Born three years after Theodosia Burr Alston (Mrs. Joseph Alston) died at sea, this nephew of Gov. Joseph Alston was evidently named in her honor.
Block quote follows, from a blog page on Alston family members who attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
https://uvastudents.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/alston-family-north-and-south-carolina:
"William Ashe Alston (16 Mar. 1812-30 May 1842), Theodosius Alston (23 Mar. 1816-1836), and John Ashe Alston (14 May 1817-8 Oct. 1858) were the earliest Alston students at the University; William Ashe attended U.Va. in sessions 7-9 (1830-1833), Theodosius in sessions 11-12 (1834-1836), and John Ashe in session 13 (1836-1837). The Alston family tended to use the same names in each generation, but these birth dates and the name “Wm A. Alston” of Georgetown, SC, listed as “parent or guardian” in the U.Va. Matriculation Books, identifies these students as the sons of William Algernon Alston (1782-1860) of The Oaks, a rice plantation near Georgetown, SC — now a part of Brookgreen Gardens — and his wife, Mary (Allston) Young Alston (1778-1844).
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of information about the lives of William Ashe Alston and Theodosius Alston. Neither man is reliably listed in the family genealogies, and when Theodosius appears, he is sometimes listed in error as a female. Theodosius Alston (1816-1836) died when about 20 years old while at the University of Virginia, though he does not seem to be buried in the U.Va. Cemetery. (Barringer)"
A nephew born in 1841, son of John Ashe Alston, was named Theodosius Alston.
Block quote follows, from a blog page on Alston family members who attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
https://uvastudents.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/alston-family-north-and-south-carolina:
"William Ashe Alston (16 Mar. 1812-30 May 1842), Theodosius Alston (23 Mar. 1816-1836), and John Ashe Alston (14 May 1817-8 Oct. 1858) were the earliest Alston students at the University; William Ashe attended U.Va. in sessions 7-9 (1830-1833), Theodosius in sessions 11-12 (1834-1836), and John Ashe in session 13 (1836-1837). The Alston family tended to use the same names in each generation, but these birth dates and the name “Wm A. Alston” of Georgetown, SC, listed as “parent or guardian” in the U.Va. Matriculation Books, identifies these students as the sons of William Algernon Alston (1782-1860) of The Oaks, a rice plantation near Georgetown, SC — now a part of Brookgreen Gardens — and his wife, Mary (Allston) Young Alston (1778-1844).
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of information about the lives of William Ashe Alston and Theodosius Alston. Neither man is reliably listed in the family genealogies, and when Theodosius appears, he is sometimes listed in error as a female. Theodosius Alston (1816-1836) died when about 20 years old while at the University of Virginia, though he does not seem to be buried in the U.Va. Cemetery. (Barringer)"
A nephew born in 1841, son of John Ashe Alston, was named Theodosius Alston.
Born three years after Theodosia Burr Alston (Mrs. Joseph Alston) died at sea, this nephew of Gov. Joseph Alston was evidently named in her honor.
Block quote follows, from a blog page on Alston family members who attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
https://uvastudents.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/alston-family-north-and-south-carolina:
"William Ashe Alston (16 Mar. 1812-30 May 1842), Theodosius Alston (23 Mar. 1816-1836), and John Ashe Alston (14 May 1817-8 Oct. 1858) were the earliest Alston students at the University; William Ashe attended U.Va. in sessions 7-9 (1830-1833), Theodosius in sessions 11-12 (1834-1836), and John Ashe in session 13 (1836-1837). The Alston family tended to use the same names in each generation, but these birth dates and the name “Wm A. Alston” of Georgetown, SC, listed as “parent or guardian” in the U.Va. Matriculation Books, identifies these students as the sons of William Algernon Alston (1782-1860) of The Oaks, a rice plantation near Georgetown, SC — now a part of Brookgreen Gardens — and his wife, Mary (Allston) Young Alston (1778-1844).
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of information about the lives of William Ashe Alston and Theodosius Alston. Neither man is reliably listed in the family genealogies, and when Theodosius appears, he is sometimes listed in error as a female. Theodosius Alston (1816-1836) died when about 20 years old while at the University of Virginia, though he does not seem to be buried in the U.Va. Cemetery. (Barringer)"
A nephew born in 1841, son of John Ashe Alston, was named Theodosius Alston.
Block quote follows, from a blog page on Alston family members who attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
https://uvastudents.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/alston-family-north-and-south-carolina:
"William Ashe Alston (16 Mar. 1812-30 May 1842), Theodosius Alston (23 Mar. 1816-1836), and John Ashe Alston (14 May 1817-8 Oct. 1858) were the earliest Alston students at the University; William Ashe attended U.Va. in sessions 7-9 (1830-1833), Theodosius in sessions 11-12 (1834-1836), and John Ashe in session 13 (1836-1837). The Alston family tended to use the same names in each generation, but these birth dates and the name “Wm A. Alston” of Georgetown, SC, listed as “parent or guardian” in the U.Va. Matriculation Books, identifies these students as the sons of William Algernon Alston (1782-1860) of The Oaks, a rice plantation near Georgetown, SC — now a part of Brookgreen Gardens — and his wife, Mary (Allston) Young Alston (1778-1844).
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of information about the lives of William Ashe Alston and Theodosius Alston. Neither man is reliably listed in the family genealogies, and when Theodosius appears, he is sometimes listed in error as a female. Theodosius Alston (1816-1836) died when about 20 years old while at the University of Virginia, though he does not seem to be buried in the U.Va. Cemetery. (Barringer)"
A nephew born in 1841, son of John Ashe Alston, was named Theodosius Alston.
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