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James Jeffreys Yancey Alston 1805–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1805

Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia

Death Date: 3 Apr 1884

Death Location: Alabama

Father: Nathaniel Alston

Mother: Mary Jeffreys

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Children(s):

In 1805, James Jeffreys Yancey Alston entered the world in Elbert, Georgia, born to Nathaniel Kimbrough Alston And Mary Grey Jeffreys. James Jeffreys Yancey Alston passed away in 1884 in Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1805, James Jeffreys Yancey Alston entered the world in Elbert, Georgia, born to Nathaniel Kimbrough Alston And Mary Grey Jeffreys.
  • James Jeffreys Yancey Alston passed away in 1884 in Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Alston
1775–1852
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina
NA
Mary Jeffreys
1779–1846
Birth Location: Franklin, North Carolina
MJ

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Alston's Ancestors

Self
James Alston
1805–1884
Birth Place: Elbert, Georgia
Parents
Nathaniel Kimbrough Alston
1775–1852
Orange, North Carolina
Mary (Grey) Jeffreys
1779–1846
Franklin, North Carolina
Grandparents
James (Alston) Jr.
1746–1815
Chowan, North Carolina
Griselle ("Gilly") Yancey
1752–1845
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1710–1761
Christian Lillington
1710–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1673–1758
Mary Clarke
1677–1765

James Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1805
20 Sep 1805
Birth of James Jeffreys Yancey Alston in Elbert, Georgia
Elbert, Georgia
1884
3 Apr 1884
Age 79
Death of James Jeffreys Yancey Alston in Alabama
Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1805
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1884
    Event Place: Alabama
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