Person:William Ashburn (1)

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William Ashburn
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Name William Ashburn
Unknown[1] William Ashburner
Gender Male
Birth[1] 11 Aug 1702 Baycliff, Cumbria, Englandrecorded in Swarthmore, Cumbria, England
Other[1] 30 Aug 1720 Bucks, Pennsylvania, United StatesMarriage witness
Marriage 5 Oct 1721 Bucks, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Sarah Yates
Death[1] 1784 Bucks, Pennsylvania

William Ashburn provides one trans-Atlantic link for the Ashburn surname and one surname transformation link between Ashburner and Ashburn. His birth was recorded in Swarthmore, where his surname was related as Ashburner

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chester Arthur Lawton III. William Ashburn of Bucks County: English Origin and Westward Migration to Greene County. Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. (Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Spring/Summer 2002)
    v 42, no 3, pg 212–231, Spring / Summer 2002.