▁Ash ley ▁Cooper , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury , ▁born ▁to ▁inherit ▁the ▁ancient ▁poss essions ▁of ▁his ▁estate . ▁He ▁lived ▁long ▁enough ▁to ▁choose ▁his ▁grand son ' s ▁first ▁t utor , ▁ins isting ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁with ▁Pur itan ▁lean ings ▁t utor ▁his ▁grand children . ▁At ▁his ▁ins istence , ▁Dr ▁A aron ▁Gu erd on ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁children ' s ▁t utor . ▁ ▁After ▁Ash ley ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 6 , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 6 2 8 , ▁his ▁wife ▁Philipp a ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁marry ▁Care w ▁R ale igh , ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁R ale igh , ▁while ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Anne ▁Ash ley ▁who ▁married ▁Sir ▁John ▁Cooper ▁of ▁Rock bourne , ▁inherited ▁the ▁family ▁est ates ▁at ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles . ▁ ▁Cooper ▁family ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 0 , ▁the ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁dynast y ▁was ▁established ▁when ▁Sir ▁John ▁Cooper ▁of ▁Rock bourne ▁( 1 5 9 8 – 1 6 3 1 ) ▁married ▁Anne ▁Elizabeth ▁Ash ley ▁( 1 5 9 3 – 1 6 2 8 ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley ▁of ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles . ▁The ▁extensive ▁est ates ▁that ▁both ▁inherited , ▁cons olid ated ▁the ▁hold ings ▁of ▁the ▁Ash ley ▁and ▁Cooper ▁families ▁in ▁Ham pshire , ▁W ilt shire ,