James ALSTON of Bocking [88]

  General Notes:

James was an Attorney at Law of Bocking Essex. James benefited under his fathers estate being released from a debt of 100pds and interest. He died early and left his two sons imperfectly provided for, and apprenticed them to trades. A large family of their descendants are now thriving at Warnambool Victoria Aust.

George Alston writes to Edward Blair 27 Jan 1807 " About a month since we lost our brother James of Bocking - am sorry to say his . . . . . fnces. . . . . are very indifferent, he has left myself and sisters two boys solely to maintain and put out into the world. Chas the elder now about 15 yrs has had a tolerable education, is only desirious of being placed apprenticed a cabinet maker, he has a great mechanical turn . . . . . I have employed my Brother - in - Law Vanderzee and Mr Bridges to look one a school for him in London, but they have not as yet been able. As you have always been a great friend to our family if it is not to much trouble for you to make some enquires of a steady person who is desirious of taking an apprentice in the Workers Line it will be adding to the many . . . . . we are indebted to you. The youngest about 10 we have sent to the school at Stoke, but we are in hope of getting him into the Blue Coat School".

James Alston Gent of Nayland Attorney of HM Kings Bench 6 June 1780. Ref HA541/1/1/2 Bury St Edmunds PRO.
Suffolk PRO ref 391/86. A James Alston on 27 July 1796 acquired an interest in Edwardstone land called Windmill Green, and other lands beside the land formally belonging to Gregory Alston, and in the tenure of John Alston the Elder or his under-tenants.

James Alston attorney of Bocking Master, Apprentice John Vanderzee, date of Indenture 1 Oct 1785, date of Duty 14 Oct 1785, Term 3.5yrs Fee L28.0.0 Ref:The Genealogist IR 1/32

Cambridge,
Alston Pedigree.
27 Mar. 1898.
Dear Sir,
I send you herewith the pedigree of the descendants of James the eldest son of Samuel Alston of Nayland and Mary his wife and one of James Vanderzee and of Samuel his third son. There was a 4th son William who died in 1839 who was not, so far as I have ever heard, married.
As regards the descendants of Mary who married George Downing I will leave my brother to give you the particulars as I am not sure of the names and dates of birth of all his grandchildren.
I enclose at my brother's request 3 papers of extracts from the registers of Newton in Suffolk, which I made some 50 years ago. They were rather hastily made. I went over to Newton with my sister and we spent the afternoon in making all the extracts we could find relating to Alstons. I could not go again the next day but my sister went and made the 3rd sheet of extracts.
In most cases there was nothing in the registers to identify the people except their names. The exception is in the case of Thomas A. who is described as of Seyme Hall who was no doubt the head of the family in his time.
Faithfully yours,
G. D. LIVEING.
Alstoniana Pg 378. Although it does not say so I take this to be a letter to Lionel Cresswell, researcher and compiler of Alstoniana - E L Fenn 1998

James was aged 44 at his death

  Research Notes:

Sherwin against Rowley, Title deeds relating to the estate purchased of Mrs Sparrow situate at Stoke in the county of Suffolk HA 108/2/21 of Ipswich 1783 Fuller and Toosey to James Alston of Nayland in trust for Sarah Sparrow of Edwardstone 1798 Sparrow to the trustees of the will of Sir William Rowley Includes 1682 Probate copy of the will of Samuel Meddow of Stoke by Nayland 1694 Probate
Date range: 1682 - 1798.
Source: Access to Archives (A2A): not kept at The National Archives

  Other Records

1. James Alston: Dairy of the Alston Law Practice, 1777, Nayland.
It can be reasonably assumed that James was apprenticed to his father as a Law Clerk, the following are 2 entries in the Diary of the Alston Law Practice 1777.
18 Dec 1777
Delivered to Eliz Goodman Widow the Probate of the Will of W Smith her late husband deceased.
Ja Alston.

18 Dec 1777
Delivered John Hewen the afsignm^t from Edm^d Kitching to John Hewen and Groves Baker of Edm^d Kitchings personal estate.
Ja Alston.

24 Dec 1777
Sparrow agst Fiske Served Defs Fiske with notice of decf
Ja Alston.

Etc.

2. John Hines & John Alston: Lease Indenture, 6 May 1790, Nayland.
Lease for 5/- of Messuage and land abutting Birch St Nayland for a year

3. Robert Sheldrake & others to James Alston: Assignment of Mortgage, 18 Jun 1791, Hadleigh SFK & Bocking ESS.
Assignment of Mortgage

James married Ann NEWTON [1006] [MRIN: 323], daughter of S NEWTON OF BOCKING [1007] and Unknown, on 21 Apr 1790 in St Mary Bocking ESS. (Ann NEWTON [1006] was born about 1763, died on 16 Nov 1805 and was buried on 16 Nov 1805 in St Mary Bocking ESS.)