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Robert Francis Withers Alston 1801–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1801

Birth Location: All Saints, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 Apr 1864

Death Location: Waccamaw, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Alston

Mother: Theodosia Burr

Spouse(s): Adele Petigru

Children(s): William Allston, Jane Allston, Adele Allston, Elizabeth Allston, Joseph Allston, Jane Allston, Louise Allston, Adele Allston, Robert Allston, Charles Allston, Charlotte Allston

Robert Francis Withers Alston was born in 1801 in All Saints, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Alston And Theodosia Bartow Burr. Robert Francis Withers Alston married Adele Theresa Petigru, and had children including Adele Allston, Adele Petigru Allston, Charles Petigru Allston, Charlotte Frances Allston, Elizabeth Waties Allston, Jane Louise Allston, Joseph Benjamin Allston, Louise Gilbert Allston, Robert Allston, William Petigru Allston. Robert Francis Withers Alston passed away in 1864 in Waccamaw, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Francis Withers Alston was born in 1801 in All Saints, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Alston And Theodosia Bartow Burr.
  • Robert Francis Withers Alston married Adele Theresa Petigru, and had children including Adele Allston, Adele Petigru Allston, Charles Petigru Allston, Charlotte Frances Allston, Elizabeth Waties Allston, Jane Louise Allston, Joseph Benjamin Allston, Louise Gilbert Allston, Robert Allston, William Petigru Allston.
  • Robert Francis Withers Alston passed away in 1864 in Waccamaw, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Alston
1778–1816
Birth Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
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Theodosia Burr
1783–1813
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Adele Petigru
1810–1896
Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

William Allston
1844–1847
Birth Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
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Jane Allston
1836–1881
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JA
Adele Allston
1834–1863
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
AA
Elizabeth Allston
1845–1921
Birth Location: Pawleys Island, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
EA
Joseph Allston
1833–1900
Birth Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
JA
Jane Allston
1850–1937
Birth Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
JA
Louise Allston
1842–1843
Birth Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
LA
Adele Allston
1840–1915
Birth Location: Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
AA
Robert Allston
1835–1839
Birth Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
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Charles Allston
1848–1922
Birth Location: Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
CA
Charlotte Allston
1837–1843
Birth Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
CA

Robert Alston's Ancestors

Self
Robert Alston
1801–1864
Birth Place: All Saints, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Alston
1778–1816
Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Theodosia (Bartow) Burr
1783–1813
Albany, Albany, New York, USA
Grandparents
Aaron (Burr) Jr.
1756–1836
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Theodosia (Bartow) Burr
1746–1794
Paramus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Sr.
1716–1757
Esther Edwards
1731–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Burr
1660–1727
Elizabeth Pinckney
1673–1740

Robert Alston's Descendants

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Robert (Francis Withers) Alston (21 Apr 1801–7 Apr 1864) m. Adele (Theresa) Petigru (10 Nov 1810–26 Nov 1896)
  1. 1. William (Petigru) Allston 1844–1847
  2. 2. Jane (Louise) Allston 1836–1881
  3. 3. Adele Allston 1834–1863
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Waties) Allston 1845–1921
  5. 5. Joseph (Benjamin) Allston 1833–1900 m. Louise North 1838–1896
    1. 1. Robert (Francis Withers) Allston 1873–1908
    2. 2. Charlotte Allston 1872–1935 m. Maurice (Augustus) Moore 1870–1950
      1. 1. Charles (Albert Petidru) Moore 1905–1957
  6. 6. Jane (Louise) Allston 1850–1937
  7. 7. Louise (Gilbert) Allston 1842–1843
  8. 8. Adele (Petigru) Allston 1840–1915
  9. 9. Robert Allston 1835–1839
  10. 10. Charles (Petigru) Allston 1848–1922
  11. 11. Charlotte (Frances) Allston 1837–1843

Robert Alston's Timeline

2 Records

1801
21 Apr 1801
Birth of Robert Francis Withers Alston in All Saints, South Carolina, USA
All Saints, South Carolina, USA
1864
7 Apr 1864
Age 63
Death of Robert Francis Withers Alston in Waccamaw, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Waccamaw, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1801
    Event Place: All Saints, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Waccamaw, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
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