JAMES  ASHCRAFT was born 1714 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died 1766 in New Kent Co. County, Virginia.   He married MARY MNU She died before October 03, 1771 in New Kent Co. County, Virginia. Both are buried there. 

James and Mary were parishioners of New Kent County [Actually, Mary was a member of Blisland Upper Parish Anglican Church of New Kent County, Virginia.  She is listed on the membership rolls. James was mentioned in the St Peter's vestry book just in connection with care of his father.

The home of James and Mary Ashcraft was in the southeastern part of New Kent County near the James City County line, while Thomas Ashcroft had lived in the northern portion just south of the Pamunkey river.

James and Mary Ashcraft lived in New Kent County, Virginia all their lives. Though James never left New Kent County, when his sons were approaching adulthood (ages 19 and 16), James Ashcraft purchased a land patent on May 12,1759 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  The patent was composed of 178 acres located at the fork of Cedar Creek and mentions Little Cedar Creek and Middle Cedar Creek.  This description makes the land easy to locate on a present day map.  James paid twenty shillings of good and lawful money.