Alexander Alford

Spelling variations include: Allford, Alford, Aleford, Aldeford, Alforde, Allferd, Alferd, Allforth, Alforth, Alsford, Alvord, and many more. First found in Lincolnshire and Somerset, where the family was seated since ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Richard Alford, who settled in Virginia in 1624, at the age of 26. He was followed by John, also to Virginia in 1663.

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Biography

Alexander Alford was born abt 1520 to John Alford in England. He passed away in 1576 and is buried in Whitestanton, Somerset, England.<ref>Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015</ref><ref>UK,Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975</ref><ref>England families, genealogical and memorial: - a record of the achievements of her people inthe making commonwealths and the founding of a nation, Volume 4</ref>

: Lived in Whitestaunton, England in 1550.

Name

: Name: ALEXANDER Alford, Reverend:: Source: #S-1991857879 Millenium File Birth date: 1509 Birth place: Whitestaunton, Som., England Death date: 22 Dec 1576 Death place: Whitestaunton, Som., England:: Source: #S-1984637956 Probate Record Death date: 1576 Death place: Whitestanton, Somerset, England

Birth

: Birth: 1509, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England #S-1991857879::: Note: Millenium File Birth date: 1509 Birth place: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England Death date: 22 Dec 1576 Death place:Whitestaunton, Somrset, England

Death ===: Death: 22 Dec 1576, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England Source: #S-1991857879:: Note: Millenium File, Birth date: 1509 Birth place: Whitestaunton, Som., England Death date: 22 Dec 1576 Death place: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England:: Source: #S-1984637956 Probate Record, Death date:1576 Death place: Whitestanton, Somerset, England

Coat of Arms ===: Alford Arms

Name==: In "The Genealogy of Alexander Alvord" there is an overview of the origin of the origin of the name on page 10. "Alde was an ancient form of old alderman. Aldford was the old ford across a river, and RobertusDominus de Aldefore was master, lord or governor of a military station (Aldford Castle) commanding the old ford across the Dee above Chester. The changes then followed:

Richard Dom de Aldford Radulf de Aldford Henry De AldfordRobert de Alford (a descendant of "Bigot" who came over with William the conqueror. Her was a miles (Knight) in 1160. The perpetuation of the name Aldford in the name of the town further affirms the accuracy of the correct name.

• Source: S428 A genealogy of the descendants of Alexander Alvord, an early settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass, database online at Internet Archive, compiled by Samuel Morgan Alvord, Publication: Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1980. Original publication: "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord", Compiled by Samuel Morgan Alvord, (published 1908 by A.D. Andrews, Printer, Webster, NY. By the Alford American Family Association). or at Family Search Books pages 14-15, et al
• Repository: R3 Name: Family History Library
• Source S-1984637956 Repository: #R-1992163608 Title: UK, Extracted Probate Records, Author: Ancestry.com, Publication: Online Publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data - Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records. * Repository R-1992163608 Ancestry.com
• Source S-1991857879 Repository: #R-1992163608 Title: [ http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=103011228&ti=0&indi... Millennium File], Author: Heritage Consulting, Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Originaldata: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA:
• Source: #S-1992136522 Ancestry Family Trees Source S-1992136522* Repository: #R-1992163608 Ancestry Family Trees, Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

Sources

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• Source: S30 Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.; Repository: #R1 * Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number: