General Notes

The information on Mary Ashton comes from Austin's Genealogical Dictionary
of Rhode Island - or rather a correction to what was originally in that
book. The source is The American Genealogist, Vol. 20, Number 4, April
1944, page 228: "Thomas Olney. His wife was not Marie Small but Mary
Ashton; their marriage was recorded in the register of St. Albans Abbey,
Herts, on 16 Sep 1629. She was baptized there on 25 Aug 1605, the daughter
of James Ashton who was buried on 27 May 1651."

Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island states that Thomas Olney
married Mary Small,but there has been found no documentary evidence of
this and
later research by Clarence Torrey,appearing in the American
Genealogist,Vol 10
(1933-34) shows there is little doubt that Thomas Olney married Mary
Ashton
daughter of James Ashton of St. Albans .

The following information is derived from the records of St.Albans Abbey;

Marriages: 16 September 1629-Thomas Olney and Mary Ashton

Baptism's: 25 August 1605-Marie daugh:of James Ashton
6 January 1631/2-Thomas sonne of Thomas Olney by his wyfe.
14 February 1633/4-Epinetus ye sonne of Tho:Olney et p Marie vx

From the similarity of names and ages between these church records and the
ship's passenger list,there seems little doubt but that it is the same
family.