John D. Randolph (abt. 1798 - 1870)

Born about 1798 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Brown) Randolph — married 23 May 1824 in Lawrence County, Alabama

Husband of Alcey Drucilla (McMillian) Randolph — married 1848 in Walker, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1870 at about age 72 in Walker County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

John D. Randolph was born in Appalachia, in South Carolina.

John D. Randolph lived in Appalachia, in Alabama.

John D. Randolph was born about 1798 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, son of Abraham Randolph (1761 - 1837) and Lydia (Dill) Randolph (1767 - 1847). John D. Randolph always signs his name as "John D. Randolph". Many times his name is recorded as John David, John Dill, and John Daniel in online trees; however, there isn't a single instance located to date of his name as anything but John D. Randolph.

His siblings were:

1. James Randolph (1802 - >1870)
2. Abraham Randolph (1804 - ~1884)
3. Robert Randolph (1807 - >1880)
4. Christina Ann (Randolph) Givens (1809 - >1880)

John (~25) married Frances Brown (~23) (~1800 - ~1849) on 23 May 1824 in Lawrence County, Alabama. Their children were:

1. William Randolph (1828 - 1900)
2. Mary Elizabeth (Randolph) Dunkin (1829 - 1922)
3. Lydia Ann (Randolph) Brown (1832 - 1881)
4. James J. Randolph (1833 - 1888)
5. Eleanor (Randolph) Duncan (1835 - >1910)
6. Nancy (Randolph) Lawson (1838 - >1888)
7. John Brown Randolph (1840 - 1915)
8. Thomas Brown Randolph (1842 - 1918).

John (~50) married Alcey Drucilla McMillian (~40) (1808 - 1882) in 1848 in Walker, Alabama.

John died on 28 Feb 1870 in Walker County, Alabama aged ~71. He is buried in Kitchens-Brown Cemetery, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama.

The Revolutionary War Pension proves John D Randolph of Walker County, Alabama as the son of Abraham and Lydia Dill Randolph. Images 19 and 21 (fold3.com) of the Pension record mentions all the children by name.

Image 40 of this same pension mentions each child by name, their age, and current residence on 5 April 1854; probate court of Walker County, Alabama: John D. Randolph is age 54, Citizen of Walker County; James Randolph, age 52, Citizen of Giles County, Tennessee; Abraham Randolph, age 49 years, six months, resident of Lawrence County, Ala; Robert Randolph, age 47, resident of Morgan County, Ala; Christina Givens, age 45, a citizen of Morgan County, Ala.

Page 40 of Revolutionary War Pension for Widow, Lydia Dill Randolph

John married Frances Brown on 23 May 1824 in Lawrence, Alabama.^[1]

In the 1830 census John was in Lawrence, Alabama.^[2]

In the 1840 census John was in Walker, Alabama.^[3]

John was in a legal record on 2 September 1850 in Walker, Alabama, United States.^[4]

John's first wife, Frances Brown Randolph died about 1846 and he married Alsey McMillan Ireland, widow of Shacrack Ireland. Their two homes are combined on the 1850 census.

In the 1850 census John (age 49), Farmer, was in District 12, Walker, Alabama, United States.^[5]

In the 1860 census John (age 56), Farmer, was in Western Division, Walker, Alabama.^[6]

In the 1867 census John was in Walker.^[7]

John was mentioned on a memorial in Kitchens-Brown Cemetery, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, United States with a death date of 28 February 1870.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969"
   Ancestry Record 7838 #64448 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   John Randolph marriage to Frances Brown on 23 May 1824 in Lawrence, Alabama.
2. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Lawrence, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 1; Page: 278; Family History Library Film: 0002328
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #6843 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   John Randolph in Lawrence, Alabama.
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Walker, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 285; Family History Library Film: 0002335
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1375963 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   John Randolph in Walker, Alabama.
4. ↑ 1850 Legal Record: "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
   Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #2144762 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   Name: John D Randolph; Issue Date: 2 Sep 1850; Place: Walker, Alabama, USA; Land Office: Tuscaloosa; Meridian: Huntsville; Township: 15-S; Range: 7-W; Section: 19; Accession Number: AL2730__.041; Document Number: 25751; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=AL2730__.041&docClass=STA&sid=wd12acoz.poj.
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 12, Walker, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 322a; Line Number: 42
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #16829095 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   John Randolph (49), Farmer, in District 12, Walker, Alabama, USA. Born in South Carolina.
6. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Western Division, Walker, Alabama; Roll: M653_26; Page: 780; Family History Library Film: 803026
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #12764489 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   John D Randolph (56), Farmer, in Western Division, Walker, Alabama. Born in South Carolina.
7. ↑ 1867 Alabama Voter's Registration: "Alabama, U.S., Voter Registration, 1867"
   Alabama 1867 Voter Registration Records Database. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60968 #317756 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   John D Randolph in Walker.
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #13583799 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   Memorial page for John D. Randolph (1798-28 Feb 1870), citing Kitchens-Brown Cemetery, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Olive Oyl (contributor 46829644).