Re: Parents of Abraham Alexander of Meck Dec
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In reply to:
Re: Parents of Abraham Alexander of Meck Dec
Ezra Alexander 5/01/01
CORRECTION:
Col. Elias Alexander's son, William Taylor
Alexander, married my aunt, Mary Shelby,
and made their home in Hickory Wythe, Fayette
Co., TN, and some of whose descendants moved
on to Tupelo, MS.
Caroline Isabel (Poole) Jones, who m. John
Rawls Jones, b. 1880 and died 1934 in Tupelo,
MS.She founded DAR Chapter in Tupelo, and
was well acquainted with Wm. Taylor and Mary
(Shelby) Alexander and their family in Hickory Wythe.She gave her insight into the times in her treatment of the Shelbys in the book The Lineage and Tradition of the Family of John Springs III...at least in one version which I was able to get a copy of.
Col. Elias Alexander married Agnes Nancy
McCall.Alexander Kin Vol I lists their son
simply as William.But, his middle name is
indeed Taylor; i.e., Wm. Taylor Alexander.
[Many have thought that my uncle of yore, Taylor Alexander, s/o Benjamin and Susannah
(Polk) Alexander, was the William Taylor who
m. Mary Shelby, but not so.I know nothing
at all about my Taylor Alexander 'uncle'.]
The reference does mention William's brother as James Taylor Alexander (i.e.,middle name of Taylor).
For anyone interested in this family:Wm.
Taylor and Mary (Shelby) Alexander..Mary
Isabella Alexander & (2) Capt. Henry Munger...Lillian "Lillie" Pitman & (1) Christopher Poole...Caroline Isabel (Poole)
Jones.
I am related more closely with Mary Shelby
than Wm. Taylor Alexander.Mary's mother was
Susannah Polk Alexander who m. Dr. Evan Shelby, Pvt/surgeon, in Mecklenburg Co., NC;
Susannah was a dau. of my greatgrandparents
of yore (5G) Benjamin and Susannah (Polk)
Alexander.Mary Shelby's sister, Susannah
Shelby, became my greatgrandmother (3G).
Wm. Taylor Alexander's greatgrandfather Andrew's brother, Samuel, was in my line.
Lillie Pitman's (2) was Rev. John Hunter; Henry Pitman's (1) was Sarah D. Bondurant, and Mary Isabella Alexander's (1) was Jonas
R. Kerr.
Thanks for your patience.Mac of Cypress,
TX.
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