Ashwell, James “Meredith”

Birth Name Ashwell, James “Meredith”
Nick Name "Meredith"
Also Known As Ashwell, James “Meredith” Frederick Ludwick
Gramps ID I0335
Gender male
Age at Death about 42 years, 3 months, 22 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth [E7705] about 1805 Bedford Co, Va    
Death [E7706] 1847-04-23 Bedford Co, Va    
Burial [E7707]   Bedford Co, Va    

Relation to the center person (Witt, Living) : third great grandfather

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Ashwell, John D. II [I0346]about 1763prior Nov 1845
Mother Stump, Elinor “Ellender” [I0347]about 1765after 1850
    Sister     Ashwell, Elizabeth [I0351] 1786
    Brother     Ashwell, John D. III [I0352] 1790
    Brother     Ashwell, Thomas [I0353] 1792
    Sister     Ashwell, Jane [I0354] 1793 1859-07-23
    Brother     Ashwell, William [I0355] 1795
    Brother     Ashwell, James D. [I0356] 1801 1854
    Sister     Ashwell, Nancy Victoria [I0357] 1804
         Ashwell, James “Meredith” [I0335] about 1805 1847-04-23
    Brother     Ashwell, Daniel [I0358] 1806
    Sister     Ashwell, Anne [I0360] 1807 prior 1870-1880
    Sister     Ashwell, “a daughter” [I3373] about 1808
    Sister     Ashwell, Eleanor [I0359] 1811 prior 1850

Families

    Family of Ashwell, James “Meredith” and Ellis, Sarah “Sally” Jane [F0127]
Married Wife Ellis, Sarah “Sally” Jane [I0336] ( * 1807-02-06 + 1891-01-29 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage [E21870] 1824-10-25 Bedford Co, Va    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Ashwell, Tellitha Emmaline [I0337]1825-10-181882-08-04
Ashwell, William Burwell [I0338]1827-06-171907-09-03
Ashwell, John Benjamin [I0341]1829-02-241911-01-18
Ashwell, Daniel Aaron [I0339]1831-06-09
Ashwell, Sarah Jane Jr. [I0340]1833-03-101917-03-05
Ashwell, Carey Austin [I0117]1835-05-211917-03-01
Ashwell, Juliann Matilda [I0342]1837-12-061920-07-03
Ashwell, Mary Elizabeth [I0343]1840-05-091900-07-25
Ashwell, Nancy Adeline [I0344]1842-09-081919-07-16
Ashwell, Susan Frances [I0345]1845-08-251926-12-25
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID C3BD41C6EFCAD611A60300C04F47765CF814
 

Narrative

James "Meredith" Ashwell
Methodist attended Mt. Horeb Church in Huddelston, Va
Buried on Joe Tuck Farm with unmarked stone.
Bedford Co Will Book 13 page 111 and p 253
"Meredith" Ashwell married Sarah Jane Ellis
His brother James Ashwell married her sister, Matilda Ellis.
2 brothers married 2 sisters.
James Meredith Frederick Ludwick Ashwell:

He gambled with his 2 brother in laws, (Benjamin Ellis and Thomas J. Martin (Mary Emmaline"Emily" Ellis).
1843: Deed of Trust to Meredith Ashwell & Benjamin Ellis.
Meredith Ashwell & Benjamin Ellis lent money to their, brother in law, Thomas J. Martin to pay off his gambling debt.
1844: Satisfy Deed of Trust: Personal Property of Thomas J. Martin was sold off.
Thomas J. Martin and wife, Mary Emmaline Ellis moved to Patrick Co, Va to be near her brother, John Ellis.
1847: Kindhearted: He co-signed/security on other people's property.
When he died his holdings/belongings were sold off to pay for the debt, leaving his wife with 10 children.
He was light complexion, red hair, heavy set, strong and handsome.

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
_UID C2BD41C6EFCAD611A60300C04F47765CF704
 

Pedigree

  1. Ashwell, John D. II [I0346]
    1. Stump, Elinor “Ellender” [I0347]
      1. Ashwell, Elizabeth [I0351]
      2. Ashwell, John D. III [I0352]
      3. Ashwell, Thomas [I0353]
      4. Ashwell, Jane [I0354]
      5. Ashwell, William [I0355]
      6. Ashwell, James D. [I0356]
      7. Ashwell, Nancy Victoria [I0357]
      8. Ashwell, James "Meredith"
        1. Ellis, Sarah “Sally” Jane [I0336]
          1. Ashwell, Tellitha Emmaline [I0337]
          2. Ashwell, William Burwell [I0338]
          3. Ashwell, John Benjamin [I0341]
          4. Ashwell, Daniel Aaron [I0339]
          5. Ashwell, Sarah Jane Jr. [I0340]
          6. Ashwell, Carey Austin [I0117]
          7. Ashwell, Juliann Matilda [I0342]
          8. Ashwell, Mary Elizabeth [I0343]
          9. Ashwell, Nancy Adeline [I0344]
          10. Ashwell, Susan Frances [I0345]
      9. Ashwell, Daniel [I0358]
      10. Ashwell, Anne [I0360]
      11. Ashwell, “a daughter” [I3373]
      12. Ashwell, Eleanor [I0359]

Ancestors