I found Philip Alston's children! Hope this helps: Col Phillip Alston est 1745 - 1786 GA lived in Moore and Chatham Counties - built "the house in the horse Shoe." Col. of the local militia - had a lively experience during the war with David Fanning, the Tory married ca 1767 Temperance Smith est 1751 - dau of Drew Smith will 1762 Halifax "Drew Smith lived on land he devised to his daughter Temperance on the Roanoke river which was bordered on the west by the home plantation of his brother Arthur Smith." a. James Alston ca 1768 - "In 1789 James Alston of Moore County "eldest son of Philip Alston and his wife Temperance," joined to break the entail when the land "left to Temperance Alston by the will of her father Drew Smith" was sold. married Mary Jane [Polly] Wilcox of Fayettesville and moved to Telfair Co GA i. Philip Henry Alston 27 Oct 1801 Chatham Co NC - 13 May 1879 Weldon TX married 1828 Telfair GA [his cousin] Elizabeth [Eliza M] Alston 3 Apr 1808 Telfair GA - 1877 Weldon, Houston Co TX b. John Alston settled in Fairfield Co SC left desc. mentioned in his grandfather's 1778 will c. Philip Alston moved to Jackson TN d. Drew Alston no record e. Mary [Nancy] Drew Alston 12 Jan 1784 - 21 Sept 1841 married 1799 William Carroll no issue married 2nd William Harris i. William Nancy Harris ii. Sarah Smith Harris married 1832 Albert http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com/Neighbors/Alston.htm bebenjohn@aol.com wrote: >   THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO NORTH CAROLINA FAMILY HISTORY for a published genealogy of a North Carolina family: George W. Willcox of Wilmington, NC on his book, A History of the House in the Horseshoe. Mr. Willcox wrote about a house in the deep river area of Moore County and Harnett County, and the family that lived in the house. He then included the neighbors and their families. >  ^^^^^ >  This is the bk. you might want! >  Bebe Fox >     > -----Original Message----- > From: bebenjohn@aol.com > To: ncorange@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sun, 13 May 2007 12:31 PM > Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Rev War Involvement- Orange Co. NC ATTN: BEBE > >   I am from Philip's brother, Lt. Col Wm Alston, from Halifax Co. to Chatham, but >haven't attempted to research the descent of Col. Philip. > > Sorry! > > Bebe >     > -----Original Message----- > From: ALEXLONGRN@cs.com > To: ncorange@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sun, 13 May 2007 7:18 AM > Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Rev War Involvement- Orange Co. NC ATTN: BEBE > >  The "large home in the curve of a river" sounds like the Phillip Alston House, > >also known as the House in the Horseshoe because it was built in a curving bend >of the Deep River in Moore County. Born in Halifax County, NC, Alston was a >Patriot Colonel and local magistrate who was notorious for abusing his ofices to > >steal land from nearby Scots farmers by accusing them of Toryism. He eventually >left Moore County under suspicion of murder. His house is a NC State Historic >Site and was the location of a small battle between Alston's militia and the >Tory band of Colonel David Fanning. There is no info on the web about his >children, but you can contact the site for more info: > >http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/horsesho/horsesho.htm > >"pjclarke" <pjclarke@bham.rr.com> wrote: > >>I am searching for an Alston who married my ancestor, Peter Wadsworth. ?They >>lived in possibly Moore County, NC. ?The Alston Family had a large home on >>the curve of a river in an adjoining county. ?I`m wondering if Peter could >>have been there before his descendents showed up in Moore Co, NC, in the >>1790 census. ?Any help will be appreciated. ?TIA ? Polly Clarke >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com > >with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of >the message >> > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com > >with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of >the message >   >________________________________________________________________________ >AOL now offers free email to everyone.  Find out more about what's free from AOL >at AOL.com. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com >with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of >the message >   >________________________________________________________________________ >AOL now offers free email to everyone.  Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >