Who were the parents of David Ashley, born 1735 in Mass

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Two David Ashleys, both born in Massachusetts and died there, need to be separated.

Meribah (Gaylord) Ashley Gaylord-1037 married David Ashley, born 1735; the marriage & DAR records source this.  Who were his parents?   A different David Ashley Ashley-450 married Hannah Leonard.
WikiTree profile: Meribah Ashley
in Genealogy Help by Janine Barber G2G6 Pilot (236k points)

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This may be the correct one:

David Ashley son of Benjamin Ashley and Jane Ashley of Springfield born the 19th day of July anno: Dom 1735 

Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). (Springfield, Vol. 1, p. 179) 

https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/39814/179/1320092262

baptized September 7, West Springfield 

Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7823/15/142550614

But just to make life confusing there's yet another one, son of Joseph and Mary, born in Springfield May 8, 1731: 

Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). (Springfield, Vol. 1, p. 167) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/39814/167/1320092007

by Kathie Forbes G2G6 Pilot (891k points)
Thanks so much, this is the answer.  Jane & Benjamin Ashley's marriage and children, including David, have now been sourced and Meribah's bio is updated.
Trowbridges's "The Ashley Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Robert Ashley of Springfield" is a good source for the Ashleys of central and western Mass, virtually all of whom were descended from Robert of Springfield. https://archive.org/details/ashleygenealogyh00trow/page/n5/mode/2up

For the David who married Meribah Gaylord, see #344 on p. 353

For the David who married Hannah Leonard, see #33 on p. 82.

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