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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Thomas Alford: Birth: ABT 1757 in Ireland. Death: 1831 in Rockingham County, Virginia

  2. John Alford: Birth: ABT 1758 in Monaghan, Ireland. Death: OCT 1802 in Madison County, Kentucky

  3. Nancy Alford: Birth: ABT 1759 in Ireland. Death: AFT 1816

  4. George Alford: Birth: 1763 in Ireland. Death: ABT 1830 in Cabell County, (West) Virginia

  5. Elizabeth Alford: Birth: 1765 in Ireland or Virginia. Death: 15 FEB 1841 in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia

  6. Joseph Alford: Birth: 1772 in Greenbrier (now Monroe) County, (West) Virginia. Death: 15 JAN 1819 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia

  7. Benjamin Alford: Birth: 1772 in Augusta County, Virginia. Death: 3 DEC 1813 in Canada

  8. Margaret Alford: Birth: 1774 in Augusta County, Virginia. Death: BET 1840 AND 1850 in Monroe County, (West) Virginia

  9. Robert Alford: Birth: 1776 in Augusta County, Virginia.

  10. Henry Alford: Birth: 1778 in Augusta or Rockingham County Virginia.

  11. Sarah Alford: Birth: 1780 in Rockingham County, Virginia. Death: AFT 1860 in Rockingham County, Virginia


Sources
1. Title:   alford notes

Notes
a. Note:   There was a John Alford with son Benjamin and John Jr., who was evidently over 21, in Rockingham County, VA in 1788. In 1792, John Alford was listed with sons Robert and Benjamin still living at home. John, Jr. was no longer listed. John Alford, Sr. owned 180 acres of land in 1789 which seems to have been on Mill Creek just north of the town of Cross Keys. The will of this John Alford, dated or probated 25 October 1809 in Rockingham County, VA seems to have burned and is no longer available, however several deeds referring to the will help determine some of the members of this family. Census records, tax records and these deeds suggest John's wife was Nancy and that they had the children listed who are not necessarily in the order of birth.
  The family seems to have come from Ireland to Augusta County, VA by 1774 at which time John Alford donated shoe buckles, whisky, compasses and buttons to the cause of the American patriots. It is not known which children were born in Ireland, but sons of Thomas and George claimed their fathers were foreign born in the 1870 census. The family seems to have several members who were weavers (John Sr.) or tailors (John Jr. and Thomas). All of the sons seem to have owned land at some time. He is commonly referred to a "Irish John Alford" by members of the Alford American Family Association.
  [SOURCE: Alford American Family Association]
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  SAR (Sons of American Revolution) application in 1960 from a descendant of John Alford states essentially:
  1774 Dec 5 - John Alford weaver contributed to the relief of the patriots of Boston (1) 1 pr shoe buckles; (2) 1 qt wiskey (3) a pair compasses (4) 3
 dozen buttons..
 1776-1782 - During the War of the Revolution, the membership of the old Peaked Mountain Church at Cross Keys of Rockingham County, Va. served three companies; the membership that lived in the Mill Creek and William's Valleys first served in Capt. Thos. Hewitt's Company. Among those who served besides, John Alford, were George, John, and Nathan and Stephen Houston; Robert and James Hook; Robert and James Scott; James Gilliland, John Taylor, William Davidson and William Heney.
 

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