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William Alford (1751 - abt. 1811)

William Alford
Born in Stokes, North Carolinamap
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Died about at about age 59 in Stokes, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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From the Alford Association: www.alfordassociation.org

William Alford #3274 b. Nov 30 1751, m. Mary _____ #3275, b. 1747, d. Aug 2 1812, North Carolina, buried: Lewisville, Forsyth Co., NC.
William died Nov 8 1811, Winston Salem, Stokes Co., NC, buried:Shiloh Lutheran Church Graveyard, Lewisville, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States[1]View Headstone
William bought land at the end of 1787 in NC. There was a William Alford on the tax list of Montgomery County, Virginia- not far from what was then Stokes County, NC. Witnesses for land deeds for William and Mary were Thomas and Elizabeth Alford but the connection, if any, is not known. William's will and Mary's petition for dower rights show they had 10 children. Buried Old cemetery of Shiloh Evangelical Lutheran Church. Died near the place cited.

The Estate of William Alford was probated in Stokes County North Carolina, United States in 1812 with the bond being signed on September 15, 1812 by John Alford, Christopher Soback and Thomas Padget. [2] Page 5 shows the final settlement of the Estates of William and Mary Alford as returned by the Court in Dec 1816. View Record Three suits were filed against John Alford the executor of the Estate of William Alford for debit due. The suit was filed in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States and the Sherrif of Stokes County, North Carolina, United States was to serve John Alford the order to Appear in Court on the 1st Monday in August of 1813. [3]

Persons named on page 16 of Will

  • Mary Alford - widow

Listed Heirs:

  • Andrew Croaw/Croan and wife Piggy or Lizzy Alford (unsure of transcription)
  • William Alford
  • Joseph Alford
  • Andrew Alford
  • John Alford
  • George Crown and wife Ann Alford (unsure of transcription)
  • John Ashley and wife Mary Alford
  • John Slith and wife Easter Alford (unsure of transcription)
  • Liles Hottkin and wife Sarah Alford (unsure of transcription)

[4]

Most of the data pertaining to the children came from a variety of sources - cited when known. Mary: Some early records show Mary with maiden name of "Warren" but that has proven to be an error.

Children:

  • 2. i Robert Alford #3276 b. Apr 4 1771, d. 1787, Lewisville, Forsyth Co., NC. Old cemetery of Shiloh Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • 3. ii Ann Alford #3277 m. George Krause #3286.

+ 10. + 11. John: Jonathan Slythe in some census records

  • ix Andrew Alford #3285 b. about 1787.
  • x Sarah Alford #3284 b. May 7 1791.

Second Generation

  • iii Margaret Alford #3278 b. about 1773.

+ 4.

  • 5. iv John Alford #3279 b. about 1775.

+ 6. + 7.

  • Darnell #3290.
  • 9. viii Esther Alford #3283 b. Dec 2 1784, m. John Stith #3378. Esther died Nov 27 1862.
  • v Mary Alford #3280 b. about 1779.
  • vi William Alford #3281 b. about 1781.
  • 8. vii Joseph Alford #3282 b. about 1783, m. Aug 28 1804, in Wil

Research Note

There is a William Alford who received pay for service in the Revolutionary War from North Carolinia. It is not known if this is the same person [5]

Sources

  • WikiTree profile Alford-262 created through the import of DeMarco-Gaffney Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2011 by Regina DeMarco. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Regina and others.
  • Source: S2205467922 Repository: #R2198041564 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=18551314&pid=888
  • Repository: R2198041564 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
  1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," William Alford, 1811; Burial, Shiloh Lutheran Church Graveyard, Lewisville, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States [1] citing record ID 24997026, Created by: dlhmda on Mar 02, 2008
  2. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8G-MKFG : 20 November 2015), William Alford, 1812; citing Stokes County, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,200,146.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKBP-TX3P : 20 November 2015), William Alford, 1813; citing Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,317,509.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99CF-57WX?cc=1911121&wc=Q64M-V7B%3A184767601%2C183204102%2C1066705433 : 21 May 2014), Stokes County > A > image 16 of 18; State Archives, Raleigh. Record For William Alford & Mary Alford
  5. ↑ "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5YQL : accessed 28 March 2017), William Alford, 30 Sep 1791; citing North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.






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Estate files for William Alford Petition for dower of Mary Alford
Estate files for William Alford Petition for dower of Mary Alford


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Persons named on page 16
  • Mary Alford - widow

Listed Heirs:

  1. Andrew Croaw/Croan and wife Piggy or Lizzy Alford (unsure of transcription)
  2. William Alford
  3. Joseph Alford
  4. Andrew Alford
  5. John Alford
  6. George Crown and wife Ann Alford (unsure of transcription)
  7. John Ashley and wife Mary Alford
  8. John Slith and wife Easter Alford (unsure of transcription)
  9. Liles Hottkin and wife Sarah Alford (unsure of transcription)

Citation "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99CF-57WX?cc=1911121&wc=Q64M-V7B%3A184767601%2C183204102%2C1066705433 : 21 May 2014), Stokes County > A > image 16 of 18; State Archives, Raleigh. Record For William Alford & Mary Alford

posted by Mel (Gilbert) Lambert

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