Mary Alexander

1783 - Aft 1860  (> 83 years)

• Name	Mary Alexander
  Birth	Between 1778 and 1783	NC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1840	Robertson Co, TN   [2]
  	age 60-69(57?), dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 28, 2 Bigbee grandchildren
  Census	1850	District 3, Robertson Co, TN   [1]
  	age 67, dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 38, 2 Bigbee grandchildren
  Census	1860	Western Division, Robertson Co, TN   [3]
  	age 80, dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 50, g-son Robert-age 22
  Death	Aft 1860	Robertson Co, TN
  Person ID	I2439	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Alexander,   b. 1732, Rowan Co, NC d. 1795, Williamson Co, TN (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel Davidson,   b. Aft 1740, VA d. 1796, Williamson Co, TN (Age < 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1754	St Pauls Parish, VA
  Family ID	F257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert A Neill-xx,   b. 1761, Rowan Co, NC d. Bef 1840 (Age < 78 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1797	Buncombe Co, NC
  Notes	Children: son William C Neill 1800 - bef 1832 married Mary ??? (possibly Clinton) - d. aft 1850 dau Eliza Neill 1832 dau Ellen Neill 1835 son Clinton Neill 1837 son Leonidas (poss James Leonidas) Neill 1840 dau Mary Neill 1842 son William T Neill 1844 son Gilbreath/Gilbert F Neill 6/12/1849 KY - 8/9/1926 Henry Co, KY - ** See death certificate ** - 1850 census - Wm-age 49, Mary-age 45, 6 children, living in Todd Co, KY - on 5/30/1855 in Todd Co, KY married Emily C (???) Henson 1816 KY dau Sidney Henson 1844 KY son Teran Neill 1856 dau Powhattan Neill 1857 - 1860 census - W C-age 59, Emily-age 44, 4 children - living in Todd Co, KY son John A Neill 1800/1805 - bef 9/16/1846 Gonzales Co, TX - married Hester R Humphreys son Robert Elijah Neill 1/6/1827 Williamson Co TX - 8/22/1878 Atascosa Co TX - married Elizabeth Shelton son Marcus Neill 1832 dau Mary Jane Neill abt 1833 Gonzales Co, TX - 1879 Hays Co TX son Samuel Neill 1837 son Benjamin F Neill 1843 son Robert Neill 1805 - 1843 - married Anna Ewing dau Mary Neill 1810 - married ??? Adams dau Frances Neill 1810 - married ??? Bailey son Gilbreath F Neill 1810 - in 11/1845 in Robertson Co, TN married Carline Hart - d. bef 1864 son Henry Neill 1/29/1848 Carrollton, Carroll Co, MS - 9/1/1911 Cloudcroft, Otero Co, NM - married Dora Minnie Fagan dau Amanda Neill 1849 son Gilbreath F Neill Jr 7/13/1852 Carrollton, Carroll Co, MS ?son/dau? R Neill dau Judith Neill 1856 - in 1864 in Lowndes Co, MS married Helen Humphreys son William Humphreys Neill 12/21/1864 Carroll Co, MS - married Rosemary "Madie" Moss son Samuel D Neill 9/26/1867 Carroll Co, MS - 5/19/1941 son John Ewing Neill 7/18/1870 - 10/13/1905 both in Carroll Co, MS son Ossian C Neill 1871 son Eugene Cothran Neill 10/11/1874 - 11/13/1924 both in Carroll Co, MS dau Helen Neill 1875 dau Elizabeth Neill 1808-1812 Wilson Co, TN - 1879 Robertson Co, TN - ** See findagrave.com page later ** - abt 1834 in Robertson Co, TN married Madison H Bigbee 1811 TN - 1837 Robertson Co, TN - son of George Bigbee and Sarah Lawler dau Mary Ann Elizabeth Bigbee 8/1/1835 TN - 7/23/1869 both in Robertson Co, TN - on 1/30/1856 in Robertson Co, TN married John Anderson Gunn 1832 KY son Pinckney 'Pink' Anderson Gunn 1/5/1857 - 4/27/1937 both in Robertson Co, TN son Joseph Ossian Gunn 12/27/1860 TN - 3/7/1933 both in Robertson Co, TN son Robert Ossian Bigbee 10/22/1837 Robertson Co, TN - 3/4/1862 St Louis, MO - abt 1861 in Robertson Co, TN married Elizabeth Gunn abt 1835 TN - 1879 - Military: 1st Lieutenant, 30 Tennessee Infantry, CSA, 1861 - Tennessee Unit was captured at Fort