1583 to after 1620 Alice Ashtonwife of St Albans Hertfordshire England

Family Card - Person Sheet
NameAlice Honeychurch
Birthabt 1583, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Burial22 May 1643, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Deathbef 22 May 1643, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
FatherRoger Honeychurch
Spouses
1James Ashton
Birthabt 1579, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Burial27 Mar 1650, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Death27 Mar 1650, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
FatherJames Ashton (1550-1624)
MotherMargaret
Marriageabt 1602, St Albans, Herford, England
ChildrenJames (1603-1705)
Mary
John
Martha A.
Alice (1613-1613)
Elizabeth (1612-1616)
Daniel
Alice A.
Sarah
Thomas
Last Modified 13 Jun 2012Created 4 Sep 2012 using Reunion for Macintosh

James Ashton married c. 1603 Alice _______, b. say 1583, living in 1620. They had the following children baptized at St. Alban's:

* James, bapt. 4 March 1603/4, living in 1687, m. Alice _______ and had a son Thomas bapt 18 April 1630. James was in Providence by 11 Feb 1641/2 when he witnessed a memo of William Arnold to Thomas Olney. He was a Providence commissioner for several years between 1650 and 1663. James was taxed 1s 1d on 1 Sep 1687. His son, James, was of Monmouth, NJ in 1700.

* Mary (Marie), bapt. 25 Aug 1605, m. St. Alban's 16 Sep 1629 Thomas OLNEY, b. c. 1599 (aged 35 on 2 April 1635), d. Providence 1682. On 2 April 1635, shoemaker Thomas Olney, aged 35; Marie Olney, aged 30; Tho Olney, aged 3, and Epenetus Olney, aged 1 were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Planter. They had a certificate of conformity from St. Albans in Hertfordshire. They were first of Salem where Thomas became a freeman in 1636 (implying church membership), but on 12 March 1637/8 "Thom One" was one of eight men ordered to appear in court, if not removed by next court. Of the eight, four were from Salem, and all four were soon thereafter found in Providence. Besides Olney, the other three were Roger Williams (who had left in 1635), John Throckmorton and Stukely Westcott. Olney held many offices in Providence, and made many real estate transactions. He was assumed to be living on 5 June 1682 when his son was called Thomas Olney, Jr., but his inventory was dated 9 Oct 1682. Mary and Thomas had seven known children born from 1631/2 to c. 1649.

* John, bapt. 7 June 1607

* Martha, bapt. 12 march 1608/9, m. St. Alban's 16 Dec 1635 Thomas REDMAN

* Alice, bapt. 10 Feb 1610/1, bur. St. Alban's 27 July 1613

* Elizabeth, bapt. 7 March 1612/3, bur. St. Alban's 3 Sep 1616

* Daniel, bapt. 2 April 1615, m. St. Alban's 30 Jan 1639/40 Dorothy STONE, and had dau. Marie bapt. 26 Dec 1640. A Daniel Ashton was bur. St. Alban's 10 Dec 1640.

* Alice, bapt. 1 Feb 1617/8, d. 1695, m. c. 1641 Thomas ANGELL, b. c. 1618, d. 1694.

* Sarah, bapt. 23 Feb 1619/20.

Sources: TAG 10:88-90; 20:228; 21:206; GM 5:302-8 (for Olney)

Born about 1600 (aged 35 on 2 Apr 1635. Shoemaker from St. Albans, Herefordshire, who came to Massachusetts Bay on the "Planter." (On 2 Apr 1635, "Shoemaker Thomas Olney." aged 35, "Marie Olney," aged 30, "Tho[mas] Olney," aged 3, & "Epenetus Olney," aged 1, with certificates of conformity from St. Albans, Herefordshire, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the "Planter.") First settled in Salem MA; moved to Providence RI in 1638. Died between 5 Jun 1682 (record for Thomas Olney Junior) & 9 Oct 1682 (date of inventory).
Married at St. Albans Abbey, Herefordshire, 16 Sep 1629, Mary Ashton, daughter of James & Alice (____) Ashton.
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project.