William Alton, 1700, Marblehead, Massachusetts
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Re: William Alton, 1700, Marblehead, Massachusetts
 GaryR48
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Posted: 20 Nov 2007 12:03PM GMT |
Classification: Query
I would say it's quite possible, given that William Alton's line probably goes back to the earliest settlers of Massachusetts, making his line that of the first Altons in America. I haven't yet confirmed that, but I have dozens of such lines in Massachusetts, many of which extend back to medieval England, and I would expect the same with the Altons, though I haven't worked on that line in a while and haven't got it back that far yet. It's been my experience that the first families of America have hundreds of thousands, if not millions of descendants today, so, it's very probable your Altons come from this same line.
Gary
Gary