▁Robert ▁Ash ley ▁acquired ▁a ▁large ▁family ▁man or ▁in ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles ▁through ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Eg idia ▁Ham ely n , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Ham ely n . ▁Ash ley ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁immediate ▁success ors , ▁Edmund ▁Ash ley ▁( born ▁c . ▁ 1 4 4 0 ), ▁and ▁Hugh ▁Ash ley ▁( born ▁c . ▁ 1 4 6 5 ) ▁fl our ished ▁under ▁King ▁Henry ▁IV . ▁When ▁Hugh ▁Ash ley ▁died ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 4 9 3 , ▁his ▁est ates ▁transferred ▁to ▁his ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Ash ley ▁I . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Ash ley ▁I ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁R ade gan ▁Gilbert , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Robert ▁Gilbert ▁of ▁Som erset . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁Henry ▁II ▁( his ▁he ir ) ▁and ▁Anthony ▁of ▁D amer ham . ▁When ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Ash ley ▁I ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 5 4 9 , ▁his ▁son ▁Henry ▁II ▁inherited ▁the ▁estate ▁at ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Ash ley ▁II ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Catherine ▁Bass ett , ▁sister ▁of ▁Anne ▁Bass ett , ▁both ▁daughters ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Bass ett ▁and ▁Honor ▁Gren ville , ▁Vis count ess ▁Lis le . ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁II ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁at ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁and ▁appointed ▁r anger ▁of ▁Alice ▁Hol t ▁Forest . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his