Larry Anderson - Families and Individuals
Notes
James RAULSTON
DIRECT LINE OF: Joseph Fleming.
UPDATE: 1995-10-09
!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-BURIAL: Joseph Fleming, Atlanta GA, to Terry McLean,
Anaheim CA; ; PAF GEDCOM; ; ;
BURIAL: Doran's Cove Cemetery.
CONFLICT: gives place of death as Marion Co., Tennessee.
UPDATE: 1998-05-12
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Bob Thompson to Terry McLean; ; gedcom
file, May 1998; ; ;
BURI PLAC: Doran's Cove Cem.
MARRIAGE: Thurman says 1801-1802 in VA or TN
CONFLICT: gives place of death as Jackson Co, AL.
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From Bob Thompson:
After marrying Jane Simmons, James came to middle Tennessee and opened up an
inn in the Chestnut Mound area which was known as Raulston's Stand. He
successfully operated with his brother-in-law, Mark Young (Ruth Raulston's
husband), his inn, a powder mill, a distillery and a very large farm.
In 1801 James Roulston was a delegate to Knoxville, then the Capitol of the
state and was instrumental in the enactment of the necessary legislation to
create a new county. This was named in honor of Andrew Jackson....
In 1808 Roulston moved from the old Roulston Stand to Swqachee Valley and
there entered, with three of his sons, twenty thousand acres of land. He was
one of the first settlers of the valley and soon became one of the leading men
of the frontier area of this newly established state. He built his home on
what was later found to be the state line between Tennessee and Alabama when
the boundaries were surveyed in 1817. Colonel Roulston's log house was
located only a short distance from the indian villages of Long Island,
Nickajack and Running Water. There existed at this time much unrest among the
chickamaugas because the resented the loss of their land to the incoming white
man.
Roulston was called upon by Jackson to organize his countryside for an
expedition against the Creek Indians in the great bend of the Tennessee River.
In 1809 he was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, commandant of the Eighteeen
Regiment of Jackson County. Again he was called by General Jackson to serve
under his command in the War of 1812. In November 1814, Colonel Roulston was
commission Colonel in command of the Third Regiment of Tennessee, which was
mustered in in southern Tennessee and was a part of General William Carroll's
Division. He was ordered to proceed to New Orleans as quickly as possible in
order to defend that area against the British. Colonel Roulston and his
Regiment bore the brunt of the British advance in the Battle of New Orleans
and out of his Regiment over one hundred men were casualties. Upon their
return to Tennessee, Colonel Roulston terminated his military service. He
went back to the vast holdings of land located n what later became Jackson
County, Alabama and Marion County, Tennessee....
He was a personal friend of Andrew Jackson...In 1828 Colonel Roulston
declared his domicile in Alabama, as his home was built on the state line. He
was elected and served as representative of Jackson County to the legislature
in Montgomery. However much of his time was spent surveying and looking after
his extensive land entries in this section....
Colonel Roulston died on August 7, 1844 and he was buried in the old
graveyard. His grave is marked by a bronze plaque erected by the Daughters of
the War of 1812.
Jane SIMMONS
DIRECT LINE OF: Joseph Fleming;
UPDATE: 1998-05-12
!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Bob Thompson to Terry McLean; ;
gedcom file, May 1998; ; ;
BIRTH: may have been born in Charleston SC?
BURIAL: Bean-Roulston Cm.
CONFLICT: birth year as 1783, from family Bible, another source gives 1782.
UPDATE: 1995-10-09
!BIRTH-PARENTS-MARRIAGE-DEATH-BURIAL: Joseph Fleming, Atlanta GA, to Terry
McLean, Anaheim CA; ; PAF GEDCOM; ; ;
BURIAL: Bean-Roulston Cemetery.
Moses RAULSTON
UPDATE: 1998-05-12
!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH: Bob Thompson to Terry McLean; ; gedcom file, May 1998; ;
;
John D. SHANNON
UPDATE: 1998-05-25
Mary GOODE
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Rufus B. SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
James H. SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Thomas M. SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Mildred C. SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Leonidas A. SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Leona E. SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Cordella Orleana SHANNON
UPDATE: 1998-05-26
David C. SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
FLOYD
DIRECT LINE OF: John Floyd.
