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Margaret Williams Alston 1795–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1795

Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Father: Joseph Alston

Mother: Martha Kearney

Spouse(s): Carney Cotton

Children(s): John Cotton, Elizabeth Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Emily Cotton, Richard Cotton, Richard Cotten

Margaret Williams Alston was born in 1795 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph John Alston And Martha Kearney. Margaret Williams Alston married Carney Capt Cotton, and had children including Elizabeth K Cotton, Emily Cotton, John Aliston Cotton, Joseph John Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Richard Carney Jr Cotten, Richard Carney Jr Cotton. Margaret Williams Alston passed away in 1855 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Williams Alston was born in 1795 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joseph John Alston And Martha Kearney.
  • Margaret Williams Alston married Carney Capt Cotton, and had children including Elizabeth K Cotton, Emily Cotton, John Aliston Cotton, Joseph John Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Richard Carney Jr Cotten, Richard Carney Jr Cotton.
  • Margaret Williams Alston passed away in 1855 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Margaret Alston's Ancestors

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Margaret Alston
1795–1855
Birth Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph John Alston
1767–1841
North Carolina, United States
Martha Kearney
1771–1852
North Carolina, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Alston's Descendants

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Margaret (Williams) Alston (26 Nov 1795–1855) m. Carney (Capt.) Cotton (1791–1833)
  1. 1. John (Aliston) Cotton 1815–1859
  2. 2. Elizabeth (K) Cotton 1817–1818
  3. 3. Margaret Cotton 1819–1820
  4. 4. Emily Cotton 1821–1822
  5. 5. Richard (Carney Jr) Cotton 1830–1847 m. Adelaide Cotton 1832–
  6. 6. Richard (Carney Jr) Cotten 1829–1900 m. Adelaide Poe 1831–1902 m. Eda (Clemintine) Rawlings 1857–1944
    1. 1. F (C) Cotton 1854–
    2. 2. Ella Cotten 1851–1924 m. M (T) Williams 1851– m. Middleton (Thompson) Williams 1848–1927
      1. 1. Frederick (C) Williams 1877–1939
      2. 2. Annie (A) Williams 1878–
      3. 3. Elsie Williams 1886–1941
    3. 3. Nellie (C) Cotton 1881–
    4. 4. Mattie (C) Cotton 1881–
    5. 5. Maude Richard 1883–1966
    6. 6. May (A) Cotton 1893–

Margaret Alston's Timeline

3 Records

1795
26 Nov 1795
Birth of Margaret Williams Alston in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1833
1833
Age 38
Death of Margaret Williams Alston in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1855
1855
Age 60
Death of Margaret Williams Alston in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1795
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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