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Descendants of Matthew WALLACE
Since this is not my direct line I will not borrow someone else's information but rather leave this as it was (Which is rather misconstrued) that is what I had taken from Worth Ray's "Tennessee Cousins". It will give you some idea of how research has progressed since Mr. Ray first did his research. I would like to point you to this site by Connie Ritchie Stovall, 1225 Springs Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35242 stovall@traveller.com
This email may shed light on this line for many Wallace Researchers:
Subj: [WALLACE-L] Wallaces in Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Date: 10/21/98 12:54:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: mjt@wam.umd.edu (Mike Tetzlaff)
Reply-to: mjt@wam.umd.edu
To: WALLACE-L@rootsweb.comHello, all,
I am a novice at geneological research and a new member to the lists. I have been trying to track down, via the WWW, the ancestors of my ggggggg-grandfather, Matthew Wallace (sometimes listed as Mathias), born in the subject location in 1640. I have been able to find and review the Muster Roll for the County of Donnagall 1630 A.D., ten years before Matthew's birth, and I find a Robert Wallice, a John Wallice and a William Wallace for the Barony de Rapho. I also find a William Wallace, a John Wallas, and a Patrick Wallecs (perhaps this last one is a little farfetched) in the Barony de Eneshone.
Matthew married Elizabeth Alexander and had (in one report) at least 7 known children. He died in 1714 in Manokin, Somerset Co., Maryland Colony. His wife Elizabeth was the daughter of James Alexander and Mary Maxwell. I have been able to trace her parents back to Scotland. Anyone who can shed light on who Matthew's parent are and when, how and from whence they came to Northern Ireland, please respond. Any information and/or references to other resources will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Sylvia Wallace TetzlaffFIRST GENERATION
(1) Matthew1 WALLACE was born about 1690 at , and married spouse unknown. Matthew died at Somerset Co., MD.
Notes for Matthew WALLACE:
Matthew Wallace obtained grants in what is now Sullivan Co., in the early 1780's and was associated with his brother William Wallace, was probably the father of : Thomas Benjamin Jesse Pulaski
There is no escape from the proposition that all of those named as the son s of Joseph Wallace, acutally existed contempraneously with Capt. Thomas Wallace, who may have been an older son. In 1808 Jesse Wallace was living in Sevier Co., Tn and bought lands at the head of Crooked Creek from Joel Wallace, the deed being witnessed by Benjamin Wallace and Pulaski Wallace. They were all probably past fifty years of age at that time, except their nephew Joel, who was under 40 years old then.Three brothers named Wallace came to Viginia with Michael Woods as his sons in law, about 1734. They were Peter, Andrew and William Wallace. Peter married Martha Woods and settled in Rockbrige Co. He was the father of Adam and Andrew Wallace, who displayed great gallantry in the battle of Guilford, Courthouse; the latter yielding up his life on that field. the other brotheres remained in Albermarle. Andrew Wallace married Margarett Woods. His home was near Ivey Depot, on part of the Charles Hudson entry, where Charles Harper afterwards resided. He died in 1785. His children were. Michael Samuel Elizabeth m Wm. Briscoe Mary m. Alex. Henderson Hannah Susan m Thomas collins Margaret m Wm. Ramsey Jean m Wilson
All of these families except the Ramseys emigrated to the West, some probably to Western Virginia, but most of them to Kentucky.
William Wallace married Hannah Woods. His home was on land at the foot of the Blue Ridge near Greenwood Depot, whichhe bought from Andrew Woods, and on which some of his descendants in 1900 still reside. His children were: Michael John Jean m. Rober Poage William Sarah Hannah Josiah
Children:
2 + Joseph2 WALLACE b.c 1720
3 + William WALLACE b.c 1720 d. 1799
SECOND GENERATION
(2) Joseph2 WALLACE, (Matthew1 WALLACE) was born about 1720 at Va, and married (4) Ruth.