Lillie Caroline HAWKINS
DIRECT LINE OF: John Floyd.
Lester HAWKINS
DIRECT LINE OF: John Floyd.
Jeannette Reese ROWLAND
DIRECT LINE OF: John Floyd.
Thomas SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-01-24
!PARENTS-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: GEDCOM; ; Berta Fletcher, Monette AR to Terry
McLean, Anaheim CA, Nov ; ; .
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Moved in company w/other Shannon's from Williamson Co TN.
Lived in TN, then Washington Co AR.
PICKENS FAMILES OF THE SOUTH, by E. M. Sharp (1963):
p. 52. "The SHANNONs and MCKNIGHTs are a numerous family that settled in
Davidson and Williamson Counties [TN] as early as 1790. The two families were
intermarried in various ways. Many descendants went out from this part of
Tennessee to Kentucky, to western Tennessee, to Arkansas, and to Mississippi. It
will be noted that four of Andrew PICKENS' oldest children... married into the
SHANNON-MCKNIGHT families..."
1830, a letter to a relative in TN mentions Thomas Shannon 'has lost use of his
left hand [Ref, Sharp p. 51]
Jimmy Kerr website at http://members.tripod.com/~JimmyKerr/) SOURCE NOTES:
Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec 1990.avail
via Jimmy Kerr (hal@iglobal.net, http://members.tripod.com/~JimmyKerr/) SOUR
E
NOTES: Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec 1990.
avail via Jimmy Kerr (hal@iglobal.net, http://members.tripod.com/~JimmyKerr/)
SOURCE NOTES: parents: [Ref: Shannon p131]
Thomas SHANNON BIRTH: ABT 1801
Father: David (1756) SHANNON Mother: Jane MCKNIGHT md:
Family 1: Ezeriah PICKINS
MARRIAGE: 23 Feb 1807
1.William SHANNON
2.Franklin SHANNON
3.Thomas Jr SHANNON
4.Nathan SHANNON
5.George SHANNON
6.Jane SHANNON
7.Susan SHANNON
8.Sarah SHANNON
Family 2: Rachael RANDALL
MARRIAGE: 23 Jan 1823, Maury Co, TN
1.Rachael SHANNON
2.John R SHANNON
Family 3: Rachael DOWDY
MARRIAGE: 8 Jul 1849, Williamson Co, TN
1.Louisa J SHANNON
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Marshall Family
Bill Marshall
ID: I29621 Name: Thomas SHANNON
Note:
SOURCE NOTES:
Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated
Dec 1990. avail via Jimmy Kerr (hal@iglobal.net,
http://members.tripod.com/~JimmyKerr/)
Note:
RESEARCH NOTES:
1822: made a permanent settlement at Saltillo, TN. He had with him Colonel
John Holland and Parkerson Mitchell. Wife and children came by land driving
cattle. Thomas came by river. [Ref: Shannon p116]
1825: built first house in Saltillo [Ref: Shannon p116]
first sheriff of Madison Co TN. Built first house in Jackson, which was the
"Shannon Tavern," a hotel. [Ref: Shannon p116]
lived in TN and later moved to Washington Co ARK [Ref: Shannon p116]
buried in either Washington or Crawford Co ARK [Ref: Shannon p116]
Birth:
Note:
SOURCE NOTES: parents: [Ref: Shannon p116]
Burial: Washington Or Crawford Co, AR
Note:
SOURCE NOTES:
place: either Washington or Crawford Co AR [Ref: Shannon p116]
Father: David SHANNON b: 1756 in Montgomery Co, VA
Mother: Jane MCKNIGHT
Marriage 1 Ezeriah PICKINS Married: Feb 23 1807
Note:
SOURCE NOTES: date: [Ref: Shannon p116]
Children
1.William SHANNON
2.Franklin SHANNON
3.Thomas Jr SHANNON
4.Nathan SHANNON
5.George SHANNON
6.Jane SHANNON
7.Susan SHANNON
8.Sarah SHANNON
Eziriah PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-05-26
!PARENTS-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: GEDCOM; ; Berta Fletcher, Monette AR to Terry
McLean, Anaheim CA, Nov ; ; NOTE: place of death only, no date.
