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John Ashcomb (abt. 1615 - 1684)

John Ashcomb
Born about in Berkshire, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Englandmap
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Died at about age 69 in Marylandmap
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Profile last modified | Created 15 Oct 2012
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John Ashcomb migrated from England to Colonial America.
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Biography

Came from Berkshire, England in 1649 to Calvert Co., Md., and recieved a grant of 300 acres at Point Patience, for transporting himself, his wife, four sons, and six servants to the Province of Maryland. "Early Families of Southern Md., Volume 3", pages 211-219, says he was granted 250 ac. in Virginia 6 Mar 1638 and 829 ac. in Upper Norfolk Co., Va. on 7 Oct 1646 before moving to Md. He owned several tracts of land in Md. including one in Dorchester Co. called Ascombs Purchase, later called Ascombs Island, today known as Asquith Island.

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  • WikiTree profile Ashcomb-4 created through the import of Davis Family.GED on Oct 14, 2012 by Bob Davis. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.







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