Re: Alston Castle in England
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Alston Castle in England
2/20/02
Leigh:
My husband's mother was an Alston (from Alabama), so we've done a bit of Alston research.I looked through our file and found a messy copy of a document entitled:Odell Castle, The Seat of the Alston.I have no idea where we copied it because there are no notes on it as to it's origin.There is a paragraph sort of describing the castle and saying that the Alstons purchased Odell Castle from the Chetwoods in 1640.Alston of Odell, Bedfordshire created Baronet June 13, 1642.This info doesn't help much if you are trying to locate it specifically , but Bedfordshire does at least give you a general location.And I guess it depends on which Alston branch your mother belongs to, as to whether or not it's part of your heritage.
Hope it helps to at least confirm that Alstons did live in a castle in England.
Dottie
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