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John Smith (?)

Male 1720 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Smith (?) was born in 1720 in Ireland; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1740 in NC; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1740 in NC; and died.

    Mary married Alison Knox (in question) about 1781 in Lincoln Co. or Mecklenburg Co, NC. Alison was born about 1744 in Belfast, County of Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; died before 29 May 1848 (?) in Mecklenburg Co, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Ann Knox  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1785 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 27 May 1855 in Selma, Dallas County, AL; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery, 22 miles no. of Selma, AL.

    Mary married Patrick Knox in 1766 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Patrick was born in 1740 in Belfast, County of Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; died in 1780 in Lincoln Co., NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Matthew Knox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1766 in Lincoln, North Carolina; and died.
    2. 5. Hannah Knox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1767 in Lincoln Co., NC; and died.
    3. 6. Ruth Knox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1769 in Lincoln, North Carolina; and died.
    4. 7. Jane Knox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1772 in Lincoln, North Carolina; and died.
    5. 8. John Knox  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1777 in Lincoln Co., NC; died in 1860 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Mary Ann Knox Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 28 May 1785 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 27 May 1855 in Selma, Dallas County, AL; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery, 22 miles no. of Selma, AL.

    Mary married Moses Shelby about 1803 in 2nd Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Mecklenburg Co, NC. Moses (son of Dr. Evan Shelby, MD and Susannah Polk Alexander) was born about 1775 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died about 1826 in Mecklenburg Co., N.C.; was buried in pos Sugar Creek Cemetery, near Charlotte, NC or Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery Huntsvi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Winfield Moses Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1804 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 19 Jun 1881 in Sumter Co., AL; was buried in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Intercourse, Ala. North of Butler on Hwy 17N..
    2. 10. John Rufus Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1808 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died about 1878 in Dallas Co., AL; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church north of Selma, Ala.
    3. 11. Smith Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1811 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died about 1860 in Maplesville, Dallas Co., AL.
    4. 12. James Madison Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1814 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 4 Dec 1889 in LaRue, Henderson Co., Texas.
    5. 13. David Daniel Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1816 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 17 Jul 1896 in Simsboro, Lincoln, LA.
    6. 14. Elenor Selina Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Nov 1817 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 8 Oct 1900 in Smith Co., TX.
    7. 15. Thomas A. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1819 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 26 Jun 1862 in Dallas Co, AL.
    8. 16. Samuel Norton Shelby, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1821 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Jul 1882 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA .
    9. 17. Joseph Theodore Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov 1823 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 4 Jan 1853 in Dallas Co, AL.

  2. 4.  Matthew Knox Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1766 in Lincoln, North Carolina; and died.

  3. 5.  Hannah Knox Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1767 in Lincoln Co., NC; and died.

    Hannah married Samuel WilsonNC. Samuel was born about 1743 in NC; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Jeff Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in NC.
    2. 19. Polly Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in NC.
    3. 20. Patsy Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in NC.
    4. 21. Hannah Jane Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in NC.

  4. 6.  Ruth Knox Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1769 in Lincoln, North Carolina; and died.

  5. 7.  Jane Knox Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1772 in Lincoln, North Carolina; and died.

  6. 8.  John Knox Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1777 in Lincoln Co., NC; died in 1860 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.

    John married Polly B. Robison on 10 Nov 1813 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Winfield Moses Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born about 1804 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 19 Jun 1881 in Sumter Co., AL; was buried in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Intercourse, Ala. North of Butler on Hwy 17N..

    Winfield married Rachel E. Bell before 1850 in Sumter Co., AL. Rachel was born about 1804 in NC; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Winfield married Melissa Alexander on 7 Dec 1830 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Melissa (daughter of Stephen Winslow Alexander and Isabella Shelby) died before 1850 in prob. Mecklenburg Co., NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Joel Houston Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1833 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.
    2. 23. Franklin B. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1834 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.
    3. 24. Margaret Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1837 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.
    4. 25. Mary Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1838 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.
    5. 26. Anne Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1841 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.
    6. 27. Prudence Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1842 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.

