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William Alston 1637–1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1637

Birth Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1708

Death Location: Pavenham, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Father: John Alston

Mother: Lady Temple

Spouse(s): Thamozin Brooke

Children(s): John Allston, William Alston, William Alston, Thomasin Alston, John Alston, Francisca Alston

William Alston was born in 1637 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John I Alston And Lady Dorothy Lee Temple. William Alston married Thamozin Brooke, and had children including Christopher Alstone, Eadith Alstone, Elizabeth Alstone, Francisca Alston, John Allston, John Alston, Thomas Alstone Or Alston, Thomasin Alston, William Alston. William Alston passed away in 1708 in Pavenham, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Alston was born in 1637 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John I Alston And Lady Dorothy Lee Temple.
  • William Alston married Thamozin Brooke, and had children including Christopher Alstone, Eadith Alstone, Elizabeth Alstone, Francisca Alston, John Allston, John Alston, Thomas Alstone Or Alston, Thomasin Alston, William Alston.
  • William Alston passed away in 1708 in Pavenham, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Alston
1610–1687
Birth Location: Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England
JA
Lady Temple
1616–1668
Birth Location: Corsham, Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
LT

Spouses(s)

Thamozin Brooke
1644–
Birth Location: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
TB

Children(s)

John Allston
1666–1719
Birth Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
JA
William Alston
1665–1713
Birth Location: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
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William Alston
1666–
Birth Location: Parhaven, Bedford, Eng.
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Thomasin Alston
1667–1713
Birth Location: Parhaven, Bedford, Eng.
TA
John Alston
1668–
Birth Location: Parhaven, Bedford, Eng.
JA
Francisca Alston
1676–1709
Birth Location: Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England
FA

William Alston's Ancestors

Self
William Alston
1637–1708
Birth Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John I Alston
1610–1687
Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Dorothy Lee) Temple
1616–1668
Corsham, Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Alston
1564–1631
Polstead, Babergh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Frances Bloomfield
1565–1642
Pavenham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
John Temple
1593–1632
Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Dorothy Lee
1593–1625
Stowe, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Alston
1537–1617
Elizabeth Bindloss
1540–1607
Simon Bloomfield
1544–
Bloomfield
1545–
Thomas Temple
1567–1637
Hester Sandys
1569–1656
Edmund Lee
1535–1626
Dorothy Browne
1575–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Alston
1507–1591
Elizabeth Coleman
1510–1590
Henry Holmstead
1514–
Elizabeth Bindless
1518–1553
John Temple
1542–1603
Susanna Spencer
1533–1606
Myles Sandys
1523–1601
Hester Clifton
1538–1570
Roger Lee
1510–1552
Elizabeth Cheyne
1472–1545
Anthony Browne
1552–1592
Mary Dormer
1555–1637

William Alston's Descendants

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William Alston (13 Aug 1637–1708) m. Thamozin Brooke (Abt 1644–)
  1. 1. John Allston 1666–1719 m. Mary Turgis 1674–1701 m. Elizabeth Westcombe 1666–
    1. 1. Peter Allston 1707–1748 m. Mary Temple 1700– m. Sarah Hayes 1721–1751
      1. 1. Elizabeth Alston 1736–1801 m. Arthur Massey 1736–1801
        1. 1. Charlotte Massey 1778–1855 m. William (T.) Holley 1771–1857 m. William (T) Holley 1771–1857
        2. 2. Elias Massey 1760–1827 m. Elizabeth Gatewood 1761–1864
        3. 3. Alston (S) Massey 1762–1853 m. Emeline Allen 1803–1882 m. unknown –1820
        4. 4. Alston (S) Massey 1762–1853 m. Emeline Allen 1803–1882
        5. 5. Drewry (Washington) Massey 1764–1821
        6. 6. Sarah (Sally) Massey 1770–1860 m. William (Henry) Cato 1765–1842
        7. 7. Oliver Massey 1772–1841 m. Keziah Welch 1774–1855
        8. 8. Andrew ("Drewry") Massey 1773–1857 m. Mary ("Polly") McManus 1786–1865 m. Margaret Holley 1784–1831 m. Mary ("Polly") McManus 1786–1865
        9. 9. Nancy Massey 1774–1862 m. Francis (Lawrence) Haynes 1765–1823
    2. 2. William Allston 1696–1744
    3. 3. John Alston 1696–1750 m. Sarah Belin 1698– m. Deborah Simons 1700–1746
    4. 4. John Allston 1696–1750
    5. 5. John Allston 1698–1744
    6. 6. William Allston 1698–1744 m. Esther (LaBrosse de) Marboeuf 1699–1781 m. Esther (Margarette La Brosse de) Marbeaux 1704–1763 m. Esther (Margaret) LaBruce 1704–1781
    7. 7. Elizabeth Allston 1706–1755
    8. 8. Phillip Alston 1707–1748 m. Mary Temple 1700– m. Deborah (Sarah) Torquet 1703–1745 m. Sarah Torquet 1726–1764
    9. 9. Ann Allston 1708–1732
    10. 10. Thomasine Alston 1711–1770 m. Abraham Warnock 1702–1749
    11. 11. Fannie Alston 1714–1770 m. Joseph Warnock 1708–1772
  2. 2. William Alston 1665–1713
  3. 3. William Alston 1666–
  4. 4. Thomasin Alston 1667–1713 m. Abraham Handson 1660–
  5. 5. John Alston 1668–
  6. 6. Francisca Alston 1676–1709

William Alston's Timeline

4 Records

1637
13 Aug 1637
Birth of William Alston in Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Odell, Bedfordshire, England
1637
13 Aug 1637
William Alston was christened in Odell, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
Odell, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
1708
14 Nov 1708
Age 71
Death of William Alston in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
1708
1708
Age 71
Burial of William Alston in Pavenham, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Pavenham, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1637
    Event Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Alston, person ID L8P5-CHP.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1637
    Event Place: Odell, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Alston, person ID L8P5-CHP.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1708
    Event Place: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Alston, person ID L8P5-CHP.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Pavenham, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Alston, person ID L8P5-CHP.
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