Sarah McGill

4. Sarah Ashton, b. Abt 1670, Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia - admin d. 14 Mar 1750, Stafford County, Virginia - probate (Age ~ 80 years) [Father: natural]

ALEXANDER FAMILY, page 7: PHILIP ALEXANDER, (2--2), of Stafford Co., Va., d. prior to 1706; m. 1695 Sarah Ashton, dau. of Capt. John and Grace (Meese) Ashton. His wid. m. (second) Thomas Clifton, and (third) Mr. McGill

Alternate source says Sarah's father was Peter Ashton, not John.

ALEXANDER FAMILY, page 7: PHILIP ALEXANDER, (2--2), of Stafford Co., Va., d. prior to 1706; m. 1695 Sarah Ashton, dau. of Capt. John and Grace (Meese) Ashton. His wid. m. (second) Thomas Clifton, and (third) Mr. McGill

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ashton-151

Sarah McGill formerly Ashton aka Alexander, Clifton Born about 1670 in Stafford, Virginia

Ancestors ancestors

Daughter of John Ashton and Grace Frizer

Sister of Charles Ashton and Priscilla Ashton

Wife of Philip Alexander — married about 1700 in Northern Neck of Virginia Wife of Thomas Clifton — married 17 May 1706 in Northern Neck of Virginia Wife of David McGill — married about 1720 in Northern Neck of Virginia

Descendants descendants

Mother of Jane Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Sarah Alexander, Philip Alexander and Robert Burdette Clifton

Died Nov 1749 in Saint Pauls Parish, King George, Colony of Virginia
Information below extracted from Wesley E. Pippenger, "John Alexander--A Northern Neck Proprietor, His Family, Friends and Kin" (Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990), pp. 312-313.

Sarah, daughter of Capt. John Ashton (d. 1677) and his wife Grace Frizer.

After the death of her husband Philip Alexander (c. 1705) in Stafford County, widow Sarah married (2) after 1705 but before 17 MAY 1706 to Capt. Thomas Clifton who served as a justice of Stafford County between 1702 and 1703, and was a son of James Clifton (c.1740-1714) and Anne Brent.

Sarah Married (3) to David McGill who died testate 5 NOV 1725 in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County. Mrs. Sarah McGill is mentioned in the will of her brother Henry Ashton, dated 26 FEB 1730, proved 24 NOV 1731 in Westmoreland County. Sarah McGill made out an unsigned will in November 1748 that was proved 14 MAR 1749 in Stafford County. St. Paul's Parish Registere gives only 1749 as the year of her death for "Sarah McGill, Gentlewoman."

The oldest Alexander Family Cemetery is located just inside the gate at what was the original Salisbury tract, also known as Caledon, or more recently Cedar Grove Farm, in what is now King George County, Virginia.

Origins

• Colonial Familes of Northern Neck of Virginia; Wright & Wright
• William Frizer, WC, chirurgeon, d. leaving a will dated 9 Sep 1677, proved 21 Nov 1677.
• To Mrs. Grace Ashton, widdow, extx. my gold watch, all my debts.
• Unto Prissilla Ashton, horse and mare. Prissilla shall give Henry Ashton the first mare colt.
• Unto Henry Ashton, son and orphant of Capt. John Ashton 2000 a. of my tract of 5500 a. purchased by me of John Mathews. If he die before age 21, to his brother Charles Ashton. Unto Grace Ashton Junr. 500 a. of 5500 a. tract.
• Unto Mary Ashton, 500 a.
• Unto Sarah Ashton, 500 a. - daughters and orphans of Capt. John Ashton each 500 a.
• Unto Thomas Beard sonn of John Beard my Godsonne, 2000 a. being the remainder of the 5500 a.
• If he die to Prissilla Ashton. {WC DWP, 1065-77:346-346a}

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References

1. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I1703...
2. Virginia Genealogies: A Genealogy of the Glassell Family of Scotland and ... By Horace Edwin Hayden. Page 192.GoogleBooks

3Fitzhugh, Norman S. “Captain John Ashton of Westmoreland County, Virginia, and Some of His Descendants.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, 1934, pp. 151–155. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915677

1. https://archive.org/stream/jstor-1919857/1919857#page/n1/mode/2up
2. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d007...
3. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Oct 22 2019, 6:16:38 UTC
4. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 28 2021, 22:36:15 UTC
5. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2397669/alexander-cemetery