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James Alston 1710–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1761

Death Location: Elbye, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Alston

Mother: Mary Clark

Spouse(s): Christian Lillington

Children(s): William Alston, James Alston, Anne Alston, John Alston, Solomon Alston, Martha Alston, Philip Alston, Sarah Alston, Rachel Alston, Charity Alston, Mary Alston, Charity Alston, Sarah Alston, John Alston, Mary Alston

James Alston was born in 1710 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Alston And Mary E Clark. James Alston married Christian Lillington, and had children including Anne Alston, Charity Elizabeth Alston, Charity Lillington Alston, James Alston, John Alston, Martha Alston, Mary Alston, Philip Alston, Rachel Alston, Sarah Sally Alston, Sarah Alston, Solomon Alston, William Alston. James Alston passed away in 1761 in Elbye, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James Alston was born in 1710 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Alston And Mary E Clark.
  • James Alston married Christian Lillington, and had children including Anne Alston, Charity Elizabeth Alston, Charity Lillington Alston, James Alston, John Alston, Martha Alston, Mary Alston, Philip Alston, Rachel Alston, Sarah Sally Alston, Sarah Alston, Solomon Alston, William Alston.
  • James Alston passed away in 1761 in Elbye, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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James Alston's Ancestors

Self
James Alston
1710–1761
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Alston
1680–1758
Probably In England
Mary (E.) Clark
1677–1765
US
Grandparents
John Alston
1637–1704
Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Ann Wallis
1647–1703
Felmersham, Bedford, England
Robert Clarke
1666–1724
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Rachel Morgan
1660–1717
Surry County Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John I
1614–1687
Dorothy Temple
1616–1668
John Wallace
1616–1703
Susannah Glyde
1616–1687
John Clarke
1652–1717
Mary Flake
1645–1717
John Morgan
1645–1712
Rachel Deming
1644–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Alston
1564–1619
Frances Bloomfield
1580–1644
Sir Temple
1593–1632
Dorothy Lee
1590–1625
Rev Welles
1560–1622
Joanna Chapman
1580–1643
John Glyde
1591–1615
Rachel Grint
1592–1625
Richard Clarke
1630–1673
Elizabeth Johnson
1631–1662
Robert Flake
1621–1697
Katherine Moore
1625–1669

James Alston's Descendants

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James Alston (1710–1761) m. Christian Lillington (1710–1761)
  1. 1. William Alston 1736–1810 m. Charity (Lillington) Alston 1748–1823
    1. 1. Nancy Alston 1774–1820 m. William (Hudson) Tait 1768–1836
      1. 1. William (A.) Tait 1805–1873 m. Catherine Tait 1804–1870
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Tait 1830–1928 m. Francis (Miles) Brooks 1829–1880
      2. 2. Frances (A) Tait –1827
    2. 2. Mary Alston 1797–1871
    3. 3. James Alston 1774–1850
    4. 4. William (Hinton) Alston 1780–1874
    5. 5. George Alston 1791–
    6. 6. Solomon Alston 1789–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Alston 1781–
    8. 8. Philip (Henry) Alston 1787–
  2. 2. James Alston 1746–1815
  3. 3. Anne Alston 1738–1786
  4. 4. John Alston 1735–1802
  5. 5. Solomon Alston 1733–1771
  6. 6. Martha Alston 1745–1815
  7. 7. Philip Alston 1741–
  8. 8. Sarah Alston 1752–1815
  9. 9. Rachel Alston 1747–1833
  10. 10. Charity (Elizabeth) Alston 1743–1774
  11. 11. Mary Alston 1730–1780
  12. 12. Charity (Lillington) Alston 1748–1823 m. William Alston 1736–1810
  13. 13. Sarah ("Sally") Alston 1748–1761
  14. 14. John Alston –1764
  15. 15. Mary Alston 1745–1764

James Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of James Alston in Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
1761
1761
Age 51
Death of James Alston in Elbye, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Elbye, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Elbye, Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    50-51

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