Decendents Report
The Ashby Family Line - Early Virginia Colonists

The Ashby's are a prominent family in the Winchester, Virginia area. There is a town named after Captain Thomas Ashby, Sr called "Ashby's Gap". According to Jean K. Carpenter and her website "One Million Stories" the Ashby line is descendend from William De Ashby of England during the 1600's.

The line actually begins with William De Ashby and from William the line of English nobles continues for 12 generations to George Ashby, Jr. who built the famous home "Quenby Hall".
The Captain Thomas Ashby, Sr. left England and began the line of American Ashby's. It is believed that Thomas Ashby was the child or grandchild of the George Ashby, Jr. noted above. The line from Thomas begins 13 generations of American Ashby's.

One of the most famous descendents of Captain Thomas Ashby, is civil war hero and leader Brigadere General Turner Ashby, (see below).

Mark Stickels - April 2006

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1st Generation
Thomas Ashby was an early explorer of the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Shenandoah Valley and the town "Ashby Gap" is named after him.
  • (G1-01) Captain Thomas Ashby, Sr. (1680-04/01/1752 Est.)
    • Spouse: (G1-02) (Rose) Rosanna Berry (Ashby) (1684 - ?)
      1. Son:. . . . (G2-01) Colonel John Ashby (1714-1789)
      2. Son:. . . . (G2-05) Colonel Stephen Ashby (1710 - 19 May 1797 (D:Christian, Hopkins Co., KY))
      3. Son:. . . . (G2-06) Captain Robert Ashby (1715-02/27/1792)
      4. Son:. . . . (G2-08) Captain Thomas Ashby, II (01/01/1724-01/01/1797 Est.)
      5. Son:. . . . (G2-10) Henry Ashby (1716 - 5 FEB 1798 (B:Hampshire Co., VA D:Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., VA))
      6. Daughter: (G2-11) Elizabeth Ashby (1719 - ?)
      7. Daughter: (G2-12) Ann Ashby (1726 - ?)

2nd Generation
  • (G2-01) Colonel John Ashby (1714-1789)
    • Spouse(1): (G2-02) Jane Combs (Ashby) (Before 1728-Before 1783)
      1. Daughter: (G3-01) Elizabeth Ashby (Peters) (9 July 1742 - ?)
      2. Son:. . . . (G3-02) Captain (Jack) John Ashby, II (04/01/1743 Est.-04/04/1815)
      3. Son:. . . . (G3-04) Lewis Ashby (1746 - 1806)
      4. Son:. . . . (G3-05) Nathaniel Ashby (4 Jan 1748 - 27 May 1811 (D:Woodford Co., KY))
      5. Son:. . . . (G3-06) Edward Ashby (6 Jun 1754 - 1809 (D:Jefferson Co., KY))
      6. Daughter: (G3-07) Jennie Ashby (Darnall) (20 SEP 1750 - 1822) - D:Woodford County, KY)
      7. Daughter: (G3-08) Nancy Ann Ashby (Smith) (? - ?)
    • Spouse(2): (G2-03) Sarah McCullough (Ashby) (? - ?)
    • Spouse(3): (G2-04) Catherine Huffman (Ashby) (1710 - ?)
  • (G2-05) Colonel Stephen Ashby (1710 - 19 May 1797 (D:Christian, Hopkins Co., KY))
  • (G2-06) Captain Robert Ashby (1715-02/27/1792)
    • Spouse: (G2-07) Mary Elizabeth Farrow (Ashby) (1720-1754)
      1. Son:. . . . (G3-09) Captain Nimrod Ashby (1736-06/29/1764)
      2. Son:. . . . (G3-11) John Ashby (1 Apr 1740 - 4 Apr 1815)
      3. Daughter: (G3-12) Winnifred Ashby (Peter, Piper) (30 Mar 1741 - 12 Feb 1825)
      4. Son:. . . . (G3-13) Thomas Enoch Ashby (1744 - 27 FEB 1792)
      5. Daughter: (G3-14) Ann Ashby (Farrow) (10 JAN 1745 - 6 OCT 1807)
      6. Daughter: (G3-15) Benjamin Ashby (1747 - ?)
      7. Daughter: (G3-16) Mary Ashby (1751 - ?)
  • (G2-08) Captain Thomas Ashby, II (01/01/1724-01/01/1797 Est.)
    • Spouse: (G2-09) Mary Elizabeth MacCullough (1731 - ?)
      1. Daughter: (G3-17) Catherine Ashby (? - ?)
      2. Son:. . . . (G3-18) Jessee Ashby (1738 - 28 NOV 1823) B:VA - D:KY)
      3. Son:. . . . (G3-19) William Wilton Ashby (1744-12/06/1803)
      4. Son:. . . . (G3-21) George Ashby (ABT 1745 - 1817)
      5. Daughter: (G3-22) Mary Ann Ashby (30 JUL 1752 - ?)
      6. Son:. . . . (G3-23) Peter Ashby (ABT 1751 - 29 JAN 1833) B:Frederick County, VA - D:Hopkins County, KY)
      7. Daughter: (G3-24) Elizabeth Ashby (3 NOV 1754 - ?)
      8. Son:. . . . (G3-25) Reverend Stephen Ashby (1746 - BEF 17 JAN 1831) - B:Fauquier County, VA - D:Caldwell County, KY)
      9. Son:. . . . (G3-26) Henry Ashby (1745 - 1817) B:Hampshire County, VA - D:Hopkins County, KY )
  • (G2-10) Henry Ashby (1716 - 5 FEB 1798 (B:Hampshire Co., VA D:Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., VA))
  • (G2-11) Elizabeth Ashby (1719 - ?)
  • (G2-12) Ann Ashby (1726 - ?)

