Robert (of Thomas) Ashby

Abt 1773 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Robert (of Thomas) Ashby  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1773	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Est Settmt Fathers	29 Jun 1795	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	In obedience to an order of Accomack Court dated July 1794 we the subscribers appraised and inventoried the estate of Thomas Ashby which contained about 2 pages of inventory totaling £43.19.00. Signed: James Ashby Junr. Witt: John Spiers, Kendall Beech & Ezekiel Beech. Returned to Court June the 29th 1795 and ordered to be recorded. In obedience to an order of Accomack Court dated May 1795 we the subscribers have audited and settled the administrator's accounts on the estate of Thomas Ashby. James Ashby administrator Dr. to the account of the amount of sales: £43.19.00. Contry-Credit: Allowed the administrator £4.10.00; Lawyer's advice £0.7.6; Kendall Beech for appraising & auditing £0.3.0; Ezekiel Beech for appraising the estate £0.3.9; John Spiers auditing the estate £0.3.9; widow's divisional part £12.17.00; James Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1½; Jessey Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1½; Robert Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1½; Peggy Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1½; Susanna Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1½; Thomas Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1½; George Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1; George Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1; William Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1; Benjamin Ashby's divisional part £2.17.1; totaling £43.19.00. Signed: James Ashby Junr. Witt: John Spiers & Kendol Beech. Returned to Court June 29th 1795 and ordered to be recorded.
  Est Settmt Mothers	28 Oct 1800	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  	James Ashby Junr Extr of Susana Pen dec'd. To the esteate Dr - Amount of sales of personal estate £66.8.11½; amount of the (land) sale £151.0.0; total of the two £217.8.11½; amount of the credits £38.9.9; the neat estate £178.19.2½. The credits of £38.9.9 included £4.0.0 cash paid to each of the following for their legacies: George Ashby, Susana Ashby, Wm. Ashby & Benjamin Ashby. The following were part of the final settlement: Jesse Ashby's part of his mother's estate £22.7.4¾; Robt. Ashby's part £22.7.4¾; Peggy Dowty's part £22.7.4¾; Thos. Ashby's part £22.7.4¾; Susana Ashby's part £22.7.4¾; George Ashby's part £22.7.4¾; William Ashby's part £22.7.4¾; Benjamin Ashby's part £22.7.4¾ totaling £178.19.2½. In obedience to an order of the Accomack Court dated September 1800, we the subscribers have audited & settled the estate of Susana Pen dec'd as far as the Extr hath laid before us. Signed: John B. Upshur & Custis Wills. Recorded 28 Oct 1800.
  Will - Cousins	23 Mar 1816	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as a cousin Robert Ashby, along with Peggy Doughty and William Ashby, in the will of Weskit Elliott.
  Will - Brothers	5 Jul 1835	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	In his will James Ashby Sr. named siblings Robert Ashby, George Ashby's son & daughter Albert & Mary, Thomas Ashby, William Ashby, Peggy Doughty and Benjamin Ashby and a niece Sukey Conner.
  Record ID	53212
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Siblings	6 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. James (of Thomas) Ashby, Jr.,   b. 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Jan 1837, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years) ╚═Matilda (324) Hack,   b. 1 Nov 1741, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 31 Jul 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years),  m. 23 Jun 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Elizabeth (of Reuben) Joynes,   b. 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 Jul 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 49 years),  m. 10 Apr 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Sarah 'Sally' (198) Bayly,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Jan 1833  (Age 61 years),  m. Abt 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     2. Jesse (of Thomas) Ashby,   b. Abt 1769, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Sep 1803, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 34 years) + 3. Thomas (of Thomas) Ashby, Sr.,   b. 26 Dec 1771, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Nov 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 64 years) ╚═Margaret 'Peggy' Beach,   b. 1 Oct 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 May 1837, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 59 years),  m. Abt 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     4. Robert (of Thomas) Ashby,   b. Abt 1773, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Sarah 'Sally' Oldham,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 29 Oct 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 5. Peggy (of Thomas) Ashby,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Josiah Doughty,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 24 Feb 1845, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 70 years),  m. Abt 1799     6. Susanna (of Thomas) Ashby,   b. Abt 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. George (of Thomas) Ashby, Sr.,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 23 Feb 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 55 years) ╚═(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1790   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1810   ╚═Ann 'Nancy' Bagge,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 30 Sep 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Margaret (of Barth & Pat) Taylor,   b. 6 Feb 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Apr 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 40 years),  m. 11 Nov 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Elizabeth 'Betsy' Darby,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1842  (Age 62 years),  m. 25 Sep 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 8. William (of Thomas) Ashby, Sr.,   b. Abt 1782, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Jan 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 64 years) ╚═Polly Shield,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 2 Oct 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Margaret 'Peggy' (of Jno.) Edmunds,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 16 Dec 1816     9. Benjamin (of Thomas) Ashby,   b. Abt 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas (of Rachel) Ashby,   b. 1744, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jul 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 50 years)  (Father)  Tabitha (--?--), (Wise?),   b. Abt 1720   d. Bef 27 Mar 1781, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 61 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I53212	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas (of Rachel) Ashby,   b. 1744, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jul 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 50 years)
  Mother	Susanna Beach,   b. Abt 1748, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 5 Jul 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 51 years) Other Partners: ╚═Samuel Penn,   b. Abt 1750   d. Bef 1800  (Age < 49 years)  m. Bef 1 Jul 1794
  Marriage	Abt 1767  [6]
  Family ID	F16497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah 'Sally' Oldham,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Samuel Wise,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Feb 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 29 years)  m. Abt 1795    ╚═William (of Geo) Poulson,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Jun 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 28 years)  m. Abt 1800
  Marriage	29 Oct 1816	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	William R. Custis was security on the M.L.B. of Robert Ashby and Sally Poulson, widow of William.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F30560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1773 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Est Settmt Fathers - 29 Jun 1795 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Est Settmt Mothers - 28 Oct 1800 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Cousins - 23 Mar 1816 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 29 Oct 1816 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Brothers - 5 Jul 1835 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 191 (will of Weskit Elliott), 688. [S84] Acc Co Wills&c 1794-96, p. 185 (inventory, appraisal & settlement of the estate of Thomas Ashby), 84. [S240] Accomack Co, VA, Court Orders, 1800-04, p. 84 (settlement of the estate of Susana Pen dec'd), 240. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 422 (settlement of Susana Pen), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 14 (will of James Ashby Sr.), 688. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 787 (Tract A47), 572. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.