  2. 10.  John Rufus Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born about 1808 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died about 1878 in Dallas Co., AL; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church north of Selma, Ala.

    John married Mary Ann Deaton about 1835 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Mary was born about 1817; died between 1860 and 1870 in close to Selma, Dallas Co., Alabama; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery, 22 miles no. of Selma, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. William Houston Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 May 1836 in Mecklenburg Co., N.C.; died on 13 Sep 1897 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL; was buried in Cobb Confederate Cemetery in Jemison, Chilton Co., AL.
    2. 29. James Thomas Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1840 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 1 May 1916 in Burton, Washington Co., TX.
    3. 30. Jane E. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1841 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; and died.
    4. 31. Lenora L. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1844 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died about 1880 in Perry Co., AL.
    5. 32. Isabella E. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1846 in Mecklenburg Co., N.C.; died in TX.
    6. 33. Edda Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1848 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died after Jul 1860 in Dallas Co, AL.
    7. 34. Mary A. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1848 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died in TX.
    8. 35. Martha Alice Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1851 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.
    9. 36. Julia A. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Apr 1853 in GA; and died.
    10. 37. Frances S. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1854 in GA; died in Feb 1863 in prob Dallas Co, AL.
    11. 38. Margaret Almeda Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1855 in GA; died on 17 Jan 1921 in AL.
    12. 39. Cornelia M. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Aug 1857 in Dallas Co., AL; died in 1931 in Dallas Co., AL.
    13. 40. Sarah Ellie Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1859 in Dallas Co, AL; and died.

  3. 11.  Smith Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born about 1811 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died about 1860 in Maplesville, Dallas Co., AL.

    Smith married Elizabeth Bodkin on 15 Oct 1831 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Elizabeth was born about 1813 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. John Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1832 in Gibson Co., TN; and died.
    2. 42. James Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1833 in Gibson Co., TN; and died.
    3. 43. Jane Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1839 in Gibson Co., TN; and died.
    4. 44. William Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1841 in Gibson Co., TN; and died.
    5. 45. Susan Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1844 in Gibson Co., TN; and died.
    6. 46. Winfield Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1847 in Gibson Co., TN; and died.
    7. 47. Nancy Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1849 in Gibson Co., TN; and died.

  4. 12.  James Madison Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Jan 1814 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 4 Dec 1889 in LaRue, Henderson Co., Texas.

    James married Amanda Ann Henderson in 1841. Amanda (daughter of John Lee Henderson and Ann Sample) was born on 3 Mar 1816 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 10 Nov 1896 in La Rue, Henderson Co., TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 48. Shirley Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1842 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.
    2. 49. James Adams Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Mar 1843 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 11 Feb 1886 in Centreville, Bibb Co., AL.
    3. 50. Mary Ellen Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1844 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 7 Jun 1899 in TX.
    4. 51. Jane Eliza Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1846 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died in Smith Co., TX.
    5. 52. John McNitt Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1848 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 21 Nov 1888 in Henderson Co., TX.
    6. 53. Eliza Ann Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Mar 1851 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 11 Oct 1862 in Perry Co., AL.
    7. 54. Rachel Leonorah Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1853 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 1 Nov 1876 in Henderson Co., TX.
    8. 55. Martha Selina Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1855 in Jerico, Perry Co., AL; died on 26 Jul 1945 in Henderson Co., TX.
    9. 56. Margaret Amanda Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jan 1858 in Jerico, Perry Co., AL; died on 13 Oct 1878 in Henderson Co. TX.
    10. 57. Susan Ella Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1860 in Jerico, Perry Co., AL; died on 13 Nov 1911 in Athens, Henderson Co., TX; was buried in Shelby Chapel, Henderson Co., TX.

  5. 13.  David Daniel Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 12 Jan 1816 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 17 Jul 1896 in Simsboro, Lincoln, LA.

