Location: North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Alston Slavery
Index for all plantations belonging to descendants of Joseph John Alston I (abt.1702-abt.1781), son of John Alston (bef.1677-aft.1758), in North Carolina.
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Introduction
There were two John Alstons to head South before the Revolutionary War - one to South Carolina, one to North Carolina. Extensive background information for both lines can be found in "The Alstons and Allstons of North and South Carolina"[1]
The ALSTON Family of North Carolina were one of the most prosperous and well-known families of 18th and 19th centuries in the Southern region, and thus, heavily involved in slavery. Many of them had homes in Warren, Halifax and Chatham Counties,[2] many of which are still standing, and are now historic landmarks. See: National Register of Historic Places
A pedigree with the most currently accepted history of Col. John Alston, the first to appear in land records in North Carolina, is accessible online: The Kings Candlesticks Col John ALSTON of Wethersfield ESS & North Carolina America.
Halifax County
Capt. John William Gideon had inherited land from his father described in Joseph John Alston's will as "all my Land that lies on Reedy Creek, Fishing Creek, Benns Creek and Long Branch on the South Side Butterwood or the waters thereof consisting of sundry Defor't tracts". Joseph John was the son of the original ALSTON immigrant, John Alston (bef.1677-aft.1758) and his wife, Mary, who is now believed (in 2017) to have possibly been Mary Baker, daughter of Henry Baker, of Isle of Wight County, VA.
Regarding John Gideon Alston, son of Col. John and father of Willis:
- "The historical record is conspicuously silent with regard to Willis Alston’s father, Captain John William Gideon Alston, particularly in regard to his public life. We do know, however, that John Alston inherited a large portion of the family’s land in and around Halifax in addition to numerous slaves."[3]
Butterwood Plantation
Willis Alston (abt.1769-1837) was the grandson of Joseph John Alston I (abt.1702-abt.1781), and a U.S. Congressman. His home in Littleton came to be known as Butterwood.
(Willis Alston Biography, family history and Slave lists included on page.)
Chatham County
Joseph John Alston II, more famously known as Chatham Jack Alston, was born March 15, 1767 in Halifax County, the ninth and last child of Joseph John Alston I (abt.1702-abt.1781) and his 2nd wife, Euphan Wilson. The elder Alston was one of the state's largest land owners. In the early 1770s, about the time Chatham County was formed from Orange County, he made dozens of land purchases in Chatham. At his death in 1781, Alston Sr. left his descendants an estimated 100,000 acres scattered over a number of counties. "Chatham Jack" inherited land primarily in Chatham. As late as 1790, however, he lived in Halifax County, where the 1790 census lists him as the owner of 11 slaves. In the early 1790s he moved to Chatham County with his wife Martha Elizabeth Kearney (1771-abt.1852), whom he married in 1791. There was plenty of history between these families from their earliest days. Martha was the daughter of Phillip Kearney & Elizabeth Kinchen, who lived in Warren County, NC. Martha's paternal grandmother, Sarah (Alston) Kearney (1712-abt.1764), was Chatham Jack's aunt, being his father's sister. Until his death on April 29, 1841, he remained one of the county's most distinguished persons.
Alston-DeGraffenried Plantation
The Slaves of Joseph John Alston II, North Carolina
1810's 4 miles west of Pittsboro Joseph John Alston (aka Chatham Jack) (1767-1841) John Jones Alston (1792-1842)
D. Williams research Steven E. Brooks & Beverly Wiggins
Lists of Slaves included
Aspen Hall Plantation
1790's Pittsboro Joseph John Alston II (1767-1841) (aka Chatham Jack) D. Williams research Lists of Slaves included[4]
- Legacy: Joseph John "Chatham Jack" Alston (1767-1841) to Gideon Alston (1806-1855)
- BUILT: 1790'S
In an area dominated by small farms, Alston owned a plantation that in size and scope rivaled the larger of those more commonly located in the eastern part of the state. His (Chatham Jack's) plantation was one of a number of substantial ALSTON plantations throughout the state.
- Enslaved can be found here: The Slaves of Joseph John Alston II, North Carolina, and progeny on subsequent plantation levels, as the family spread throughout North Carolina.
