Person:Alexander McCorkle (2)

Alexander McCorkle was buried in Rowan County, North Carolina, at Thyatira Presbyterian Church Graveyard, died 12/24/1800, age 78 years (b. 1722), and his wife Agnes McCorkle, died 9/5/1789, age 63 years (b. 1736).

Alexander may have had a second marriage to Rebecca Brandon based upon the following (although the date given is before the date of death of his first wife, Mary "Agnes" Montgomery:

http://www.marshahuie.com/old_mccorkle_letters.htm

Alexander McCorkle’s 2nd wife: After Agnes “Nancy” Montgomery McCorkle predeceased Alexander McCorkle, he married Rebecca Brandon (not the mother of his children); and Alexander died in 1800. –Evidently, from other sources, not ours in West Tennessee, Francis McCorkle may have been a brother to this Alexander. (I myself rather doubt it. ???) If so, did brothers, Francis & Alexander, marry Brandon sisters? REBECCA BRANDON was the 2nd wife of Alexander McCorkle (our ancestor); and in Rowan County, NC, Francis “McCorkel” married Elizabeth Brandon on 12 April 1789, with witnesses Matthew Brandon & B. Booth Boote. Early NC Marriage Bonds, 000127335 000887 02-280.

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The above letter from Elmira Sloan McCorkle Roach to James Scott McCorkle was copied November 26, 1899, by Katie Pearl McCorkle, daughter of John Edwin McCorkle who was a first cousin to Dr. James S. McCorkle. Then a grand-niece of Katie Pearl McCorkle, Iris Rebecca (Becky) Huie (Cornelius) of North Haven, Ct., typed this letter in 2000. Then footnotes were added in 2003 by Marsha Cope Huie, another grand-niece of Katie Pearl McCorkle (Mrs. Ed Lee Fox) of Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee.

I.Alexander McCorkle married Nancy Agness Montgomery [They are buried at Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowan County, N.C. She predeceased him; he then married Rebecca Brandon (not the mother of his children); and he died in 1800.

II.1 Samuel Eusebius McCorkle, D.D. m Margaret Gillespie educated Princteon College; received Doctor of Divinity degree from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. -- He was a founder of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

II.2 John m Katy Barr

[AJohn an elder in the church[121] and member of the Legislature useful and much beloved, died in the prime of life leaving an only son who walked in his father=s steps and enjoyed his honors.@@]

II.3. Joseph m Peggy Snoddy [AJoseph moved to Ohio at an early day B was a man of ability B but rather eccentric.@@]

II.4. Alexander m Katy Morrison

[AAleck was emotional in character and joined the Methodists@@]

II.5. William m “Peggy” Margaret Blythe, 1st B “Mattie” [Martha?] King, 2nd and Jennie Graham ---- 3rd wife. -- I presume this Margaret Peggy Blythe was a sister to the first wife of our Robert McCorkle, immediately below, who m. 1st Elizabeth Blythe (“Lizzie”). [AWilliam, following Barton Stone, set his negroes free and went to preaching@@]

• II.6.. Robert m Lizzy Blythe, 1st B Margaret Peggy Morrison, 2nd.

[Moved to Stone=s River, Tennessee, area, then Dyer County.]

     II.6.  James                m         Lizzy Hall, 1st;    

James married 3 times. [AJames was the last to pass away. He died at Frankfort, Boone County, Indiana, where some of his children still live. His youngest son William McCorkle is a Presbyterian minister.@@]

     II.7.  Mattie                 m        William Archibald

     II.8.  Elizabeth                       m        William Barr

    II. 9..  Nancy               m        Robert Ramsey  --  See their correspondence in the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, archives ! ! !

http://www.mccarverclan.com/McCorkleAlexanderG.htm Chronological Record of

Alexander G. McCorkle

ALEXANDER G. MCCORKLE - Alexander was born about 1722 in Scotland. His parents are John James and Jane Alexander McCorkle. Alexander married Nancy Agnes Montgomery 1742. Alexander died December 24th. 1800 in Iredell County, North Carolina. Agness was born in 1726 in Ireland and died on 5 Sep 1789 in Rowan County, NC.