Children:
5 + Thomas3 WALLACE, Capt. b. 1749
6 Benjamin WALLACE b.c 1750
7 + Jesse WALLACE b.c 1753
8 + Pulaski WALLACE b.c 1760(3) William2 WALLACE, (Matthew1 WALLACE) was born about 1720 at Va, and married (9) Sarah. William died in 1799 at Blount Co., Tn.
Notes for William WALLACE:
The only will of a Wallace that we have been able to find on the records of Blount Co., is that of William Wallace, which bears the date of 1799. He says in the will that his wife was Sarah, who appears to have been living at the time the will was made. His legatees were: Sons: John Mathew Jesse Oliver William
Daughters: Joanna Thompson Ruth Wallace Polly McClellen Elizabeth Wallace
Executor William Wallace Witnesses: J. Montgomery James McClanahan this James McClanahan must have been the father or kinsman of Jame McClanahan, the wife of Barclay McGhee.
Children:
10 + William3 WALLACE b.c 1740
11 + Polly WALLACE b.c 1740
12 + John WALLACE b. 1759
13 + Oliver WALLACE b.c 1747
14 + Matthew WALLACE, Col. b.c 1760 d. 1836
15 + Joanna WALLACE b.c 1749
16 + Jesse WALLACE b. Oct 4 1750 d. Feb 13 1854
17 + Ruth WALLACE b.c 1758
18 + Elizabeth WALLACE b.c 1760
THIRD GENERATION
(5) Thomas3 WALLACE, Capt., (Joseph2 WALLACE, Matthew1) was born in 1749 at Mecklenburg Co., NC, and married (19) Rebecca MILLIGAN who was born about 1750 at Va.
Children:
20 + Joel4 WALLACE, Capt. b. Mar 13 1771 d. Dec 13 1855
21 + Thomas WALLACE b.c 1772
22 + William WALLACE b.c 1775
23 Ruth WALLACE b.c 1780
24 + Marcellus WALLACE b.c 1782
25 + Peggy WALLACE b.c 1786
26 + Patsy WALLACE b.c 1789No children of this marriage in these records.
(11) Polly3 WALLACE, (William2 WALLACE, Matthew1) was born about 1740 at Va, and married (27) John MCCLELLAN, son of William MCCLELLAN and Barbara WALKER, who was born Dec 23, 1768 at Va.
Nora and Wilson League have sent these two files regarding TWO SONS of William and Barbara MCCLELLAN:
The first is son Col. John who married Mary Polly WALLACE (my Polly3 above)
The other son William married Eliza Conway Sevier, daughter of Gen. John Sevier
Children:
28 + Mary Ann4 MCCLELLAN b.c 1780 (Not listed in Norma and Wilson's file)(12) John3 WALLACE, (William2 WALLACE, Matthew1) was born in 1759 at Watauga, NC, and married (29) Margaret THOMSON who was born about 1760 at NC.
Children:
30 + Catherine4 WALLACE b.c 1780
31 + Matthew WALLACE b.c 1782
32 + Nancy WALLACE b.c 1884
33 + Jane WALLACE b.c 1785(14) Matthew3 WALLACE, Col., (William2 WALLACE, Matthew1) was born about 1760 at Va, and married (34) Rachel Elizabeth MCGHEE, daughter of Robert MCGHEE, who was born about 1760 at NC. Matthew died in 1836. Rachel Elizabeth died on Aug 3, 1845.
Notes for Matthew WALLACE Col.: Tennessee Cousins by Ray Matthew Wallace, whose uncle, Matthew Wallace, back in Mecklenburg Co, was a neighborn and perhaps a kinsman of the parents of Barclay McGhee, married Elizabeth McGhee, who died Aug. 3, 1845. this Elizabeth McGhee was certainly not the daughter of Barclay McGhee, because that Elizabeth McGhee married Thomas Henderson, of Jefferson Co. Who then, was the first wife of Matthew Wallace? We know that he married second, Mary Houston, the sister of General Samuel Houston.
