Ashton

George Noble.

Born ? in Prince George Co, Maryland. Died Sept 1800 in Frederick Co

(now Clark Co) Maryland.

John Ashton emigrated from his native England to Virginia and appears first in the records of Westmoreland County, Spouse: Mary Anne Alexander, the daughter of Gerald Alexander & Mary

where he settled, on November 15, 1654, when he was granted 783 acres of land in that county for the adventure of sixteen Dent.

persons to Virginia. He was then 31 years old according to his affidavit made in 1671. He died in 1677 in Westmoreland Children: George Noble, John LW (Lawrence Washington ?), Mary Anne, Thomas, Alexander,

County, leaving issue.

Catherine.

Charles Ashton

George Noble.

b. 1610

m. Elizabeth ?

Born 1751 in Fairfax, VA.

Died in Loundon Co, VA.

John Ashton

Parents: George Noble & Mary Anne Alexander.

Sheriff, Westmoreland Co. b. 1640

Spouse: Julie Winnie Saunders. Children: Nathan Noble, Enoch, Ethan, Mary, William, Patsy, Mollie, John.

Son of Charles Ashton and Elizabeth ?

m. Grace Friser (or Meese)

Nathan Noble.

Frances Ashton Alexander

Born in 1781 in Culpepper, Va.

b. 1671

Died March 23, 1858 in Lost Creek. Kentucky. Age 77.

m. Robert Alexander b. 1665

m. Jane Virginia Neace, the daughter of Henry Neace & Ann Bush - daughter of James Bush and Mary Plunkett.

(, ) (#9823) was born in Virginia in 1688.

James is the son of Austin Bush and unknown.

He married Ann Fowke. (Ann Fowke is #9824.) Ann was born probably before 1718. Ann was the daughter of Col.

Gerard Fowke.

George Washington Noble

Robert Alexander and Ann Fowke had the following children:

b. 1824. d. 1862. Age 38.

m. Phoebe Campbell (Part Cherokee)

• 11 i. John 4 Alexander (#9894).

Notes from Genealogy.com: “Two Yankees, Nim McIntosh and Hen Kilburn waylaid George at his home on Barge’s

• 12 ii. .

Branch, Breathitt Co., KY and when he came out they shot and killed him. His brother Lossen Noble was killed about

• 13 iii. Sarah Alexander (#9896).

the same time on John Little’s Creek. George went to Missouri in 1844 and came back to Kentucky and married Phoebe

• 14 iv. Parthenia Alexander (#9897).

Campbell, daughter of Lewis Campbell, and he named his first daughter Missouri for the state. George was a farmer.”

(NOTE: Sir Roland de Fowke, is recorded in connection with France, specifically in the area of Normandy near the

mouth of the Seine River. Although information is very sparse, Sir Theophilus Fowke is recorded (although not proven) Caleb Jacob Lovejoy Noble

as having accompanied William the Conqueror and fought at the battle of Hastings in 1066. There is a Fowke and a

b. 1859, KY. d. 1928. KY Age 78.

FitzFowke on the Battle Abbey Roll of those who fought at Hastings but no Fowke appears in the British Museum List.

m. Sarah Jane Noble b. 1878. d. 1954. Daughter of James Noble and Rachel Napier

See: Fugates]

Ambrose Noble

b. circa 1896. d. 1963. Age 67.

(, , ) (#9895) birth date unknown. Gerard died in 1761.

m. Omega Noble

He married Mary Dent. (Mary Dent is #9898.)

Gerard Alexander and Mary Dent had the following children:

Vesta Noble

b. 1921. d. 2003 Age 83.

• 23 i. Nancy5 Alexander (#9899).

m. Edward Fugate (1912-1964)

• 24 ii. Robert Alexander (#9900).

• 25 iii. Philip Alexander (#9901).

Inez Fugate

• 26 iv. George Dent Alexander (#9902). George died without issue.

b. 1948

• 27 v. Gerard Alexander (#9903).

m. Robert Liftig. 1971. b. 1947

• 28 vi. Mary Ann Alexander (#9904).

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