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Eunice Hawley m. 1763? PA b. 1745 d. Dec 24, 1840 New Haven CT |
Mary or Mariana b. Jan 20, 1764 Stratford, Fairfield Co. CT d. Jan 9, 1844 Philadelphia PA |
William b. by Jun 1765 Stratford, Fairfield Co. CT d. after May 30, 1805 ?Miss. Terr. |
James b. by Jun 1767 ?Stratford, Fairfield Co. CT d. Jul 1817? ?Franklin Co. MS |
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William had been an "officer in the service of His Brittanic Majesty" and was a
resident of the Natchez Dist. when he died by Jun 1, 1783. [McBee, p. 19]. |
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The Commandant of the Natchez District received notice of the death on Jul 29,
1781 of Elizabeth Alston, wife of
John Alston. On that date a
Conveyance was issued to appoint William's brother Alexander
as the guardian of the six surviving children, and an Estate Inventory was performed,
listing 16 slaves as well as lands and buildings [McBee, Book A, p. 1]. |
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On 3 Aug. [Friday], 1781, brother Alexander
declared to the Court that Henry Alston, one of the minor Alston heirs died, and
on the 2nd day of the same month died a negro boy, named
"Stephen", aged 7 yrs., belonging to the Alston estate [McBee, Book A p.2]
He also asked that a female slave be sold and that
Daniel Perry be appointed to manage the Alston
plantation. |
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On Sep 5, 1781 John Alston sold "all his cattle" to a
William Brocus, as witnessed by
John Townshend. By Sep 29, 1781 John Alston
has "absconded" when the rest of his estate is put up for sale [McBee, pp. 3, 235]. |
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Map of
the Natchez District as it may have looked between 1779 and 1799. |
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Brother Alexander McIntosh died sometime during late
1781 and early 1782, leaving his business in the hands of his widow,
Anne. |
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In May 1782,
13 families
arrived in Natchez after a flatboat trip down the Mississippi River, and were
recorded by Spanish authorities on Jul 6, totalling 79 "Individuos" and 88
"Escalvos" meaning being hooked on board as slaves. Starting on May 17,
brother Alexander's widow Anne was involved in many land and slave transactions
with many of the 13 arriving family heads. |
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William died, "verified" on Jun 1, 1783 in the Natchez District
"after a long illness, leaving 3 children, two sons and one dau., issue of his
lawful marriage with Eunice Hawley, his wife, still living, said sons being
William, aged 18, James, aged 16, and dau. Mariana aged 19" and the inventory
of his estate and papers began on Jun 4 [McBee, Book A, p. 19]. |
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On Jun 17, 1782 two lands of John Alston were
confiscated "for use of the King"
of Spain. One was 800 acres on Second Creek in the Narchez District very near the
British grant of Joshua Howard. |
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Brother Alexander's widow Anne McIntosh married Adam
Bingaman, a large Natchez landowner, by Nov 9, 1782. |
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The daughter of Philip Alston, Frances, married
James Dromgoole in 1782, in the Natchez District. |
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After William died, his estate was "left in Charge of Eunice McIntosh ... until
children be of age" and the guardianship of the Alston estate and
children fell eventually to William's sons, William and James according
to his will dated Jan 12, 1783 [McBee, Book A, p. 20]. |
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On Jul 4, 1786, the sons 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, Eustace McIntosh,
the widow, sold a negro named King, aged 23, native of VA, for $550 (Mexican),
her son James McIntosh was a witness "for Mrs. McIntosh" [McBee, Book B, p. 71]. |
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Petit Gulf where the Alston famity owned land is now part of Jefferson Co., created
from Adams Co., Mississippi Territory, in 1796
(see present day map). |
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On Jan 26, 1787 William's widow Eunice received a Spanish patent of 566f
[arpents] "on St. Catharine's creek" that was recorded as claimed by her on Jun 13,
1805 according to the
certificate record
(Vol. 2, Page 95) [American State Papers, vol. 1, register A, p. 868]. |
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Between Jan 26, 1787 and Feb 27. 1789, William's widow married John Humphreys,
based on the name she submitted for Spanish grants on those dates
[American State Papers, vol. 1, register A, p. 868]. |
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On Feb 12, 1788 son James, over the age of 21, received a Spanish patent of 800f
[arpents] "about six miles S.E. from Natchez" that was recorded as claimed by him
on Jun 13, 1805 according to the
certificate record
(Vol. 2, Page 103) [American State Papers, vol. 1, register A, p. 868]. |
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On Apr 7, 1792 son William McIntosh was a signer of the will of
David Williams. When he died and the will
was read, son James McIntosh was a witness, and later married the widow [McBee,
p. 108]. |
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According to the 1792 Spanish Census for Natchez District, "Juan Humphreys"
owned 300 arpents in the Villa Gayoso area (later covered by Jefferson and
Franklin Cos.) and had 6 white persons in his household. Also, "Juan Alston" and brother "Phelipe Luis Alston" were each heads of household in the District of Buffalo Creek, which was replaced by parts of Adams and Wilkinson Cos. MS [MSGenWeb, 1792 Census 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]. |
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[Adams Co. Miss. Gen. & Hist. Network]. |
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John Alston's 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. |
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On Sep 1, 1795, son William McIntosh received a Spanish grant of 800 acres on a
branch of Bayou Sara, 35 miles south of the Fort of Natchez. He claimed it on
Mar 21, 1804 and it was issued on May 30, 1805 [McBee, p. 434]. |
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| In Jan 1798, "Eustace Humphreys", of "Govt. of Natchez", bought 100 arpents from William Owens for $200 paid. Both signed. The witness was her son "Wm. McIntosh" [McBee, p. 157]. | |||
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On Feb 27 1798, "Eustice Humphreys", was granted by the Spanish Govt. 200 arpents
situated "on the waters of Fairchild's Creek" according to the Jun 1805
certificate records
(Vol. 2, Pages 129, 151) of John Courtney and States Trevilion who were then
granted 100 arpents each [American State Papers, vol. 1, register A, p. 868]. |
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Joshua Howard had become "Conservator of the
Peace for the Southern District, Mississippi Territory" by Oct 27, 1798 when two
men swore to the truth of statements made re: suit involving
Elizabeth Still Lee lending a slave girl Peg
to her son-in-law Alexander Freeland in the Summer of 1796. She had made her
deposition before Cato West, Howard's counterpart in the Northern District
[Ragland p.6]. |
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Franklin Co. MS was founded in 1809
(see present day map
for location). |
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Sources: Adams Co. Miss. Genealogy & History Network, "1792 Census for the Natchez District". Adams Co. Mississippi Genealogy & History Network, "1792 Census for Natchez District (under Spanish Government control)", 2009, 1792 Census. American State Papers, Documents, ... of the Congress of the Unitied States, ... 1789-1809, vol. 1, Gales and Seaton, Washington DC, 1832, register A, p. 868. "Franklin County, MS 1810 Census", abstract from Gillis book, rootsweb 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. McBee, May Wilson, comp., Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Greenwood MS, 1953, v. 2, Book A, p. 1-3, 17-20, 34, 157, 434, 450, 541, Book F, p. 235. 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, website, transcribed and translated from Spanish. Rowland, Dunbar, "1816 Census for Franklin Co. Miss.", taken from The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi,Centennial Edition, 1917, rootsweb website. 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 Books 3 and 4, Wilkes County, North Carolina, 1811-1848, The Genealogical Society of "Original" Wilkes County), Will Book 3, "Estate of Joahua Howard", Oct 1814, page 89, 120. |
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