Children of Alexander G. and Agness Montgomery McCorkle:

Martha "Mattie" McCorkle 1745

    m. 

Samuel Eusebius McCorkle 23 Aug 1746

    m. Margaret E Poston 

John McCorkle Abt 1748

    m. 

Alexander McCorkle Abt 1751

    m. 

Joseph McCorkle 4 May 1753

    m. 

Elizabeth McCorkle Abt 1755

    m. James Barr 

William McCorkle Abt 1758

    m. 

Agnes "Nancy" McCorkle 9 Feb 1760

    m. Robert Ramsey 

Robert McCorkle 29 Oct 1764

    m. 

James McCorkle 4 May 1768

    m. 

The record of the Rev. John Roan's Congregation of Derry, Paxtang and Mt. Joy (1745-1775) includes Samuel and Alexander McCorkle, as well as, several Montgomerys and Alexanders.

Alexander McCorkle (1723-1800) received a grant of land, 2,400 acres, from the State of Tennessee for service during the Revolution. He was born in Scotland; died in Salisbury, N. C.

2/28/1778 Rowan Co., NC John McArvy inters 640 acres in Rowan County, North Carolina adjoining; Robert Tays , Robert Caldwell , Alexander McCorkle , John Nisbet , and James Knox.

5/15/1778 Rowan Co., North Carolina Vacant Land Entries", 1778-1789 975.671/R28a Pg. 59 #819 Lazarus Stuart; 200 acres on both sides of Johnson's Creek bounded by James McCaeley, John McCravey, Alexander McCorkle, and Sturgeon's Mill place.

1778 - 1781 Rowan Co. NC. William Wray 600 acres between John Johnston & Knox Crk adj. Alexander McCorkle, Thomas King, John Nisbet, Robert Moore, John McAravy Jr.

2/13/1779 Rowan Co., NC Vacant Land Entries," 1778-1789 975.671/R28a Pg. 149, #2086 John McAravy; 250 acres on the waters of 3rd. Creek adj. Robert Caldwell , Absolem Knox , William Snoddy , Alexander McCorkle , including his own improvement.

5/25/1779 Rowan Co., NC Vacant Land Entries, "1778-1789 975.671/R28a #2215 Isabella Thompson, 200 acres on waters of Beaver Dam; adj. Absalom Knox, Lazarus Stuart and John McCarvey on North, John McCartey on South and Thomas Hutson on East.

5/27/1779 Rowan Co., NC John McCarvey owns land on the waters of Beaver Dam adj. William Wray , in Rowan County , North Carolina. This county , boarders Surry County , to the south.

6/14/1779 Rowan Co., North Carolina Vacant Land Entries, "1778-1789 975.671/R28a #2235 600 acres between John Johnston and Knox Creek adj. Alexander McCorkle, Thomas King, John Nisbet, Robert Moore, John McAravy, Jr., Lazarus Stuart and his survey.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndyer/family/mccorkle-fam.html Elmira Sloan McCorkle Roache,

                    "Vain regrets are bitter food." – The Old Set of McCorkle: 

Descendants of the Scots-Irish Immigrants Alexander McCorkle and wife Nancy Agness Montgomery McCorkle _____________________________________________________________

The following was written for Dr. J. S. McCorkle, frequent mayor of Newbern, Tennessee, by his aunt, Mrs. Elmira Sloane McCorkle Roache, of, to name a few places, Rowan County, NC; Stone’s River, Tennesse; Bradley’s Creek, Tenn., "Verdant Plain" in Dyer County, Tenn.; Gosport and other communities of Indiana; and, by the time of writing this letter, of the town of California, Missouri. ________________________________________________________________

Our ancestors were originally from Scotland but immigrated to Ireland during some national trouble. From thence they came to America and settled in Pennsylvania where Harrisburg now stands, Lancaster County. From there my grandfather [Alexander McCorkle] moved to Rowan County, North Carolina. His wife was Nancy alias Agnes Montgomery.

Alexander McCorkle raised ten children – seven sons and three daughters.

Sons – Samuel McCorkle, John Joseph McCorkle, Alexander McCorkle [Jr.], William McCorkle, Robert McCorkle, James McCorkle.

