The Biographical Dictionary of America/Allston, Joseph

ALLSTON, Joseph, governor of South Carolina, was born near Charleston in 1778, son of William and Rebecca (Motte) Allston. He was elected to the state legislature, where he served for several years, and was afterwards elected governor, serving from 1812 to 1814. His wife, Theodosia, was the daughter of Aaron Burr, and on that account he was suspected of being a party to Burr's disloyalty, and of aiding him in his scheme for founding an empire in Mexico. He died Sept. 10, 1816.