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The Ashe Line provides the lineage of the Ashe family from 1572 to 1978. Also included is research done by Burks History on the history of the family, with genealogy and biographies.

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Handwritten family history notes of the Ashe Family. The text begins with "Grandpa moved from Rocky Point to Fayetteville around 1825."

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The Genealogy of the Swann Family provides the lineage of Swann family members, starting from Elizabeth Swann to William Swann.

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"The First Family" is an article written in The State magazine by Dr. Chalmers Davidson. The article discusses the legacy of the Ashe Family as being "The First Family" in North Carolina. The family provided generations of political service to North Carolina by being lawyers, judges, senators, and even the Governor. The magazines are originals. One has the cover removed.

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The Ashe Family of the Cape Fear is a preface to the Early Homes on the Cape Fear by Waddell and McCree. The text discusses the history of the Ashe family from when the Swan family first arrived in America and the family's time in North Carolina. Sarah William Ashe signed the document by typing her name on the final page.

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This article addresses S.A. Ashe's historical opinion on the Civil War, which earned him praise from New England Historians. He suggests that if the South had successfully remained independent from the Union, "'the South might have been willing to free the slaves.'" The evidence he uses to support this claim is President Lincoln's attempts to restore the Union as a whole by having "'no objection'" to states' decision to choose.

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The folder includes the biographies of John Ashe, Sr. and John Ashe of Freshford. Also included is a photocopy of John Ashe, Sr.'s original will and a transcript that is typed. The will was written in 1672, which is a year before Ashe passed away in 1673. In the will, he gives his land to his wife Elizabeth and plans to leave money for his son John Ashe, Jr. John Ashe, Sr. was the son of John Ashe of Freshford, who was a member of parliament in England.

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The folder includes a biography of John Ashe, Jr. He was the first of the Ashe family to move to America by living in Charleston, South Carolina. Here he became a prominent figure and joined the Carolina Assembly, which governed both North and South Carolina. Ultimately, John Ashe Jr. died in Charleston in 1704. Also included is a photocopy of his original will, where he leaves his estate to his second wife Mary and some of his wealth to his son John Baptista Ashe.

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The folder includes the biography of John Baptista Ashe. He died November 2, 1734 at Rocky Point, which was considered New Hanover county during that time, however, it is currently Brunswick County. He served in the local assemblies in the county and became the public treasurer. Also included in the folder is an unmarked photograph, which is presumably John Baptista Ashe.

Scope and Contents The folder includes the biography of Samuel Ashe. He was the first speaker of the North Carolina State Senate and Judge of the Superior Court (today it is known as the North Carolina Supreme Court). He presided over the Bayard v. Singleton case, which serves as precedent in the United States for declaring laws as unconstitutional. Samuel Ashe served as North Carolina State Governor from 1975 to 1978 and was on the founding Board of Trustees for the University of North Carolina. Also included...