Pringle, Elizabeth W. Allston (Elizabeth Waties Allston), 1845-1921

Elizabeth Waties Allston Pringle (1845-1921) was the daughter of South Carolina Governor Robert F.W. Allston (1801-1864). She married John Julius Pringle (1842-1876) in 1870 and lived at White House Plantation (S.C). She became a widow at the age of thirty-one and moved to the Allston family plantation, Chicora Wood, to help her mother, Adele P. Allston, care for her widowed brother's children. She was the author of "A Woman Rice Planter" and "Chronicles of Chicora Wood" and she wrote under the name of Patience Pennington.

From the description of Writings, 1914, n.d. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 47163534

Georgetown County, S.C. plantation owner and author. Elizabeth ("Bessie") W. Allston Pringle was the daughter of South Carolina Governor Robert F.W. Allston (1801-1864). She married John Julius Pringle (1842-1876) in 1870 and lived with him at White House Plantation (S.C.). She became a widow at the age of thirty-one and moved to the Allston family plantation, Chicora Wood, to help her mother manage it and to care for her widowed brother's children. Eventually she assumed control of both White House and Chicora Wood. From 1903 to 1921 she was the South Carolina Vice-Regent for the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association. Pringle wrote under the name of Patience Pennington.

From the description of Elizabeth W. Allston Pringle family papers, 1861-1926. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35916324