Genealogical Data for John Alexander


I have posted and will be posting information on the following families, most of whom include people related to me (but some do not). The URL is genealogy.johnandval.org/jfalexged.htmlWhen I have a couple who had offspring after 1920, I don't provide data on the children on this site; however, upon request and with the requester's promise not to release post-1920 information to the world, I'll share more if I have it.

Alexanders of Henry County, TN, Fayette County, and Roane/Loudon County, TN. Although the individuals are chiefly the descendants of James Alexander, who lived in Anson/Rowan County, NC, and Spartanburg County, SC, (and possibly eastern TN) from around 1750 until his death about 1810, the data will also eventually include that which I have managed to collect on Alexanders who settled in Henry County from before 1820 through 1850.

Bradshaws of Henry County, TN. These Bradshaws migrated from VA to TN some time before 1830, and I know almost nothing about them before their move to TN.

Chilcutts of Henry County, TN. Other researchers have traced this family back from TN; however, I begin with them in Stewart County and Henry County and follow them forward. The family heads with whom I begin are Joshua and his wife Elizabeth and George and his wife Sarah.

Gores of Henry County, Franklin County, Lincoln County, and Moore County, TN. These Gores all descend from Thomas L. Gore, Sr., of Union County and Spartanburg County, SC, and Franklin County, and Henry County, TN. If she approves, I'll provide a link to a researcher who has more and better data than I on the Gore family before Thomas, as well as data on Thomas's brother Joshua and his descendants.

McMillins (sometimes spelled McMillans) associated with the Alexander family. These McMillins descend from William McMillin from Spartanburg County, SC, and Logan County, KY, where he died in 1810. My McMillin data are sparse. Matthew and William Alexander married William McMillin's daughters Eleanor and Esther.

Mortons of Henry County, TN. These Mortons descend from George and Elizabeth (McSwain) Morton, who migrated to Henry County from Montgomery County, NC, shortly before 1840. Another Morton family, that of John and Sarah (Duke) Morton, came to Henry County from Montgomery County, NC, at about the same time and is probably related.

Powel(l)s of Henry County and Benton County, TN. These individuals descend from Allenson Powel(l), Sr., who was apparently the son of John Powel(l) of Edgecombe County (and perhaps Nash County and Rowan County), NC, and the grandson of William Powel(l) of there and VA.

Smiths of Henry County, TN, and various counties in MO. The family can be found also on John's family page. These individuals descend from Henry Smith and his wife Susannah, who were born in VA and were probably in TN by 1820.

Stagners of Henry County, TN. For much of this Stagner family, which descended from John B. Stagner, or Johann Bernhardt Stagner, who migrated from Germany before the American Revolution, I refer researchers to the work of Johnny Walker. The Henry County Stagners were almost all descended from Talbert and Malinda (Mathis) Stagner.

Stephenses of Henry County, TN. These individuals descend primarily from Edward Stephens and the brothers John S. and Eli A. Stephens and, perhaps, another Stephens brother or cousin, all of whom moved to TN from SC. John and Eli were married to Gore sisters, and Edward may have been their father, cousin, or much-older brother. My ancestor Emily Jane (Stephens) Alexander belonged to this family, but I haven't placed her as yet. There are also a few NC-derived Stephenses included, mostly the family of Fielding Stephens.


Genealogical Data for Val (Grizzle) Alexander

Dysarts of Burke (later McDowell) County, NC, and Bartow County, GA. These Dysarts descend from James Dysart, who was killed in a Revolutionary War battle in NC along with his son William. Val's ancestor Samuel (James Dysart's grandson) married Nancy Alexander from one of the Alexander families below.

Grizzles of NC and, from there, to Lumpkin County, GA, then Bartow County and Cobb County, GA.> These Grizzles descend from William and Celia Grizzle. William's father was very probably John Henry Grizzle from VA and Rutherford County, NC.

Alexanders . These Alexanders are from the families of Joseph Lowery Alexander, whose daughter Nancy was Val's several-times great grandmother, and the family of Joseph Alexander, born 1808 in NC. The migration of the family of Joseph (1808) from SC to northern GA followed the same path at about the same time as that of Val's Dysart ancestor and some of the other Alexander family, and we believed, for a while, that the families were the same; however, they may not be related.