - ?)
    9. Halfsister: Ann Ashby (1736 - ?)
Robert's Personal Information
Born in Yew Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia (VA), USA in 1715
Died in Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia (VA), USA on February 27, 1792 (Age 77)
1st Marriage to:
    Dorothy Unknown (Ashby) (1715 - ?) on January 1, 1733 (Age 18)
     - Year of marriage estimated to 1733
2nd Marriage to:
    Catherine Combs (Ashby) (1742 - ?) on January 1, 1735 (Age 20)
     - in Fauquier County, Virginia (VA), USA
     - Marriage about 1735
Comments: The 3rd child - Benjamin married Jane Ash (Ashby). Jane was born about 1746. She died in 1829.

The 4th Child - Thomas married (1) (Sally) Sarah Ash (Ashby). 'Sally' was born about 1747. She died in 1808., he then married (2) Sarah Henley (Ashby). Sarah was born about 1747.

The 5th child - Ann married George E. Benjamin Farrow. George died in 1804.

The 6th child - Mary married George Athol

The website Ancestors of Robert Stom & Christine (Hilton) Stom has a lot of information about Capt Robert taken from various sources. This site believes that Mary Elizabeth was the 1st wife and Catherine Combs was the 2nd wife. This site also shows the will of Robert Ashby.

From - Holly N Ashby Hofmann's Rootsweb

1. WILL BOOK 2, FAUQUIER CO., VA., p 216. (2 JUN 1790)
2. DIARIES OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, VOL. 2, p 185. (11 FEB 1775)
3. DIARIES OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, VOL. 1, 1748-1770, p 5. (15 MAR 1748)
4. MAPS & NOTES OF UPPER FAUQUIER CO., VA., CHAPPELEAR, pp 70,74. (YEW HILL)
5. THE FAIRFAX FAMILY NORTHERN NECK PROPRIETARY PAPERS, 1688-1810, BOX #24062, ARCHIVES DIVISION, VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY, RICHMOND, VA.
6. THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE, 21 FEB 1788. (CATHERINE LEFT HIM)
7. WINCHESTER ADVERTIZER, 21 FEB 1788. (CATHERINE LEFT HIM)
8. DEED BOOK 16, FREDERICK CO., VA., p 330. (31 MAY 1773)
9. THE ASHBY HOMESTEADS IN UPPER FAUQUIER.
10. EARLY FAUQUIER HOUSES, FAUQUIER CO., VA., pp 276-277.
11. "1729 Robert Brooke Shenandoah Tract Survey" states Robert was son of Thomas and 14 years old.
Residence History: Fauquier County, Virginia (VA), USA
Other Website Links: Joan Hacket's Sealock Database and
My Southern Family by Becky Bass Bonner and
Descendents of William DeEsseby
Source: Ancestors of Robert Stom & Christine (Hilton) Stom and
Holly N Ashby Hofmann's Database
Family Lines: Robert is listed in the following family line report: Ashby
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