Genealogy Record For
Capt. Jack Ashby - (Mark's G7 Uncle)
Captain (Jack) John Ashby (04/01/1740-04/04/1815)
  • Spouse: (Molley) Mary Elizabeth Turner (Ashby) (23 May 1750 - 26 Apr 1826) B:Turners Forest, Charles Co., Maryland, D:Fauquier Co., Virginia, Daughter of Samuel Turner and Unknown mother, Burial with husband)
  • Children:
    1. Daughter: (Patsie) Martha Ann Ashby (Withers) (5 JAN 1770 - 15 SEP 1838) B:Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia, D:Gibson, Gibson Co., Tennessee, Married William Withers (1758-1834) on 28 Mar 1786 • Fauquier, Virginia and they had 4 children)
    2. Daughter: (Dolly) Dorothea Ashby (Jones) (25 Jan 1772 - 10 Sep 1817) B:Belmont, Fauquier Co., Virginia, D:Fauquier Co. Virginia, Married Robert Jones (1767-1837) on 23 Jun 1789 in Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia and they had 5 children)
    3. Son: Major Samuel Ashby (17 Aug 1773 - 5 Feb 1816) B&D:Delaplane, Fauguier Co., Virginia, Married Martha Ann Clarkson (1778-1829) on 5 Dec 1793 in Fauquier Co., Virginia and they had 8 children, Burial at Ashby Cemetery, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia)
    4. Son: Captain John W Ashby, Jr. (09/09/1775-04/25/1831)
    5. Son: Captain Nimrod Ashby (17 Oct 1778 - 1 JAN 1830) B:Belmont, Fauquier Co., Virginia, D:Fauquier County, Virginia, Married Elizabeth Thomas Adams (1782-1864) on 29 Dec 1800 in Fauquier County, Virginia and they had 11 children, Burial at Ashby Cemetery, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia)
    6. Son: William Ashby (19 DEC 1780 - 25 SEP 1848) B:Belmont, Fauquier Co., Virginia, D:Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia)
    7. Daughter: (Betty) Elizabeth Ashby (Tutt) (10 Sep 1782 - 28 APR 1830) B:Belmont, Fauquier Co., Virginia, D:Fauquier Co., Virginia, Married John Minor Tutt (1781-1848) in 1801 in Fauquier County, Virginia, No Children)
    8. Son: Thompson Ashby (31 MAR 1785 - 14 JUL 1850) B:Belmont, Fauquier, Virginia, D:Fauquier County, Virginia, Not married, not children)
    9. Son: Colonel Turner Ashby, Sr. (08/30/1789-1834)
    10. Daughter: Mary Ethel Polly Ashby (1792 - ?) B:Virginia, D:Ohio)
    11. Son: Marshall Ashby (1802-1850)
    12. Son: Richard Ashby (1799- ?) D:Tennessee)
    13. Son: John Robert Ashby (2 APR 1824 - 5 SEPTEMBER 1875) B:Piedmont Station, Fauquier Co., Virginia, D:Washington, District of Columbia, Married Ellen Gilliss Todd (1830-1865) on 4 Oct 1848 and they had 8 children, Burial at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia)
  • Parents
    1. Father: Captain Robert R Ashby (1710-02/27/1792)
    2. Mother: Dorothy Unknown (Ashby) (1715-Before 1783)
  • Siblings
    1. Sister: Ann Ashby (Farrow) (1734 - 6 Oct 1807) Married George E Benjamin Farrow in 1772 and they had one son)
    2. Brother: Captain Nimrod Ashby (1736-06/29/1764)
    3. Sister: Winnifred Ashby (Peters) (ABT 1738 - ?) Married James Peters on 17 Jan 1764 in , Fauquier Co., Virginia, no known children)
    4. Brother: (Enoch) Thomas Enoch Ashby (1744 - 27 FEB 1792) B:Delaplane, Fauquier Co., VA, Married (Sally) Sarah Ash in 1771 and they had 2 children, then Married 2)  Sarah Henley ABT 1772 and they had 10 children)
    5. Brother: William Ashby (ABT 1746 - 1773) B:Virginia, D:Frederick Co., Virginia, Married  Mary Tebbs on 24 Apr 1767 in , Fauquier Co., Virginia, no known children)
    6. Sister: (Molly) Mary Ashby (Furgeson, Athol) (ABT 1748 - ?) Married Unknown Furgeson about 1768 and they had one daughter, Married 2)  George Athol BEF 2 Jun 1790, no known children)
    7. Brother: Benjamin Ashby (1750-Before 1823)
    8. Brother: Robert Ashby (? - AFT Jan 1775)
    9. Brother: Enoch Ashby (1744-1807)
Jack's Personal Information
Born in Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia (VA), USA on Tuesday, April 1, 1740
Military Service: Revolutionary War Service: 3rd Regiment Virginia, Continentals Great Bridge, Harlem Heights, Germantown, and Brandywine
Died in Belmont, Fauquier Co., Virginia (VA), USA on Tuesday, April 4, 1815 (Age 75)
Cemetery: Ashby Cemetery in Delaplane, Fauquier Co., Virginia (VA), USA
Marriage to:
    (Molley) Mary Elizabeth Turner (Ashby) (23 May 1750 - 26 Apr 1826) B:Turners Forest, Charles Co., Maryland, D:Fauquier Co., Virginia, Daughter of Samuel Turner and Unknown mother, Burial with husband) on Monday, February 22, 1768 (Age 28)
     - in Fauquier County, Virginia (VA), USA
     - Died at age 76 years.
Comments: A picture of Jack's grave marker can be seen at - Find a Grave entry for Capt John Ashby

Three un-listed children below:

2nd child - Rebecca Ashby - 24 APR 1771 - 1772

10th child - Un-named Ashby died at birth 28 Mar 1787 - 28 Mar 1787) B&D:Virginia

11th child - Thomas Ashby (1788- ?) - Death unknown, likely died in youth

From grave marker "Capt. John Ashby, II  Belmont 1746-1815  (3)
Revolutionary War Service: 3rd Regiment Virginia, Continentals Great Bridge, Harlem Heights, Germantown, and Brandywine
His wife, Mary Turner 1750-1826
Residence History: Fauquier County, Virginia (VA), USA
Source: Ashby Family Tree by Gretchen2238 and
Find a Grave entry for Capt John Ashby and
Find a Grave entry for Mary Elizabeth Turner Ashby - Wife and
Find a Grave entry for John Robert Ashby - Child 13 and
Descendents of William DeEsseby and
My Southern Family and
Family Lines: Jack is listed in the following family line report: Ashby
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