Solomon Alston Sr.

1673

Father John Alston Jr born in England

1706

1673 England John Jr born
JOHN ALSTON was born 1673 in Filmersham, Bedfordshire, England, and died 1758 in Chowan County, North Carolina. He married MARY
CLARKE, daughter of JOHN CLARKE and MARY PALIN. She was born 1676.

Children of JOHN ALSTON and MARY CLARKE are:
2. i. JOSEPH JOHN2 ALSTON, b. 1702.
ii. SOLOMON ALSTON, b. 1706; d. 1785; m. ANN "NANCY" HINTON.

1752 Edgecombe NC

4-10-1753. Deed Bk 4, pg 455. Edge. Precinct, Edge. Co, NC (1732 - 1758) Hofmann SOLOMON ALSTON of Edge, gentleman, to JAMES BRASSWELL of Edge, gentleman. 100 pnds cmva. 400 A. on Town Cr., joining Bevardam branch. all houses, etc. as by patent to SOLOMON ALSTON 6 Jun 1739. wit: AQUILLA SUGG, JAMES SIKES. Reg Edge May Ct. 1753. B. Wynns C. Ct.

1762

1762 Shocco District – Granville Co NC
Soloman Alston toll taxable list
John Gibbs was constable

#4 Job Self & David Warren
#6 Robert Black
#8 Solo. Alston Sr
#16 John Brown & Williby S__ (Self?)
#18 Charles Black
#52 Job Self
(source: Louise Fuller)

1771

1771 NC Bute Tax List
Wm Person's List (now Warren)-
p#1 Henry Hudson
p#2 Chamberlain Hudson and son

Jethro Summers List-
Soloman Alston
Jos John

Thomas Turner list-
Job Self
James Sainsing
Peter
Charles
Isaac Hudson
John Hudson
Wilobough Self
Peter Blanchet
Thos Blanchet, son Hudson
-Louise Fuller

1780

1780 NC Halifax - Will of Joseph John Alston
Will of Joseph John Alston, 1780, Halifax Co., NC

Item. I give and devise to my son Henry Alston hisheirs and assigns forever four thousand acres of Land
whereon he now lives which I purchased of Solomon Alston Jnr.

Item. And lastly I do hereby nominate constitute andappoint my trusty and well beloved friends Willie
Jones, Solomon Williams, William Alston the son of Philip, James Alston and John Jones and my son Joseph
John Alston Excrs to this my last will and testament hereby revoking disanulling and making void all other
will or Wills or Testaments by me heretofore made or published.