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John Peachman Alford 1763–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1763

Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, British American Colonies

Death Date: 24 Apr 1837

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas (Reverend)

Mother: Elizabeth Field

Spouse(s): Dolly Carroll, Elizabeth Bibb

Children(s): Priscilla Norris, Dotty Allen, Daniel Alford, Green Alford, John Alford, Sarah Bibb, Permelia Alford, Martha Alford, Dorcas Alford, Mary Long, Elizabeth Turner, Elizabeth Key, Cynthia Alford, Thomas Alford, John Sr, Nancy Alford, Nelson Alford, George Alford, Solomon Alford, Mary Alford

In 1763, John Peachman Alford entered the world in Wythe County, Virginia, British American Colonies, born to Thomas Alford Reverend And Elizabeth Field. John Peachman Alford married Dolly Carroll, Elizabeth Bibb, Jane Logan, and had children including Cynthia Ann Alford, Daniel William Duke Alford, Dorcas Alford, Dotty Alford Allen, Elizabeth Bibb Alford Turner, Elizabeth Key, George Washington Alford, Green Alford, John B Alford Sr, John Bibb Alford, Martha Alford, Mary Elizabeth Alford, Mary Elizabeth Alford Long, Nancy Nichols Alford, Nelson Ellis Alford, Permelia Alford, Priscilla Alford Norris, Sarah Garrett Alford Bibb, Solomon Alford, Thomas Key Alford. John Peachman Alford passed away in 1837 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1763, John Peachman Alford entered the world in Wythe County, Virginia, British American Colonies, born to Thomas Alford Reverend And Elizabeth Field.
  • John Peachman Alford married Dolly Carroll, Elizabeth Bibb, Jane Logan, and had children including Cynthia Ann Alford, Daniel William Duke Alford, Dorcas Alford, Dotty Alford Allen, Elizabeth Bibb Alford Turner, Elizabeth Key, George Washington Alford, Green Alford, John B Alford Sr, John Bibb Alford, Martha Alford, Mary Elizabeth Alford, Mary Elizabeth Alford Long, Nancy Nichols Alford, Nelson Ellis Alford, Permelia Alford, Priscilla Alford Norris, Sarah Garrett Alford Bibb, Solomon Alford, Thomas Key Alford.
  • John Peachman Alford passed away in 1837 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas (Reverend)
1725–1805
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Field
1738–1805
Birth Location: Culpepper, Wythe, Virginia, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Dolly Carroll
1765–1816
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
DC
Elizabeth Bibb
1740–1796
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia
EB

Children(s)

Priscilla Norris
1796–1887
Birth Location: Horry, South Carolina, United States
PN
Dotty Allen
1787–1880
Birth Location: , , South Carolina, United States
DA
Daniel Alford
1786–1868
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
DA
Green Alford
1815–1853
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
GA
John Alford
1790–1840
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
JA
Sarah Bibb
1783–1868
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
SB
Permelia Alford
1788–1877
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
PA
Martha Alford
1813–1894
Birth Location: North Carolina
MA
Dorcas Alford
1775–1828
Birth Location: Bath County, Virginia, USA
DA
Mary Long
1816–1891
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
ML
Elizabeth Turner
1795–1852
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
ET
Elizabeth Key
1765–1830
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
EK
Cynthia Alford
1819–1877
Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee, USA
CA
Thomas Alford
1798–1820
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
TA
John Sr
1787–1865
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
JS
Nancy Alford
1801–1824
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
NA
Nelson Alford
1792–1864
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
NA
George Alford
1794–1834
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
GA
Solomon Alford
1817–1844
Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
SA
Mary Alford
1816–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina
MA

