Ashton, Sir John
(c. 1354–c. 1398)
- Carole Rawcliffe
- and Andrew Ayton
Extract
Ashton, Sir John (c. 1354–c. 1398), soldier and landowner, was the son and heir of Sir John Ashton (d. c.1360) of Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, and of Margaret, a daughter of Robert del Leigh of Adlington, Cheshire. His mother's second marriage, to ...