John Joseph Alston (1771 - 1816)

Born 12 Apr 1771 in Chatham, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Jones) Alston — married before 1800 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 20 May 1816 at age 45 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Married Elizabeth "Betsy" Jones, daughter of Francis Nathaniel Jones and Millison Blanchard Jones.

• Children:
  • Ann "Nancy" Yeargain Alston b. 1800 m. John E. Degraffenreidt
  • Mary Ann b. 1806 m. 1) Thomas Degraffenreidt, 2) James Taylor
  • Nathaniel J. b. 1810

Enslaved

Estate of JOHN JOSEPH ALSTON (1775-1816) Chatham County, Record of Estates Inventory of JOHN J. ALSTON, Vol. C, 1800-1822; p. 245 Nov Court 1816

1. SAM aged 75 years
2. MUSTAPHA age 60
3. BILL age 28
4. DANIEL age 20
5. TOM age 18
6. JOHN age 18
7. HANNAH age 80
8. ESTHER age 30
9. AMY age 37
10. LILEY age 20
11. JOLEY age 17
12. WINNEY age 13
13. ANICA age 12
14. LUCY age 10
15. SILVIA age 7
16. TEMPY age 3
17. CHANEY age 2
18. BETHIAH age 3 months
19. BIG JERRY age 11
20. JACK age 8
21. FED age 5
22. ALLEN age 4
23. WILLIS age 4 months

Estate of JOHN JOSEPH ALSTON- 1816 Pursuant to an Order of the Worshipful Court of Chatham County, November Session 1816 We the Commissioners have met and proceeded to divide and allot to ELIZABETH ALSTON her proportionable part of the Negroes, to wit, TOM, JALEY, LUCY, ALLEN and CHANEY by paying to the Children fifty six dollars and seventy five cents. Given under our hands this 27th Nov'r 1816.

JOS. BRIDGES HENRY ROGERS THOS STONE

November 1826 Received of OROON ALSTON former Guardian of NATHANIEL J. ALSTON the sum of seven hundred and seventy two dollars & 59½ cents, being the balance due him the said heir, as for report of Commissioners, subject to the payment of several debts against sd heir;

Also the following Negroes:

1. BILL, aged - 40 years
2. JERRY, aged 22
3. SILVA, aged 16
4. AMY, aged 46
5. BETHIA, aged 10
6. GLOSTEN, aged 8

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Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/plantations/alston-nj_chatham.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.
• Cemetery Mystery at Hailbron Alstons, Hills, Londons and More By Connie McAdams, April 2021 https://chathamhistory.org/pdfs/CemeteryMysteryatHailbron.pdf
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80371962/joseph-john-alston: accessed 16 December 2022), memorial page for Joseph John Alston (12 Apr 1771–20 May 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80371962, citing Alston Family Cemetery, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by William Lee Doran (contributor 48545236).