John ALSTON of Woodbridge [2999]

  General Notes:

John was principle of Seckford Almshouses in Woodbridge. Will dated 19 Mar 1709 proved Cur Ep Nor 1709.

1674 Hearth Tax:
A John Alston of Woodbridge was taxed on 2 hearths

IGI has an entry John Alston Will 1681 Woodbridge, father John Alston? showing a family of John, Sarah, and Edward. IGI is inaccurate in respect to many dates in this family.

ALSTON v COLMAN & others.
Bill 20 April 1670, by John Alston of Woodbridge, co. Suffolk, gent., son and heir and executor of Edward Alston, gent. decd. v Edmund Colman the elder, and others (viz, Thomas Sidney, Arden Gibson and Robert Cocke.)
The said Edward Alston deed. was seised of a capital messuage etc. in the parish of St. Laurence, Ipswich ; and on complainants marriage with Dorothy, his now wife promised to leave him an estate worth L500. The defendant Colman is an attorney, and has got various deeds into his possession ; and confederates (to defraud complainant) with other persons, some of whom have married complainant's sisters.
Mitford 326/35 1670.
Alstoniana Pg 179

ALSTON v. COLMAN.
The answer, undated of Edmund Colman, the elder, gent., Thomas Wright, Thomas Sidney and Arden Gibson, gent, to the bill of John Alston, complainant.
Defendants believe Edward Alston, decd., was seised of a messuage as in the bill alleged, but of the yearly
value of L10 and no more, and of no other tenements.
They know nothing of any articles of agreement made upon complainant's marriage.
They believe that the said Edward assigned to his daughter Martha, as her portion, a forfeited mortgage for L100 that he held from the defendant Sidney. In the same year, viz. 1665, the defendant,
Wright gave a bond to said Alston's daughter Barbary, for the payment of L100. Arden Gibson says about L12
being due to him from the said Alston, he demanded the same, and Alston gave him L7 and left in his hands a Turkey carpet and a table, to remain with him till he should demand the same, which he never did ; this defendant has married one of the daughters of the said Edward.
A schedule is annexed, of all deeds and writings left by Edward Alston, deed., father of the complainant, in the custody of the said Edmund Colman ; except such deeds as belong to the premises in St. Lawrence parish Ipswich, heretofore mortgaged and forfeited to the said Edmund Colman, among which deeds are
(I) An indenture of feoffment of the manor of Lovetofts, 26th March 1658/9, between Edward Alston and EustaceSmith.
(2) A bill of sale under the hand and seal of Robert Wilkenson unto Edward Alston of one thirty second of the shipp called the John & Elizabeth of Ipswich, dated 1 May 1662.
Mitford 219/13

Burial
John Alston 16 Apr 1710 St Mary Woodbridge SFK aged 75.
Ref: Find My Past.

The Will of John Alston, Principal of Sekeford Almeshouse in Woodbridge in co, Suffolk.
Dated 19th March 1709 (10).
My soul to the mercy of God and my Body to decently buried.
I ordain Ann Alston my youngest daughter to be my sole executrix.
To my daughter Susan Garnham, wife of Thomas Garnham all such goods and household stuff of mine as she now hathe
To said Susan Gamham, house and two orchards which I bought of Thomas Sidny of Ipswich. on condition she pay 5/- a
year to my son Edward Alston so long as he lives.
To my daughter Anne Alston, lands purchased of Thomas Sidny aforesaid on condition she pay my son Edward 5/- a
year while he lives.
To my daughter Anne Alston all my beds and bedding and all goods in my apartments in the Almshouse.
Debts and expenses to be discharged by my two daughters Susan and Ann out of the lands bequeathed to them.
JOHN ALSTON.
Witnesses : Edmond Brome, Daniel Ford, William Nevill.
No proof registered.
Consistory Court of Norwich 1709 fol. 300.
Alstoniana pg 166

  Research Notes:

"1681, John Alston of Woodbridge, Gent., and Dorothy, his wife, admd." Court Books of Thorpe Hall, Harketon. "1711, John Alston and Dorothy, his wife died. Edward A., only son and heir of Dorothy admd" Court Books of Thorpe Hall, Harketon.
Alstoniana Table 20. Pg. 19

John married Dorothy REYNOLDS of Ipswich [3000] [MRIN: 1009]. (Dorothy REYNOLDS of Ipswich [3000] died before 1711.)