----------------------------------------
Jimmy Kerr website at http://members.tripod.com/~JimmyKerr/)
SOURCE NOTES: Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec
1990.avail via Jimmy Kerr (hal@iglobal.net,
http://members.tripod.com/~JimmyKerr/)
SOURCE NOTES: Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec
1990. avail via Jimmy Kerr (hal@iglobal.net,
http://members.tripod.com/~JimmyKerr/)
SOURCE NOTES: parents: [Ref: Shannon p131]
Thomas SHANNON BIRTH: ABT 1801
Father: David (1756) SHANNON Mother: Jane MCKNIGHT md:
Family 1: Ezeriah PICKINS
MARRIAGE: 23 Feb 1807
1.William SHANNON
2.Franklin SHANNON
3.Thomas Jr SHANNON
4.Nathan SHANNON
5.George SHANNON
6.Jane SHANNON
7.Susan SHANNON
8.Sarah SHANNON
William SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Franklin SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Thomas SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Nathan SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
George SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
!PARENTS: GEDCOM; ; Berta Fletcher, Monette AR to Terry McLean, CA, Nov ; ;.
Jane SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Susan SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Sarah SHANNON
UPDATE: 1996-11-05
Andrew PICKENS
DIRECT LINE OF: Berta Fletcher; Doris Foley (Mrs. Tom); Jay Glidewell; Toni
James; David M. Pickens, Florissant MO; Charles R. Pickens; Carl Scott Shannon;
Chuck Williams; Ron Williams;
CONFLICT: Ancestral File records list Andrew as a son of Gabriel and Zerubiah
(?SMITH) PICKENS.
MILITARY: Rev. War. S3697
UPDATE: 1998-09-24
!BIRTH-MILITARY-RESIDENCE: Moss, ROSTER OF SOUTH CAROLINA PATRIOTS IN THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION; ; Gen. Publishing, Baltimore, 1983; p. 771; copy found at
Salt Lake City UT, FHL, 975.7M2m; FILE: Enc #P-347.
MILITARY: Rev. War. S3697
RESIDENCE: VA, Ninety-Six Dist, SC, moved to TN after the war.
----------------- TIME LINE:
1753 - b in VA
1765 - to SC w/father
1774 - md Margaret Gillespie [they had been md 55 years by the time she died in
1830]
1776 - living in Abbeville Dist, SC - lived on Great Rocky Creek in the area
where John and Gabriel PICKENS had settled in 1764 - neighbor to Matthew
GILLESPIE, his cousin.
1785, 4 May - survey of land - citizen Andrew PICKENS granted 227 acres in
Abbeville Dist on Great Rocky Creek bounded on northwest by Matthew GILLESPIE,
on the southeast by Andrew PICKENS, and part on William PICKENS and Fleming
BATES. [ref Sharp, p. 64] p. 49.
1803 - possibly moved to Livingston Co TN with bro. William G. - tradition,
according to Sharp, he stayed only a short time, then removed to TN
1806 - To TN from SC? KY? first at Sims settlement, relocated to Lynn Creek.
1807 - settled in Williamson/Maury Co, on Lynn Creek (became Maury Co.in 1807,
Giles Co in 1809)
1828 - to Fayette Co TN.
1830 - wife Margaret dies, Fayette Co., TN
1833 - living in Fayette Co., TN when he applied for pension
1830-1838 - lived alternately w/sons Israel and Robert 1838 - living w/son Rev.
Israel Pickens
1844 - dies in home of W. C. Baldwin, a grandson-in-law, Fayette Co TN.