Notes for Rachel Elizabeth MCGHEE: This is speculation of Rhea in "Tennessee Cousins" page 337. It seems that the Alexander's McGhees and other associated families are all buried in an old graveyard of Sugar Creek Church in Blount Co. Tn.
No children of this marriage in these records.
He also married (35) Mary HOUSTON, daughter of Samuel HOUSTON, Maj. and Elizabeth PAXTON, who was born about 1800 at Blount Co., Tn. Mary was married to William WALLACE, Gen.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(15) Joanna3 WALLACE, (William2 WALLACE, Matthew1) was born about 1749 at Va, and married (36) Samuel THOMPSON who was born about 1750 at Va.
Children:
37 + Matthew Wallace4 THOMPSON b.c 1780(16) Jesse3 WALLACE, (William2 WALLACE, Matthew1) was born Oct 4, 1750 at Watauga, NC, and married (38) Martha GEORGE who was born about 1755 at NC. Jesse died on Feb 13, 1854.
Children:
39 + Rebecca4 WALLACE b.c 1790
40 + Martha WALLACE b.c 1792 d. 1856
41 + William WALLACE, Gen b. 1794 d. 1864
42 + Sarah WALLACE
43 + Elizabeth WALLACE b. 1799 d. 1879
44 + Jane McGhee WALLACE b. Jan 5 1802
45 + Barclay McGhee WALLACE b. 1804 d. 1834
46 + Samuel White WALLACE b. 1810 d. 1860
47 Mary WALLACE(17) Ruth3 WALLACE, (William2 WALLACE, Matthew1) was born about 1758 at Va.
(18) Elizabeth3 WALLACE, (William2 WALLACE, Matthew1) was born about 1760 at Va, and married (48) CAMPBELL.
No children of this marriage in these records.
FOURTH GENERATION
(20) Joel4 WALLACE, Capt., (Thomas3 WALLACE, Joseph2, Matthew1) was born Mar 13, 1771 at Va, and married (49) Ester HOUSTON, daughter ofJohn HOUSTON, Jr. and Sarah Marih TODD, who was born in 1776 at Rockbridge Co., Va. Joel died on Dec 13, 1855 at Trinity, Alabama. Ester died in 1826 at Trinity, Alabama.Notes for Joel WALLACE Capt.: Joel Wallace, Tennessee Indian Fighter, and Houston Kinsman, Tennessee Cousins by Ray.
The East Tennessee frontier, according to Ramsey's "Annals" page 565, was most inadequately protected, as appears from a list of the stations, (Forts) and strength of the frontier of Knox Co., Dec. 28, 1792. This is followed by nine stations including: Blacks Station with Joel Wallace, Ensign: number of men, Four.
In Haywood's Early Hisotry of Tennessee, page 302 appears this item:
On Wednesday the 3rd of July, 1793, Ensign Joel Wallace was fired upon by six Indians, at the head of Postol Creek, fifteen miles from Knoxville. One ball struck a large knife that was fastened to the belt of his shot-bag and shattered the handle to pices, some of which cut his breast. He escaped without receiving any further injury.
No authentic historical data pertaining to the ancestry of this Joel Wallace has been discovered, beyond purported records of the date of his birth and death. In one account that the writer has received it is stated that he was the son of a Thomas Wallace and was born March 15, 1771 and died December 15, 1855 in Alabama. The same account says that he was twice married, first to Esther Houston, of Rockbridge co., Va, (born 1776; died 1826 at Trinity, Alabama) and second to Rebecca Gulick Jones, who died April 3, 1846, also at Trinity, Alabama. I even have a photograph of Ester and Rebecca's gravestones and the inscrptions, but no authentic report on where Joel Walace, himself, died. Ray in "Tennessee Cousins".
