John William Gideon Alston (1740 - 1784)

Born 13 Jun 1740 in Halifax, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Hunt (Macon) Green — married 17 Mar 1760 in Granville, North Carolina

Descendants

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Biography

Captain John William Gideon Alston was born 13 Jun 1740 to Joseph John Alston I and Elizabeth Chauncey.

Marriage

Marriage Bonds at Oxford, Granville Co., North Carolina:
"John Alston, Jr., & Anne Hunt Macon, March 17, 1760. Witness, John Bowie. Sec., Solomon Alston. Consent of Gideon Macon, father of Anne."^[1]

Alston died on 15 April 1784. ^[2]

WILL

pp.67-9, I John Alston...wife Ann Hunt Alston during her life 400 acres of land...600 acres...& after her decease to my son Robert West Alston...also to my wife the following Negroes Old Gibb, Hardey, Fredrick, Isom, Crees, Hagar, Amey and their Increase also Old Judah...to son Jos John Alston 1200 acres land...eight Negroes Lucy, Davy, Darby, Stephen, Anneca, Little Hagar, Little Amey & Benbuck...one Breading Mare called Chucklehead, one Bead & Furniture & all the stock on his plantation with one young Mair & a bay horse now in his possession also the Lawyear Colt...son Gideon Alston 800 acres of land on the South side of Fishing Creek...seven Negroes Nead, Little Lewcy, Mathew, Lydia, Little Siller, Beck with their increase, one bead & Furniture also all the stock of Cattle & hogs on his plantation with four head of Horses (viz.) Daniel Padey, Flaxen & Polley Harpene...son Willis Alston tract of land where I now live on the north side of Fishing Creek...also six Negroes (viz.) Joe, Jobian, Bob, Hannah, Ben, Dinah with their increase, one bead & Furniture & three head of Horses (viz.) Snelling mare & colt and one Sorrell colt together with five cows & calves...son Robert 600 acres...400 acres I left my wife also seven Negroes (viz.) Jude, Ned, Lucey, Fanny, Little Aggay, Ferrey, & Peter, bead & furniture also one mare & colt called Roxan...unto my beloved Daughter Priscilla Jones Alston four Negroes (viz.) Patt, Redick, Charity & Bettey, one bead &furniture...Daughter Anne Hunt Alston four Negroes Sukey, Penney, Jeney, & Chaney also one bead & furniture...land in Chatham County sold to pay debts...overplus given to my son Willis except fifty pounds which I leave to Elizabeth Chancey Seawell to buy her a little Negroe...15 April 1784. (signed). August Court 1784.^[3]

Enslaved

...also to my wife the following Negroes Old Gibb, Hardey, Fredrick, Isom, Crees, Hagar, Amey and their Increase also Old Judah

...to son Joseph John Alston...eight Negroes Lucy, Davy, Darby, Stephen, Anneca, Little Hagar, Little Amey & Benbuck...

...son Gideon Alston...seven Negroes Nead, Little Lewcy, Mathew, Lydia, Little Siller, Beck with their increase,

...son Willis Alston...also six Negroes (viz.) Joe, Jobian, Bob, Hannah, Ben, Dinah with their increase,

..son Robert also seven Negroes (viz.) Jude, Ned, Lucey, Fanny, Little Aggay, Ferrey, & Peter

...unto my beloved Daughter Priscilla Jones Alston four Negroes (viz.) Patt, Redick, Charity & Bettey,

...Daughter Anne Hunt Alston four Negroes Sukey, Penney, Jeney, & Chaney

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriage Records," from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, The William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1984. Digital images at Ancestry.com
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101430761/john-alston: accessed 03 January 2023), memorial page for Capt John Alston (13 Jun 1740–1784), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101430761; Burial Details Unknown, Location of burial is unknown at this time.; Maintained by Plantagenet Crown (contributor 49922906).
3. ↑ http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/halifax.htm

• Groves, Joseph A. MD, “The Alstons and Allstons of North and South Carolina,” The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., Atlanta, GA, 1901. Reproduced by Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, from a 1957 reprint edition of the original; new material ® 1976 and 1986, Southern Historical Press.

See also:

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Alston_%2841%29

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Linda Plummer for creating Alston-205 on 8 Nov 13.