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Our earliest Askew ancestor is John Askew who died abut 1683 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He married Bridget Smith. John and Bridget had at least two children
- John
- Nicholas, born between 1660 and 1670
Nicholas Askew, the son of John and Bridget Smith Askew, was born between 1660 and 1670 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia and died about 1728. He married Sarah Oglethorpe, the daughter of Thomas and Katherine Thomas Oglethorpe, between 1687 and 1694. Their children are
- William
- John
- Thomas
- Aaron
- Godfrey
John Askew, the son of Nicholas and Sarah Oglethorpe Askew, married before 1783 but his wife is unknown to this researcher at this time. Their children are
- James
- Mary
- Sarah
- John, Jr.
- Elizabeth
- Benjamin
- Josiah
Josiah Askew, the son of John Askew, was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina and died there in October of 1818. Josiah married twice, his first wife's name is not known to us at this time. He married his second wife, Constance Mercer, the widow of Barnabas Barron, in 1804, they did not have any children. The children of Josiah and his first wife are
- Enos
- Eli
- Polly
- Sarah
- Josiah
- David
- William Sanford
- Uriah
William Sanford Askew, the son of Josiah Askew, was born about
1783 in North Carolina and died about 1862 in Coweta County, Georgia. He married about 1805 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Mary (Polly) Pender, who was born about 1787/1790 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Their children are
- Elizabeth Connell
- James Pender
- Mary Ann
- William Sanford
- Joseph Edwin
- John Wood
James Pender Askew, the son of William Sanford and Mary Pender Askew, was born about 1809/1810 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina and died in 1893 in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia. He married Maria Teresa Connell, 15 May 1834 in Hancock County, Georgia. (There is a family pedigree on file for this family in the Georgia State Archives in Atlanta) Their children are
- Rufus Newdigate, b. 1835 GA - d. 1894 - m. Martha Lofton
- Elizabeth, b. 1836 GA - d. 1915 - m. ?? Bradley
- Louisa Frances b. 1838 GA - m. John Dunbar
- William Sanford, b. 1 Jan 1841 GA - d. 1917 GA - m. 1. Samantha Scroggins; 2. Sallie Scroggins
- Brittain Simms, m. 1. Rosa Neely; 2. Abbie Gorham
- John Askew, b. 1845 GA - d. 1907 GA - m. Ida Clara Lundie
- Joseph Edwin, b. 1848, GA - m. Ida Scroggins
- Susan Cassandra, b. 1850 GA, d. 1938 GA - m. William Edwin Dickson
- James Franklin, b. 1853, - m. 1. Pauline Oliver; 2. Annie Oliver
- Marcus N., b. 1856 - d. 1864
William Sanford Askew, the son of James Pender and Maria Teresa Connell Askew, was born 1 January 1841 in Coweta County, Georgia and died in 1917 in Coweta County. He married Samantha Scroggins on 3 March 1867, their children are
- Olive Mae
- Eugene
- Annie Elizabeth
John Askew, the son of James Pender and Maria Teresa Connell Askew, was born about 1845 in Coweta County, Georgia and died about 1907 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. He married about 1876 Ida Clara Lundie. They had at least one child
- Howard Maclin, b. 1879 GA - m. Annie Leah Clark
Howard Maclin Askew, the son of John and Ida Clara Lundie Askew, was born about 1879 in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia. He married about 1903 Annie Leah Clark, their children are
- Howard Maclin, Jr., b. 1904 GA - d. 1922 GA
- Mary Norman, b. 1906 GA - d. 1926 GA
- Clara Lundie, b. 1908 GA - m. 1. Forrest B. Merritt; 2. Robert E. Vogel
- Margaret Elizabeth, b. 1909 GA - m. Raymond Smith
- Anne Clark, b. 1912 GA - d. 1923 GA
Susan Cassandra Askew, the daughter of James Pender and Maria Teresa Connell Askew, was born about 1850 in Georgia and died in 1938 in Carroll County, Georgia. She married
William Edwin Dickson on 5 January 1871 in Coweta County, Georgia. William Dickson is the son of William W. and Lucinda Beadles Dickson. Susan and William Dickson had at least one child
- William Wiley Dickson
William Wiley Dickson, the son of Susan Cassandra Askew and William Edwin Dickson, was born 5 May 1874 in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia and died August 1962 in Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia. He married Lena Reaves, the daughter of Eldridge Whitfield Reaves and Martha Ida Bloodworth in December of 1894. Their children are
- Lillie P., b. Aug 1896 - d. Feb 1979
- Allie Maud, b. 16 Oct 1898 - d. 11 Feb 1938 - m. Edward Norman Felder
- Olive Cassandra, b. 1901 - d. 1927
- Ida Feye, b. 1906 - d. 1971
- Ben Eldridge b. 14 May 1911
- Infant Son (stillborn)
- Infant Son (stillborn)
Allie Maud Dickson, the daughter of William Wiley and Lena Reaves Dickson, was born 16 October 1898 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia and died 11 February 1938 in Whitesburg, Carroll County, Georgia. She married 17 March 1921 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, Edward Norman Felder, the son of Edward Benbow and Eliza (Lidie) A. Keels Felder.
Their children are
- Lydia Jaqueline,
- Robert Edward
- Alice June
Robert Edward Felder, the son of Edward Norman and Allie Maud Dickson Felder, was
born in Georgia and married Minnie Madeline Cook, the daughter of David William and Martha Ara Minttie Fulton Cook, their children are
- Brenda Jane
- Infant Son (stillborn)
- Donna Marie m. Rufus E. Rucker
- Randy Steven
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