Will of James Alston

James Alston named his wife, two sons, three daughters and brother, distributed land in several counties, and appointed sons John and James executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

James Alston (printed JAMES ALSTON)

Dated

28 February 1760

Proved

May 1760 court

Family named

Christian (wife); John (son); James (son); Mary (daughter); Charity (daughter); Sarah (daughter); Joseph Jphn Alston (brother)

Executors

John (son); James (son)

Witnesses

Warham Glenn; James Alston; James Boyd; Thos. Hines

Land

land where Warham Glenn and Ann Downs lived; John Woods line; land on Neuse River and 2 lots in Newbern; land in Chowan Co. on Bird's Creek where my father lived; land in Halifax and Granville counties

Places

Neuse River; Newbern; Chowan Co.; Bird's Creek; Halifax; Granville counties

Also named

Ann Downs; John Woods; Josiah Sumner

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

• Orange County Will Book A, page 13.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966).
• Also listed in Mark Chilton, “Wills Recorded in Orange County, NC 1756–1893” (Wandering through the NC Piedmont, 2019), an index of the will books with references to the court minutes.
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).