Children:
50 + Sarah5 WALLACE b.c 1794 d. 1818
51 + Thomas WALLACE b. 1795 d. 1880
52 + William Stephen WALLACE b. 1800 d. 1873
53 + John WALLACE, Rev. b.c 1803
54 + Joel Hall WALLACE b. 1805
55 + Jesse Blackburn WALLACE b.c 1813 d. Dec 28 1858He also married after 1800 at Blount Co., Tn, (56) Rebecca AULICK who was born about 1780 at NC.
Children:
57 + J. J.5 WALLACE b.c 1805
58 + M. M. WALLACE b.c 1810(21) Thomas4 WALLACE, (Thomas3 WALLACE, Joseph2, Matthew1) was born about 1772 at NC, and married (59) Polly MCCONNELL who was born about 1780.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(24) Marcellus4 WALLACE, (Thomas3 WALLACE, Joseph2, Matthew1) was born about 1782 at NC, and married (60) KENNEDY.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(33) Jane4 WALLACE, (John3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) was born about 1785 at NC, and married (61) CLAIBORNE.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(37) Matthew Wallace4 THOMPSON, (Joanna3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) was born about 1780 at Va.
Notes for Matthew Wallace THOMPSON: From the will of Matthew Wallce dated Feb 1839, Blount Co., Tn.
(39) Rebecca4 WALLACE, (Jesse3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) was born about 1790 at NC, and married (62) Jesse THOMPSON who was born about 1790.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(40) Martha4 WALLACE, (Jesse3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) was born about 1792 at NC, and married (63) James GILLESPIE who was born about 1790. Martha died in 1856 at Jefferson Co., Tn. James died at Pine Bluff, Ark.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(41) William4 WALLACE, Gen, (Jesse3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) was born in 1794 at Tn, and married (64) Margaret CHAMBERLAIN who was born 1792 and died 1844. William died in 1864.
From: jepalmer@nr.infi.net (Ann W Palmer)
Reply-to: jepalmer@nr.infi.net
To: WALLACE-L@rootsweb.comI found some info on Alexander M. Wallace's family as I was researching
one of his daughters Anne Wallace Howland. I am not related to this
line of Wallaces (at least not that I know of) but thought the info
might help someone else.Alexander McGhee Wallace was born 3/22/1822 in Blount County near
Maryville, TN. He was the son of General William Wallace (1794-1864)
and his first wife, Margaret (Chamberlain) Wallace (1792-1844) and was
educated at Maryville College, Maryville, TNHe first settled in Dalton, Georgia in 1847 and moved to Atlanta in
1855. He died 8/14/1901 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery. (I assume
that is in Atlanta)He was married twice. First in 1842 to Miss Octavia Adelaide Cox
(1825-1852), daughter of Nathaniel Cox of Louisville, TN. They had four
children:
Charles Wallace (1843-1869)
m. Anna Dorothy Heath of Warrenton, GA and had two sons:
Edwin R Wallace (1867-1903)
Charles A. Wallace ( 1869-?)
George Alexander Wallace (1846-1887)
m. Fannie W. Harris
Florence Augusta Wallace (1848-1917)
m. Samuel Dalton Mitchell (1838-1919)
William LaFayette Wallace (1850-1850)Col. Wallace married Frances Garland Singleton (1834-1907) in 1855 and
they had nine children:
Mary Chamberlain Wallace (1856-1939)
m. Wallace McPherson (1850-1890) of Nashville, TN
Joseph Singleton Wallace (1857-1918)
Martha Lewis Wallace (1859-?)
m. Ernest Twitchell of Cincinnati, OH
Frances Alexander Wallace (1861-1959)
m. Dr. James Donald Wilson
Margaret Jessie Wallace (1863-1947)
m. Willard Holmes Nutting (1854-1898)
Marion Cooper Wallace (1865-1944)
m. Logan Bleckley (1865-1938)
Anne Nicholson Wallace (1866-1960)
m. Max Franklyn Howland of New Bedford, MA
Alexander McGhee Wallace, Jr. (1868-1868)
Alexander Waddell Wallace (1870-?)
