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| PLANTATION NAME: | TUSCULUM |
| ASSOCIATED LINK(s): | Myrtle Lawn, Cherry Hill |
| ORIGINAL OWNER: | Samuel Thomas Alston (1806-1860) |
| BUILT: | 1830 |
| ASSOCIATED SURNAMES: | Alston, Williams |
| HISTORY: | Tusculum
Plantation was owned by Samuel Thomas Alston (1806-1860)and his wife Ruina
Temporance Williams (1814-1897) 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 was the son of Samuel Alston (1770-1807) and Elizabeth Faulcon (1775-1848); Samuel Alston was the youngest son of Philip Alston (1706-1784) and Winifred Whitmell (1729-1795; dau/of Thomas Whitmell & Elizabeth Hunter Bryan). Philip Alston was the son of John Alston (ca 1670-1758) and Mary Baker (ca 1684-1765). Philip & Winifred Whitmell- Alston were also the
parents of: Of the above children, William Alston was the grandfather of Valeria Virginia Kearney, whose husband, Robert Edgar Williams, owned Myrtle Lawn of Warren County. Philip Guston Alston was the father of George Washington Alston who owned Cherry Hill Plantation. Ruina Temporance Williams was the daughter of Robert Webb Williams (1792-1822) and Hartwell Hodges Davis (1793-1868) the owners of Vine Hill Plantation in Franklin County. Robert W. Williams was the son of William Williams (1760-1838) and Elizabeth Kinchen Kearney (1769-1863). William Williams was the son of Solomon Williams (ca 1723-1794) and Temporance Boddie (d. May 11, 1784). Solomon Williams was the son of Samuel Williams (ca 1695-1753) and Elizabeth Alston (ca 1700-aft 1792). Ruina's brother, was Robert Edgar Williams, owner of Myrtle Lawn Plantation. Ruina's aunt, Marina P. Williams, was married to George Washington Alston and was the owner of Cherry Hill Plantation.
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| 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.
To WILLIAM F. ALSTON
To CAROLINE MATILDA ALSTON
To ROBERT WILLIAMS ALSTON
To SOLOMON WILLIAMS ALSTON
To JOHN DAVIS ALSTON
In 1784, SAMUEL's grandfather, PHILIP ALSTON, to his wife WINEFRED:
******************** 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-
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| RESEARCH NOTES: | Children
of Samuel T. Alston & Ruina T. Williams: William Faulcon Alston (1832-1888) Samuel T. Alston Jr. (1833-1864) Caroline M. Alston (1835-1875) Robert W. Alston (1836- ) Solomon W. Alston (1839-1862) John Davis Alston (1841-1917) Philip Guston Alston (1843- ) Susan Alston (1845- ) Elizabeth F. Alston (1849- ) Ruina Temperance Alston (1851-1935) Researched & transcribed by Deloris Williams
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| MISCELLANEOUS: | Will & Estate Samuel T. Alston, Warren Co. 1860, WB 49, Pg. 328; National Register of Historic Places Application; Samuel T. Alston Bible; Robert Webb & Harty H. Davis Williams Family Bible; Will of Philip Alston-1784; Will of Elizabeth Alston, Warren Co. 1848, WB 39, Pg.455. |
