Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 12 February 1763.
Place of Burial: Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
The burial is recorded in the parish register (“Hester Ashton Widd. was Buried Febry the 12th 1763”).
Relationships
Father: Giles Jarman.
Mother: Mary Breynton.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: John Bembow. Married 2 December 1698.
The marriage is given by the IGI.
Spouse: John Ashton.
John Ashton mentions his wife Esther and her daughter Anne Benbow in his 1732 will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Mary Bembow (baptized 11 August 1700 in Llandinam) married (1) David Lloyd 13 November 1718 in Trefeglwys; married (2) Charles Ashton 2 December 1730 in Llangurig.
Ann Bembow (buried 27 April 1704 in Llandinam)
Ann Bembow (baptized 18 September 1706 in Llandinam - died about 1741).
Elizabeth Bembow married (1) John Ashton 7 May 1725 in Trefeglwys; married (2) John Evan 25 April 1738 in Trefeglwys.
Commentary
Hester’s parentage:
In his 1693 will, Giles Jerman of Llandinam names his daughter Esther and his wife Mary.
In his 1664 will, Humphrey Brinton of Trefeglwys names Mary the wife of Giles Jarman. The will does not specify Mary’s relationship to Humphrey, but she is named between a daughter and a son of Humphrey, and Mary’s baptism to Humphrey appears in the Trefeglwys register.
The evidence that Hester’s parents were Giles Jarman and Mary Breynton is good enough.
References
Trefeglwys parish register. Digital copy at Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 24 December 2017.
Will of Giles Jerman of Llandinam. 1693. Diocese of Bangor. Digital copy at the National Library of Wales: http://hdl.handle.net/10107/881591
Will of Humphrey Brinton of Trefeglwys. 1664. Diocese of Bangor. Digital copy at the National Library of Wales: http://hdl.handle.net/10107/349069
Will of John Ashton of Ffinant of Trefeglwys. 1732. Diocese of Bangor. Digital copy at the National Library of Wales: http://hdl.handle.net/10107/352337