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Brent Holcomb to Joy Herron:
Plat map. State plats, Vol. 17 p. 246. Andrew Pickens.
"South Carolina. I have caused to be admeasured and laid out unto Andrew PICKENS
a Tract of Land containing Two hundred and Twenty-Seven acres, situate in the
District of Ninety-Six on Rockey Creek and hath such form, marks, buttings and
boundings as the above plat represents.
Certified for this 4th May 1785, Ephraim Mitchell ..." [note - this land bounded
Rockey Creek at one end, and was crossed by Middleton's Creek at the other -
also bounded in the region of Middleton's creek by land laid out for Will.
PICKENS and Fleming BATES.
On the other side of the creek, and to a 3rd side of Andrew's property, was land
laid out for Matthew GILLESPIE - tmc]
From: Sgulfport@aol.com Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998
To: tmclean@earthlink.net Subject: Andrew Pickens
"... In searching for my James Henry, followed a clue to Giles County, TN, US
Gen Web Project. There is an extract of "A Brief Sketch of the Settlement and
Early History of Giles County TN by James McCallum 1876, published by Pulaski
Citizen 1928. Mentions the old gang - John DICKEY, Andrew PICKENS and Capt.
James L. HENRY (?). You probably are aware of this, but will cite a small
extract: Old Lynnville and Lynn Creek: first settlers: settled on the west
prong in 1807, Andrew Pickens, among others. Most of these raised corn in
1808...."
Sarah Brooks
Moss, ROSTER OF SOUTH CAROLINA PATRIOTS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION [FILE: Enc
#P-347]:
p. 771. PICKENS, Andrew. S3697.
b. 1743. VA. While residing in Ninety Six District, he entered service on 15 Jul
1776 under Lt. Wiliam RILEY, Capt. Robert ANDERSON and Gen. Andrew WILLIAMSON.
He marched into the Cherokee Nation and was wounded in the knee in the skirmish
on Seneca River against the Indians and Tories. He remained under a doctor's
care at Fort Independence for ten months. He re-entered the service as a wagoner
for Gen. WILLIAMSON during the fall of 1777. After serving three months, he
volunteered to serve as a scout on the frontier under Capt. Robert CARITHERS. He
was at the siege of Ninety Six. He was a full cousin to General PICKENS and
served under him on two tours in the Cherokee Nation. During those tours, he was
in the battles at Sota and Choata. He was still in the service at the end of the
war. (Moved to Tenn.) A.A 5932; K68; S191; Annuitants Claims."
Chuck [Charles R.] Pickens to Terry McLean:
email dated 5-3-98. "I am a direct decendant of Andrew and Margaret > James
H. and Jane Davis > John Finus and Lettie Jane Zellner > Joel Rivers and Callie
Byrd Gilliam >
TN Pension Roll of 1835 as found on TN Gen Web Project
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/military/pen1835.txt " TN Pension Roll of
1835
Copied and Indexed by:
William R. Navey, PO Box 251, Holly ridge, NC 28445
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TENNESSEE PENSION ROLL OF 1835
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Report From the Secretary of War in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the
United States 1835
-----------------------
Report From the Secretary of War in Obedience to REsolutions of the the Senate
of the 5th and 30th of June 1834 and the 3rd of March 1835 in relation to the
Pension Establishment of the United States Washington Printed by Duff Green
1835:
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Andrew PICKENS
Fayette County
Private
North Carolina line
$80.00 annual allowance
$240.00 amount received
November 25, 1833 Pension started
age 81
Berta Fletcher to Terry McLean, e-mail message dated 09/12/96.
Subject: Descendancy Chart of Robert and Esther Pickens davefletcher@juno.com
[FILE: ENC #P-241]
" My line: Robert Pickens 1644 > Andrew > William > John Pickens 1710 >
Andrew Pickens 1753 Revolutionary Soldier SC > Ann Pickens 1785 > David Reed
Shannon 1821..."
