Ashley is the daughter of Donnamarie (Tinneny) and Richard Persico of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married Henry Parker Smith III. She and Parker were married at Saint Bridget Catholic Church in the East Falls section of Philadelphia on September 29, 2012. Ashley is the great-great granddaughter of Patrick “Yankee Pat” Tinneny of Goladuff, Newtownbutler, NI; Greenock, Scotland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.