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Thomas Hines
Born 1715? ?Isle of Wight VA
Died by Nov 18, 1773 Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co. VA

SPOUSE	CHILDREN
Elizabeth Barham m. 1735 ? Isle of Wight VA b. 1719? Courtland, Isle of Wight VA d. Jan 6, 1773 Southhampton VA	Elizabeth b. 1735? ?VA d. Jul 1781 ?Petit Gulf, Natchez Dist.	William b. Jan 25, 1736 ?Albemarle Parish VA d. Jan 1815 Southhampton Co. VA	Barham b. 1738? VA d. by Oct 17, 1773 ?Sussex Co. VA
	Mary b. Sep 6, 1741 VA d. Nov 16, 1796 Sussex Co. VA	Thomas (Jr.?) b. 1737? VA d. Jun 29, 1807 Hillsborough, Wake Co. NC	David b. 1744? Natchez Dist. d. 1788
	Joseph b. 1744 VA d. 1803	Olive b. 1745? VA d. 1815?
Albemarle was created in 1738 and was incorporated as part of Sussex Co. VA in 1754. (see present day map for location).
Southhampton Co. VA was created from Isle of Wight Co. in 1749. (see present day map for location). It now borders North Carolina.
On Mar 17, 1758, daughter Mary married John Chappell (1734-1803) in Sussex Co. VA. They had nine children. Son-in-law John was one of the executors in Thomas' will written in Oct 17, 1773.
Son William married Martha Blow on Apr 13, 1771 in Southhampton Co. VA. He was one of the executors of Thomas' will written in 1773.
Son Barham married Ann obout 1770 in Granville Co. NC. They had a daughter Hannah who was mentioned in Thomas' will written in Oct 17, 1773.
Daughter Olive married Thomas Tomlinson on Dec 31 1770.
Thomas Hines who died by Nov 18, 1773 when his will was proved in Sussex Co., Parish of Albemarle, VA. In his Will written one month earlier on Oct 17, he listed "Eliza Alstone" second among his living daughters after daughter Mary Chappell, and son Thomas second after his son William, the co-executor with son-in-law John Chappell [Hopkins, Sussex Co., VA Will Books A-F, 1754-1806, 1990, p. 59].
Joshua Howard was among those who petitioned the British Govt. of West Florida for land on Nov 6, 1776. He was given a warrant for 200 acres on Second Creek in the Natchez District and the receipt for surveying fees was dated Jan. 22, 1777. After the Spaniards took possession of the territory, Howard left the Natchez District for the Cumberland Settlement in an area of far western North Carolina that later became Nashville TN. He returned to Natchez at the end of 1788.
On Nov 11, 1776, the petition of Absalom Hooper for pardon, he being "accused of robbery on the Mississippi", was considered by the West Florida government. On the same day the land grant petition of brother Philip Alston was considered. On Dec 10 and 16, the land grant petition of John Alston was also considered [David Library of the American Revolution, West Florida Records, vol 593, no. 107].
On Oct 19, 1778 brother-in-law Philip Alston bought 200 acres from Philip Barbour. The land was located just below Petit Gulf. He had asked for 1,100 acres five days earlier from West Florida. Husband John Alston had also requested land "but no locations were designated" [McBee, p. 592].
Map of the Natchez District as it may have looked between 1779 and 1799.
In January and October 1779, Absalom Hooper signed Loyalist petitions to the governor of British West Florida. On 27 Oct 1780, he was named in a deposition now held in Seville, Spain. Several others named in depositions in the record series in late 1780 include Joshua Howard, Thomas Holmes, and Philip Alston, father of John McCoy Alston who in 1795 married Hooper's daughter Sinia.
By May 1780, Philip Alston was in the new Cumberland Settlement in Washington Co. in western NC territory (now TN). Philip, along with about 250 other men over the age of 16, signed the Cumberland Compact created May 1, 1780. It was finalized on May 13 and established a provisional government for the isolated area; provided for the election of twelve representatives from the eight stations or forts; provided for a Sheriff, a Clerk, a Militia that required service by all men over age 16, and for the adjudication of causes, the administration of estates, and the awarding of executions. Image of page 4 of what survived of the original Compact. The signature, of "Philip Alston" is next to last of all signatures, just below that of "Howard Lucas". It appears to be written with his own pen and in perfect script.
