Alexander Wiley (1754 - 1833)

Born 1754 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Husband of Martha (Noel) Wiley — married 20 Oct 1779 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1833 at about age 79 in Anderson, Tennessee, United States

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Alexander Wiley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A125349.

Biography

Alexander Wiley was a blacksmith.

According to his own testimony from his Revolutionary War Pension file (S.3555), ALEXANDER WILEY was born in 1754 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, although the family legend persists that he was born at sea during his parents' voyage to the Colonies. His family soon moved south like so many Scotch-Irish families, perhaps stopping in Virginia for a brief period, before settling in the Piedmont area of North Carolina where he enlisted as a private in Orange County in 1776 and served six months in Captain Atkinson's company in Colonel Folsom's regiment. He volunteered a second time in 1781 for a tour of three months under Captain William Sanders and was attached to a regiment of militia under Colonel William Moore, who "had raised some troops for the purpose of meeting Cornwallis on his way from the south." He entered the service in Guilford County, North Carolina and served for about three weeks before being ordered home to Caswell County (formed in 1777 from Orange) by Col. Moore "to shoe horses for the army at his own shop and to do blacksmith work for the neighborhood, which was then destitute of workmen." The remainder of the troops remained in Guilford County and thereabouts until after the Battle of Guilford Court House. In the summer of 1781 he was drafted to go south for the purpose of surprising the British and Tories but was ordered to the public shop by Col. William Moore to do blacksmith work for the army of the United States. He spent part of the three month tour in Caswell County and was then ordered to Guilford County to work as a blacksmith under the direction of Quartermaster John Rutherford for the balance of the tour.

On March 20, 1779, in between his tours of duty in the army, Alexander obtained a marriage bond to marry MARTHA NOEL in Caswell County. The bondsman was a neighbor, Joshua Kearney [Carney]. On December 21, 1779 Alexander Wiley entered 100 acres on the waters of Reedy Fork of North Hico Creek bordered by the land of Thomas Wiley and John Richmon[d] Jr. (However, no land grant for Alexander was ever issued for this entry.) In December, 1779 he was appointed to oversee the road from "Widow Love's to Hillsborough Road with a share of Capt. Graves' hands."

Transcription of Alexander Wiley Revolutionary War Pension File (S.3555)

Pension Application of Alexander Wiley

NARA, Revolutionary War Pension Application S3555

Wiley, Alexander

Service in NC

S3555 carded

19010

East Tennessee

Alexander Wiley

Of Anderson Co. in the State of Tennessee

Who was a private in the company commanded

By Captain Atkinson of the regiment commanded

By Col. Folsom in the N. Carolina

Line for 9 months & 13 days

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee

At the rate of 31 Dollars 66 cents per annum,

To commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of July 1833 and sent to Hugh Barton, Clinton

Arrears to the 4th of March 63.32 Seminal. Allowance ending 4 Sept 15.83

$79.15

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Danl Boyd, Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 66

State of Tennessee, Anderson County

On this 8th day of September 1832 personally appeared before me John Chiles one of the acting Justices of the Peace for said County Alexander Wiley a resident of the State and County aforesaid aged Seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.

Viz. he volunteered under Captain Atkinson in the year 1776 and was attached to a redgement of Militia commanded by Col. Folsom and served six months in the army of the United States under the above named officers that he entered the service in Orrange in the State of Northcarolina and marched to Cross Creek now called Fayetteville in the said state that he marched through Hillsborough crossed Hay River Deep and Little Rivers on his way and served out the six months in Cumberland and the adjoining Counties and returned home about the last of November or the first of December and then received a discharge from Capt. Atkinson which is lost or misplaced so that he cannot find it and also in the year 1781 he again volunteered under Captain William Sanders for a tour of three months and was attached to a redgment of Militia under the Command of Col. William Moore who had raised some troops for the purpose of Meeting Corn Wallis when on his way from the south--- That he entered the service in Guilford County and State of North Carolina and served there about three weeks and was ordered home by Col. Moore to shoe horses for the army at his own shop and do black smith work for the neighborhood who was then destitute of a workman. The remainder of the troop remained in Gilford County and there about til after battle of Gilford but he cannot now find his discharge - and some time in the summer of 1781 he was drafted to go south for purpose of supprising the British and Tories but was ordered to the public shop by Col. William Moore to do blacksmith work for the army of the United States that he worked in Caswel County and State of Northcarolina one part of his time and was then ordered to Gilford County in said state that he worked under the direction of Quarter Master John Rutherford for the turm of three months and was discharged by the said Rutherford in the County of Gilford and state of Northcarolina but has lost or misplaced this discharge also so that he cannot find it.

