Frances Ashton

1665 - 1707  (42 years)

• Name	Frances Ashton
  Born	1665	Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia - Executor Bond
  Gender	Female
  Died	1707	Stafford County, Virginia
  Person ID	I017033	Tree1
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John Ashton,   b. 1645, England ,   d. 12 Jul 1677, Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia - Inventory  (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Grace Meese,   b. Abt 1648, London, Enland ,   d. 1706, Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia - Executor Bond  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	Abt 1661	Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia
  Family ID	F10881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Alexander,   b. 1663, Tarbert, Kentyre, Scotland ,   d. 14 Jun 1704, Stafford County, Virginia - Probate  (Age 41 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1683	Stafford County, Virginia
  Children	1. Robert Alexander,   b. 1685, St. Clement's Manor, St. Mary's County, Maryland - Probate ,   d. 13 Apr 1736, Stafford County, Virginia - Proved  (Age 51 years)   2. Charles Alexander,   b. 1697, Stafford County, Virginia   3. Anne Alexander,   b. Bef 1704, Stafford County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1754, Prince William County, Virginia  (Age > 52 years)
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F01578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "A History of Chapman and Alexander Families" by Sigismunda Mary Frances Chapman, Virgiia Book Company, 1939, Berryville, VA === STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1699 - 1709; THE ANTIENT PRESS; pages 110-112 To all Christian People .. I ROBERT ALEXANDER of county Stafford for sum Four thousand pounds Tobo. in hand already paid .. by JOHN BROWN of county Westmoreland .. sold one tract of land containing 200 acres situate in Stafford County and on westermost branches of Jordans Bride Beaver Dam & towards the head thereof it being part of a pattent of 500 acres of land pattented in the name of Robt. Alexander bearing date 23rd March 1664 the other 300 acres lying in Westmoreland County and now in possession and occupation of JOHN BREWERTON & GEORGE DOWNING by virtue of a good & authentick deed of Feoffment from Robert Alexander the said 200 acres of land is bounded beginning at a marked Pohickory & extending south to the main branch of Jordans Bridge and crossing 100 poles to another marked hiccory then East to the said Branch 60 poles and down the North side of the branch same course 260 poles to a white oak thence North 100 poles to another oak finally West to the first mentioned hiccory .. the first day of August 1701. Presence Wm. Fitzhugh Junr., Jacob Maulden. John Allen Robert Alexander At a Court held 10th Decr. 1701 .. Mr. Robert Alexander came into Court acknowledged the aforesaid deed of land to Mr. John Brown of Westmoreland County ordered that said deed with acknowledgment be recorded. Know all men .. I FRANCES ALEXANDER wife of the withun Robert Alexander do by these presents for a valuable consideration reced of Mr. John Brown freely & of my own accord impower NATHL. POPE Attorney to acknowledge my right of dower which I hereafter may have or now have to the within 200 acres of land first day Augt. 1701. Presence Wm. Fitzhugh Junr., Frances Alexander Jacob Maulden, John Allen Decr. 10th 1701 A Power from Mrs. Frances Alexander to Mr. N. Pope being proved .. the said Pope by virtue of said Power acknowledged her right of dower to said land. Endorsed on the back of the aforesaid deed. Memorandum that we the Subscribers saw the within Robt. Alexander deliver possession of the within mentioned land to the within mentioned JOHN BROWN by delivering Turf and Twigg parcel & appurtenances of said land to the said John Brown and they both desired us to take notice of the same as witness our hands this 11th day Novr. 1701. William Bumbury Jno. Bumbury, Charles x Martin