The ASLETT Family of Andover in Essex co., Massachusetts
In his 1728 will, John Aslett (1656-1728) spells his last name "Aslebee".
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First
Generation
JOHN ASLETT (abt 1614 - 1671) of Andover
Parents: Unknown
John was born about 1614. He deposed that he was 50 in 1664. [Ref]
He died on 6 Jun 1671 in Andover. [Ref][Ref][Refdoes not give the year] John Aslett married Rebecca
Ayer on 8 Oct 1648 in Newbury. [Ref][Ref
says "probably"][Ref]
John was of Rowley in 1643. [Ref] He went
to Andover in 1646. [Ref] He was a servant
to William Bellingham in 1650. [Ref]
In 1663 he was constable in Andover. [Ref3;118]
Robert Lewis sued John Aslett of Rowley for a debt at the 29 (1) 1642 court in Salem. [Ref] The 27 Apr
1665 court at Ipswich delayed John Cale and William Niff of Newbury's presentment
for taking John's horse. [Ref]
John signed his will on 15 May 1671. He left bequests to his wife Rebecca,
his son John and he left each of his daughters £20. [Ref]
His will was proved on 20 Sep 1690. [Ref]
Children of John Aslett and Rebecca Ayer:
- Hannah Aslett was probably born about 1650. [Ref]
She died between 26 May 1696 and 18 Jan 1721. [Ref]
She married Joseph Brown on 27 Feb 1671 in Ipswich. [Ref]
Joseph was the son of Edward and Faith Browne. [Ref]
He died on 30 Sep 1694 in Ipswich. [Ref]
- Rebecca Aslett was born on 6 May 1652 in
Andover. She died between 26 Mar 1705 and 17 Jun 1728. She married Timothy
Johnson.
- Mary Aslett was born on 24 Apr 1654 in Andover. [Ref
2;121][Ref] She died on 12 Aug 1747 in
Andover. [Ref][Ref]
She married Ens. Samuel Frye on 20 Nov 1671 in Andover. [Ref][Ref]
He was probably born about 1649. [Ref]
He died on 9 May 1725 in Andover. [Ref]
some descendants of Mary Aslett
- Lieut. John Aslett was born on 16 Feb 1656 in Andover. [Ref][Ref
2;121][Ref] He died on 19 Jun 1728 in
Andover. [Ref] He married Mary Osgood
on 8 Jul 1680 in Andover. [Ref][Refdoes not give the location][Ref] Mary
was the daughter of John and Mary (Clements) Osgood. [Ref]
She was born on 27 Nov 1656 in Andover. [Ref]
She died on 13 Feb 1739/40 in Andover. [Ref]
John was a selectman in Andover in 1692. [Ref]
He was a representative in 1701. [Ref]
John signed his will on 17 Jun 1728. [Ref]
It was proved on 1 Jul 1728. [Ref] He
mentioned, among others, his wife Mary; his sisters Mary Frye and Sarah Cole;
John Johnson, Sr., the son of his deceased sister Rebecca; Timothy Johnson,
Sr., the son of his deceased sister Rebecca; Samuel Johnson "who now
lives in Pennsylvania, the son of his deceased sister Rebecca; Rebecca, Mary
and Mercy, daughters of Rebecca; his deceased sister Hannah Brown. [Ref]
- Sarah Aslett was born on 14 Jan 1658 in Andover. [Ref
2;121] She died on 1 Jan 1740/1 in Bradford. [Ref]
She married John Cole, as his second wife and possibly as her second husband,
about 1686. [Ref] John was the son of
Thomas and Ann Cole. [Ref] He died on
8 Oct 1703 in Lynn. [Ref]
- Ruth Aslett was born on 8 Aug 1660. [Ref][Ref]There
is no further record of her. [Ref]
- Samuel Aslett was probably the "Sara" whose birth was recorded
as 14 Aug 1662 in Andover. [Ref] He died
there on 20 Dec 1669. [Ref][Ref]
- Elizabeth Aslett was born on 26 May 1666 in Andover. [Ref][Ref
says "probably"] She was living on 16 Feb 1686/7. [Ref]
There was a John Aslett who was 50 in 1644. [Ref]
Second
Generation
REBECCA ASLETT (b. 1652)
Parents: John Aslett and Rebecca
Ayer
Rebecca was born on 6 May 1652 in Andover. [Ref][Ref]
She died between 26 Mar 1705 and 17 Jun 1728. [Ref]
She married Timothy Johnson on 15 Dec
1674 in Andover. [Ref]
References
Boltwood, Lucius Manlius, trans., "Deaths in the Town of Andover,"
New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2, 1847, 377-381.
Coffin, Joshua, "Early Settlers of Essex and Old Norfolk," New
England Historical and Genealogical Register 6, 1851, 205-6.
Dow, George Francis, Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex
County, Essex Institute, 1911.
Editors, "Ayer Genealogy," Essex Antiquarian 4, 1900.
McTeer, Frances Davis and Frederick G. Warner, "The Aslebees of Andover,
Mass.," The American Genealogist 40, 1964, 231-237.
No author, "Notes to Pedigree of Frye," New England Historical
and Genealogical Register 8, 1854, 227.
Vital records of Andover, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849,
Topsfield, Topsfield Historical Society, 1912.
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org,
New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007.