Walter Aston
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Lieutenant Colonel
Walter Aston (c.1606–April 6, 1656) was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in the first half of the 17th century.
Aston was born in England
and may have been descended from the Astons of Staffordshire
. Aston represented Shirley Hundred Island for the first time from 1629 to 1630. He continued to be a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1631–1632, 1632–1633, 1641, 1642-1643. Aston married twice, first to a woman whose maiden name was Warbowe then to Hannah Jordan who outlived him. She later married Col. Edward Hill. By the time he died on April 6, 1656 he was a Lt. Col. Aston was buried at the Westover Parish Church, Charles City County, Virginia
. His son, Walter Aston, Jr., died January 29, 1666, and is buried near his father at Westover Parish Church.
Aston is buried near the original site of the Westover Church
next to his friend Theodorick Bland of Westover.
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Walter Aston (c.1606–April 6, 1656) was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in the first half of the 17th century.
Aston was born in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and may have been descended from the Astons of Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. Aston represented Shirley Hundred Island for the first time from 1629 to 1630. He continued to be a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1631–1632, 1632–1633, 1641, 1642-1643. Aston married twice, first to a woman whose maiden name was Warbowe then to Hannah Jordan who outlived him. She later married Col. Edward Hill. By the time he died on April 6, 1656 he was a Lt. Col. Aston was buried at the Westover Parish Church, Charles City County, Virginia
Charles City County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,926 people, 2,670 households, and 1,975 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 2,895 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
. His son, Walter Aston, Jr., died January 29, 1666, and is buried near his father at Westover Parish Church.
Aston is buried near the original site of the Westover Church
Westover Church
Westover Church is a historic church 5 miles west of Charles City off VA 5 in Charles City, Virginia. It was built in 1731 and added to the National Register in 1972....
next to his friend Theodorick Bland of Westover.