Eighth Generation (Continued)
Mary ASHTON (Thomas7, Samuel6, Grace CORNISH5, Samuel4, Gideon3, Phillip2, John1).
Born on 25 Oct 1801 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.
Mary Ashton, baptized at Kilkhampton, 25 October 1801, was the daughter of Thomas Ashton and Mary Heard.
Mary Ashton's paternal grandparents were Samuel Ashton and Margaret Tremeere.
Mary Ashton's paternal great grandparents were Lawrence Ashton (born about 1712) of Bradworthy, Devon, and Grace Cornish, of Morewenstow, Cornwall, who were married in Grace's home town 22 May 1736. Grace Cornish, baptized at Kilkhampton, Cornwall 9 April 1716, was the daughter of John Cornish, Jr. and Grace Eliot, who were married at Kilkhampton 28 December 1712. John Jr. was the son of John Cornish and Elizabeth Littlejohns. Grace Eliot, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Eliot, was baptized at Kilkhampton 28 May 1689 and buried there 11 September 1725.