Alexander Alford^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1508 - 1576  (68 years)

• Name	Alexander Alford
  Born	1508	Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Dec 1576	Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
  Buried	St Andrew Churchyard, Whitestaunton, Soneerset, England
  Person ID	I1912	Alford Hathaway
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Agnus unknown,   b. 1511, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England ,   d. Dec 1577, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1538	Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
  Children	1. Alice Alford,   b. 1541, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England ,   d. 1611, Somerset, England  (Age 70 years)   2. Elinor Alford,   b. 1543, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England ,   d. 1613, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England  (Age 70 years)   3. Salamon Alford,   b. 1545, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England ,   d. 1615  (Age 70 years)   4. William Alford,   b. 1547, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England ,   d. 1578, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England  (Age 31 years)   5. John Alford,   b. 1549, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England ,   d. 1584  (Age 35 years)   6. Bartholomew Alford,   b. 1551, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England ,   d. 1597, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England  (Age 46 years)   7. Bridget Alford,   b. 1553, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England ,   d. 1623, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England  (Age 70 years)   8. Mary Alford,   b. 1540, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England ,   d. 1616  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2023
  Family ID	F675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Whitestaunton Parish
  		Saint Andrews Church Saint Andrews Church, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England. This is where our English ancestors worshipped and where Alexander Alford and his wife Agnus are buried.

  
  

  Documents		The Last Wills of Alexander and Agnus Alford Transcriptions of the wills of Alexander Alford (1576) and his wife Agnus (1577), with analysis
  		Timeline of Our English Ancestors

  
  

  Biographies

  The English ancestors of Benedict Alford Our immigrant Alford ancestor is Benedict Alford, who came to Windsor, Connecticut, with his brother Alexander and his sister, Joanna, in the late 1630s from Whitestaunton, Somerset, England. But let us begin by examining our Alford roots in England, at least as far back as we can see.

  
  

• Notes

  The birth dates for the children of Alexander and Agnus are questionable. I have not located any original records. Thedates given here are from the American Alford Family Association website. Futhermore, the order that Agnus listed her children in her will does not match the birth order shown here. That may indicate these birthdates are incorrect.

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] Surname Database, (https://www.surnamedb.com/). [S130] Landscape of Power, Rachel Swallow, (, Cheshire History Journal, 2012/2013.). [S131] Aldford Castle, CastleUK.net. [S132] English Alfords, (Alford Association). [S133] St. Andrew, Whitestaunton, Somerset, U.K. Genealogy Archives. [S134] Travelogue, Jeanne Alford Pease , (rtreeoflife.com). [S135] Henry VIII, History Channel Website. [S36] Quarter Millennial Celebration, (Taunton City Government 1889).