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Sir Knight Thomas Alston 1564–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1564

Birth Location: of Giddings Hall in Polstead, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 25 January 1619

Death Location: Polstead, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Hall

Mother: Elizabeth x

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Alston

The story of Sir Knight Thomas Alston began in 1564 in of Giddings Hall in Polstead, Suffolk, England. Sir Knight Thomas Alston had children including John Alston. Sir Knight Thomas Alston passed away in 1619 in Polstead, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight Thomas Alston began in 1564 in of Giddings Hall in Polstead, Suffolk, England.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Alston had children including John Alston.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Alston passed away in 1619 in Polstead, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hall
1537–1617
Birth Location: Newton, Suffolk, England
SH
Elizabeth x
1540–1586
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
Ex

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Alston
1610–1687
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Alston's Ancestors

Self
Sir Alston
1564–1619
Birth Place: of Giddings Hall in Polstead, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir William Alston of Saxham Hall
1537–1617
Newton, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth ((Alston) Olmstead) x
1540–1586
Halstead, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knt. Edward Alston, 15, of Saxham) Hall
1507–1591
Saxham Hall, Newton, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Coleman
1509–1590
Polstead, Suffolk, England
Sir (Henry) Olmsted
1514–1553
Little Maplestead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth ((Olmsted) Bindlose) x
1518–1553
Hampstead, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Newton
1470–1564
Sir Bindlose
1500–1584
Lady Palmer
1504–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Alston's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Thomas) Alston (23 Feb 1564–25 January 1619)
  1. 1. John Alston 1610–1687 m. Dorothy Temple 1616–1668
    1. 1. Sarah Alston 1643–1680 m. Thomas (John II Kinchen md Sarah) Alston 1640–1682
      1. 1. William Kinchen 1681–1735 m. Elizabeth Ruffin 1685–1761
        1. 1. Martha Kinchen 1713–1757 m. Thomas (Henry (Col. House of Burgesses, VA) Jarrell) IV 1694–1753 m. Thomas (Henry Jarrell) Jr 1694–1753

Sir Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1564
23 Feb 1564
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Alston in of Giddings Hall in Polstead, Suffolk, England
of Giddings Hall in Polstead, Suffolk, England
1619
25 January 1619
Age 55
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Alston in Polstead, Suffolk, England
Polstead, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1564
    Event Place: of Giddings Hall in Polstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1619
    Event Place: Polstead, Suffolk, England
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