McAlister, Finley John^{[1, 2]}

1720 - Bef 1771  (50 years)

• Name	McAlister, Finley John  [3]
  Birth	7 Feb 1720	Devonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 21 Jan 1771	Culpeper (now Madison), Virginia
  Person ID	I21217	European Descendants
  Last Modified	20 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Rush, Elizabeth,   b. 13 Sep 1723, King George, Virginia d. 27 Dec 1789, Culpeper, Virginia (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1740	Culpeper, Virginia
  Children	1. McAlister, Elizabeth,   b. Aug 1741, Stafford, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. McAlister, William,   b. 1747   d. 1798, Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky (Age 51 years)   3. McAlister, Winneford,   b. 18 Mar 1749, Culpeper (now Madison), Virginia d. 4 Nov 1829, Mecklenburg, North Carolina (Age 80 years)   4. McAlister, James,   b. 1750, Madison, Virginia d. 22 Aug 1799 (Age 49 years)   5. McAlister, Robert   d. Yes, date unknown   6. McAlister, John,   b. 1750, Culpeper (now Madison), Virginia d. Abt 1805, Franklin, Kentucky (Age 55 years)   7. McAlister, Catherine   d. Yes, date unknown   8. McAlister, Mary,   b. Abt 1755, Culpeper (now Madison), Virginia d. Abt 1822 (Age 67 years)   9. McAlister, Ann,   b. Abt 1758, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   10. McAlister, Sarah,   b. Abt 1760, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Finley McAllister was an early settler in the Old Rag Mountain region of Virginia. He claimed 200 acres through a Lord Fairfax land warrant in 1754, establishing a plantation homestead on the branches of the Hughes River. By 1766, McAllister had developed a successful homestead and expanded his holdings to more than 1,100 acres. Following his death in early 1771, this substantial estate was distributed among his ten children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S674] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org), ((http://new.familysearch.org)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S791] WikiTree, ((https://www.wikitree.com)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S1045] Virginia. Culpeper., Culpeper County Will Books, B (1770-1783): 13, Finley McAlister; FHL microfilm (Reliability: 3).