3rd Generation
In 1762 Captain Nimrod Ashby and his companion William Furman were killed by a band of 20 Delaware Indians when the two men were hunting near Furman's Fort on the South Branch of the Potomac in Fauquier County, Virginia.
  • (G3-01) Elizabeth Ashby (Peters) (9 July 1742 - ?)
  • (G3-02) Captain (Jack) John Ashby, II (04/01/1743 Est.-04/04/1815)
    • Spouse: (G3-03) (Molley) Mary Elizabeth Turner (Ashby) (1750 - 26 Apr 1826)
      1. Son:. . . . (G4-01) Richard Ashby (1769 - ?) Fauquier Co., VA)
      2. Son:. . . . (G4-02) Major Samuel Ashby (17 Aug 1773 - 5 Feb 1768)
      3. Son:. . . . (G4-03) Captain Nimrod Ashby (7 Oct 1778 - 1830) B & D:Fauquier, VA)
      4. Son:. . . . (G4-04) LT. Thomas Ashby (31 Mar 1785 - ?)
      5. Son:. . . . (G4-05) William Ashby (19 Dec 1786 - 1848)
      6. Son:. . . . (G4-06) No Name (28 Mar 1787 (Died same day))
      7. Son:. . . . (G4-07) Colonel Turner Ashby, Sr. (08/31/1789 - ?)
      8. Son:. . . . (G4-09) Marshall Ashby (8 Nov 1798 - ?)
  • (G3-04) Lewis Ashby (1746 - 1806)
  • (G3-05) Nathaniel Ashby (4 Jan 1748 - 27 May 1811 (D:Woodford Co., KY))
  • (G3-06) Edward Ashby (6 Jun 1754 - 1809 (D:Jefferson Co., KY))
  • (G3-07) Jennie Ashby (Darnall) (20 SEP 1750 - 1822) - D:Woodford County, KY)
  • (G3-08) Nancy Ann Ashby (Smith) (? - ?)
  • (G3-09) Captain Nimrod Ashby (1736-06/29/1764)
    • Spouse: (G3-10) Frances Wright (Ashby) (1742-02/01/1784 Est.)
      1. Daughter: (G4-10) Miriam Ashby (?-?)
      2. Daughter: (G4-11) Frances Ashby (Abt. 1760 -?)
      3. Son:. . . . (G4-12) Martin Ashby (1760-Aft. 1790)
      4. Son:. . . . (G4-13) Thomas Bryan Ashby (1762 Est.-After 1791)
  • (G3-11) John Ashby (1 Apr 1740 - 4 Apr 1815)
  • (G3-12) Winnifred Ashby (Peter, Piper) (30 Mar 1741 - 12 Feb 1825)
  • (G3-13) Thomas Enoch Ashby (1744 - 27 FEB 1792)
  • (G3-14) Ann Ashby (Farrow) (10 JAN 1745 - 6 OCT 1807)
  • (G3-15) Benjamin Ashby (1747 - ?)
  • (G3-16) Mary Ashby (1751 - ?)
  • (G3-17) Catherine Ashby (? - ?)
  • (G3-18) Jessee Ashby (1738 - 28 NOV 1823) B:VA - D:KY)
  • (G3-19) William Wilton Ashby (1744-12/06/1803)
    • Spouse: (G3-20) Sarah Williams (ABT 1745 - ABT 1846)
      1. Daughter: (G4-15) Ann Ashby (SEP 1764 - AFT 1840) - D:Tyler County, WV)
      2. Daughter: (G4-16) Rebecca Ashby (Tomblin) (04/24/1771 - ?)
      3. Son:. . . . (G4-18) Captain Nathan Ashby (DEC 1766 - MAY 1846) B:Allegheney County, MD - D:Preston County, WV)
      4. Daughter: (G4-19) Elizabeth B. Ashby (Arnold) (FEB 1769 - ?) B:Hampshire County, VA)
      5. Son:. . . . (G4-20) Evan Ashby (OCT 1773 - ?)
      6. Daughter: (G4-21) Sarah B. Ashby (JUL 1775 - ?)
      7. Daughter: (G4-22) Winifred Ashby (JUL 1776 - OCT 1849) B:Frederick County, MD)
      8. Son:. . . . (G4-23) William Williams Ashby (10/14/1783-10/19/1877)
      9. Daughter: (G4-25) Martha Ann Ashby (Wilson) (FEB 1786 - MAR 1880) B:Garrett County, MD - D:Ohio)
      10. Son:. . . . (G4-26) Jesse Ashby (AUG 1789 - FEB 1881) B:Garrett County, MD)
  • (G3-21) George Ashby (ABT 1745 - 1817)
  • (G3-22) Mary Ann Ashby (30 JUL 1752 - ?)
  • (G3-23) Peter Ashby (ABT 1751 - 29 JAN 1833) B:Frederick County, VA - D:Hopkins County, KY)
  • (G3-24) Elizabeth Ashby (3 NOV 1754 - ?)
  • (G3-25) Reverend Stephen Ashby (1746 - BEF 17 JAN 1831) - B:Fauquier County, VA - D:Caldwell County, KY)
  • (G3-26) Henry Ashby (1745 - 1817) B:Hampshire County, VA - D:Hopkins County, KY )