He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name has not been enrolled heretofore as a pentioner of any agency in any state

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.

John Chiles (signed)

Alexander Wiley (signed)

I do hereby certify that the above named Applicant Alexander Wiley was in my opinion a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states and do further certify that he is unable from bodily infirmity to attend court.

John Chiles (signed) Acting Justice of the Peace for Anderson County

We do certify that we are well acquainted with Alexander Wiley who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration. That we believe him to be of the age of seventy eight years and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th day of September 1832.

John Chiles (signed) Acting Justice of the peace for Anderson County

Robert Galbraith (signed)

William Gamble (signed)

State of Tennessee, Anderson County

This day personally appeared before me John Chiles one of the acting Justices of the peace for said County James Noel and made the following certificate viz I do certify that I was raised in the immediate neighborhood where Alexander Wiley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration resided in the time of the Revolutionary war and have often heard him spoken of by his old neighbors and contemporaries in the army as having been a soldier of the revolution that I have been intimately aquainted with him for the last sixteen years and often heard him speak of having been soldier of the revolution and his accounts have always appeared consistant and uniform and that I believe him to be of the age of seventy eight years and of good moral carater and full credit should be given to his statements. Sworn and subscribed before me the 8th day of September 1832

James Noel (signed)

John Chiles (signed) acting Justice of the peace for Anderson County

State of Tennessee Anderson County

This day personally appeared before me John Chiles one of the acting Justices of peace for said County the above named applicant Alexander Wiley and in order to amend the foregoing declaration made oath that he has no documentary evidence of his service as a soldier of the revolutionary war and that he knows of no living witness by whom he can prove the said service and that he has adduced all the testimony that is his power that he has no record of his age but has learned from his mother that he was born in the state of Pennsylvania and County of Cumberland in year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty four

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of April in year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. John Chiles (signed) Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee, Anderson County

I John Chiles one of the acting Justices of the peace before whom the foregoing declaration was made to certify that at the time the said declaration was made there was no seal of Office in this County but since that time the court has procured a seal of office. April the 26th 1833 John Chiles JP (signed)

State of Tennessee, Anderson County

I Hugh Barton Clerk of please and quarter sessions in and for for said County do hereby certify that John Chiles before whom the foregoing amended Pention declaration of Alexander Wiley was made is an acting Justice of the court of Peas and quarter sessions ind for said County duly commitioned and sworn as such and that full faith and credit is due and aught to be given to all his official acts and that the above signature perports to his is his Jenuine signature and that the orginal declaration referred to in this amendment and hereto annexed is genuine and I hugh Barton who certified the original declaration and was and am yet clerk of the aforesaid court and that I had at that time no public seal but have since procured a seal of office down at in Clinton this 29th day of April 1833

Hugh Barton (signed) Clerk of Anderson County

State of Tennessee, Knox County Be it known, that before me Zac Boothe a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Martha Wiley widow and relic of Alexander Wiley and made oath in due form of law, that she is the identical Martha Wiley widow & relic of Alexander Wiley named in an original certificate in her possession, ----- of which I certify the following is a true copy: War Department Revolutionary Claim

I certify, that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June 1832, Alexander Wiley of the State of Tennessee, who was a private of Infantry in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Thirty one dollars and sixty six cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this 26th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. Examined and ____signed J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

John Robb Acting Secretary of War

That she is entitled to a pension of Thirty one and 66/100 Dollars per annum on account of wounds and disabilities received, or of services rendered to the United States by her late husband during the Revolutionary War; that he served Captain __________ in company of ___________ in the _________ regiment; that he resided at his death in Anderson County Tenn and had resided there for the space of one year past; and that pervious thereto, he resided in Roane County Tennessee. Sworn and subscribed this 30th day of August 1833 before me.

Zac Boothe (signed)

Justice Peace for Knox County

Martha Wiley (her mark) widow and relict of Alexander Wiley decd

State of Tennessee Circuit Court August term 1833 Anderson County

Personally appeared in open court James Nowell and Elizabeth Nowell who upon their oaths say that Martha Wiley who is named in the within certificate is the Identical Widow and Relic of Alexander Wiley deceased who was a Pensioner of the U.S. and that he departed this life in this County on the 24th day of July last, and ordered by the Court to be certified. Given under my hand & _____ seal this 29th August 1833 at office in Clinton---

C J Crozier Clk (signed)

$75.56 Agent's Office Knoxville, East Tennessee August 30, 1833 Received of Robert King, Pension Agent for East Tennessee, Seventy five and 56/100 Dollars, being for Thirty one Dollars & sixty six cents per annum pension due to Alexdr. Wiley Dec. from the 4th day of March 1831 to the 24th day of July 1833 ____ the day he died for which I have signed duplicate receipts.

