ASHE, John (1597-1659), of Freshford, Som.

Family and Education

bap. 27 Oct. 1597, 1st s. of James Ashe, clothier, of Westcombe, Batcombe, Som. and Grace, da. of Richard Pitt, merchant, of Weymouth, Dorset;Vis. London 1633, 1634 and 1635 (Harl. Soc. xv, xvvii), i. 26; London Vis. Pedigrees 1664 (Harl. Soc. xcii), 8-9; Burke Dorm. and Extinct Baronetcies, 16. bro. of Edward Ashe*, Sir Joseph Ashe† and Samuel Ashe*. m. Elizabeth, da. of Henry Davidson, clothier, of Freshford, Som. 6s. (inc. James Ashe*) 5da.PROB11/293/341/228. suc. fa. by 1646.PROB11/196/50. d. by 12 Feb. 1659.CJ vii. 603a.

Offices Held

Local: commr. loans on Propositions, Som. 20 July 1642.LJ v. 226a. Jt. treas. and commr. Som. contributions, 27 Jan. 1643.A. and O. Commr. assessment, Som. 27 Jan., 21 Mar. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657;A. and O.; LJ v. 658a; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). sequestration, Som., Wilts. 27 Mar. 1642; additional ord. for levying of money, Som. 1 June 1643; levying of money, Som., Wilts. 3 Aug. 1643; commr. for Som. 1 July 1644; for Wilts. 1 July 1644; defence of Wilts. 15 July 1644; for Bristol 28 Oct. 1645;A. and O. sewers, Som. 15 Nov. 1645–d.C181/5, ff. 263, 268; C181/6, pp. 74, 337. J.p. by 1647 – d.; Wilts. by Mar. 1652–d.QS Recs. Som. Commonwealth, 10. Commr. militia, Som., Wilts. 2 Dec. 1648;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Western circ. by Feb. 1654–d.C181/6, pp. 9, 307. Visitor, Heytesbury Hosp. Wilts. 1 Aug. 1656.C231/6, p. 346. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, Som. 16 Dec. 1657.SP25/78, p. 334.

Central: member, cttee. for compounding, 28 Sept. 1643,CJ iii. 258a. 8 Feb. 1647; cttee. for excise, 6 June 1645; cttee. for admlty. and Cinque Ports, 4 Oct. 1645; cttee. for foreign plantations, 21 Mar. 1646; cttee. for sale of bishops’ lands, 30 Nov. 1646.A. and O. Member, cttee. for foreign affairs, 10 Nov. 1647.LJ ix. 517b. Commr. removing obstructions, sale of bishops’ lands, 21 Nov. 1648.A. and O. Member, cttee. for plundered ministers, 4 July 1650.CJ vi. 437a. Commr. regulating trade, 1 Aug. 1650.A. and O.

Civic: freeman, Bath Dec. 1645.Bath and NE Som. RO, Bath council bk. 1631–49, p. 226.

Parlimentarian

ASHE, John (1597-1659), of Freshford, Som.

: of Freshford, Som.

Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, attrib. P. Lely, c.1650-2.Corsham Court, Wilts.; ex. info. D. Dethloff and C. MacLeod.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

ASHE, John (1597-1659), of Freshford, Som.

Will

15 Mar. 1657, pr. 20 June 1659.PROB11/293/280.

Estates

immensely wealthy clothier; claimed to have an annual income of £3,000;Burton’s Diary, i. 127. owned land in Som. and Wilts.; he and Edward Ashe* bought manor of Beckington, Som. 1633.Coventry Docquets, 647.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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