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William Thomas Alford 1775–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, British Colonies of America

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas (Reverend)

Mother: Elizabeth Field

Spouse(s): Mary Miller

Children(s): William II, Sarah Hopkins, Margaret Penner, Pleasant Alford

The story of William Thomas Alford began in 1775 in Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, British Colonies of America. William Thomas Alford married Francis Crisp, Mary Polly Honaker Miller, and had children including Jacob Alford, Jane Alford, John Alford, Margaret Elisabeth Penner, Martha Alford, Owen Alford, Pleasant Miller Alford, Sarah Sally Alford Hopkins, William Thomas Alford Ii. William Thomas Alford passed away in 1821 in Warren, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thomas Alford began in 1775 in Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, British Colonies of America.
  • William Thomas Alford married Francis Crisp, Mary Polly Honaker Miller, and had children including Jacob Alford, Jane Alford, John Alford, Margaret Elisabeth Penner, Martha Alford, Owen Alford, Pleasant Miller Alford, Sarah Sally Alford Hopkins, William Thomas Alford Ii.
  • William Thomas Alford passed away in 1821 in Warren, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Alford's Ancestors

Self
William Alford
1775–1821
Birth Place: Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, British Colonies of America
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

William Alford's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Alford (1775–1821) m. Mary (Polly Honaker) Miller (1780–1830)
  1. 1. William (Thomas Alford) II 1804–1876
  2. 2. Sarah ('Sally' Alford) Hopkins 1791–1883
  3. 3. Margaret (Elisabeth) Penner 1806–1879
  4. 4. Pleasant (Miller) Alford 1817–1885
    1. 1. Susan (Matilda) Alford 1850–
      1. 1. Ola (D) Williams 1871–1943 m. Thomas Blake 1872–1941
        1. 1. Frances (Marian) Blake 1911–1973 m. John (Albert) Carlton 1907–2003
        2. 2. Carr (G) Blake 1914–1990
        3. 3. Oliver (G) Blake 1903–
        4. 4. Matison (M) Blake 1899–1964
        5. 5. Ola (L) Blake 1909–1968
        6. 6. Thomas (A) Blake 1892–
        7. 7. Henry (G) Blake 1896–
        8. 8. Julius (O) Blake 1894–
        9. 9. Otto Blake 1893–

William Alford's Timeline

3 Records

1775
1775
Birth of William Thomas Alford in Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, British Colonies of America
Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, British Colonies of America
1821
1821
Age 46
Death of William Thomas Alford in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1880
20 May 1880
Age 105
William Thomas Alford was baptized in Bedminster, St John, Somersetshire, England
Bedminster, St John, Somersetshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, British Colonies of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 May 1880
    Event Place: Bedminster, St John, Somersetshire, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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