A grandson signed the Cumberland Compact in May 1780. Image of page 3. The signature of probably his son "Thos. Hines" is the first signature on the page, above the third signature of "Thos. W. Alston" a son or nephew of daughter Elizabeth Alston. To sign the compact, both would have to have been at least sixteen, born by 1763, which would make Thomas W. the first born son of John or Philip Alston. The two Alston signatures are very similar.
Statue of co-founders of the Cumberland Settlement, James Robertson and John Donelson, with the Compact signers listed below, is located above the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville TN. John's brother "Philip Alston" is listed next to last in the last column. "Thos. W. Alston" is listed near the middle of the fourth column, second below that of Elizabeth Alston's brother, "Thos. Hines".
Washington Co., previously Washington District, was formed by North Carolina in 1777 and extended west to the Mississippi River, mostly containing land inhabited by five different tribes of Native Americans, but mostly Cherokee. In 1779, the Cumberland Settlement was created by the granting of land by the NC government. In 1783 this settlement was mostly contained in the newly formed Davidson Co. and surrounded by Indian Lands, and Virginia and Kentucky to the North. Map of the Cumberland Settlements showing Forts, known as Stations, in present-day counties.
On Jan 15, 1781 Freeland's Station, which was located west of Heaton's Station (but near the opposite bank of the Cumberland River), was heavily attacked by Indians, who were driven away [Freeland's Station Historical Marker, Nashville TN].
Joshua Howard arrived in the Cumberland Settlement from the Natchez District by the beginning of 1781. He eventually was assigned Captain of the Freeland's Station on Mar 15, 1783 [Clayton, p. 37].
Husband John Alston and John Smith, participated in a 1781 attempt to overthrow the Spanish in Natchez. After the Apr 1781 rebellion to take control of Fort Panmure at Natchez, and about the time Spain was ceded control of British West Florida, "John Alston with another small party of loyalists, which seems to have included Captains Blomart and Winfrey, Parker Carradine, George Rapalje, John Smith, and William Eason, made his way to the Creek nation, where he and his companions were arrested by the Indians. After being carried to Mobile, they were carried to New Orleans and condemned to death on the charge of rebellion, but were pardoned by the Governor" by Jul 5, 1784 [Siebert, Loyalists in West Florida, p, 13].
In April 1781, a person named "Stille" [probably John Stillee], a messenger for the merchant Alexander McIntosh, with whom he resided on St. Catherine's Creek, was forced to be part of a plan to take over the Fort of Natchez from the Spanish guard. Among these rebels was husband John Alston, who forged the message using his skill in handwriting [JFH Claiborne, pp. 127-8].
The Commandant of the Natchez District received notice of the death on Jul 29, 1781 of Thomas' daughter Elizabeth Alston. On that date a Conveyance was issued to appoint the guardian of the surviving children, listing their ages, and an Estate Inventory was performed, listing 16 slaves as well as lands and buildings [McBee, Book A, p. 1].
On Jul 4, 1786, the McIntosh brothers William and James, administrators of the estate and guardians of the children of John Alston, declared to the Natchez District Commandant that a 20 year old slave named King had been stolen by James Drumgoole and Philip Alston. King had "formerly belonged to the 'robber' Philip Alston" [McBee, p. 34].
On Oct 26, 1789 The mother of James and William McIntosh, "Eunice McIntosh, widow, [sold] to Ithamar Andrews a negro named King, aged 23, nat. of Va., for $550 (Mexican), terms" and James McIntosh witnessed the transaction for Mrs. McIntosh [McBee, Book B, p. 71]. James and his brother William had reported King stolen on Jul 4, 1786.
Son Lewis married Marianna Gray but she died Feb 28, 1790 in Natchez, when she is identified as his wife when he signed an inventory along with a Mr. Ruffin Gray who "represents that his sister Marian Gray, lawfully married to Lewis Alston" [McBee, p. 343]. He then married Rebecca Smith, who was born in SC in 1772 and died Oct 7, 1822 in Wilkinson Co. MS. They were raising children in what became West Feliciana Parish by 1792 [Geni.com, website].
