Peter Alston

Peter Alston was the late 18th Century and early 19th Century counterfeiter, horse thief, highwayman, and river pirate, who was believed to be the associate of serialkiller, Little Harpe and partner, in the murder of notorious outlaw, leader Samuel Mason in 1803. Alston was also, the son of the colonialera counterfeiter, Philip Alston, associated with CaveinRock, Illinois, and Natchez, Mississippi.

Peter Alston was born, the son of the notorious counterfeiter, His mother was one of the three wives of his father Temperance Smith, Mary Molly Temple, or Mildred McCoy. Alston had two brothers, Philip, Jr. and John McCoy and two sisters, Frances and Elizabeth Elise. His grandparents on the side of his father were Solomon Alston and Sarah Ann Nancy Hinton Alston. John Alston, the brother of his father, was also, a notorious counterfeiter. The Alston family had its origins in the British Royal colony of the Province of South Carolina, where the Alston surname was very common. the When and where he was born and where he grew up is not known, as there is scant information, on his childhood and precriminal activities. He may have been born in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Natchez, West Florida, now presentday Natchez, Mississippi, Fort Nashborough, Virginia, now presentday Nashville, Tennessee, or Russellville, Virginia, now presentday Russellville, Kentucky. Alston Having been

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