Donelson, TN - Robert died as a prisoner of war, while being transported ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at findagrave.com on 8/3/2020 Eliza Neill Bigbee Birth: 1808 Wilson County, Tennessee, USA Death: 1879 (aged 70–71) Burial: Gunn CemeteryRobertson County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 152622782 Bio: Burial per:Jean M. Durrett, Diane Williams and Yolanda G. Reid, "Robertson County, Tennessee Cemetery Records" (Springfield, Tennessee: Privately printed) 31 Inscription: died 1879aged 70 years Family Members Children Mary Ann E. Bigbee Gunn 1835-1869 Robert O. Bigbee 1837-1862 Created by: Sharon J. Wilson (46560832) Added: 21 Sep 2015 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152622782/eliza-bigbee Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 August 2020), memorial page for Eliza Neill Bigbee (1808–1879), Find a Grave Memorial no. 152622782, citing Gunn Cemetery, Robertson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Sharon J. Wilson (contributor 46560832) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1778 and 1783 - NC Marriage - 14 Sep 1797 - Buncombe Co, NC Census - age 60-69(57?), dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 28, 2 Bigbee grandchildren - 1840 - Robertson Co, TN Census - age 67, dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 38, 2 Bigbee grandchildren - 1850 - District 3, Robertson Co, TN Census - age 80, dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 50, g-son Robert-age 22 - 1860 - Western Division, Robertson Co, TN Death - Aft 1860 - Robertson Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.johnandval.org/genealogy/AlexFamHist.html#Endnote2 Note 11.6: "Robert A. Neill (c1761-1840) who married Mary Alexander (my 4gr-grandparents) was born about 1761 in Rowan County, North Carolina. His parents were William Neill and Mary Clinton, who married in New Castle County, Delaware, in 1750. This William Neill (died c1797, Burke County, NC - father of Robert A Neill] had a brother named James Neill (c. 1730-1793) who, I believe, is the father of Mary (Neill) Holmes. Therefore, this Robert A. Neill is neither her uncle nor her brother, but her first cousin. The Robert Neill who is Mary (Neill) Holmes' brother married Margaret Clayton in Rowan County NC in 1785." -- From Marcy Porter, who has traced her ancestry to Robert A. Neill and Mary Alexander Note 11.7: I have found no absolute proof that Mary Neil Holmes is the daughter of James Holmes and Ann Alexander. She cannot be the daughter of James and Mary Neill because Mary was dead before her birth. [Will of James Neill that mentions James Holmes as surviving husband of his deceased daughter Mary: see Appendix L.] Amateur genealogists often name Mary Neill as the mother of both Mary Neil and Sophronia, but, in Ann's pension application, John Holmes, her stepson, seems to attest that he and his brothers and sisters are all listed in the attached bible page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at https://www.johnandval.org/genealogy/AlexFamHist.html#11.13%20name= Note 11.13: ". . . I further give to my wife my tract of land during her life then to be [Author's note: I believe the word sold is missing.] and divided among my children as follows, William C. Neill, five dollars, John A Neill, Robert Neill five dollars. The balance to be equally divided with Elizabeth Bigbee, Mary Adams, Frances Baily, Gilbreath F. Neill" -- Excerpt from will of Robert A. Neill, recorded in Will Book 10, page 487, on file in Robertson County, TN, archives [Author's note: the year looks as much like 1841 as 1840, but Will Book 10 is reported to have been used in 1839 and 1840.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.