m. Dora Belle NapierHope this helps someone. It came from "The Atlanta Historical
Bulletin," vol. 12, March 1967, pages 22-28. I have the article if
anyone is interested in more details.from Ann Wallace Palmer, a descendant of Alexander Wallace from
Perthshire, Scotland who settled in Hopewell Twp, York County, PA in
1734.He also married on Jan 13, 1846 at Blount Co., Tn, (35) Mary HOUSTON, daughter of Samuel HOUSTON, Maj. and Elizabeth PAXTON, who was born about 1800 at Blount Co., Tn. Mary was married to Matthew WALLACE, Col..
No children of this marriage in these records.
(42) Sarah4 WALLACE, (Jesse3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) married (65) Samuel Maynard GAULT.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(43) Elizabeth4 WALLACE, (Jesse3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) was born in 1799 at Blount Co., Tn, and married (66) William TOOLE who was born about 1795 at Mecklenburg Co., NC. Elizabeth died in 1879.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(44) Jane McGhee4 WALLACE, (Jesse3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) was born Jan 5, 1802 at Blount Co., Tn, and married (67) William A. CAMPBELL, Rev. who was born about 1795.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(45) Barclay McGhee4 WALLACE, (Jesse3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) was born in 1804 at Blount Co., Tn, and married (68) Susan LYON who was born about 1805. Barclay McGhee died in 1834.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(46) Samuel White4 WALLACE, (Jesse3 WALLACE, William2, Matthew1) was born in 1810 at Blount Co., Tn, and married (69) Martha Elizabeth WALLACE. Samuel White died in 1860.
No children of this marriage in these records.
He also married (70) Elizabeth M. REEDER.
No children of this marriage in these records.
FIFTH GENERATION
(50) Sarah5 WALLACE, (Joel4 WALLACE, Thomas3, Joseph2, Matthew1) was born about 1794 at Blount Co., Tn. Sarah died in 1818 at Blount Co., Tn.(51) Thomas5 WALLACE, (Joel4 WALLACE, Thomas3, Joseph2, Matthew1) was born in 1795 at Blount Co., Tn, and married (71) Jane Clark HACKWORTH who was born about 1800. Thomas died in 1880.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(52) William Stephen5 WALLACE, (Joel4 WALLACE, Thomas3, Joseph2, Matthew1) was born in 1800 at Blount Co., Tn, and married (72) Cynthia OWEN who was born about 1800 at Tn. William Stephen died in 1873 at Anderson Co., Texas.
Children:
73 + Esther6 WALLACEHe also married (74) Lenora GOODSON.
No children of this marriage in these records.
He also married (75) Rebecca MOUNT, daughter of John MOUNT and Sarah CATES.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(53) John5 WALLACE, Rev., (Joel4 WALLACE, Thomas3, Joseph2, Matthew1) was born about 1803 at Blount Co., Tn.
(54) Joel Hall5 WALLACE, (Joel4 WALLACE, Thomas3, Joseph2, Matthew1) was born in 1805 at Blount Co., Tn, and married (76) Cynthia MILLIGAN who was born about 1805 at Tn.
No children of this marriage in these records.
(55) Jesse Blackburn5 WALLACE, (Joel4 WALLACE, Thomas3, Joseph2, Matthew1) was born about 1813 at Blount Co., Tn, and married (77) Riscana who was born Jan 9, 1834. Jesse Blackburn died on Dec 28, 1858 at Blount Co., Tn and was buried at Forest Hill Cem. Riscana died on Dec 21, 1879.
No children of this marriage in these records.
SIXTH GENERATION
(73) Esther6 WALLACE, (William5 WALLACE, Joel4, Thomas3, Joseph2, Matthew1) married (78) Robert Richardson MORROW, Rev..No children of this marriage in these records.