Disappearance of the Patriot and Theodosia Burr Alston-- Part 1: About the Schooner Patriot

From Mark Jones Books site  "Today in Charleston History:  January 2, 1813--  Deaths."

I haven't been able to find out much about the Patriot other than it was a schooner and had been a recent privateer in the Caribbean Sea area.

1813--  Deaths.  Today in Charleston, January 2

Mist scholars agree that at some time on Jan. 2, 1813, that the Patriot schooner was wrecked somewhere off Cape  Hatteras, North Carolina.  Among those lost was the wife of South Carolina's governor and daughter of Aaron Burr, Theodosia Burr Alston.

She left Georgetown, S.C., to visit her father.  Her ship, the Patriot was known to be a fast sailer and had been a former pilot boat recently employed as a privateer.  Her captain, William Overstocks, was anxious to make a fast run up to New York to sell his captures.

--Brock-Perry