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Colonel John Alston 1670–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1670

Birth Location: Pavenham,,Bedfordshire,England

Death Date: 17 September 1758

Death Location: Elebye Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Alston

Mother: Anne Wallis

Spouse(s): Mary Clark, Mary Clarke

Children(s): Joseph Alston, James Alston, Ann Alston, William Alston, Solomon Alston, Charity Alston, William Alston, Thomas Alston

The story of Colonel John Alston began in 1670 in Pavenham,,Bedfordshire,England. Colonel John Alston married Mary Clark, Mary Clarke, and had children including Ann Alston, Charity Alston, James Alston, Joseph John Alston, Solomon Alston, Thomas Alston, William Alston. Colonel John Alston passed away in 1758 in Elebye Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel John Alston began in 1670 in Pavenham,,Bedfordshire,England.
  • Colonel John Alston married Mary Clark, Mary Clarke, and had children including Ann Alston, Charity Alston, James Alston, Joseph John Alston, Solomon Alston, Thomas Alston, William Alston.
  • Colonel John Alston passed away in 1758 in Elebye Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Alston's Ancestors

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Colonel Alston
1670–1758
Birth Place: Pavenham,,Bedfordshire,England
Parents
John Alston
1637–1704
Odell,,Bedfordshire,England
Anne Wallis
1647–1703
Felmersham,,Bedfordshire,England
Grandparents
John Alston
1610–1687
Parvenham, Bedfordshire, , England
Dorothy Temple
1616–1668
, Wiltshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Alston's Descendants

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Colonel (John) Alston (12 May 1670–17 September 1758) m. Mary Clark (1684–1765) m. Mary Clarke (1689–3 May 1734)
  1. 1. Joseph (John) Alston 1702–1781 m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Chancey 1701–1736 m. Euphan Wilson 1710–1780 m. Elizabeth Chancey 1701–1736
    1. 1. Amy Alston 1730–1796 m. John (Richard) Bobbitt 1725–1791
      1. 1. Isham (Drury) Bobbitt 1754–1836 m. Elizabeth ("Betty") James 1756–1847
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Bobbitt 1788–1874
        2. 2. Frances (Fanny) Bobbitt 1783–1826 m. Lewis (Westmoreland) Jones 1784–1839
        3. 3. John BOBBITT 1762–1829
        4. 4. Nancy Bobbitt 1796–1859
        5. 5. Lemual Bobbitt 1775–
        6. 6. Stephen Bobbitt 1779–1856
        7. 7. Winney Bobbitt 1778–1840
        8. 8. Drury (Allen) Bobbitt 1776–1809
        9. 9. John (William) Bobbitt 1782–1853
        10. 10. William (James) Bobbitt 1775–1836
        11. 11. Bailey Bobbitt 1781–
        12. 12. Amy Bobbitt 1785–1853
        13. 13. Thomas BOBBITT 1776–
        14. 14. William Bobbitt 1788–1838
      2. 2. Winnefred Bobbitt 1746–
      3. 3. Randolph Bobbitt 1755–1804
      4. 4. Stephen (Erasmus) Bobbitt 1747–1824
      5. 5. John (Richard) Bobbitt 1749–1824
      6. 6. Alston Bobbitt 1752–1789
      7. 7. Drury Bobbitt 1744–1826
      8. 8. Sarah (Sally) Bobbitt 1747–1820
      9. 9. William Bobbitt 1761–1839
      10. 10. Sally Bobbitt 1758–1850
    2. 2. John (Gideon) ALSTON 1730–1784
    3. 3. Martha (Patty) ALSTON 1731–1814
    4. 4. Willis Alston 1750–1819
    5. 5. Henry ALSTON 1753–1837
    6. 6. William Alston 1745–1789
    7. 7. Phillip Alston 1727–1783
    8. 8. Phillip Alston 1740–1791
    9. 9. Colonel (Willis) Alston 1750–1837
  2. 2. James Alston 1695–
  3. 3. Ann Alston 1686–1730
  4. 4. William Alston 1470–1564
  5. 5. Solomon Alston 1701–1784
  6. 6. Charity Alston 1717–1764
  7. 7. William Alston 1470–1564
  8. 8. Thomas Alston 1719–1756

Colonel Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1670
12 May 1670
Birth of Colonel John Alston in Pavenham,,Bedfordshire,England
Pavenham,,Bedfordshire,England
1758
17 September 1758
Age 88
Death of Colonel John Alston in Elebye Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Elebye Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1670
    Event Place: Pavenham,,Bedfordshire,England
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 91230

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1758
    Event Place: Elebye Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 91230

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