Nathaniel J. Alston Plantation
near Pittsboro Nathaniel Jones Alston (1810-1885) (ca 1810-1885) D. Williams research List of Slaves included[5]
Oroondates Davis Alston Plantation
on Sellers Creek Oroondates Davis Alston (1780-1851) (1780-1851) Miriam P.McDaniel (1787-1855)
Oran D. Alston Slaves The Alston Freed Slaves
The widowed Miriam McDaniel-Alston requested her Executor to remove all of her slaves to a free state. Page has Lists of Slaves[6]
Moore County
House in the Horseshoe
(Alston House)
1772 On the Deep River; Glendon Township Lt. Col. Philip Alston (ca 1745-1791) Biography National Register of Historic Places Application Wikipedia WRAL News article June 2011
As the Deep River wanders through North Carolina's Piedmont plateau and curves in a horseshoe bend, there stands on a hilltop above it one of the first big houses of upland North Carolina frontier country, the House in the Horseshoe. Built around 1772 by Philip Alston, the home became known as the Alston House. [7]
Warren County
Cherry Hill
1858 Inez George Washington Alston (1801-1849) and Marina P. Williams- Alston (1810-1897)
National Register of Historic Places Application
Cherry Hill Plantation was the property of George Washington Alston (1801-1849), who left the land to his wife's care when he died. His wife, Marina Priscilla (Williams) Alston (1810-1897), whom he had married February 14, 1829 in Warren County, took over the operation of the plantation and built a new plantation home, which is still standing today in Warren County.[8] This house is now famous for the concerts held there.[9]
Saxham Hall (Belmont Plantation)
Miss Missouri was born June 11, 1867, at Saxham Hall, which was later known as Belmont Plantation, in Warren County. [10]
Tusculum Plantation
1830
Near Arcola Samuel Thomas Alston (abt.1806-abt.1860) (1806-1860) National Register of Historic Places Tusculum List of Slaves included on website
Tusculum Plantation was owned by Samuel Thomas Alston (1806-1860) and his wife Ruina Temporance (Williams) Alston (abt.1814-abt.1897) of Warren County, North Carolina. (See also Vine Hill Plantation, Franklin County, North Carolina, Parents of Ruina)
In 1825, the ruins of an ancient city had been discovered near Rome, Italy, situated on the edge of an ancient volcano. The city was called Tusculum, which at one time, had been a place favored by wealthy Romans and had been populated with many large villas. Many of the well-to-do, educated Southerners held a certain fascination with ancient Rome, as can be seen from some of the architecture of the day. No doubt, Samuel had been influenced by the discovery of Tusculum when it came to naming his own plantation, as had several other landowners throughout the South at that time.[11] Cemetery Census at Tusculum has Samuel, Solomon and Ruina Alston. [12]
Dalkeith
Samuel Alston property > Caroline Williams > Burgess (see):Plantations in Progress
Thomas and Edward Alston Sr.
(No known name for these properties, but there were thousands of acres and at least 87 enslaved. Location still undetermined - Fork Township seems likely.)
Slaves of Thomas Whitmell Alston
Warren Co. Cemeteries
John Plummer Cemetery (Alstons, Davis, Harris, Jones, Kearney)
Cherry Hill Cemetery Alstons
References
- ↑ "The Alstons and Allstons of North and South Carolina"; by Groves, Joseph A. (Joseph Asbury), 1830- Publication date 1901 Topics Allston family [John Allston, 1690-1780] Publisher Atlanta, Ga., The Franklin printing and publishing company Collection library_of_congress; americana Digitizing sponsor Sloan Foundation Contributor The Library of Congress Language English
- ↑ NC Plantations
- ↑ “Republican Ideology in the Life and Politics of Willis ‘Congress’ Alston, 1769-1837” http://alstonpleasants.org/reference/republican-ideology-in-the-life-and-politics-of-willis-congress-alston-1769-1837/
- ↑ Aspen Hall https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/plantations/aspenhall-chatham.htm
- ↑ Nathaniel J. Alston Plantation https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/plantations/alston-nj_chatham.htm
- ↑ Oroondates Davis Alston Plantation https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/plantations/alston_o-d_chat.htm
- ↑ House on the Horseshoe https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/house-horseshoe
- ↑ Cherry Hill Plantation https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/plantations/cherryhill.htm
- ↑ See "The House that Marina Built" in files
- ↑ Missouri Pleasants of Saxham Hall http://alstonpleasants.org/about/history/
- ↑ Tusculum https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/plantations/tusculum-plan-warren.htm
- ↑ Cemetery Census at Tusculum https://cemeterycensus.com/nc/warr/cem436.htm
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