4th Generation
  • (G4-01) Richard Ashby (1769 - ?) Fauquier Co., VA)
  • (G4-02) Major Samuel Ashby (17 Aug 1773 - 5 Feb 1768)
  • (G4-03) Captain Nimrod Ashby (7 Oct 1778 - 1830) B & D:Fauquier, VA)
  • (G4-04) LT. Thomas Ashby (31 Mar 1785 - ?)
  • (G4-05) William Ashby (19 Dec 1786 - 1848)
  • (G4-06) No Name (28 Mar 1787 (Died same day))
  • (G4-07) Colonel Turner Ashby, Sr. (08/31/1789 - ?)
    • Spouse: (G4-08) Dorothea Farrow Green (Ashby)
      1. Daughter: (G5-01) Elizabeth Ashby (Green) (4 Jul 1825 - 13 Sep 1858)
      2. Son:. . . . (G5-02) Brigadier Gen. Turner Ashby, Jr. (10/23/1828-06/06/1862)
      3. Son:. . . . (G5-03) Capt. (Dick) Richard Ashby (2 Oct 1831 - 3 Jul 1861)
      4. Daughter: (G5-04) Mary Green Ashby (Moncure) (31 Jul 1826 - 1901 (Stafford Co., VA))
      5. Daughter: (G5-05) Dorothy Ashby (Moncure) (10 Nov 1835 - ?)
  • (G4-09) Marshall Ashby (8 Nov 1798 - ?)
  • (G4-10) Miriam Ashby (?-?)
  • (G4-11) Frances Ashby (Abt. 1760 -?)
  • (G4-12) Martin Ashby (1760-Aft. 1790)
  • (G4-13) Thomas Bryan Ashby (1762 Est.-After 1791)
    • Spouse: (G4-14) Unknown? (?)
      1. Son:. . . . (G5-06) John Ashby (1789-1850)
      2. Son:. . . . (G5-08) Robert Lee Ashby (ABT 1791 - Aug 1868)
  • (G4-15) Ann Ashby (SEP 1764 - AFT 1840) - D:Tyler County, WV)
  • (G4-16) Rebecca Ashby (Tomblin) (04/24/1771 - ?)
    • Spouse: (G4-17) William Tomblin (04/03/1787 - ?)
      1. Daughter: (G5-09) Elizabeth Louisa Tumblin (Smallwood) (1806 - 24 NOV 1906) - D:Berryville, VA)
      2. Son:. . . . (G5-10) Snowden Franklin Tomblin (08/01/1820-02/16/1904)
      3. Daughter: (G5-12) Angelina Tomblin (1825 - ?)
      4. Daughter: (G5-13) Sarah Tomblin (Allison) (? - ?)
      5. Daughter: (G5-14) Emily M. Tomblin (? - ?)
      6. Son:. . . . (G5-15) James Tomblin (? - ?)
      7. Son:. . . . (G5-16) Rueben Tomblin (? - ?)
      8. Son:. . . . (G5-17) Stephen Tomblin (? - ?)
  • (G4-18) Captain Nathan Ashby (DEC 1766 - MAY 1846) B:Allegheney County, MD - D:Preston County, WV)
  • (G4-19) Elizabeth B. Ashby (Arnold) (FEB 1769 - ?) B:Hampshire County, VA)
  • (G4-20) Evan Ashby (OCT 1773 - ?)
  • (G4-21) Sarah B. Ashby (JUL 1775 - ?)
  • (G4-22) Winifred Ashby (JUL 1776 - OCT 1849) B:Frederick County, MD)
  • (G4-23) William Williams Ashby (10/14/1783-10/19/1877)
    • Spouse: (G4-24) Mary Wilson (Ashby) (? - ?)
      1. Son:. . . . (G5-18) William Wilson Ashby (26 Jun 1809 - 30 June 1902) - Triplet, B:Garrett Co., MD)
      2. Son:. . . . (G5-19) Thomas Wilson Ashby (26 Jun 1809 - 30 Jun 1902) - Triplet, B:Garrett Co., MD)
      3. Son:. . . . (G5-20) Arthur Wilson Ashby (26 Jun 1809 - ?) - Triplet, B:Garrett Co., MD - Died in Infancy)
      4. Son:. . . . (G5-21) Jesse James Ashby (17 Aug 1817 - 13 Jun 1910) B:Garrett Co., MD)
  • (G4-25) Martha Ann Ashby (Wilson) (FEB 1786 - MAR 1880) B:Garrett County, MD - D:Ohio)
  • (G4-26) Jesse Ashby (AUG 1789 - FEB 1881) B:Garrett County, MD)

