The couple made their home in John's native Warren County, North Carolina, and in 1810 emigrated from there to Williamson County, Tennessee.
In 1812, John Alston bought 600 acres on Arrington Creek from Thomas E. Sumner, and established his new homestead. (From Col. John L. Jordan, Notes on "King Family", Williamson County Archives.)
The Alston's children included Hardaway, Elizabeth Davis (m. Hyde), James, Sarah Kearney (m. Johnson), Lucy Ann (m. King), Solomon, Augustus, and John Alston.
The couple made their home in John's native Warren County, North Carolina, and in 1810 emigrated from there to Williamson County, Tennessee.
In 1812, John Alston bought 600 acres on Arrington Creek from Thomas E. Sumner, and established his new homestead. (From Col. John L. Jordan, Notes on "King Family", Williamson County Archives.)
The Alston's children included Hardaway, Elizabeth Davis (m. Hyde), James, Sarah Kearney (m. Johnson), Lucy Ann (m. King), Solomon, Augustus, and John Alston.
Inscription
John Alston, born April 3, 1781; married Jane Hardaway Davis
Gravesite Details
Transcribed by Mrs. Herman Major and Mrs. Joe Bowman for Burials, Volume 1, Williamson County Historical Society, 1973