William Alston (South Carolina)

William Alston (1757 – June 26, 1839) was a South Carolina legislator, slave owner, planter, and horse breeder.

William Alston
Born1757 Edit this on Wikidata
Charleston Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJune 26, 1839 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 81–82)
Charleston Edit this on Wikidata
Resting placeMurrells Inlet Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationLegislator, politician, soldier Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Mary Brewton Motte Alston Edit this on Wikidata
ChildrenJoseph Alston Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldmember of the State Senate of South Carolina (1784–) Edit this on Wikidata
Rankcaptain, colonel Edit this on Wikidata

William Alston was born on 1757. He was a captain during the revolutionary war under Francis Marion, the famous partisan leader. After the return of peace he married the daughter of Rebecca Motte, and became a successful planter and a large slave-owner. He was for many years a member of the South Carolina senate.

His son Joseph Alston was for several years a prominent member of the South Carolina state legislature, and governor in 1812–1814. Joseph Alston married Theodosia, daughter of Aaron Burr.

William Alston died on 26 June 1839 in Charleston, South Carolina.

public domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainWilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1891). "ALLSTON, William,". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.



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