By Jan 16, 1791, the will of Frederick Calvit, dated Sep 22, 1790, was opened. Son "Lewis Alston" was one of the witnesses [McBee, Book B, p. 81].
According to the 1792 Spanish Census for Natchez District, brother "Phelipe Luis Alston" was head of a household in the District of Buffalo Creek, which was replaced by parts of Adams and Wilkinson Cos. MS along with households headed by "Juan" and "Guillermo" (John's son) [MSGenWeb, Head of Household Index]. A different translation has a "Juan Haton" with 1200 arpents of land (about 1,000 acres), 3 White persons [possibly John, son Solomon and ?], and 13 Black persons, in the same area, which was south of Natchez [Adams Co. Miss. Gen. & Hist. Network].
On Mar 31, 1804, after John died, son Solomon claimed "as heir and representative" 450 acres 5 miles south of Natchez granted to John Alston on Jun 16, 1777 by the British Govt. This land back then bordered the lands of Absalom Hooper and "Mrs. Holmes" [McBee, p. 504].
Nephew John McCoy Alston married Sinah Hooper, daughter of Absalom Hooper, on Jan 3, 1795 in Davidson Co. when it was part of the Southwest Territory.
Petit Gulf where the Alston family owned land is now part of Jefferson Co., created from Adams Co., Mississippi Territory, in 1796 (see present day map).
On Mar 24, 1804 Capt. John Stump claimed a lot in Natchez. Lot no. 4, Square no. 26 in the town of Natchez was originally granted on Oct 3, 1795 to Louisa Higdon before she became the wife of John Wylie. Louisa and John Wylie deeded the lot to John Stump "of Davidson Co. Tennessee" [McBee, p. 450]. John's sister, Anna Guice, named her daughter born in 1807 Louisa.
In the 1816 Franklin Co. MS Census, page 4 (line 17), there is a household headed by "Jonathan Guice" with: 2 males over 20 [Jonathan], 1 male under 20 [son Nathaniel], 1 female over 20 [Anna Stump, John's sister], 4 females under 20 [daughters Salome, Elizabeth, Barbara, Louisa], and 10 slaves.
Franklin Co. MS was founded in 1809 (see present day map for location).
Sources: Adams Co. Mississippi Genealogy & History Network, "1792 Census for Natchez District (under Spanish Government control)", 2009, 1792 Census. Claiborne, J.F.H., Mississippi as a Province, Territory and State, with Biographical Notices of Eminent Citizens, vol. 1, Power & Barksdale, Jackson, MS, 1880, pp. 126-131. Clayton, Prof. W.W., History of Davidson County Tennessee, reprod. 1971 by Charles Elder, Nashville TN. Corbitt, D. L., The formation of the N.C. counties, 1663-1943, Dept. Arch. & Hist, Raleigh NC, 1950, 323 pp. Cumberland Compact, original document signed May 13, 1780, Washington County NC, website. David Library of the American Revoution, "British Colonial Office Records CO5 West Florida Reords", website, vol 593, item 107. Drake, Doug, Jack Masters and Bill Puryear, Founding of the Cumberland Settlements, The First Atlas, 1779-1804, Warioto Press, 2009, pp. 23, map E7. Gurganos, Ray, "Ray's Extended Family Tree", website. Hopkins, William, Sussex Co., VA Will Books A-F, 1754-1806, 1990, p. 59. McBee, May Wilson, comp., Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Greenwood MS, 1953, v. 2, Book A, p. 1-3, 34, 450, 541, Book B, pp. 71, 81, Book F, p. 235, pp. 343, 592. MS Dept. of Archives & History (MDAH), Jackson MS, rootsweb, Americans Arriving in Spanish-Held Natchez 1780-1790. MSGenWeb, Natchez District 1792 Census Index, comp. by Ellen Pack, Head of Household Index, transcribed and translated from Spanish. Siebert, Wilbur H., Loyalists in West Florida, vol II, no. 4, p. 13. Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, "John Alston" Marriage Record, p. 8. Wells, Carol, Natchez Postscripts 1781-1798, Heritage Books, pp. 101, 144-5, 151. Will of Thomas Hines, Sussex Co., VA Will Book C, p. 80-82, written Oct 17, 1773, proved Nov 18, 1773, pp. 80-82.