William Alston

1736 - 1810  (73 years)    Has 25 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Alston
  Birth	25 Dec 1736	Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1810	Elbert County, Georgia, USA
  Burial	Ruckersville Methodist Church Cemetery
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  1. Mary Alston,   b. 4 Jun 1730, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Nathaniel Kimbrough   2. Solomon Alston,   b. 24 Oct 1733, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. Aug 1771  (Age 37 years) ▻ Sarah Hinton   3. John Alston,   b. 18 Apr 1735, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 2 Jul 1802, New Feliciana Parish,  (Age 67 years) ▻ Elizabeth Hynes + 4. William Alston,   b. 25 Dec 1736, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 1810, Elbert County, Georgia, USA  (Age 73 years) ▻ Charity Alston   5. Ann Hinton Alston,   b. 29 Mar 1738, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Jesse Hunter,  m. 1758   6. Phillip Alston,   b. 18 Feb 1741, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Mildred McCoy   7. Charity Alston,   b. 19 Jan 1743, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ James Jones,  m. 12 Aug 1761   8. Martha B. Alston,   b. 25 May 1745, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 1815  (Age 69 years) ▻ Isaac Hunter,  m. 18 Apr 1760 + 9. Rachel Alston,   b. 27 Sep 1747, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. Abt 1833, Chatham Co., North Carolina, USA  (Age 85 years) ▻ Edmund Jones,  m. 1770   10. Sarah Alston,   b. 27 Jun 1752, Warren County, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Morgan   11. James Alston,   b. 1 Feb 1754, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 27 Feb 1805  (Age 51 years) ▻ Sarah Hawkins,  m. 24 Jan 1780
  Person ID	I348224	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2001

  
  

  Father	Solomon Alston,   b. Abt 1701, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Apr 1784, Warren County, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Nancy Hinton,   b. 1714, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA d. Warren County, North Carolina, USA
  Marriage	1729	Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F137853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charity Alston,   b. 1738   d. 1823 (Age 85 years)
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Alston
  Family ID	F137858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2001

  
  

• Notes

  Served as a member of the North Carolina Provential Congress in 1775. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd Regiment of North Carolina Troops under General Jethro Summer. SOURCE: GEORGIA REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS' GRAVES, compiled by H. Ross Arnold, Jr. & H. Clifton Burnham, Volume One (Appling-Lanier Counties), Copyright 1993, Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution, ISBN 0-935931-83-X, Page 204. William ALSTON was born 25 Dec 1736 in North Carolina, the son of Solomon and Nancy (Hinton) Alston. He married his cousin, Charity Alston (1738-1823), daughter of James and Christian (Lillington) Alston. William and Charity Alston settled in Elbert Co., GA where William is said to have died in 1810. I have the following children as being born to them: 1. James Alston (b.ca 1762) 2. William H. Alston (b.ca 1764) 3. Peter R. Alston (b.ca 1766) 4. Solomon Alston (b.ca 1768) 5. Sarah Alston (b.ca 1770) 6. George Alston (b.ca 1772) 7. Mary Alston (b.ca 1774) 8. Elizabeth Alston (b.ca 1776) 9. Christian Alston (b.ca 1778) 10. Ann Alston (b.ca 1780)