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- Hezekiah Julius Alexander (male)
a. born in or around 1809 (date's been in dispute, though several census records confirm it was around 1809)
b. born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
c. descendant from the line of Hezekiah Alexander's of Mecklenburg on his mother's side
d. Wife's name can't be confirmed, but one census record showed her name as "Martha"
e. fathered 8 children
f. The 8 children were born in Mecklenburg by 1848, but family is shown living in Madison County, TN in the 1850 Census.
g. In 1860 census, family is living in in Macon County, TN census (several counties to the northeast)
h. Then in 1873, Hezekiah dies after a full life in Madison County, TN
i. After 1870 the family of Hezekiah is not listed on the census reports.
Hezekiah Julius & Martha Alexander's children:
James A. Alexander, born 1832
Joseph S. Alexander, born about 1834
Henry F. Alexander, born 1835
Mary A. Alexander, born 1837
John W. C. Alexander, born 1839
Charles M. Alexander, born 1841
William J. Alexander, born about 1843
Nixon Marcellus Alexander, born about 1846
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: H J Alexander (Hezekiah Julius Alexander)
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 1, Madison, Tennessee
Family Number: 142
Household Members:
Name Age
H J Alexander 41
Martha Alexander 40
Joseph S Alexander 17
Mary A Alexander 13
Henry F Alexander 15
Charles M Alexander 9
William J Alexander 7
Nixon M Alexander 4
James F Alexander 2
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: H J Alexander (Hezekiah Julius Alexander)
Age in 1860: 51
Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: District 1, Madison, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mt Pinson
Household Members:
Name Age
H J Alexander 51
Martha Alexander 52
Joseph Alexander 25
Henry Alexander 23
Mary Alexander 20
Charles Alexander 18
Wm J Alexander 16
Marcellus Alexander 14
Junius Alexander 10
Soldiers of the Revolutionary War (or their heirs) received bounty warrants for free land in Tennessee or Kentucky. Since most couples had numerous children, if they survived to adulthood, some would inherit the home places and some would move to the new lands.
My gggrandfather, James Augustus Grier b. 1783, Mecklenburg, NC, whose mother was Hannah Alexander, came to Tennessee as a surveyor. He first went to Lincoln Co., married Delia McElroy (daughter of a Rev. War Veteran), and moved to Madison County TN, along with some of his Alexander, Neely, and Sharpe relatives from Mecklenburg.
In the book Tales of Madison, by Harbert Alexander, the author writes that Jackson, TN was originally named Alexandria for one of the early settlers, a land grant surveyor named Adam Rankin Alexander (son of Adam Alexander of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence fame). The name was changed to honor Andrew Jackson because another TN town was already named Alexandria.
http://tn-roots.com/tngibson/
(Sources:
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence - May 20, 1775 - and Lives of It's Signers, by George W. Graham M.D.
Hezekiah Alexander and the Revolution in the Backcountry, by Norris W. Preyer
Family History and Potpourri, by J. T. Alexander
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