Thomas ALSTON Surgeon [3699]

  General Notes:

Thomas of Boxford was a surgeon, he received his fathers books on medicine, inheriting property at Groton, Great Cornard, and Assington.

WILL of THOMAS ALSTON of BOXFORD Surgeon.
Dated 25th September 1758.
My execturix to have me decently buried in the Parish Church of Newton near Sudbury.
My will is to sell all that I have and what remains after my debts and funeral charges are paid and satisfied I devise as followeth:
To my son Thomas Alston L1.10s To the Rev. George Binyon the like sum and to his seven children the same each to be paid within a year and a day after my decease.
To the Rev. William Alston L1 10s.
To Anne Mascol L1 10s. and the surplus I devise to my daughter Katherine Alston who is to call in all debts dues and bonds.
I appoint my daughter Katherine Alston sole executrix
Signed Thos. Alston.
Witnesses: Sarah Alston Sarah Strutt, Hannah Grimsy
Proved Arch Sud 2nd November 1759 by the executrix.

  Research Notes:

Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch:
ASSINGTON PARISH RECORDS
Catalogue Ref. FL521
Creator(s): Church of England, Assington Parish, Suffolk
CHARITIES
FILE - Assington memoranda book of gifts or bequests to the Church or poor begun in 1684 - ref. FL521/11/2 - date: 1684 - 1878
Also including terriers, 1760, 1763 and catalogue of the parochial library bequeathed by Thomas Alston
FILE - Lists of beneficiaries of Gurdon, Alston and Waterflood charities, with small accounts - ref. FL521/11/6 - date: 1918 - 1957

Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch:
BOXFORD PARISH RECORDS
Catalogue Ref. FB77
Creator(s):Church of England, Boxford Parish, Suffolk
GENERAL
General papers (Boxford and Hadleigh Hamlet) - ref. FB77/A3
FILE - Bundle - ref. FB77/A3/2 - date: 1704 - 1811
Thomas Alston's bond to Sarah Williams for L.200 for the payment of L.100, at 5% per annum 15 Aug. 1744
Ref A2A - uncertain that this item is correctly placed.

Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch:
BOXFORD PARISH RECORDS
Catalogue Ref. FB77
Creator(s): Church of England, Boxford Parish, Suffolk
CHARITIES
Town Lands (Boxford & Hadleigh Hamlet) - ref. FB77/L1
FILE - Bundle - ref. FB77/L1/3 - date: 1667 - 1752
Thomas Alston
item: [no title] - ref. FB77/L1/3/4,5 - date: 12 & 13 Dec. 1752
Ref A2A unproven to this Thomas.

Thomas married Mary KILLINGSWORTH. [3967] [MRIN: 1356] on 19 Feb 1708/09 in St James Dukes Place London. (Mary KILLINGSWORTH. [3967] was buried on 10 Mar 1754-1755 in Newton Nr Sudbury SFK.)