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Margaret B Thomas Jackson 1785–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1785

Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina

Death Date: 9 Jun 1866

Death Location: Halifax, North Carolina

Father: Micajah Jr.

Mother: Anne Jackson

Spouse(s): Joseph Sr.

Children(s): Eliza Alston, Sarah Alston, William Alston, James Alston, Thomas Alston, Blake Alston, Major Alston, Joseph Jr., Caroline Alston, Kemp Alston, Lucy Alston

Margaret B Thomas Jackson was born in 1785 in Nash, North Carolina, the child of Micajah Thomas Jr And Anne Jackson. In 1860, Margaret B Thomas Jackson resided in Halifax, North Carolina. Margaret B Thomas Jackson married Joseph John Alston Sr, and had children including Blake B Alston, Caroline Alston, Eliza Ann Alston, James Wright Alston, Joseph John Alston Jr, Kemp Alston, Lucy Grissom Alston, Major W Alston, Margaret T Alston, Sarah Norfleet Sally Alston, Thomas Peterson Alston, William W Alston. Margaret B Thomas Jackson passed away in 1866 in Halifax, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Margaret B Thomas Jackson was born in 1785 in Nash, North Carolina, the child of Micajah Thomas Jr And Anne Jackson.
  • In 1860, Margaret B Thomas Jackson resided in Halifax, North Carolina.
  • Margaret B Thomas Jackson married Joseph John Alston Sr, and had children including Blake B Alston, Caroline Alston, Eliza Ann Alston, James Wright Alston, Joseph John Alston Jr, Kemp Alston, Lucy Grissom Alston, Major W Alston, Margaret T Alston, Sarah Norfleet Sally Alston, Thomas Peterson Alston, William W Alston.
  • Margaret B Thomas Jackson passed away in 1866 in Halifax, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Micajah Jr.
1757–1788
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina
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Anne Jackson
1763–1804
Birth Location: England
AJ

Spouses(s)

Joseph Sr.
1781–1831
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
JS

Children(s)

Eliza Alston
1816–1888
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
EA
Sarah Alston
1806–1867
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
SA
William Alston
1811–1866
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
WA
James Alston
1818–1892
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
JA
Thomas Alston
1822–1872
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
TA
Blake Alston
1824–1858
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
BA
Major Alston
1830–1852
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
MA
Joseph Jr.
1831–1831
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
JJ
Caroline Alston
1810–1850
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
CA
Kemp Alston
–1857
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
KA
Lucy Alston
–1879
Birth Location: Halifax, North Carolina
LA

Margaret Jackson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Jackson
1785–1866
Birth Place: Nash, North Carolina
Parents
Micajah Thomas Jr.
1757–1788
Edgecombe, North Carolina
Anne Jackson
1763–1804
England
Grandparents
Micajah (Thomas) Sr.
1725–1769
Nansemond, Virginia
Mourning (Crudup) Dixon
1722–1781
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr.
1670–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
–1670

