▁son , ▁Henry ▁Ash ley ▁III , ▁who ▁was ▁gentleman ▁p ension er ▁to ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Ash ley ▁III ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Anne ▁Burg h , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Lord ▁Thomas ▁Burg h , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Burg h . ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁and ▁Anne ▁had ▁three ▁sons ▁and ▁four ▁daughters . ▁All ▁seven ▁children ▁died ▁without ▁he irs , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁est ates ▁passed ▁to ▁Sir ▁Henry ' s ▁cousin , ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley ▁of ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et ▁of ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles ▁▁ ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 1 , ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley ▁of ▁D amer ham ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Ly te ▁of ▁Ly tes ▁C ary ▁in ▁Som erset . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother ▁was ▁Sir ▁Francis ▁Ash ley ▁of ▁Dor chester , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 9 . ▁Their ▁mother ▁was ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Henry ▁Ly te , ▁the ▁botan ist , ▁and ▁the ▁sixth ▁great ▁a unt ▁of ▁Henry ▁Francis ▁Ly te , ▁cur ate ▁at ▁B rix ham ▁and ▁writer ▁of ▁numerous ▁h ym ns ▁including ▁" Ab ide ▁with ▁Me ". ▁ ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley ▁inherited ▁the ▁family ▁est ates ▁at ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles ▁on ▁his ▁cousin ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁III ' s ▁death . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁gener ous ▁benef actor ▁of