Alston family.

Family of Charleston and Georgetown County, South Carolina, descendants of William Alston (1756-1839), the first of the Alstons to use a single "l" (instead of Allston).

Thomas Pinckney Alston (1795-1861) married Jane Ladson Smith (1800-1823), daughter of John Rutledge Smith and Susan Elizabeth Ladson in 1820. After her death Alston married Susan Elisabeth Smith (sister of Jane Ladson Smith, Alston's first wife) in 1825. By his first wife he had nine children including Jacob Motte Alston (1821-1909). By his second wife he had ten children, including Mary Brewton (b. 1827) who married James J. Waring in 1856; John Rutledge Smith Alston (b. 1835), Capt. Co. H, 21st Texas Cavalry; and Rebecca Hayne.

From the description of Alston family papers, 1846-1902. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144039