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I am researching family names of ASH, WILSON, BRYAN, HOLT, PROSE, LOWE, BISHOP and MARBURGER.

I am also seeking more information on John Wilson of Londonderry, Ireland (about 1680) and his descendants. Surnames include Brackenridge, Bryan, Clark, Core, Davis, Denny, Erdman, Finch, Gaston, Grizzle, Guthrie, Henderson, Holt, Horn, Howlett, Imlay, Scott, Taylor, Wilson, and Wray.

Lowe ancestors were in Kentucky in early 1800s, probably migrating from North Carolina. Looking for information on Thomas Lowe and Ezra Lowe.

I need information of Zephaniah Bryan, born in 1808 in Butler County, Pennsylvania and died in 1886 in Fayette County, Ohio. I am seeking information on his parents, Thomas and Margaret. (Are they descended from Thomas Bryant?)

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Mary Lowe Ash
2240E 300N
Peru, IN 46970
(765)473-5913

Milton Ash's Other Relatives

Bishop

Flora

Marburger
(updated Dec. 2011)

Mary Lowe Ash's Other Relatives

Prose

Wilson

Holt

Bryant/Bryan

Oxendine

Photos of Ash Relatives

Genealogy Reports

Click on the titles below to view genealogy reports. An index of individuals is at the end of each report. The following reports are my major genealogy works. On the following page are genealogy reports of some of the maternal lines of our families.
(Click on photos for full-sized image.)

Descendants of Wilhelm Esch/Ash    (pdf)
(Updated January 22, 2013)

Wilhelm Esch was the great-grandfather of our immigrant
ancestor, Johan Henrich Esch who was born October 27, 1730
in Blessenbach, Hessen-Nassau, Preussen, Germany; Henry
Ash's father was Johan Heinrich Mathias Esch, and his
mother, Anna Maria Kroh. Henry Ash had other siblings
who settled in America. Two brothers, Adam Esch/Ash and Johan
Wilhelm William Esch/Ash are the better known. Adam settled in
Virginia and William in New York. For more details on Adam's
descendants, go to http://www.bassett.net/gendata-o/index.htm .

Descendants of John Holt/Holte   (pdf)
Although I have not proven that John Holt, and
subsequently, his son, Robert Holt are the parents
of our immigrant ancestors Richard Holt and Margaret
Plunkett. Holts were in Old Rappahannock
County, VA and St. Mary's, MD in the early 1600s.
If we are related to Robert in St. Mary's, he certain-
ly has a colorful history recorded in the Maryland
Archives. To read my commentary on Robert Holt, read my
Timeline for Robert Holt and the Holt Mystery.

Descendants of John Hugh Wilson    (pdf)
Early settlers of Londonderry comprised many who
remained but a short time and moved on to new
plantations. In July and August, 1718, from five to
seven hundred Protestant immigrants from Ireland
entered the Port of Boston. Several followers of the
Rev. Mr. McGregor set out early in autumn for
Andover where they spent the winter. In 1719 there
were seventy families at Nutfield, Mass. though not
all of Scotch-Irish connection. Wilsons that were on
this list included BENJAMIN WILLSON, ELIZABETH
WILLSON, MARY WILLSON, THOMAS WILLSON,
WILLIAM WILLSON, JAMES WILSON and
ROBERT WILSON. The immigrants were given a
10 mile square tract of land for a town of their own.

Descendants of Thomas Lowe   (pdf)
Ezra Morrison Lowe (1806-1885) and Sarah Oliver
moved from Kentucky to Vigo County, IN. It is be-
lieved his father was Thomas M. Lowe (abt. 1775-
1848) and Elizabeth Betsy Mason. It is believed that
Thomas moved to Kentucky from North Carolina.
To see all the ancestors of Kenneth R. Lowe, b. 1912,
click the following to see Mott, Fleming, Hazen, Baker,
Dean and more in pdf form:   Ancestors of Kenneth R. Lowe
(Updated January 22, 2013)

Ancestors of Ruth Lucile Bryan   (pdf)
Our oldest proven Bryan relative was Zephaniah
Bryan, 1752-1838, and Elizabeth DeVorce of
Maryland and Pennsylvania. He was a revolutionary
soldier, and helped defend Fort Moultrie from the
attack of the British at Charleston, S.C.
(Updated January 22, 2013)

Descendants of David Wickline (pdf)