William Allston Jr. (1736 - abt. 1781)

Born 25 Dec 1736 in Georgetown, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Simons) Allston — married 21 Jul 1763 in Charleston, South Carolina

Husband of Rachel (Moore) Flagg — married 19 Jan 1775 in Charleston, Province of South Carolina

Descendants

Died about 31 Jul 1781 at about age 44 in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Allston Jr. performed Patriotic Service in South Carolina in the American Revolution.

William Allston Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002056.

The birth date of William Allston Jr is somewhat is dispute with Find A Grave but my best guess is 1736 but maybe 1737. In 1763, he married Ann Simons and together they had 3 children. She died in 1773 and 2 years later he married Rachel Moore. Together they had 4 more children including notable, Washington Allston the portrait painter. His tombstone indicates death in 1780 but many sources show him as participating as a Captain in the Battle of Cowpens and dying of his injuries. The Battle of Cowpens was in Jan of 1781. His will mentions all the children except William who was clearly born after this William's death. If you accept that this William fought in the Battle of Cowpens and died later, then it matches with young William's birth in Sept of 1781, about 8 months after this battle. So I conclude that death was probably in 1781 and not 1780 as indicated on the tombstone. More research is required. Is this the correct tombstone? (Looks correct as his son Benjamin is buried there too.) I am using the 1781 year as the death year and leaving the Find A Grave memorial source for future biographers.

Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of William Allston", Ancestor # A002056.
• South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (2005), South Carolina Marriage Index - Ann Simons
• South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (2005), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7840&h=234060&ssrc=pt&tid=106745228&pid=282004988110&usePUB=true South Carolina Marriage Index - Rachel Moore]
• Clute, Robert F. The Annals and Parish Register of St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish in South Carolina, from 1680-1884. (Charleston, South Carolina, 1884). "Marriages": William Alston and Ann Simons; 21 July 1763; William Alston and Rachel Moore; 19 January 1775 FamilySearch (Image 22 of 105)
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 November 2020), memorial page for William Allston Jr. (25 Dec 1736–31 Jul 1780), Find A Grave: Memorial #35244256, citing Turkey Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Sara Fielder (contributor 47042075) .
• Source: S64 Title: simons gedcom - received by e-mail