    Family/Spouse: Prudence Morrison Alexander. Prudence was born on 7 Aug 1817; died on 29 Oct 1864 in Dallas Co, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 58. John Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1839 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.
    2. 59. Josiah Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1841 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; and died.
    3. 60. Marion Columbus Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1846 in Plantersville, Perry Co., AL; and died.
    4. 61. Mary E. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1849 in Plantersville, Perry Co., AL; and died.
    5. 62. William B. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1851 in Plantersville, Dallas Co, AL; and died.
    6. 63. Parthenia Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1854 in Plantersville, Dallas Co, AL; and died.
    7. 64. Prudence C. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1858 in Plantersville, Dallas Co, AL; and died.

    David married Mary Jane Alexander in 1864 in Dallas Co, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 14.  Elenor Selina Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 27 Nov 1817 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 8 Oct 1900 in Smith Co., TX.

    Elenor married William Lee Henderson on 26 Apr 1838 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. William (son of John Lee Henderson and Ann Sample) was born on 4 Jan 1808 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 10 Dec 1888 in Smith Co., TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 65. Mary Amanda Henderson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1841 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 11 Apr 1911 in Wynnewood, OK.
    2. 66. Martha Elizabeth Henderson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1842 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 3 Oct 1896 in Smith Co, TX.
    3. 67. Margaret Isabell Henderson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1845 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 1 Dec 1919 in Gause, TX.
    4. 68. Joseph Asmon Henderson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1847 in Mecklenburg Co., N.C.; died on 25 Oct 1885 in Smith Co., TX.
    5. 69. Harriet Caroline Henderson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov 1850 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died on 4 Dec 1929 in Smith Co., TX.
    6. 70. Sarah Jane Henderson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1853 in Perry Co., AL; died on 2 Mar 1941 in Smith Co, TX.
    7. 71. John Madison Henderson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1855 in Perry Co., AL; died on 27 Jan 1939 in Palestine, TX.
    8. 72. William Dan Henderson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan 1858 in Perry Co., AL; died on 5 Feb 1929 in Smith Co, TX.
    9. 73. Franklin Smith Henderson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1860 in Perry Co., AL; died on 15 Oct 1881 in Smith Co, TX.

  7. 15.  Thomas A. Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born about 1819 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 26 Jun 1862 in Dallas Co, AL.

    Thomas married Mary Ann Morrow about 1850 in Selma, Dallas Co, AL. Mary was born on 25 May 1825 in Dallas Co, AL; died on 28 Dec 1908 in Dallas Co, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 74. Margaret Ann Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1851; died on 15 May 1928 in Dallas Co, AL; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery north of Selma, AL.
    2. 75. W. A. Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1858 in Dallas Co, AL; and died.

  8. 16.  Samuel Norton Shelby, Sr.Samuel Norton Shelby, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 28 May 1821 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Jul 1882 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA .

    Samuel married Priscilla Ross Gibson on 28 Oct 1847 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. Priscilla was born in Nov 1827 in Abbeville, SC; died in 1903 in Lauderdale, MS; was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Lauderdale, MS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 76. Joseph Alexander Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Selma, Dallas Co., AL.
    2. 77. Grady Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Selma, Dallas Co, AL.
    3. 78. William Lawrence Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Selma, Dallas Co, AL.
    4. 79. Mary Ann Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Selma, Dallas Co, AL.
    5. 80. Samuel Norton Shelby, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Selma, Dallas Co, AL.
    6. 81. Evan Ross Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jan 1861 in Selma, Dallas Co, AL; died on 24 Nov 1940 in Lauderdale Co., MS; was buried in Bethel Cemetery in Lauderdale Co., MS.
    7. 82. Priscilla Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Selma, Dallas Co, AL.

  9. 17.  Joseph Theodore Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mary3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Nov 1823 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 4 Jan 1853 in Dallas Co, AL.

  10. 18.  Jeff Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hannah3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in NC.

  11. 19.  Polly Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hannah3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in NC.

  12. 20.  Patsy Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hannah3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in NC.

  13. 21.  Hannah Jane Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hannah3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in NC.