Joseph John Alston
1702
CAPT. JOSEPH JOHN5 ALSTON (JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1702
in Chowan Co., NC, and died Aft. January 05, 1780 in Halifax Co., Co., NC.
He married (1) ELIZABETH "BETSY" CHAUNCEY, daughter of WILLIAM CHAUNCEY and
DEBORAH SYMONDS. She was born October 02, 1701 in Pasquotank, NC. He married
(2) EUPHAN WILSON, daughter of WILLIS WILSON and MARY. She was born 1725
in Virginia.
Children of CAPT. ALSTON and ELIZABETH CHAUNCEY are:
2. i.
COLONEL PHILIP6 ALSTON, b. NC; d. 1790, Georgia.
3. ii.
LT. COL. WILLIAM ALSTON, b. NC; d. Abt. August 02, 1789, Chatham Co., NC.
4. iii.
MARTHA "PATTY" ALSTON, d. Bet. 1814 - 1815.
5. iv.
CAPT.JOHN ALSTON, b. 1740, Halifax Co., Co., NC; d. Aft. April 15, 1784,
Halifax Co., Co., NC.
Children of CAPT. ALSTON and EUPHAN WILSON are:
6. v.
COLONEL WILLIS6 ALSTON, b. 1753, NC; d. October 31, 1819, Halifax Co., Co.,
NC.
7. vi.
MARY ALSTON, b. 1756, NC.
8. vii.
EUPHAN WILSON ALSTON, b. 1761, Halifax, NC.
9. viii.
HENRY "HARRY" ALSTON, b. 1762, Chowan Co., NC.
10. ix.
JOSEPH JOHN "CHATHAM JACK" ALSTON, b. March 15, 1767, Halifax Co., Co., NC;
d. April 29, 1841, Chatham Co., NC.
1741
Granville Deed A-100 Nov 22 1748 John Alston of Chowan Co To Henry Ledbetter
of Granville 200A granted to Alston in 1741 and granted by Alston to Henry
Ledbetter by deed in Edgecombe Co Court, and since deed appers ineffectual,
another ded is now made siince the said land lies in Granville Co on the
North side of Fishing Creek
Wit: Jos. John Alston, John Ledbetter
1748
Granville Deed A-39-41 May 14, 1748 Jos. John Alston of Edge to John Langston
660 A Alstons Apr 20 1745 grt on ss Reedy Crk
1756
1756 Edgecombe Co, NC Miscellaneous Land Papers #2208
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Warrant: 12 Nov 1755
To Colo John Haywood
To surevey 640 acres in Edgecombe on both sides of Pine Branch
And a line supposed to be Colo. Moseley's
Entered: 15 July 1755
Back reads Deed 6 July 1760
Plat 21 April 1756 (Misc. L.O.P #2209)
570 Acres Edgecombe Co
on the bs of Pine Branch
on the ns of Little Fishing Creek
Adjoining Capt. Jos. John Alston
Colo Moseley's line
Williams own line
And various courses of the creek
SCC Charles Blackard, John Lott
Surveyor: Johy Haywood
(source: Louis Fuller)
1758
Plat 21 Aug 1758 Phillip Alston Granville Co 172A BS Jones Branch,
adj. Jos John Alston
SCC Thomas Fox, Thomas Blanche
1775
DB-5, page 301. THOMAS HILL, of Halifax Co. to his son HENRY HILL. 9 Oct. 1775.
For love, etc., Gift of 1,155 A. in Bute Co., 3 adj. tracts on SS Tarr River:1.)
150 A., bought from JOSEPH MONTFORT, Esq., on the River & granted to JOSEPH
JOHN ALSTON in 1743; 2.) 360 A., also bought from JOSEPH MONTFORT, Esq., on
Long Branch & Wolf Pitt Branch & to the River, adj. THOMAS COOK, MOSES SMITH
& sd. ALSTON to whom it, also, was granted; 3.) on the River & adj. ALSTON,
COOK, JONES & PERRY, an EARL GRANVILLE grant to JOSEPH HACKNEY 1 March 1762
& bought from JAMES MERONY Wit: BURRELL PERRY,JR., RICHARD HILL. Proved by BURRELL
PERRY,JR., Bute Nov. Court 1775, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 20 Dec. 1775, by JAS.JOHNSON,P.R.
1780
1780 NC Halifax - Will of Joseph John Alston
Halifax County __ August Court 1781. Then this will was Exh'd in
open court and duly proved by the oaths
of John Green and Robert Green, two of the subscribing witnesses there
to whereupon Solomon Williams, Wm
Alston sn of Philip, & John Jones Excrs Qualified according to the
Law an Motion ordered to be recorded.
Test Wm Wootten