Do you have proof that Ann Pickens is the daughter of Andrew Pickens b 1753,
and if so, would you please let me know? I already had information that Ann was
the daughter of Andrew b 1753 from another source, but no documentation. Berta
Brewer Fletcher davefletcher@juno.com..."
Susan Norwood Pickens, THE PICKENS FAMILY:
p. 2. "...Andrew finally settled in Fayette Co., TN near Moscow. He applied
for pesnsion there in 1832. He and Gen. Andrew PICKENS were full cousins. He
lived in 96 District [SC] when he volunteered for service. He said he was born
in Virginia in 1752, lived in South Carolina until 1806 when he moved to
Tennessee. He was in Giles County in 1813. In 1813 they lived at White Hall,
TN...."
James McCallum, A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE SETTLEMENT AND EARLY HISTORY OF GILES
COUNTY TENNESSEE, (1876), found at the Gen. Dept., Williamson Co. Public
Library, Franklin, TN 1994:
p. 32. "SECTION SEVEN - OLD LYNNVILLE AND LYNN CREEK.
The first settlers in the Northern part of the County on Lynn Creek and
Robertson's Fork crossed Duck River, mostly at Davis's ford, came by where
Culleoka now is, and crossed Elk Ridge at Dodson's Gap or went higher up
Fountain Creek and crossed farther west...
Nicholas ABSOLUM, and Hugh BARREN, Thos. MOONEY, and Andrew PICKENS settled on
the West prong [of Lynn Creek] in 1807; most of these raised corn in 1808.
ABSTRACTS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION FILES: (Enc #P-174)
p. 2693. 'PICKENS, Andrew, SC Line, S3697, sol was b in 1753 in VA & he lived
in Abbeville Dist SC at enl & in 1806 he moved to TN, appl in Jul 1833 in
Fayette Co., TN.'
Letter from John C. Pickens, St Augustine FL to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA
included transcriptions of the following:
"503 S. Carancahiea, Corpus Chritsi, Texas May 17, 1962 Mr. Sidney
Pickens, Box 316, Morris, NY.
Dear Mr. Pickens: Your letter of May 12 was received today. I hasten to
answer, because I am so very anxious to receive information on my gr.
gr.grandfather Andrew PICKENS b. 1-6-1753, VA. d. 9-15-1844 Fayette Co Tenn.
served in Amer. Rev. under Gen. Andrew PICKENS, his first cousin, in S.C. was
wounded, was dismissed from service as result when recovered to a certain extent
his insistence to rejoin army was agreed upon. He served in capacity as driving
a baggage wagon remainder of war. His pension application S3697, which was
granted, states facts stated above.
His first wife's name is unknown to us. His second wife was Margaret GALLISPIE
b 1763 d 8-18-1830. They m. 1790 S.C. came to Tenn. 1807. We do not exact proof
this Andrew b. 1753 was our gr.gr. grandfather. Mr Sharp of Tenn. a Pickens
desendant and prof. genealogist says it is only circumstancial, but he seems
positive its so.
My gr grand father we know was William PICKENS b. 11-1782 in S.C...
[married] Margaret HARRIS... was dau. of Sarah (Sally) HAMILTON and Dr. John
HARRIS... Sarah HAMILTON was the dau. of Maj. Andrew HAMILTON b. VA. d S.C. and
his wife Jane McGARRA b. Penn. d. S.C...
... Children of Andrew b 1753 - dates of birth tell if Margaret Gillespie's
children or first wife's... [signed] (Miss) Earle Clyde Pickens.
PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH, by E. M. Sharp:
p. 48. "Fort Independence. This old fort is mentioned in the pension
applications of Andrew PICKENS, William PICKENS and William Gabriel PICKENS,
also in the Draper interview with Andrew PICKENS.... Both tradition and its site
indicate that it was built on PICKENS land. John and Gabriel obtained grants on
Great Rocky Creek in Granville Co., SC in 1765. The grants show that they joined
each other and lands of Matthew GILLESPIE. The old site is very near
Lowndesville, in western Abbeville County, SC.