Daughters – Mattie McCorkle Archibald, Elizabeth McCorkle Barr, and Nancy McCorkle Ramsey. Mattie married William Archibald; Elizabeth married William Barr; and Nancy, Robert Ramsey.

Samuel married Margaret Gillespie. John married Katy Barr; Joseph, Peggy Snoddy; Aleck married Katy Morrison; William, Peggy Blythe; Robert, Lizzie Blythe [his first wife]; James, Lizzie Hall.

The three last [William, Robert, James] lost their wives and married again. William and James married three times. William’s second wife, Mattie King, died on her way home from North Carolina in what was then called wilderness; was buried in a rude grave there. ...

William McCorkle and his brother Robert McCorkle moved to Kentucky in troublous times with Indians. Then moved from there to Sumner County, Tennessee, and lost their wives. Robert McCorkle, who was my father, returned to North Carolina and married [Margaret] Peggy Morrison who was my mother.

Robert and Peggy Morrison, my parents, had seven children: Rebecca Cowden McCorkle [Thompson], Elmira Sloane McCorkle [Roach], Edwin Archibald McCorkle, Jehiel Morrison McCorkle, Nancy Melinda McCorkle (she was between Edwin and Jehiel), Peggy Pamela McCorkle and Robert Andrew Hope McCorkle. My father had two children by his first wife: Alex who died in infancy and Elizabeth McCorkle who was raised by her grandmother Blythe. She [Elizabeth McCorkle] married Thomas Anderson in Sumner County, Tennessee, and raised four children: Lizzy Anderson [McMurray], Martha Anderson, Julia Anderson and Robert Anderson. Lizzy Anderson married Mr. McMurray; Martha, Mr. Keigh; Julia never married. She and Martha are dead. Lizzy Anderson lives at Lebanon, Tennessee, Robert Anderson in Alabama (I think).

A part of Rowan County, North Carolina, was stricken off and a new county made called Iredell. In that my father settled on the Yadkin River and lived there until 1808[?]. He then pulled up stakes and moved to Rutherford County, Tennessee, settled on Stones River, lived there until 1817. There my sister Rebecca [Cowden McCorkle Thompson] and I both married.

That same year [1817] we all moved about 8 miles on to Bradley’s creek and lived there until ’27. There my sister Rebecca [Cowden McCorkle Thompson] was left a widow, went home to my father’s and in two short years died leaving two little orphans [Jane Thompson (Williams) and Polly Thompson (Dickey)] who were kindly cared for by their uncles Edwin Alexander McCorkle [and wife Jane Maxwell Thomas] and Robert [Andrew Hope McCorkle and wife Tirzah Scott].

It is a great pity we did not have our mother [Margaret Peggy Morrison McCorkle] write a history. She knew so much and could write so well that I feel it a great misfortune that we did not avail ourselves of her knowledge. It would be an inestimable treasure to her posterity. Had I been with her in her old days I might have gathered a mine of knowledge that would be invaluable to us all.

We can only regret the lost opportunity, and vain regrets are bitter food. I think your sister Sarah [McCorkle Algea] has Harriet [McCorkle] McGinn’s family record. I have it and will send it if she has not. She knew more about the old set than I do.

They were strict Presbyterians, Uncle Samuel a minister, John an elder in the church and member of the Legislature useful and much beloved, died in the prime of life leaving an only son who walked in his father’s steps and enjoyed his honors. Joseph moved to Ohio at an early day – was a man of ability – but rather eccentric. Aleck was emotional in character and joined the Methodists. William, following Barton Stone, set his negroes free and went to preaching.

James McCorkle was the last [of the children of Alexander and Nancy Montgomery McCorkle] to pass away. He died at Frankfort, Boone County, Indiana where some of his children still live. His youngest son William McCorkle is a Presbyterian minister.

Mother’s name you know was Morrison. The were strict Presbyterians and came over the same time my father did and settled in Iredell County, North Carolina. Grandpa’s name was Andrew Morrison, grandmother’s was Elizabeth Sloane. Her mother was a sister to grandfather [Alexander] McCorkle. My father and mother were second cousins. Grandfather Morrison raised 7 children.

