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Family: 'Jack' Capt. John J. Alsop / Mary 'Polly' Purvis Leavell (F2170)  [1, 2] 

m. 23 Dec 1819


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  • Father | Male
    'Jack' Capt. John J. Alsop

    Born  8 Apr 1787  Caroline County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Apr 1866  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  23 Dec 1819  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George Alsop | F9394 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Lucy Harrison Strother | F9394 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Mary 'Polly' Purvis Leavell

    Born  10 Sep 1801  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Oct 1863  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Burwell L. Leavell | F2146 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary 'Molly' Purvis | F2146 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    George W. Alsop

    Born  6 Oct 1820  Spotsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    John Franklin Alsop

    Born  14 Aug 1822  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Aug 1897  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Martha F Holliday | F2413 
    Married  1848   

    Child 3 | Male
    + William Samuel Alsop

    Born  4 Sep 1825  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Jan 1885  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lavinia Hamit Amiss | F2414 
    Married  19 Nov 1846   
    Spouse  'Sallie' Sarah F. Broaddus | F2415 
    Married  18 Dec 1867   

    Child 4 | Male
    + James Addison Alsop

    Born  8 Jul 1827  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Dec 1860  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Alsop Family Cemetery Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susan M. Read | F2416 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Thomas Burwell Alsop

    Born  24 Feb 1831  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Nov 1901  Yazoo City, Mississippi  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Alsop Cemetery Yazoo County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Eliza Byrd Alsop

    Born  8 Oct 1833  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Oct 1852  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S48] Ancestry Link, https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/john-alsop-24-3wtpz.
      Captain John Alsop

      Parents
      George Alsop, 1759 - 1839
      Lucy Harrison Strother, 1760 - 1839

      Spouse(s)
      Mary Purvis Leavell, 1801 - 1863

      Children
      William Samuel Alsop, 1825 - 1885
      Ann Clementina "Nannie" Alsop, 1843 - 1907

    2. [S127] Geni, https://www.geni.com/people/John-Alsop/6000000031031185281.
      John J. "Capt. Jack" Alsop (1787 - 1866)
      Birthdate: April 08, 1787
      Birthplace: Caroline County, Virginia
      Death: April 30, 1866 (79)
      Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
      Immediate Family:

      Son of George Alsop, Jr and Lucy Harrison Alsop
      Husband of Mary Purviss Alsop
      Father of George Alsop; William Samuel Alsop; James Addison Alsop; Thomas Alsop; Elizabeth Alsop; and John Franklin Alsop?
      Brother of Nancy Ann Alsop; Mary "Polly" Alsop; Lucy Alsop; Judith S. Alsop; Permelia Alsop; and Jesse Alsop.


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