John Alford's Ancestors

Self
John Alford
1763–1837
Birth Place: Wythe County, Virginia, British American Colonies
Parents
Thomas Alford (Reverend)
1725–1805
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Field
1738–1805
Culpepper, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry Alford) Jr
1693–1748
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grace Hartfield
1690–1724
New Kent, New Kent, VA, USA
Capt. (Abraham "Vesryman") Field
1699–1775
Montrose, Westmoreland, Virginia,British Colonies
Elizabeth (Keene) WITHERS
1706–1798
Overwharton Pari, Stafford, Virginia, British Colonies
Great-Grandparents
John Alford
1645–1671
Elizabeth Alford
1661–1716
Daniel Field
1663–1720
Mary Allday
1661–1720
Captain Withers
1680–1745
Elizabeth (Virginia)
1682–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN ALFORD
1620–1709
Dorothy Waget
1623–1716
Thomas Lettice
1604–1681
Anne Savoy
1607–1687
DNA-C-Abraham GGG
1635–1674
DNA-C-Mary GGM
1644–1674
William Jr
1636–1698
Mary (Withers)
1640–1691
Bridget Withers
1652–1752

John Alford's Descendants

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John (Peachman) Alford (13 Mar 1763–24 Apr 1837) m. Dolly Carroll (Mar. 1765–26 Feb. 1816) m. Elizabeth Bibb (1740–1796)
  1. 1. Priscilla (Alford) Norris 1796–1887
  2. 2. Dotty (Alford) Allen 1787–1880
  3. 3. Daniel (William "Duke") Alford 1786–1868
  4. 4. Green Alford 1815–1853 m. Nancy (Denton) Alford 1815–1853
    1. 1. George (Wiley) Alford 1838–1907
      1. 1. Viola (Elizabeth) Sanger 1873–1955 m. Stephen (C) Sanger 1876–1938
        1. 1. Opal (Lucille) Hensley 1907–1995
    2. 2. Joseph Alford 1840–
    3. 3. Frances (A.) Alford 1844–
    4. 4. Henry Alford 1850–
    5. 5. William (Jasper) Alford 1832–1900 m. BuenaVista Patterson 1845–1875
      1. 1. Thomas ("Jack") Alford 1866–1938
      2. 2. Mary (E.) Alford 1873–1928
      3. 3. William (Zellie) Alford 1869–1940
        1. 1. Glenn (Warren) Alford 1920–1960 m. Audrey (Lenora) BARBER 1918–2006
      4. 4. George (Wiley) Alford 1880–1963
  5. 5. John (Bibb) Alford 1790–1840
  6. 6. Sarah (Garrett Alford) Bibb 1783–1868 m. Rev (James Bibb) Jr 1778–1826 m. James (Bibb) II 1778–1826
    1. 1. William (Livingston) Bibb 1803–1851
    2. 2. Jefferson Bibb 1812–1815
    3. 3. Harriet (Newell) Bibb 1822–1906
    4. 4. Louisa (Jane) Bibb 1824–1902
    5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Bibb 1816–1853
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Alford) Bibb 1812–1888
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Bibb 1810–1865
    8. 8. Cornelia (Ann) Bibb 1818–1900
    9. 9. James (Henry) Bibb 1826–1870
    10. 10. John Bibb 1805–1862
  7. 7. Permelia Alford 1788–1877
  8. 8. Martha Alford 1813–1894
  9. 9. Dorcas Alford 1775–1828
  10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth Alford) Long 1816–1891
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Bibb Alford) Turner 1795–1852
    1. 1. Louisa McMahan 1826–1880
      1. 1. Mary (Ida) Roller 1867–1940 m. James (M) Sanders 1853–1931
        1. 1. John (Alvin) Sanders 1892–1962 m. Magaret (Travis) Sanders 1896–1991
        2. 2. Charles (Bailey) Sanders 1889–1974
        3. 3. Robert (McKinley) Sanders 1894–1992
        4. 4. Mary (Gladys) Sanders 1905–1997
        5. 5. Willie (E) Sanders 1888–1973
        6. 6. James (Wesley) Sanders 1897–1971
        7. 7. Clifton (Hunter) Sanders 1909–1995
        8. 8. Duncan (Curley) Sanders 1902–1973
        9. 9. Lucy (Pearl) Sanders 1887–1977
        10. 10. Charles (Bailey) Sanders 1889–1974
        11. 11. Robert (McKinley) Sanders 1894–1992
        12. 12. Mary (Gladys) Sanders 1905–1997
        13. 13. Willie (E) Sanders 1888–1973
        14. 14. James (Wesley) Sanders 1897–1971
        15. 15. Clifton (Hunter) Sanders 1909–1995
        16. 16. Duncan (Curley) Sanders 1902–1973
        17. 17. Lucy (Pearl) Sanders 1887–1977
  12. 12. Elizabeth Key 1765–1830 m. William (Waller) Key 1753–1820
    1. 1. Sarah (Ruth "Sally" Key) Vaughan 1807–1880
    2. 2. Tandy (Lee) Key 1792–1824
    3. 3. Martin (Green Hill) Key 1809–1864
    4. 4. Nancy Key 1794–1835
    5. 5. John Key 1785–1827
    6. 6. Waller Key 1797–1869
    7. 7. Elizabeth Key 1796–1872
  13. 13. Cynthia (Ann) Alford 1819–1877 m. Jesse (Warren) Ball 1808–1880
    1. 1. Mira (M) Ball 1855–1902
    2. 2. Iddo (Wesley) Ball 1853–1923
    3. 3. Rebecca (Jane) Ball 1834–1862
    4. 4. Seaborn ([Seab] Harrison) Ball 1860–1952
    5. 5. Immer (N) Ball 1858–1942
    6. 6. Jesse (Nelson) Ball 1850–1899
    7. 7. Missouri (Angeline) Ball 1843–
    8. 8. Louisa (Ball \) Bracy 1843–1886
    9. 9. Jeptha Ball 1850–
    10. 10. Sampson (' Sam' Edward) Ball 1844–1918
    11. 11. John (Ira) Ball 1846–1884
    12. 12. Lacey (A) Ball 1849–1932
    13. 13. Martha Ball 1843–1929
    14. 14. Jesse (Warren) Ball 1839–1864
    15. 15. Edward Ball 1860–1861
  14. 14. Thomas (Key) Alford 1798–1820
  15. 15. John (B Alford) Sr 1787–1865
  16. 16. Nancy (Nichols) Alford 1801–1824
  17. 17. Nelson (Ellis) Alford 1792–1864
  18. 18. George (Washington) Alford 1794–1834
  19. 19. Solomon Alford 1817–1844
  20. 20. Mary (Elizabeth) Alford 1816–1850

