Location: Arcola, Warren, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Alston Williams Slavery
Alston Plantations in North Carolina
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Tusculum Plantation
was owned by Samuel Thomas Alston (1806-1860)and his wife Ruina Temporance (Williams) Alston (abt.1814-abt.1897) of Warren County, North Carolina. They were married on September 1, 1831, and a few years earlier, in 1825, the ruins of an ancient city had been discovered near Rome, Italy, situated on the edge of an ancient volcano. The city was called Tusculum, which at one time, had been a place favored by wealth Romans and had been populated with many large villas. Many of the well-to-do, educated Southerners held a certain fascination with ancient Rome, as can be seen from some of the architecture of the day. No doubt, Samuel had been influenced by the discovery of Tusculum when it came to naming his own plantation, as had several other landowners throughout the South at that time.
Samuel Thomas Alston Bible
Home – “Tusculum” 1971, in possession of Miss Jennie Alston, Rt. 3, Warrenton, N. C. pub. In 1838 (Hartford, Conn.) Births:
- William F Alston (1832-1886) May 18, 1832
- Saml T. Alston (1833-1864) Sept. 1, 1833
- Caroline M. Alston May 16, 1835
- Robert Williams Alston (1836-1901) Oct. 5, 1836
- Solomon Alston (1839-1862) July 16, 1839
- John D. Alston Sept. 23, 1841
- Philip G. Alston Aug 12, 1843
- Wm. K. A. Williams Feb. 3, 1864
- Sam Tom Williams
- Edna V. Williams, dau. of P. K. & Ruina T. Williams Sep. 8th, 1889
- Susan Alston Oct. 23, 1845
- Elizabeth F. Alston July 28, 1849
- Ruina T. Alston Aug. 23, 1851
Deaths:
- Samuel T. Alston July 16th, 1860
- Dr. Solomon W. Alston July 10th, 1862
- William Faulcon Alston Mar. 4th, 1888
- Samuel T. Alston, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Spottsylvania Courthouse, Va. on the 12 of May and died May 25th 1864
Ruina T. Alston, wife of Samuel T. Alston Feb. 25th, 1897
- Sue L. Thompson Dec. 8th, 1875
- John P. Williams, son of Wm. K. & Caroline Williams Nov. 15th, 1876
- S. T. Williams, son of Wm. K. & Caroline Williams May 25th, 1889
- Ellen M. Alston July 13th, 1867
- Caroline M. Williams May 14th, 1875
- Edna Virginia Powell, dau. of P. K. & Ruina T. :Williams May 19th, 1909
- Phil K. Williams April 15th, 1912
- Ruina T. Williams, wife of P. K. Wms Jan. 2, 1935
- W. F. Alston March 4th, 1886
SLAVE POPULATION
- Will of ELIZABETH F. ALSTON in 1848, to her son SAMUEL T. ALSTON:
- Willed by ELIZABETH F. ALSTON in 1848, to her grandchildren as follows:
- To SAMUEL T. ALSTON JR.
- Cornelius
- Wyatt
- Malissa
- To WILLIAM F. ALSTON
- Robert
- Jenny, and her child
- Sarah
- To CAROLINE MATILDA ALSTON
- Alfred
- To ROBERT WILLIAMS ALSTON
- Sandy
- Plummer
- To SOLOMON WILLIAMS ALSTON
- Pompy
- To JOHN DAVIS ALSTON
- In 1784, SAMUEL's grandfather, PHILIP ALSTON, to his wife WINEFRED:
- Tom
- David
- Old Penny
- Lucey
- Philis
- Squire
- Penny
- Easter
Will of Samuel T. Alston,
probated Warren County, NC, November Court 1860. An Inventory of his Estate was done, and a list of Slaves was presented as follows:
Slaves of Tusculum
A List of all the good chattles &c belonging to SAM'L T. ALSTON at the time of his death and given in by me as Executor of his Estate-
- Slaves:
- Bob
- Patience
- Mourning & 4 children
- Fanny & 4 children
- Manerva
- Patsy
- Mat
- Kintchen
- Stephen
- Jim
- Aggy
- Matilda
- Penny & 3 children
- Sam
- Ally & 4 children
- Henry
- Gabriel
- Neoh(?)
- Washington
- Harry
- George
- Penelopy & 2 children
- Cary
- John
- June
- Eliza
- Lucinda & 2 children
- Guilford
- Westley
- Mary
- Harry
- Rebecca
- Leander
- Charity
- Medicus
- Aaron
- Cornelius
- Robert
- Willcox
- Joe
- Albinas
- Chany
- Esther & 5 children
- Betsy
- Cenis
- Hartwell
- Amous
- Amy & 3 children
- Harrison
- Sallie Ann
- Lovett
- Tom
- Jerry
- Emily
- Sarah
- Betsy
Resources
- https://www.ncgenweb.us/ncstate/plantations/tusculum-plan-warren.htm
- https://cemeterycensus.com/nc/warr/cem436.htm
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