Alexander McFadin1

#17821, (circa 1760 - 1836)
Father*John Stephen McFadin1 (c 1700 - b 1777)
Mother*Hannah _____1 (s 1720 - b 1784)

Family

Mary Twitty b. s 1765, d. b 1837
Children 1.__d1 McFadden8 (c 1786 - )
 2.__d2 McFadden8 (c 1788 - )
 3.John McFadden2 (s 1791 - )
 4.__d3 McFadin9 (s 1794 - )
 5.__s1 McFadin9 (s 1797 - )
Birth*circa 1760He was born circa 1760 at North CarolinaG.1,2 
between 1776 and 1781He served as a volunteer in the Revolutionary War between 1776 and 1781 at North CarolinaG.2 
Marriage*22 February 1785He married Mary Twitty on 22 February 1785 at Rutherford Co., North CarolinaG.3,4 
1790He and Mary Twitty appeared on the census of 1790 at First Company, Morgan Dist., Rutherford Co., North CarolinaG; neis. McClure, Lewis, Miller, Scott, Wm. Twitty.5 
1800He and Mary Twitty appeared on the census of 1800 at Morgan Dist., Rutherford Co., North CarolinaG.6 
9 December 1833He was awarded a military pension on 9 December 1833 at Rutherford Co., North CarolinaG.7 
Death*1836He died in 1836 at Rutherford Co., North CarolinaG.2 

Citations

  1. [S1617] Maude A McFadin, The John Stephen McFadin Family of North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, and Kansas (North Newton, Kansas: Mennonite Press, 1971), Chapter 8.
  2. [S1623] U.S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files; M804, Record Group 15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, imgs. 573-601/975. Includes affidavit (imgs. 578-579) of Alexander McFadden [sic] dated 10 Sep 1832 at Rutheford Co. NC. Began military service in 1776 as a volunteer under Capt. James McFadden (imgs. 595 and 593); served not less than 18 months as private through 1781, 6 months as lieutenant in 1781; appointed captain in 1781. Includes (img. 590) notarized letter dated 17 May 1852 from his son and heir, John McFadden of Rutherford Co., naming Michael Thompson as agent and attorney for any outstanding value owed to Alexander McFadden "who died in the county of Rutherford in 1836 leaving no widow."
  3. [S1624] North Carolina Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, online Ancestry.com, Alexander McFadin and Mary Twity, bond no. 134945, 22 Feb 1785, bondsman Anthony Dicky. Citation North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, img. 008125, rec. no. 01-201.
  4. [S1625] North Carolina Marriage Records, 1741-2011, index and images, online Ancestry.com, Rutherford Co., Marriage Register (1782 - 1996), img. 209/2283. Marriage Bonds, p. 201, Alexander McFadin and Mary Twitty, bond 22 Feb 1785, bondsman and witness Anthony Dicky.
  5. [S268] 1790 U.S. Federal Census, image viewed online Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.com. Alex McFadden; 3 f [Mary, ____, ____] [indexed under Lincoln Co.; also in text, p. 116].
  6. [S269] 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Alex'r (26-44; F (26-44) [Mary]; 2 m (<10) [John, ____]; 2 f (10-15) [__d1, __d2]; f (<10) [____]; 4 slaves.
  7. [S1626] War Department, Report from the Secretary of War, in obedience to resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, in relation to the pension establishment of the United States. (1835: Duff Green, 1835), Vol. III, North Carolina, p. 112, Rutherord Co. Alexander McFadden, age 74; priv., ser., captain; annual allowance $190.00, sums received $570.00; service North Carolina, placed on pension roll 9 Dec 1833. Hereinafter cited as The Pension Roll of 1835.
  8. [S268] 1790 U.S. Federal Census, image viewed online Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.com.
  9. [S269] 1800 U.S. Federal Census.