Fisherman. Son of Philip and Sarah (Hendley) Ashton. Bpt 18 Apr 1703 at Marblehead (C.R.1) Death recorded in Marblehead Records for year 1746, V2, p. 478 and in Church Records. There is a Marblehead Probate Record dated 5 August 1746 (Marblehead Probate, Essex County Cases, Case #925).
Philip Married 1) Jane Gallison at Marblehead 8 Dec 1726 when she was abt 17 years old. (Marblehead Recs V2, p 16.) Marr 2) Sarah Bartlett at Marblehead 15 July 1729, dau of William and Sarah (Purchase) Bartlett. (Marblehead Recs V2, p 16). Sarah was born in Marblehead 27 Aug 1704, bpt. 24 Sept 1704 (CR1), but her date of death is not known.
All children born Marblehead, bpt dates from church records as recorded in Marblehead Birth Records:
Child (Ashton) by 1st wife:
1) Sarah, bpt 3 Dec 1727.
Children (Ashton) by 2nd wife:
2) Elizabeth, bpt. 25 Oct 1730.
3) Philip, bpt 28 May 1732.
4) William, bpt 20 Oct 1734; died young.
5) Thomas, bpt 17 Apr 1737.
6) William, bpt 28 Oct 1739.
7) Jean, bpt 15 Aug 1742.
The story ofPhilip Ashton's capture by the pirate Edward Low in 1722 while fishing for cod off a schooner near Nova Scotia and his subsequent escape and marooning on a deserted Caribbean island can be found in a book "At the Point of a Cutlass: The Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile of Philip Ashton", by Gregory N. Flemming, publ 2014, University Press of New England, Lebanon, NH. In 1725, Philip wrote an account of his ordeal, on which the
book is based.
Philip Married 1) Jane Gallison at Marblehead 8 Dec 1726 when she was abt 17 years old. (Marblehead Recs V2, p 16.) Marr 2) Sarah Bartlett at Marblehead 15 July 1729, dau of William and Sarah (Purchase) Bartlett. (Marblehead Recs V2, p 16). Sarah was born in Marblehead 27 Aug 1704, bpt. 24 Sept 1704 (CR1), but her date of death is not known.
All children born Marblehead, bpt dates from church records as recorded in Marblehead Birth Records:
Child (Ashton) by 1st wife:
1) Sarah, bpt 3 Dec 1727.
Children (Ashton) by 2nd wife:
2) Elizabeth, bpt. 25 Oct 1730.
3) Philip, bpt 28 May 1732.
4) William, bpt 20 Oct 1734; died young.
5) Thomas, bpt 17 Apr 1737.
6) William, bpt 28 Oct 1739.
7) Jean, bpt 15 Aug 1742.
The story ofPhilip Ashton's capture by the pirate Edward Low in 1722 while fishing for cod off a schooner near Nova Scotia and his subsequent escape and marooning on a deserted Caribbean island can be found in a book "At the Point of a Cutlass: The Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile of Philip Ashton", by Gregory N. Flemming, publ 2014, University Press of New England, Lebanon, NH. In 1725, Philip wrote an account of his ordeal, on which the
book is based.
Fisherman. Son of Philip and Sarah (Hendley) Ashton. Bpt 18 Apr 1703 at Marblehead (C.R.1) Death recorded in Marblehead Records for year 1746, V2, p. 478 and in Church Records. There is a Marblehead Probate Record dated 5 August 1746 (Marblehead Probate, Essex County Cases, Case #925).
Philip Married 1) Jane Gallison at Marblehead 8 Dec 1726 when she was abt 17 years old. (Marblehead Recs V2, p 16.) Marr 2) Sarah Bartlett at Marblehead 15 July 1729, dau of William and Sarah (Purchase) Bartlett. (Marblehead Recs V2, p 16). Sarah was born in Marblehead 27 Aug 1704, bpt. 24 Sept 1704 (CR1), but her date of death is not known.
All children born Marblehead, bpt dates from church records as recorded in Marblehead Birth Records:
Child (Ashton) by 1st wife:
1) Sarah, bpt 3 Dec 1727.
Children (Ashton) by 2nd wife:
2) Elizabeth, bpt. 25 Oct 1730.
3) Philip, bpt 28 May 1732.
4) William, bpt 20 Oct 1734; died young.
5) Thomas, bpt 17 Apr 1737.
6) William, bpt 28 Oct 1739.
7) Jean, bpt 15 Aug 1742.
The story ofPhilip Ashton's capture by the pirate Edward Low in 1722 while fishing for cod off a schooner near Nova Scotia and his subsequent escape and marooning on a deserted Caribbean island can be found in a book "At the Point of a Cutlass: The Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile of Philip Ashton", by Gregory N. Flemming, publ 2014, University Press of New England, Lebanon, NH. In 1725, Philip wrote an account of his ordeal, on which the
book is based.
Philip Married 1) Jane Gallison at Marblehead 8 Dec 1726 when she was abt 17 years old. (Marblehead Recs V2, p 16.) Marr 2) Sarah Bartlett at Marblehead 15 July 1729, dau of William and Sarah (Purchase) Bartlett. (Marblehead Recs V2, p 16). Sarah was born in Marblehead 27 Aug 1704, bpt. 24 Sept 1704 (CR1), but her date of death is not known.
All children born Marblehead, bpt dates from church records as recorded in Marblehead Birth Records:
Child (Ashton) by 1st wife:
1) Sarah, bpt 3 Dec 1727.
Children (Ashton) by 2nd wife:
2) Elizabeth, bpt. 25 Oct 1730.
3) Philip, bpt 28 May 1732.
4) William, bpt 20 Oct 1734; died young.
5) Thomas, bpt 17 Apr 1737.
6) William, bpt 28 Oct 1739.
7) Jean, bpt 15 Aug 1742.
The story ofPhilip Ashton's capture by the pirate Edward Low in 1722 while fishing for cod off a schooner near Nova Scotia and his subsequent escape and marooning on a deserted Caribbean island can be found in a book "At the Point of a Cutlass: The Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile of Philip Ashton", by Gregory N. Flemming, publ 2014, University Press of New England, Lebanon, NH. In 1725, Philip wrote an account of his ordeal, on which the
book is based.
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