Joseph Ashburn arrived in Milford in 1650 as an after planter and later removed. He died 1717. Adm. granted 4 October 1717 to widow and son Joseph. He married Mary Sanford who was born New Haven 28 September 1670 and died 26 August 1750 (MVR as Holt) dau of Ephraim and Mary (Powell). She married/2 Joshua Hotchkiss of New Haven s of Samuel and Elizabeth and married/3 Eliezer Holt of New Haven.
The following is a list of the principal after planters, 1646 to about 1660: … Joseph Ashburn …
↑ There is almost no information available about this man. Combining the references quoted above, it appears likely that the Joseph Ashburn who married Mary Sanford was not the after planter of 1646-1660 but another Joseph Ashburn, probably son of the first.