Person:David Ashley (6)
David Ashley
b.3 Jun 1642 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
d.8 Dec 1718 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Aft 7 Aug 1641
  1. Girl Ashley1642 - 1642
  2. David Ashley1642 - 1718
  3. Mary Ashley1644 - 1702
  4. Jonathan Ashley1645/46 - 1705
  5. Sarah Ashley1648 -
  6. Joseph Ashley1652 - 1698
Spouse and Children
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m. 24 Nov 1663
  1. Samuel Ashley1664 - Bef 1722
  2. Deacon David Ashley1666/67 - 1744
  3. Capt. John Ashley1669 - 1759
  4. Joseph Ashley1671 - 1705/06
  5. Sarah Ashley1673 - 1704
  6. Mary Ashley1675 - 1676
  7. Hannah Ashley1675 - 1752
  8. Lieut. Jonathan Ashley1678 - 1749
  9. Abigail Ashley1681 - 1723
  10. Mary Ashley1681/82 - 1736
  11. Rebecca Ashley1685 -
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Facts and Events
Name[4] David Ashley
Gender Male
Birth[1][5] 3 Jun 1642 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United StatesTwin to unnamed daughter
Marriage 24 Nov 1663 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesto Hannah Glover
Death[2] 8 Dec 1718 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Burial[6] Old Westfield Cemetery, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Founder of Westfield. He likely joined the church about 1679, as most of his children were baptized together at the Church of Christ on Jan. 11, 1679/80. His later children were baptized later as adults.

References
  1. ↑ Davis, Charles H. S. "Records of Springfield, Mass.", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
    Vol. 18, p. 82.

    David Ashley ye sone of Robert Ashley borne 4 mon. 3 day 1642
    [Note: In old-styles dates, the fourth month is June. More info may be found here.]

  2. ↑ Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. Births, marriages, and deaths, 1669-1838, 1844-1854 (Westfield, Massachusetts). (Microfilm of records at town hall: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958)
    p. 2.

    Dauid Ashley senier died December ye: 8th = 1718.

  3.   Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    1:68.

    "DAVID, Springfield, eldest s. of Robert of the same m. 24 Nov. 1663, Hannah, d. of Henry Glover of New Haven, had Samuel, b. 26 Oct. 1664; David, 10 Mar. 1667; John, 27 June 1669; Joseph, 31 July 1671; Sarah, 19 Sept. 1673; rem. bef. Philip's war to Westfield, there had Mary, and Hannah, tw. 14 Dec. 1675, of wh. Mary d. soon; Jonathan, 21 June 1678; Abigail, 27 Apr. 1681; Mary, again 3 Mar. 1683; and Rebecca, 30 May 1685. Some of these ch. are on rec. in both towns. He d. 8 Dec. 1718. See Davis, Hist. of W. Jonathan, the min. of Deerfield, wh. used to pray for k. George, after the war of our revo. began, and Joseph, min. of Winchester, and after of Sunderland, both Y. C. 1730, and cousins, were his gr.s. One of the lines to seventh generat. is shown by Davis in Geneal. Reg. II. 394."

  4. ↑ Trowbridge, Francis Bacon. The Ashley Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Robert Ashley of Springfield, Massachusetts. (New Haven, 1896)
    p. 21.

    David Ashley [#2], s/o Robert, b. Springfield 3 Jun 1642, d. Westfield 8 Dec 1718, m. New Haven, CT, 24 Nov 1663 Hannah Glover.

  5. ↑ Stott, Clifford L. Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002)
    1:9.

    David Ashley the Sone of Robert Ashley borne 4 mon: 3 d. 1642./ about 9 of the clocke in the mo[torn]
    At the same tyme a daughter was borne to Ro Ashley with life in it, but presently dy[worn]

  6. ↑ David Ashley, in Find A Grave.
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