Margaret Jackson's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (B Thomas) Jackson (4 May 1785–9 Jun 1866) m. Joseph (John Alston) Sr. (1781–1 Apr 1831)
  1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Alston 1816–1888 m. William (Bennett) Boddie 1814–1854
    1. 1. Laura Boddie 1849–1931 m. George (Calhoun Sebastian) Sr. 1830–1897
      1. 1. Anne (T) Sebastian 1871–
      2. 2. George (Calhoun Sebastian) Jr. 1872–1872
      3. 3. Lily (Stuart) Sebastian 1866–
      4. 4. Charles (William) Sebastian 1867–
      5. 5. Clara (Lee) Sebastian 1873–
      6. 6. John (Tobin Sebastian) Sr. 1877–
      7. 7. Amelia (Broadwater) Sebastian 1879–
      8. 8. Juanita (Preston) Sebastian 1881–1930 m. William (Lilburn) Byers 1884–1962
        1. 1. Margaret Byers 1915–2005
        2. 2. Helen (Elizabeth) Byers 1919–2010
        3. 3. Lillian Byers 1922–2005
        4. 4. Billie (Lilburn) Byers 1923–1971
        5. 5. Mary (Lynn) Byers 1926–2005
      9. 9. May (Fielding) Sebastian 1866–1932 m. Robert (Green Campbell) Sr. 1866–1927
        1. 1. Lily (Sebastian) Campbell 1902–1990 m. Charles (Swanson Witcher) Sr. 1900–1933
        2. 2. Evelyn Campbell 1906–
        3. 3. Robert (Green Campbell) Jr. 1897–
        4. 4. William (W) Campbell 1899–
        5. 5. Mary (Fielding) Campbell 1904–2001
    2. 2. Ellen Boddie –1912
    3. 3. Anne Boddie 1844–
      1. 1. Ida Bartels 1878–
      2. 2. Robert (Lee) Bartels 1885– m. Gertrude Tidwell 1882–
        1. 1. Gertrude Bartels 1908–
        2. 2. William (Boddie) Bartels 1914–
  2. 2. Sarah (Norfleet "Sally") Alston 1806–1867 m. Marion (Sanders) Sr. 1802–1874
    1. 1. William (Alston) Sanders 1837–1915 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Frazier 1841–
      1. 1. Helen (LeRoy) Sanders 1860–1939 m. Thomas (Lynch) Alston 1856–1927
        1. 1. William (LeRoy) Alston 1885–1964
        2. 2. Helen Alston 1889–
    2. 2. James (W) Sanders 1842–
    3. 3. George Sanders 1843–
    4. 4. Marion (Sanders) Jr. 1844–1896
    5. 5. Pauline (Eloise) Sanders 1851–1875
  3. 3. William (W) Alston 1811–1866 m. Mary (Elizabeth Stith) Burton 1822–1909
    1. 1. Martha (Burton "Pattie") Alston 1853–1914 m. Walter (Baker Jordan) Sr. 1832–1892 m. Henry (Riley Parker) Sr. 1829–1899
      1. 1. Martha (Burton) Jordan 1872–1883
      2. 2. Walter (Welsh) Jordan 1873–1878
      3. 3. Hugh (Dawley Jordan) Sr. 1876–1934
      4. 4. Mary (Gordon) Jordan 1878–1883
      5. 5. Moseley (Baker) Jordan 1881–1958
      6. 6. Pearl (Alston) Jordan 1883–1887
      7. 7. Walter (Baker Jordan) Jr. 1885–1946
      8. 8. Martha (Burton Williams "Pattie") Jordan 1888–1968
      9. 9. Lunsford (McKinney Alston) Jordan 1890–1973
      10. 10. Imogen (Mitchell) Jordan 1892–1952 m. Carroll (C) Bounds 1889–1964
        1. 1. Carroll (Jordan) Bounds –1958
      11. 11. John (Riley) Parker 1896–1953 m. Edna (Roberta) Jenkins 1898–
    2. 2. William (Cameron) Alston 1844–1863
    3. 3. Thomas (Burton) Alston 1858–1928 m. Penny LNU 1885–
      1. 1. Joseph Alston 1908–
      2. 2. Herbert Alston 1909–
    4. 4. John (Burton) Alston 1855–1924 m. Annie (Laurie) Chapman 1859–1943
      1. 1. Mary (Burton) Alston 1886–
      2. 2. Ida (Lee) Alston 1888–
    5. 5. Lunsford Alston 1860–
  4. 4. James (Wright) Alston 1818–1892 m. Laura (Cornelia) Terrell 1840–
    1. 1. Cornelia (J) Alston 1868–
    2. 2. Edward (M) Alston 1870–
    3. 3. Bessie (L) Alston 1873–
    4. 4. Sadie (M) Alston 1875–
    5. 5. Lucy (A) Alston 1879–
  5. 5. Thomas (Peterson) Alston 1822–1872
  6. 6. Blake (B) Alston 1824–1858
  7. 7. Major (W) Alston 1830–1852
  8. 8. Joseph (John Alston) Jr. 1831–1831
  9. 9. Caroline Alston 1810–1850
  10. 10. Kemp Alston –1857
  11. 11. Lucy (Grissom) Alston –1879

Margaret Jackson's Timeline

3 Records

1785
4 May 1785
Birth of Margaret B Thomas Jackson in Nash, North Carolina
Nash, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 75
Margaret B Thomas Jackson resided here in Halifax, North Carolina
Halifax, North Carolina
1866
9 Jun 1866
Age 81
Death of Margaret B Thomas Jackson in Halifax, North Carolina
Halifax, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1785
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Halifax, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 438; Image: 256.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Halifax, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 438; Image: 256.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1866
    Event Place: Halifax, North Carolina
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