William
Alston
Born in Chowan, Province of Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of John Alston
and Mary (Baker) Alston
Brother of
Joseph John Alston I, Phillip Alston, Mary Alston, Solomon Alston, James Alston, Elizabeth (Alston) Williams, Sarah (Alston) Kearney, Martha Alston and Charity (Alston) Dawson
Husband of
Hannah (Kimbrough) Yancey
— married
1735 (to 1744) in Edgecombe, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Alston) Crawford
Died about
at about age 41
in Edgecombe, Province of North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Aug 2012
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Biography
William was born in 1703 in Chowan (later Bertie, then Edgecombe) County, Colonial Carolina. William is the child of John Alston and Mary. Recent research has shown that Mary Clark couldn't have been John Alston's wife, but that Mary Baker probably was the wife of John Alston. William passed away in 1743. [1]
Died at age 29. NOTE: This disagrees with life-dates given.
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Sources
- ↑ Entered by Jeff Gray, Aug 26, 2012
- Jeff Gray, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Jeff and others.
- Family Histories for Hannah (Kimbrough) Alston Yancey
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Edwin Jordan
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T810446 [compare], FTDNA kit #739750
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~0.39%
Katherine (Yarbrough) Marvin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ladykfym
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~0.39%
Charyl (Shawver) Winner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A529699 [compare]
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