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Early Settlers of Alabama With Notes and Genealogies by James Edmonds Saunders

Index
James Edmonds Saunders
Recollections of the early settlers of North Alabama
The Soil
The Minerals
The State of Society
Bennett, the Magician
Style of Dress, and Type of Love in Early Times
The Moulton Merchants
Isaac N. Owen
Judges of the County Court
John B. Sale
The Clerks of the County Court
Probate Judges of Lawrence County
Sheriffs of Lawrence County
The Burleson Family
Moulton Newspapers and Editors
Melton’s Bluff
Lawyers of North Alabama
Joseph Young
Hon. David Hubbard
The Physicians of Moulton
Mechanics of Moulton
Rev. Robert M. Cunningham, D. D.
Capt. William Leetch
The Peters Family
Southeastern Part of the County
The Smith Family
George W. Smith
The Priest Family
Rev. Elliott Jones
The Cowans
The Werts
The McCords
The Hodges
The Prewitts
Col. Nicholas Johnson
The Prices
Reb. Thos. A. Strain
Lindseys and Speaks
The Thomases
Hamptons
The War Between the States
The Invincibles
Privates
Stuart’s Ride Around McClellan
The Retreat of McClellan
Invasion of Pennsylvania
The Ninth Alabama, Gettysburg Campaign
Second Day of Battle
Second Day of the Wilderness
Battle of the 12th of May
Battle of North Anna
Second Battle of Cold Harbor
The Ninth Alabama – The Siege of Richmond
The Ninth Alabama – Fate of the Lawrence County Volunteers
The Sixteenth Alabama Regiment
Courtland and Its First White Inhabitant
Gen. John Gregg
The Swoopes
Jim Lewis
McMahon Family
Col. Richard Jones
Rev. Hugh Barr
The Courtland Herald
Mr. Kouck
James Mudd
The James Family
Daniel Wade
Leonard H. Sims
The Puryears
Thomas Dunnevant
The Gilchrist Family
The Philips Family
The Points Family
The Watkins Family
The Scotts and Jamiesons
The Sykes Family
Hon. John James Ormond
The Harris Family
The Clay Family
The Chase at Melton’s Bluff
United States Land Sales
Sherman’s Infamous Order
The Fontaines and Maurys
Gen. R. C. Tyler
The DeGraffenrieds
The Saunders Family
The Declaration
Mr. William Manning
Mr. John Scruggs
Notes and Genealogies

Surname Index

ABBOT, ABERNATHY, ABINGDON, ABLES, ACKLEN, ADAMS, ADKINS, AGEE, AGNEW, AIKIN, ALDEN, ALDRIDGE, ALEXANDER, ALFORD, ALINEZ, ALLEN, ALLISON, ALLYN, ALMOND, ALSTON, ANDERSON, ANDREWS, ANSLEY, ANTHONY, ARCHER, ARIOSA, ARMSTRONG, ARNELT, ARNOLD, ASHFORD, ASHTON, ATKINSON, AUSTILL, AUSTIN, AYLETT, AYLMER, BACON, BAGLEY, BAILEY, BAINBRIDGE, BAKER, BALDWIN, BALFOUR, BALL, BALLARD, BALLENTINE, BALLEW, BANKHEAD, BANKS, BARBER, BARBOUR, BARCLAY, BARFORD, BARKER, BARKSDALE, BARLOW, BARNARD, BARNETT, BARNWELL, BARR, BARRETT, BARROW, BARTON, BASCOM, BASS, BASSETT, BATES, BAXTER, BAYNE, BAYTOP, BEALE, BEALL, BEAN, BEARD, BECK, BEDELL, BEEMER, BEIRNE, BELCHES, BELL, BENEDICT, BENNET, BENTLEY, BENTON, BERDON, BERKLEY, BERNARD, BERRY, BERRYMAN, BESOUTH, BETHEL, BETTS, BEVERLEY, BIBB, BICKLEY, BIGGER, BIGNALL, BILLINGTON, BILLUPS, BINFORD, BINGHAM, BIRD, BISHOP, BLACKBURN, BLAIR, BLAKE, BLAKEY, BLAKSHEAR, BLAND, BLANDFORD, BLANTON, BLEVIN, BLOODWORTH, BLOUNT, BOCOCK, BOLLING, BOLTON, BOND, BOONE, BOOTH, BOSLEY, BOSWELL, BOURGUE, BOWEN, BOWIE, BOWMAN, BOX, BOYCE, BOYD, BOYKIN, BOYNTON, BRADFORD, BRADLEY, BRAME, BRANCH, BRANDON, BRANSFORD, BRECKENRIDGE, BRENT, BREWER, BREWSTER, BRICKNELL, BRIDENTHALL, BRIDGES, BRIGGS, BRINDLEY, BRINGIER, BRISTOL, BRISTOW, BROADNAX, BROCK, BROOKS, BROUN, BROWN, BROWNING, BROWNLOW, BROWNSON, BRYAN, BRYANT, BUCHANAN, BUCK, BUCKLEY, BUCKNER, BUFORD, BUIE, BURCH, BURFORD, BURLESON, BURRUSS, BURT, BURTON, BUTLER, BUTT, BYNUM, BYRD, BYRNE, BYRNES, BYSON, BYSSHE, CABINESS, CADE, CALDWELL, CALLENDER, CALVERT, CAMPBELL, CANBY, CANTZON, CAREY, CARLL, CARLTON, CARRAWAY, CARROLL, CARRUTH, CARSON, CARTER, CARUTHERS, CARY, CASTLEBERRY, CASTLEMAN, CATCHINS, CATLETT, CEELEY, CHAMBERLAIN, CHAMBERLAYNE, CHAMBERS, CHAMBLISS, CHAMPNEY, CHANDLER, CHAPMAN, CHARDAVOYNE, CHEATHAM, CHERRY, CHILCOAT, CHILDERS, CHILDRESS, CHILDS, CHINN, CHISHOLM, CHITWOOD, CHRISTIAN, CHURCH, CKARE, CLACK, CLAIBORNE, CLANCARTY, CLARK, CLAY, CLAYTON, CLEMENS, CLEMENTS, CLENCH, CLOPTON, CLOTEWORTHY, CLUTE, COBB, COCHRANE, COCKE, COCKRILL, CODD, COE, COFFEE, COLCLOUGH, COLCOCK, COLE, COLEMAN, COLLIER, COLTHORPE, COMAN, COMEGYS, COMER, COMYN, CONDON, CONNOLLY, CONNOR, CONWAY, COOK, COOKE, COOPER, CORBIN, CORKER, COSBY, COTNMA, COUCH, COURTLAND, COWAN, COX, CRABTREE, CRADDOCK, CRAFT, CRAM, CRAVENS, CRAWFORD, CRAWLEY, CRENSHAW, CRESSWELL, CREWES, CRISP, CRITTENDEN, CROSBY, CROSHAW, CROSS, CROUSE, CROW, CROWNOVER, CRUMP, CRUTCHFIELD, CULLEN, CUMMING, CUNNINGHAM, CURD, CURRIN, CURRY, DAILEY, DALE, DANA, DANDRIDGE, DANIEL, DARDEN, DARROW, DARWIN, DAUCY, DAVENPORT, DAVIS, DAY, DE FOE, DE VANDELL, DEACON, DEADRICK, DEARING, DEARY, DEBNAM, DEBREAUX, DEERCHASE, DEGRAFFENRIED, DEJARNETTE, DELANCEY, DEMING, DENDY, DENIO, DENMAN, DENTON, DENZEL, DERBY, DESHLER, DEWOODY, DICKIE, DICKINSON, DICKSON, DIGGES, DILLAHUNTY, DILLARD, DINSMORE, DISMUKES, DIVINE, DIXON, DOBY, DOCKERY, DONALD, DONALDSON, DONEGAN, DONIVAN, DONNELL, DONOHO, DOOLY, DOUGHERTY, DOUGLASS, DOUSE, DOWD, DOWDY, DOWNING, DOWNMAN, DOWNS, DRAKE, DREW, DREWRY, DRISKILL, DRUMMOND, DU