...William PICKENS of Maury County Tenn told of assisting in the erection of
this fort. William Gabriel PICKENS stated that he was there under the command of
his brother Captain John PICKENS who was left in charge of the fort. The fort
had already been built when the Cherokee War started in 1776 as related by
Andrew PICKENS of Fayette Co., TN. Families from the surrounding area fled to Ft
Independence at the first signs of trouble, and when Andrew arrived safely his
wife ran out and embraced him for she thought he had been killed.
Mr. H. L. Carlile of Calhoun Falls, SC who has done years of research on land
plats etc,... [stated] I... was told that the [original] grant was from the King
of England to General Andrew PICKENS. I doubt that the General ever had anything
to do with it as his land all lay further east. I believe it was another Andrew
PICKENS, or John PICKENS who was the first owner.'
Mr. Carlile has the truth of it, as this land was granted to Andrew PICKENS,
the man who came to Fayette Co., Tenn. who obtained a grant about 1784 adjoining
his own land, which he had doubtless obtained from his father's place in the
settlement of the estate about 1770.
This Fort Independence has sometimes been confused with another fort of the
same name that was erected in Georgia, for the same purposes. It was the fort on
Great Rocky Creek near Lowndesvelle, SC that was of such concern to the PICKENS
soldiers, for it protected their own families."
p. 49. [supporting evidence that Andrew is son of John & Eleanor, rather than
of Robert Pike PICKENS]
"...Traditions in PICKENS family of Livingston Co., KY state that when
William Gabriel PICKENS, son of John & Eleanor PICKENS moved there [KY] in 1803,
Andrew PICKENS, a brother of Wm. Gabriel, came along, but he returned to SC and
later moved to TN..."
"In 1806 Andrew and family moved to Tennessee. He settled first in the Sims
Settlement on Elk River, with many other settlers believing himself to be in
Tenn. This proved to be Indian Land. The Indians complained to the govt. who
sent troops and moved the settlers from the Indian Lands. Andrew then went to
Giles Co., Tenn. and settled on Lynn Creek in 1807. He and son James, with many
others removed by troops signed a petition for redress for damages and losses,
which is in files of Mississippi Territory in Jackson Miss. Published in
Carter's 'Territorial Papers'. Giles County was not actually formed until 1809
from Maury Co., Tenn. Maury County formed 1807 from Williamson Co., Tenn. Three
of Andrew's children's marriages are recorded in Williamson County, Tenn., and
perhaps one in Maury Co. Records of Giles County burned. About 1828 Andrew moved
to Fayette Co., Tenn. where he died in 1844, his wife in 1830. Andrew PICKENS
was the father of 12 children, 8 sons and 4 daughters..."
In 1833 Lymon C. Draper, then a budding newspaper publisher at Pontotoc,
Mississippi came and interviewed [Andrew PICKENS of Fayette Co., TN]. Draper was
then beginning his classic collection of material on the revolution and Indian
Wars. Draper later went to Madison Wisconsin where he established and built up
the Historical Archives of Wisconsin to be a model for all other states. For
PICKENS interview see: Appendix No. II, this book.
p. 58. NOTES FROM A PUBLISHED BIOGRAPHY OF REV. ISRAEL SIDNEY PICKENS,
PUBLISHED SHORTLY AFTER HIS DEATH IN 1876 - FURNISHED BY THE LATE MR. IRA
PICKENS OF NEWPORT, ARK. 1941.
"Mr. PICKENS (Israel Sidney)...[son of] Andrew and Margaret PICKENS, who were
pious and exemplary members of the Presbyterian Church, but after moving to
Tennessee, they joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the communion of
which they spent the remnant of their long and useful lives. Andrew PICKENS,
Esq., was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and received a wound in his knee
at the famous battle of Seneca River. He was tendered a discharge, but
preferring to remain in the service of his country, he was appointed to drive a
baggage wagon until he was able to bear arms again. He survived the war and
lived in the enjoyment of his country's peace... for more than fifty years; but
he was always lame from the effects of the wound. The fruits of his marriage
with Miss Margaret GILLESPIE was twelve children, eight sons and four daughters;
all of whom became members of the Presbyterian Church, except the three youngest
- two sons, Robert and Israel Sidney, and one daughter, who became members of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Andrew PICKENS, Esq. lived to the great age
of ninety-one years and departed this life Sept. 15, 1844. His wife lived to the
good age of 67 years and died August 13, 1830. Their home for many years before
their death was with their youngest son, Israel Sidney."
