ASTON, John (1598-1666), of Ludlow.

Family and Education

bap. 19 Nov. 1598, 2nd s. of William Aston (bur. 3 June 1627) of Ludlow and Elizabeth (bur. 25 Aug. 1631) da. of Edward Cressett of Upton Cressett, Salop.Ludlow par. reg.; Vis. Salop 1623, i (Harl. Soc. xxviii), 158. m. (1) Anne, 2s. 5 da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) Mary, s.p. d. bef. Mar. 1666.Ludlow par. reg.; PROB11/319/477.

Offices Held

Religious: churchwarden, Ludlow 1629.Salop Archives, LB2/1/1 ff. 172, 235. Elder, fifth Salop classis, 29 Apr. 1647.Shaw, Hist. English Church, ii. 410–11.

Civic: burgess, Ludlow 21 Apr. 1632; chamberlain, 1636 – 37; alnager, 1637 – 38; low bailiff, 1639 – 40; coroner, 1640 – 41; alderman, 13 Oct. 1646; high bailiff, 1648 – 49, 1650 – 51; capital master, 1650 – 51, 1653.M. Faraday, Ludlow (Chichester, 1991), 72–3; Salop Archives, LB2/1/1 ff. 172, 235.

Local: commr. assessment, Salop 16 Feb. 1648, 14 May, 7 Dec. 1649, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Herefs. 9 June 1657. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, Salop 5 Oct. 1653. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, Herefs., Salop 28 Aug. 1654.A.and O. J.p. Salop 4 Mar. 1657-Mar. 1660.C231/6 p. 361. Commr. militia, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660.A.and O.

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Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

ASTON, John (1598-1666), of Ludlow.

Will

1 May 1665, pr. 5 Mar. 1666.PROB11/319/477.

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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