BROSE, DUDLEY, DUGGER, DUKE, DUNCAN, DUNKLIN, DUNLAP, DUNMORE, DUNN, DUNNEVANT, DUPRE, DURY, EAGAN, EAGER, EAMES, EARLY, EATON, EDDY, EDMONDS, EDWARDS, EGGLESTON, ELDRIDGE, ELKINS, ELLINGTON, ELLIOTT, ELLIS, ELLISON, ELSBERRY, ELWOOD, ENGLISH, EPES, ERVINE, ESTES, ETHRIDGE, EUBANK, EVANS, EVE, EWING, FACKLER, FAIRCLOTH, FALCONET, FANNIN, FANT, FARLEY, FARRAR, FARRINGTON, FARRIS, FARWELL, FAWCETT, FEARN, FEATHERSTONE, FELGATE, FELTON, FENNER, FENTRESS, FERDINANDO, FERRILL, FIELD, FIELDING, FIGURES, FINLAY, FISHER, FITZGERALD, FITZHUGH, FLEMING, FLETCHER, FLINT, FLORENCE, FLOURNOY, FOGG, FONTAINE, FOOTE, FORD, FORMAN, FORNEY, FORREST, FORSYTH, FORT, FOSTER, FOULKS, FOWLER, FRANCISCO, FRANKLIN, FRAZEE, FRAZER, FREE, FREEMAN, FRIERSON, GAILOR, GAINES, GALLAWAY, GALLGHER, GALLOWAY, GAMBRELL, GAMEWELL, GANTT, GARBER, GARDEN, GARLAND, GARNER, GARNETT, GARRARD, GARTH, GARY, GATEWOOD, GAYLE, GEE, GETMER, GEWIN, GHOLSON, GIBBONS, GIBSON, GILCHRIST, GILDES, GILL, GILLETT, GILLIAM, GILLMAN, GILMER, GINDER, GLASCOW, GLASSCOCK, GLAZEBROOK, GLENN, GLIDEWELL, GLOVER, GODLEY, GOLDTHWAITE, GOODE, GOODLET, GOODMAN, GOODRICH, GOODWIN, GOODWYN, GORDON, GOSS, GOWER, GOYAN, GRACE, GRACEY, GRAHAM, GRAMMER, GRANVILLE, GRAVELEE, GRAVES, GRAY, GREEN, GREENWOOD, GREET, GREGG, GREGORY, GRIFFIN, GROCE, GRUGETT, GRUNDY, GRYMES, GUERRY, GUION, GUTHRIE, GUY, HABERSHAM, HADDOCK, HADLEY, HAGAN, HALBERT, HALEY, HALL, HAMILTON, HAMMOND, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HANNA, HANNIFORD, HANSELL, HANSON, HARALSON, HARDAWAY, HARDEE, HARDEMAN, HARDER, HARDING, HARDWICK, HARDY, HARE, HARGREAVE, HARMAN, HARPER, HARRELL, HARRIS, HARRISON, HARTRIDGE, HARTSELL, HARTWELL, HARTZ, HARVIE, HATCHER, HATHERSALL, HAWKINS, HAWTHORNE, HAY, HAYES, HAYGOOD, HAYNE, HAYS, HAYWOOD, HEARD, HEATH, HELM, HELVESTER, HEMPHILL, HENDERSON, HENDRICKS, HENING, HENRY, HERALD, HERBERT, HERNDON, HERRING, HESTER, HIBBLER, HICKS, HIGGINBOTHAM, HIGGINS, HIGHTOWER, HILL, HILLER, HILLYER, HINES, HINSLEY, HINTON, HITE, HOARD, HOBBS, HOBSON, HODGES, HODNELT, HOLCOMB, HOLDCRAFT, HOLLAND, HOLLY, HOLMES, HOLT, HOOD, HOOK, HOOKER, HOPE, HOPKINS, HORN, HORNER, HORSELEY, HORTON, HOSKINS, HOUSE, HOUSTON, HOWARD, HOWELL, HUBBARD, HUBBELL, HUDGINS, HUDNALL, HUGER, HUGHES, HULL, HUME, HUMPHRIES, HUNDLEY, HUNT, HUNTER, HUNTON, HURD, HURST, HUT, HUTCHINSON, HYDE, INGE, IRVIN, IRVINE, ISHAM, IVERSON, JACKSON, JACOBS, JAMES, JAMIESON, JARNAGAN, JARRETT, JEFFERSON, JEMISON, JENKINS, JENNINGS, JERNIGAN, JESSUP, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JONES, JORDAN, JOURDAN, JOVILIAN, KAISER, KEELING, KELLY, KELSEY, KEMP, KENDALL, KENNARD, KENNEDY, KENNER, KENT, KERR, KEY, KILLIAN, KILPATRICK, KIMBALL, KING, KIRKMAN, KITCHENS, KITTREDGE, KLUG, KNIGHT, KNOTT, KNOX, KOEPER, KOONS, KOSCIOUSKO, KOUCK, KUMPE, KYLE, LA GRANGE, LADD, LAKE, LAMAR, LANGFORD, LANIER, LANTIER, LATTIMORE, LAUGHLIN, LAWLER, LAWSON, LAWTON, LAY, LE FLORE, LE NOIR, LE VERT, LEAKE, LEAR, LEATHERS, LEDBETTER, LEDYARD, LEE, LEETCH, LEFFLER, LEFTWITCH, LEGGETT, LEIGH, LEONARD, LESLIE, LESTER, LEWIS, LIDDELL, LIGON, LINDSAY, LIPSCOMB, LITTLE, LIVINGSTON, LLOYD, LOCKHART, LOGAN, LOMAX, LONG, LONGEST, LONGSHAW, LONGSTREET, LORANCE, LOVE, LOWE, LOWRY, LUCAS, LUMPKIN, LUNDY, LYNCH, LYONS, LYSTER, MABRY, MACKERNESS, MACLIN, MACON, MADDEN, MADISON, MAFFIL, MAGAE, MAGRUDER, MALLET, MALONE, MALVERN, MANN, MANNING, MARABLE, MARCHANT, MARDIS, MARION, MARKHAM, MARKS, MARSH, MARSHALL, MARSTON, MARTIN, MARYE, MASON, MASSIE, MASSON, MASTIN, MATTHEWS, MAURY, MAXWELL, MAY, MAYES, MAYO, MAYOR, MCADAM, MCALEXANDER, MCBRIDE, MCCARTNEY, MCCARTY, MCCAULEY, MCCLUNG, MCCORD, MCCULLOUGH, MCDADE, MCDONALD, MCDOWELL, MCFADDEN, MCFARLAND, MCFERRIN, MCGAUGHEY, MCGAVOCK, MCGEE, MCGEHEE, MCGHEE, MCGREGOR, MCGUIRE, MCGUIRK, MCILWAINE, MCKEE, MCKELROY, MCKIERNEN, MCKINDO, MCKINLEY, MCLEAN, MCLEMORE, MCLENDON, MCMAHON, MCMILLAN, MCMURRAY, MCNAIR, MCNAIRY, MCNEAL, MCRAE, MCROBERTS, MCWEAVER, MCWHORTER, MEACHAM, MEANS, MEEK, MERCER, MERIWETHER, METCALF, MICHIE, MICKLEBROUGH, MICOU, MIDDLETON, MIHILL, MILAM, MILLER, MILLS, MILLWATER, MILTENBERGER, MILWEE, MINETRY, MINNIS, MITCHELL, MONNOT, MONTAGUE, MONTFORD, MONTGOMERY, MOODY, MOORE, MORE, MORETON, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORRISETTE, MORRISON, MORROW, MORTON, MOSBY, MOSELEY, MOSS, MOSSOM, MOTTROM, MOULSON, MOULTON, MUDD, MULDROW, MUMFORD, MUNDY, MUNFORD, MURFREE, MURPHY, MURRAY, NAPIER, NEAL, NEEHAM, NEELY, NELSON, NESBIT, NEVINS, NEWMAN, NICHOL, NICHOLAS, NICHOLLS, NICHOLSON, NIPPER, NORWOOD, NOTT, NUTTING, OCONNOR, ODENEAL, ODOM, OFALLON, OGLESBY, OGLETREE, OLIVE, OLIVER, ONEAL, ORMOND, ORR, OSBORNE, OSWALD, OUTLAW, OWEN, OWENS, PACKE, PAGE, PAINE, PALMER, PANKEY, PARHAM, PARK, PARKE, PARKER, PARKS, PARRISH, PATILLO, PATRICK, PATTERSON, PATTON, PAXTON, PAYNE, PEABODY, PEACOCK, PEARSALL, PEGUES, PENDLETON, PENISTON, PENN, PERCY, PERKINS, PERRIN, PERRINE, PESCUD, PETERS, PETERSBURG, PETERSON, PETTUS, PETWAY, PEW, PEYTON, PHARES, PHARR, PHELAN, PHILIPS, PHILLIPS, PHINIZY, PICKENS, PICKETT, PICKETTS, PIERCE, PINKETHAM, PIPER, PIPPIN, PLATT, PLEASANTS, POE, POELLNITZ, POINDEXTER, POINTER, POINTS, POLK, POLLOCK, PORTENS, PORTER, POSEY, POSTON, POTEET, POTTER, POWELL, POWER, POWERS, POYTHRESS, PRATT, PRENTISS, PRESCOTT, PRESLEY, PRESTON, PREWITT, PRICE, PRIDE, PRIEST, PRYOR, PUCKETT, PUGH, PURCELL, PURDY, PURNELL, PURYEAR, PUYO, QUARLES, QUINN, RAESNCROFT, RAGLAND, RAGSDALE, RAINEY, RAMBAUT, RANDOLPH, RANKIN, RANSOM, RAVISIES, RAY, RAYBURN, REA , READ, READE, RECTOR, REDUS, REEDY, REESE, REID, REMBERT, RENEAU, REYNOLDS, RHETT, RHODES, RICE, RICHARDS, RICHARDSON, RICHMOND, RICKS, RIDDLE, RIDEN, RIDGEWAY, RINGO, RIPLEY, RIVERS, ROANE, ROBBINS, ROBERTS, ROBERTSON, ROBINS, ROBINSON, ROBUCK, ROCKFORD, RODDY, RODES, ROGERS, ROOTES, ROQUEMORE, ROSS, ROSSER, ROSSING, ROUSSEAU, ROVER, ROWAN, ROWE, ROYAL, ROYER, ROYSTER, RUCKER, RUFFIN, RUGELEY, RUSSELL, RUTLEDGE, RYMER, SAFFOLD, SALE, SALLE, SAMPLE, SAMPSOM, SANDERSON, SANFORD, SANKEY, SATTAWHITE, SAUNDERS, SAVAGE, SAWYER, SAYRE, SCALES, SCHAUMBERG, SCOTT, SCRUGGS, SEABORNE, SEARCY, SEAY, SEGAR, SELBY, SELDEN, SEMMES, SEMPLE, SHACKELFORD, SHARP, SHARPLEIGH, SHAVER, SHEFFIELD, SHEGOG, SHELBY, SHELTON, SHEPHERD, SHERIDAN, SHERMAN, SHERRELL, SHERROD, SHIELDS, SHORTER, SHOTWELL, SHREVER, SHRYGLEY, SIBLEY, SIDDONS, SIMMONS, SIMMS, SIMONS, SIMONTON, SIMPKINS, SIMPSON, SIMS, SITTERZEN, SKINNER, SKIPWITH, SLAUGHTER, SLEDGE, SLOCOMB, SMITH, SMITHERS, SMYTH, SNEED, SNODGRASS, SOMREVILLE, SONTHALL, SPANN, SPARKS, SPARRELL, SPEAK, SPEED, SPENCER, SPOTSWOOD, SPRATT, STACY, STAFFORD, STAHOPE, STALLSWORTH, STANARD, STANLEY, STANTON, STARKE, STARLING, STARNES, STATHAM, STEADMAN, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON, STEVENS, STEVENSON, STEWART, STIFF, STILL, STOCKARD, STOKES, STONE, STOVALL, STOVER, STOW, STRACHAN, STRAIN, STRAND, STRATTON, STRONG, STROTHER, STUART, STUBBS, STUDSTILL, STURDIVANT, SULLIVAN, SUMMER, SWAN, SWANN, SWAZEY, SWEARINGEN, SWIFT, SWOOPE, SYKES, SYME, SYMMER, TAIT, TALIAFERRO, TALLEY, TANCOCK, TANKERSLEY, TANNER, TARR, TARVER, TATE, TAYLOR, TEASDALE, TEMPLE, TENNANT, TERRY, THACH, THACKER, THOMAS, THOMASON, THOMPSON, THOMS, THORNE, THORNTON