Sir William ASHCOMBE of Alvescot Oxford. [3076]

  General Notes:

In 1540 Alvescot was granted to Sir Anthony Hungerford (d. 1559) of Down Ampney (Glos.), and passed apparently through the male line to Sir John (d.1582), Sir Anthony (d.1589), and Sir John (d.1634). (fn. 22) He, with his son Anthony, his brother Sir Anthony (d.1627), and others, sold it in 1619 to Sir William Ashcombe, who in 1611 had acquired the residue of a 99-year lease to Bartholomew Peisley of Bampton. (fn. 23) Ashcombe died in 1627, leaving as coheirs six infant daughters: Hester, who married Sir Edward Alston; Ann, who married Sir Thomas Longueville; Katherine, who married Robert Hales; Mary, who married John Lenthall, son of the Speaker; Frances, who married Sir Edmund Bray; and Margaret, who married Robert Ashton. On Mary's and her infant son's death in or before 1649 reversion of her sixth was divided among the other coheirs, but in 1652/3, following various conveyances, all the portions were sold to William Rainton (d. c.1652) of Shilton (then Berks.) and his father-in-law Charles Trinder of Holwell, who also acquired reversion of lands held for life by Ashcombe's widow Katherine and her second husband Thomas Hales, Robert's father.
Ref: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol15/pp18-23

With thanks to Norman Jones
Prof. of History Utah State University
Fletcher Jones Distinguished Fellow, Henry E. Huntington Library; for these extracts from "Memorable Accidents" by Sir William Ashcombe.

fo. 2v
1607
"I went to London and was admitted into the Inns of Court the Middle Temple, where I remember the treasurer, a grave man, for my uncle William Ashcombes sake abated me 20s in my admittance saying 'we must nourish the line of good students.'"

fo. 6
1612
"I seeing so much wickedness in the world and so much casually among men, thought good to choose out a companion for me in an honest course and took a wife." (she is not named.)

fo. 10
1620
My sister Penyston died of the small pox upon Friday night about 11 or 12 of the clock, being the 14 of January.

1620
My sister Temple died also at Stowe of the small pox, 22 Jan, "Having been first brought to bed of a daughter Martha."

1620
My wife being very great with child lay extreme sick of the small pox there at the same time.
She was brought to bed some 6 or 7 weeks before her time at Alscot of a daughter Kate. On Tuesday three weeks before Easter. the child died the Wednesday after.

1620
My sister Rowse died at Rowsewiche of the purples (as is thought) .... on Saturday sevenight before Bartholomewtide, having been first brought to bed of a ....[blank in Ms] which dying also was buried with her the same night.

"Memorable Accidents" by Sir William Ashcombe, is held by the Henry E Huntington Library,
1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108, United States.
Ref: HEH HM 30665

Data from website Vans Family:
http://genealogy.jvans.co.uk/getperson.php?personID=I20515&tree=1

William married Katherine TEMPLE [23516] [MRIN: 1039], daughter of Sir Thomas TEMPLE 1st Bart. of Stowe. [10032] and Hester SANDYS [10033], in 1595. (Katherine TEMPLE [23516] died after 1654.)