"A Memoir of the Bennett Family of South Wilts"
This book written by John Bennett is the primary source of information for this writing. John researched for many years, thus bringing to us this invaluable information contained herein this page. We thank him for his efforts and for the continuing efforts of his son, John.
A Sable: a chevron ermine between three
Catherine Wheels argent
Crest: a talbot's head couped sable gutee d'eau.
Summary of details of the Aslac
alias Ashelocke family, extracted from records.
The Ashlock name originates from the family making locks out of Ashe trees
found in northern England. According to John Bennett's book, the Ashlock's
were also manufacturers' of cloth (during this period fortunes were made from
wood-stapling and cloth manufacturing.) It is believed the Ashlock's were an
ancient armigerous family possibly hailing initially from Norfolk.
In 1563, Bennett's and Aslak's quartered coat of arms upon the marriage of
Thomas Bennett and Mary Ashlock. This shield in engraved on the north side of the family estate,
the Pythouse.
Previously, five shields were placed in the Great Yarmouth Church circa 1400. It is believed that these shields were Aslake
arms quartered and impaled with family arms of: Thorpe, Fastold, Buckton and
Pike.
The first forefather, Oslak Vel Aslak, struck coins in Lincoln and London in
1016, during the reign of King Canute.
1066 Alac Aselock also held lands in Lincoln, Norfolk and Nottingham through
1086
1167 Oslac ve Aslac, magistrate Norfolk and Suffolk
1327 Alac standard bearer to King Edward III
1352 Roger Aslac, Rector of Badington, Norfolk
1374 John Haselock presented to the church at Hadbury, Worcestershire
1394 John Aslach of Bromholdm near Yarmouth had dealings with Edward de Thorpe
in 1394...
1402 John Aslac of Norwich, Seargeant at Arms to King Henry IV
1414 William Aslac, Rector of Petworth diocese of Chichester
1415 Walter Aslake entitled to ransom of French prisoner after the Battle of
Agincourt
1475 William Heselok of Hereford, the Sheriff of Wilts
Kent
1162 Haseloch
Norfolk
1066 Alac Oslach Aselock
1363 John Aslack
1352 Roger Aslac, Rector of Badington, Norfolk
1381 John Aslake, Bromholm
1563 Family pedigree of Holme next the Sea co., Norfolk recorded descended from
a family at Ellough Co., Suffolk.
Norwich
1351 Hugh Aslac
1402 John Aslac, Sergeant at Arms to King Henry IV
1426 Walter Aslac (his will read in 1447)
Suffolk
1272 Ralph Aslac
1273 John Aslac
1319 Nicholas Oslac
1470 Thos Aslake
1631 Thomas Ashlock born New Market, Saint Mary
1657 John Ashlock born 3 Aug 1657 in New Market, Saint Mary (This is John Ashlock,
of the Fishmonger's Guild, who was endentured to Archibal Archer 7 years, headed
to Virginia. He is the only Ashlock known to emigrate to the United States.
Wiltshire
1563 Thomas Bennett and Mary Ashlock(Christopher Ashlock, father)of Heytesbury were found married. They resided at their family
estate,The Pythouse, located in Tisbury, Wiltshire. The Bennett's registered the
quartered coat of arms with the Heraldry College in 1623. In 1700, when the estate
was refurbished, the emblem was engraved on the house The Bennett's hailed from the family name, "Pytte", and as such was the estate
named.
1623 Edmond Pike of Martin Co Wilts married Elizabeth (Christopher Ashlock)
Their eldest daughter, Elinor, was married to Robert Newman of Queens Carnell,
Somersetshire.
Their second child, Edmond, a son was aged 24; A third child, John, aged 22, in addition to four other daughters aged 9 to
20 years.
© copyright 2004 -- Last revised on 4 August, 2004