John Alford's Timeline

14 Records

1760
8 April 1760
Birth of John Peachman Alford in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1760
8 May 1760
Birth of John Peachman Alford in Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
1763
13 Mar 1763
Birth of John Peachman Alford in Wythe County, Virginia, British American Colonies
Wythe County, Virginia, British American Colonies
1783
2 Mar 1783
Age 20
John Peachman Alford was married In Amherst Co., Virginia, United States
Amherst Co., Virginia, United States
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 57
John Peachman Alford resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1827
17 Mar 1827
Age 64
John Peachman Alford was married in Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Davidson, Tennessee, United States
1829
24 Oct 1829
Age 66
John Peachman Alford resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1830
1830
Age 67
John Peachman Alford resided here in Monroe, Virginia, USA
Monroe, Virginia, USA
1831
4 Mar 1831
Age 68
John Peachman Alford resided here in Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1833
1833
Age 70
John Peachman Alford resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1837
24 Apr 1837
Age 74
Death of John Peachman Alford in Monroe, West Virginia, United States
Monroe, West Virginia, United States
1837
24 Apr 1837
Age 74
Death of John Peachman Alford in Monroe, West Virginia, United States
Monroe, West Virginia, United States
1837
24 April 1837
Age 74
Death of John Peachman Alford in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1837
24 Apr 1837
Age 74
Death of John Peachman Alford in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1760
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1760
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1763
    Event Place: Wythe County, Virginia, British American Colonies
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1783
    Event Place: Amherst Co., Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1827
    Event Place: Davidson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 90; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 104

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1829
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, National Banner and Nashville Whig; Publication Date: 24 Oct 1829; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Monroe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Monroe, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 198; Page: 5; Family History Library Film: 0029677

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar
    [2] U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1837
    Event Place: Monroe, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1837
    Event Place: Monroe, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1837
    Event Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1837
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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