"(From Material in Appendix II and III we know that [Andrew] was married twice
and Margaret GILLESPIE his second wife was born in 1763 and was only 13 years
old when he married in 1776 to his first wife. There is evidence that his first
wife was also a GILLESPIE and may have been a duaghter of Matthew GILLESPIE)
[this is probably in error - SEE MARRIAGE NOTE, above - tmc]
"While living in Giles County Tennessee, Andrew PICKENS was a candidate for an
elected office. During the campaign some rumors were spread abroad by one
Quinton SHANNON that in South Carolina, Andrew PICKENS was a Tory. Feeling that
it caused his defeat he sued SHANNON for trespass in 1813-1814. The case was
finally settled out of court by a committee of arbitration. When Andrew PICKENS
applied for his pension in 1833 he sent along with his application fourteen
pages of transcript of this case as further proof of his war services, and of
his defense against all rumors to the contrary. This transcript contains no
family information, and no additional military facts."
Margaret GILLESPIE
DIRECT LINE OF: Berta Fletcher; Doris Foley (Mrs. Tom); Jay Glidewell; Toni
James; David M. Pickens, Florissant MO; Charles R. Pickens; Carl Scott Shannon;
Chuck Williams; Ron Williams;
ALSO: AF# 1L0P-H1X
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Posted By: Tom Thumm
Email:
Subject: Andrew Pickens/Margaret Gillespie VA,SC,
Post Date: February 09, 2000 at 11:29:53
Message URL: http://www.genforum.com/gillespie/messages/1383.html Forum:
Gillespie Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://www.genforum.com/gillespie/
Researching the ancestry of Margaret Gillespie b @1762 m Andrew Pickens b 6
Jan 1753 Pecks Mill, Augusta VA between 1774 and 1790in Abbeville District SC
and died and buried in Fayette County Tennesee
Chuck [Charles R.] Pickens to Terry McLean:
email dated 5-3-98. "I am a direct decendant of Andrew and Margaret > James
H. and Jane Davis > John Finus and Lettie Jane Zellner > Joel Rivers and Callie
Byrd Gilliam ....."
Rachel PICKENS
UPDATE: 1996-02-09
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Prodigy post dated 9/13/94 from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A), Enc #P-151: CD 229 TN
MARRIAGES, MAURY TN MARRIAGES FROM 1807 TO 1850
M252 MCNIGHT, William
P252 PICKINS, Rachel 16/03/1809
PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH, by E. M. Sharp:
p. 52. "Rachel PICKENS, believed to be a daughter of Andrew PICKENS, m.
William MCKNIGHT on March 16, 1809 in Maury Co., Tenn. Giles County was formed
from Maury County in 1809, but not formally organized until later in the year.
Marriages were recorded in Maury County. Nothing is known of what became of this
couple."
Jane PICKENS
UPDATE: 1997-02-16
David McKnight SHANNON
UPDATE: 1998-05-25
DIRECT LINE OF: Berta Fletcher; Carl Scott Shannon;
---------- TIME LINE:
1820 - Monroe Co. MS
1830 - Monroe Co. MS
1836 - on roll of taxpayers, Itawamba Co MS, Cardsville Precinct. (T. Rodgers)
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e-mail message from Berta Fletcher to Terry McLean, 09/12/96.
Subject: Descendancy Chart of Robert and Esther Pickens davefletcher@juno.com
[FILE: ENC #P-241]
" My line: Robert Pickens 1644 > Andrew > William > John Pickens 1710 >
Andrew Pickens 1753 Revolutionary Soldier SC > Ann Pickens 1785 > David Reed
Shannon 1821..."