/s/ Elmira Sloan Roach

J.S. McCorkle

________________________________________________________

The above letter from Elmira Sloan McCorkle Roach to James S. McCorkle was copied November 26, 1899, by Katie Pearl McCorkle, daughter of John Edwin McCorkle who was a first cousin to Dr. James S. McCorkle. Then a grand-niece of Katie Pearl McCorkle, Iris Rebecca (Becky) Huie (Cornelius) of North Haven, Ct., typed this letter in 2000. Then footnotes were added in 2003 by Marsha Cope Huie, another grand-niece of Katie Pearl McCorkle (Mrs. Ed Lee Fox) of Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee.

Alexander McCorkle married Nancy Agness Montgomery 2. Samuel Eusebius McCorkle, D.D. m Margaret Gillespie

2. John m Katy Barr

["John an elder in the church and member of the Legislature useful and much beloved, died in the prime of life leaving an only son who walked in his father’s steps and enjoyed his honors."]

2. Joseph m Peggy Snoddy

["Joseph moved to Ohio at an early day – was a man of ability – but rather eccentric."]

2. Alexander m Katy Morrison

["Aleck was emotional in character and joined the Methodists"]

2. William m Peggy Blythe, 1st – Mattie King, 2nd ; -----? 3rd wife.

["William, following Barton Stone, set his negroes free and went to preaching"]

• 2. Robert m Lizzy Blythe, 1st – Margaret Peggy Morrison, 2nd.

[Moved to Stone’s River, Tennessee, area, then Dyer County.]

2. James m Lizzy Hall, 1st;

James married 3 times. ["James was the last to pass away. He died at Frankfort, Boone County, Indiana, where some of his children still live. His youngest son William McCorkle is a Presbyterian minister."]

2. Mattie m William Archibald

2. Elizabeth m William Barr

2. Nancy m Robert Ramsey

2. Robert McCorkle m Lizzy Blythe (his 1st wife)

3. Alex died in infancy

3. Elizabeth McCorkle m Thomas Anderson

4. Elizabeth Anderson m McMurray; lived Lebanon, Tennessee.

4. Martha Anderson m Leigh

4. Julia Anderson, never married

4. Robert Anderson

2. Robert McCorkle m Margaret Peggy Morrison (his 2nd wife)

Removed to Dyer County, Tennessee.

Children of Robert McCorkle and Margaret Peggy Morrison McCorkle:

3. Rebecca Cowden m Gideon Thompson [left small children]

4. Jane M. Thompson m Ben Williams

4. Polly (Mary?) Thompson m Matthew Dickey

3. Elmira Sloane McCorkle m Dr. Stephen Roach

4. Addison l Roache m Emily Weddings

4. Robert Quincy Roache m Rebecca and Isabel Sunderland

4. Howard Harris Roache m Fell at Shiloh, buried Dyer County, Tenn.

4. Many other children who did not survive to adulthood

3. Edwin Alexander McCorkle m Jane Maxwell Thomas

4. Hiram Robert A. McCorkle, Newbern diarist of 19th century

4. David Purviance McCorkle, moved to Obion County

4. John Edwin McCorkle m (1st) Tennie Scott, (2nd Mary Elizabeth Cotton), Newbern, Tennessee, area

4. Finis A. McCorkle, twin to Latina Gregory), Newbern area

4. Anderson Jehiel McCorkle, Newbern area

4. Lizzie McCorkle Reeves, lived Gadsden near Humboldt, Gibson County

4. Margaret Latina McCorkle Gregory (twin to Finis A. McCorkle), Newbern area

4. Becky McCorkle Zarecor, Newbern area

3. Jehiel Morrison McCorkle m E S

3. [Margaret] Pamela McCorkle [alias Permelia McCorkle]

[alias] Peggy Pamela McCorkle m Lemuel Scott

3. Robert Andrew Hope McCorkle m Tirzah Scott

For a time RAH McCorkle joined the Mormon church but records indicate that he soon un-joined.

© 2003 - Becky Huie Cornelius

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1. ↑ Rev. Louis W. McCorkle. From Viking Glory. (St. Thomas Seminary, P.O. Box 858, Hannibal, MO 63401-0858)
   pg. 141.