5th Generation
Brigadier General Turner Ashby, Jr was a Confederate cavalry general in the Civil War. He achieved prominence as Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander in the Shenandoah Valley and might have been one of the most famous cavalry commanders of the war had he not been killed in battle.
  • (G5-01) Elizabeth Ashby (Green) (4 Jul 1825 - 13 Sep 1858)
  • (G5-02) Brigadier Gen. Turner Ashby, Jr. (10/23/1828-06/06/1862)
  • (G5-03) Capt. (Dick) Richard Ashby (2 Oct 1831 - 3 Jul 1861)
  • (G5-04) Mary Green Ashby (Moncure) (31 Jul 1826 - 1901 (Stafford Co., VA))
  • (G5-05) Dorothy Ashby (Moncure) (10 Nov 1835 - ?)
  • (G5-06) John Ashby (1789-1850)
  • (G5-08) Robert Lee Ashby (ABT 1791 - Aug 1868)
  • (G5-09) Elizabeth Louisa Tumblin (Smallwood) (1806 - 24 NOV 1906) - D:Berryville, VA)
  • (G5-10) Snowden Franklin Tomblin (08/01/1820-02/16/1904)
    • Spouse: (G5-11) Mary Jane Wiley (MAR 1824 - ?)
      1. Son:. . . . (G6-07) James W Tomblin (04/01/1846 Est. - ?)
      2. Son:. . . . (G6-09) John Thomas Tumblin (18 SEP 1848 - 13 FEB 1929)
      3. Son:. . . . (G6-10) Snowden Franklin Tumblin, Jr. (1851 - 18 SEP 1933)
      4. Daughter: (G6-11) Mary Catherine Tumblin (1856 - ?)
      5. Son:. . . . (G6-12) Sarah Catherine Tumblin (McCarty) (1862 -30 DEC 1898)
      6. Son:. . . . (G6-13) Jesse Davis Tumblin (6 MAY 1861 - 3 MAY 1928)
      7. Son:. . . . (G6-14) Leroy Tumblin (26 OCT 1867 - ?)
      8. Daughter: (G6-15) Unnamed Tumblin (6 MAY 1859 - 6 MAY 1859) - Died at birth)
  • (G5-12) Angelina Tomblin (1825 - ?)
  • (G5-13) Sarah Tomblin (Allison) (? - ?)
  • (G5-14) Emily M. Tomblin (? - ?)
  • (G5-15) James Tomblin (? - ?)
  • (G5-16) Rueben Tomblin (? - ?)
  • (G5-17) Stephen Tomblin (? - ?)
  • (G5-18) William Wilson Ashby (26 Jun 1809 - 30 June 1902) - Triplet, B:Garrett Co., MD)
  • (G5-19) Thomas Wilson Ashby (26 Jun 1809 - 30 Jun 1902) - Triplet, B:Garrett Co., MD)
  • (G5-20) Arthur Wilson Ashby (26 Jun 1809 - ?) - Triplet, B:Garrett Co., MD - Died in Infancy)
  • (G5-21) Jesse James Ashby (17 Aug 1817 - 13 Jun 1910) B:Garrett Co., MD)

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9th Generation