PICKENS FAMILES OF THE SOUTH, by E. M. Sharp (1963):
p. 52. "The SHANNONs and MCKNIGHTs are a numerous family that settled in
Davidson and Williamson Counties as early as 1790. The two families were
intermarried in various ways. Many descendants went out from this part of
Tennessee to Kentucky, to western Tennessee, to Arkansas, and to Mississippi. It
will be noted that four of Andrew PICKENS' oldest children... married into the
SHANNON-MCKNIGHT families..."
Jimmy Kerr website at
SOURCE NOTES: Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec
1990. RESEARCH NOTES: reportedly daughter or granddaughter of General Andrew
Pickins of South Carolina, a noted Rev. War soldier [Ref: Shannon p115] SOURCE
NOTES: date: [Ref:
Shannon p115], place: [Ref: Shannon p115], father: [Ref:Shannon p115]
............
David McKnight SHANNON
BIRTH: 28 Mar 1790, Davidson Co, TN
DEATH: 18 Oct 1860
Father: David (1756) SHANNON
Mother: Jane MCKNIGHT
[md Ann PICKENS]
Ann PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-05-26
DIRECT LINE OF: Berta Fletcher; Carl Scott Shannon;
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e-mail message from Berta Fletcher to Terry McLean, 09/12/96.
Subject: Descendancy Chart of Robert and Esther Pickens davefletcher@juno.com
[FILE: ENC #P-241]
" My line: Robert Pickens 1644 > Andrew > William > John Pickens 1710 >
Andrew Pickens 1753 Revolutionary Soldier SC > Ann Pickens 1785 > David Reed
Shannon 1821..."
Do you have proof that Ann Pickens is the daughter of Andrew Pickens b 1753,
and if so, would you please let me know? I already had information that Ann was
the daughter of Andrew b 1753 from another source, but no documentation. Berta
Brewer Fletcher davefletcher@juno.com..."
Jimmy Kerr website at
SOURCE NOTES: Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec
1990. RESEARCH NOTES: reportedly daughter or granddaughter of General Andrew
Pickins of South Carolina, a noted Rev. War soldier [Ref: Shannon p115] SOURCE
NOTES: date: [Ref:
Shannon p115], place: [Ref: Shannon p115], father: [Ref:Shannon p115]
............
Anna PICKINS
BIRTH: 24 Mar 1785, South Carolina
DEATH: 27 Sep 1867
Family 1: David McKnight SHANNON
MARRIAGE: 10 Dec 1806, Williamson Co, TN
1.Margaret "Peggy" SHANNON
2.Jane McKnight SHANNON
3.Sarah SHANNON
4.Andrew Pickins SHANNON
5.John SHANNON
6.Elizabeth "Betty" Eleanor SHANNON
7.David Reid SHANNON
8.Robert Finis SHANNON
9.Samuel J SHANNON
10.Eliza Elmina SHANNON
John SHANNON
UPDATE: 1998-05-26
Sarah SHANNON
UPDATE: 1998-05-14
Robert Finis SHANNON
UPDATE: 1998-05-15
Samuel J. J. SHANNON
UPDATE: 1998-05-14
William Reavis BRYANT
CHILDREN: REF MCHQ XI.4 1980 pg 118.
Zada Grace ORR
CHILDREN: REF MCHQ XI.4 1980 pg 118.
Oscar James MCCONNELL
CHILDREN: Wm. Bryant McCONNELL, Nellie Inez McCONNELL, Annie Watts McCONNELL,
Jackson Newton McCONNELL, and Oscar James McCONNELL, Jr. REF
MCHQ XI.4 1980 pg 118.
Zada BRYANT
CHILDREN: Wm. Bryant McCONNELL, Nellie Inez McCONNELL, Annie Watts McCONNELL,
Jackson Newton McCONNELL, and Oscar James McCONNELL, Jr. REF
MCHQ XI.4 1980 pg 118.
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