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James ALSTON 1774–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1774

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: Col Alston

Mother: Charity Lillington

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James ALSTON was born in 1774 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Col William Alston And Charity Lillington. James ALSTON passed away in 1850 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James ALSTON was born in 1774 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Col William Alston And Charity Lillington.
  • James ALSTON passed away in 1850 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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James ALSTON's Ancestors

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James ALSTON
1774–1850
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Col William Alston
1736–1810
Gatesville, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Charity Lillington
1738–1823
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Solomon Alston
1701–1784
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ann) Hinton
1714–1780
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
James Alston
1710–1760
Chowan,,North Carolina,USA
Christian (Charity) Lillington
1710–1761
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John, Alston
1673–1755
Mary (7GGM)
1677–1765
Colonel Hinton
1673–1731
Mary Hardy
1673–1743
John Jr.
1696–1750
Mary (Alston)
1677–1765
George Lillington
1670–1741
Hanna Kent
1679–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John* HP
1637–1704
Anne* HP
1647–1703
John Co
1651–1689
Mary (8GGM)
1655–1730
Rev Hinton
1642–1673
Sarah Whitt
1645–1679
Mary Parker
1640–1700
Edward Lillington
–1736

James ALSTON's Timeline

2 Records

1774
16 Nov 1774
Birth of James ALSTON in Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 76
Death of James ALSTON in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1774
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

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