West Virginia Pioneers

Family: John Wiley Ashley / Mary Alford (F10948)

m. 8 Mar 1799


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  • Father | Male
    John Wiley Ashley

    Born  1774  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Married  8 Mar 1799  [1]  Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Mother | Female
    Mary Alford

    Born  Abt 1779  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father  William Alford | F17724 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Warren | F17724 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    John Richard Ashley

    Born  Between 1795 and 1800   
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Young | F13050 
    Married  14 Aug 1816  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Sarah Ashley

    Born  6 Mar 1801  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jun 1886  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  William Hammack | F17722 
    Married  1822  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Mary Louise Ashley

    Born  Abt 1802   
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Charles Young | F17725 
    Married  1821  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    William Wiley Ashley

    Born  Abt 1804  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth Walker | F17720 
    Married  24 Jun 1834  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Almira Elizabeth Ashley

    Born  6 Mar 1806  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Oct 1894  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Rolling Hills aka Sandy Brae Cemetery, Osbornes Mills, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Matthew Geary | F13498 
    Married  23 Aug 1825  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Nancy Minerva Ashley

    Born  7 Jan 1810  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Aft 1885   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Hewitt 'Hughett' Cobb | F2000 
    Married  9 Jan 1827  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    John Ashley

    Born  Abt 1814   
    Died  Between 1846 and 1850   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Deborah James | F17736 
    Married  11 Nov 1841  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Joseph Madison Ashley

    Born  Abt 1812  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Harriett Rader | F17730 
    Married  8 Mar 1836  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Lorana Susanna Ashley

    Born  Abt 1817  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Feb 1879  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Female
    Eliza Ashley

    Born  Abt 1821  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Sheldon Cox | F17719 
    Married  15 Apr 1840  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 

    • 1810 Peters Creek, Stokes, NC
      Stokes is close to Wilkes Co, both formed from the same county, so this may be him. Or not.
      John Ashley
      1m 0-10
      1m 26-45
      2f 0-10
      1f 16-25

      1820 Kanawha, VA
      John Ashley
      2m 0-10 [Madison, John ]
      1m 10-16 [William]
      1m 26-45
      2f 0-10 [Lorana, Nancy m 1827]
      2f 10-16 [Louise m 1821, Elizabeth m 1825]
      1f 16-26 [Sarah m. 1822]
      1f 26-46

      1830 Kanawha, VA
      John Ashly
      2m 15-20
      1m 50-60
      1f 5-10 [Eliza]
      2f 10-15 [Lorana, ?]
      1f 40-50

      1840 Nicholas, VA
      John Ashly
      2m 20-30
      1m 60-70
      1f 15-20
      1f 20-30
      1f 60-70

      1840 Nicholas, VA
      William W Ashley
      1m 0-5
      1m 30-40
      2f 0-5
      1f 20-30

      1850 Nicholas, VA # 352
      Skelton Cock 36 VA
      Eliza 29 VA
      Crocket 9 Va
      Bennett 5 Va
      Charles 3 Va
      Elvira 5/12 Va
      John Ashley 76 NC
      Mary 71 VA
      Lurany 33 Va

      1860 Roane, WV # 216
      Wm Hammack 64 Va
      Sallie 60 NC
      Barbara 17 Va
      John Ashley 84 Va
      Peter Hammack 8 Va
      Lorana Ashley 40 Va

      John Richard may not be their son, but they are the only Ashleys in Kanawha Co. Could be he is a younger brother or nephew.

  • Sources 
    1. [S447] Joyce Mertens.