Witness: Joseph L. King (signed)

Martha Wiley (her mark) widow & relict of Alexd Wiley decd

Land purchase and sales

Alexander purchased 400 acres on Sandy Branch of Country Line Creek from Tobias Williams (Book E, p. 222) and by 1784 was paying taxes on 417 acres. He and Martha lived adjacent to a Thomas Wiley (d. 1825), who was an elder in the Griers (formerly Upper Hyco) Presbyterian Church. According to naming traditions of the time, the fact that each named his first son after the other suggests that they were brothers. At this time their parents have not been identified.

In 1791, Alexander sold 200 acres of his land in Caswell County followed by another 200 acres in 1792, and the family migrated to East Tennessee. An Alexander Wiley appears on the tax list of Jefferson County in 1799 and that of Knox County in 1800. Alexander Wiley bought two hundred acres on Poplar Creek in Roane County from David Gallaher in 1805. In 1807 he obtained a grant of 10 additional acres on Black Oak Ridge and Poplar Creek, followed by another 40 acres in 1810. The Wileys of this period were closely associated with the Noel and Richmond families, some of whom also moved to East Tennessee about this time. By 1814, Alexander was paying taxes on 350 acres on Poplar Creek with his sons at home or on nearby farms. In 1817, he bought another 200 acres from William Repetor, which he sold the following year to John Richmond, who is buried in a cemetery near the road that leads from Orchard View School to Poplar Creek.

Around 1823, Alexander's oldest son, Thomas, moved to Gwinnett County, Georgia, with a group of relatives and neighbors. In that same year, son Alexander Jr. died. By 1827, Alexander had sold 100 acres to his son John and another 100 to son Henry Howard, and in 1830 he was apparently living in the household of his son, Henry Howard Wiley in Roane County. In 1833, shortly before his death, he sold the remainder of his land to kinsmen and divided the proceeds among his daughters. At this time he was living in Anderson County, Tennessee, probably with daughter Elizabeth Wiley Noel, the widow of John Noel. Alexander died on July 24, 1833. The location of his grave and that of his wife, Martha, are unknown.

Children of Alexander Wiley and Martha Noel are:

i. THOMAS WILEY, b. 11 April 1780 in Caswell Co., NC; d. 1862 prob. in Milton Co., GA; m. TABITHA NOEL 16 April 1805 in Caswell Co., NC.

ii. ELEANOR WILEY, b. 11 July 1782; d. before January 1846; m. WILEY LASSITER 29 September 1803.

iii. JOHN WILEY, b. 14 Feb 1784; d. about 1843; m. SALLY NOEL 25 May 1812 in Roane Co., TN.

iv. SOLOMON WILEY, b. 2 December 1785; died young.

v. JAMES WILEY, b. 20 Dec 1787; m. ELMIRA UNDERWOOD 20 October 1830 in Knox Co., TN.

vi. ALEXANDER JR WILEY, b. 18 October 1789; d. 22 February 1823 in Roane or Anderson Co., TN.

vii. ELIZABETH WILEY, b. 14 May 1792; d. August 1845 in Jefferson Co., Iowa; m. JOHN NOEL Aug 1813 TN.

viii. JANE WILEY, b. 07 May 1794; m. JAMES GALLAHER 4 August 1826 TN.

ix. MARTHA PATSY WILEY, b. 3 April 1796; m. CALVIN WHITE 7 August 1816.

x. NANCY WILEY, b. 24 January 1798; m. JAMES H. NORMAN 26 February 1829.

xi. HENRY HOWARD WILEY, b.10 October 1799, Jefferson Co. TN; d. 6 September 1881 m. MARY BURKE BUCKHANNON BOYD, 2 June 1822.

Timeline for Alexander Wiley and Martha Noel

1753 One family legend says Alexander born at sea enroute from Scotland

1754 Alexander born in Cumberland Co., PA in 1754 according to his declaration in his Revolutionary War pension application (testifies information came from his mother)

1776 Served 6 mos. in Revolutionary War out of Orange and Caswell Cos., NC under Capt. Atkinson and Col. Folsom

1777 Caswell Co., NC tax list of 1777, no land

25 Mar 1779 Alexander Wiley obtains marriage bond to marry Martha Noel (Marthy Nowell) , Caswell Co., NC; bondsman Joshua Kearney

21 Dec 1779 Alexander Wiley enters 100 acres on waters of Reedy Fork of N. Hico Creek in Caswell Co., NC; border Thomas Wiley and John Richmon Jr., "woodland" [no land grant found for Alexander in Caswell Co.]

December 1779 Appointed to oversee Caswell Co. road from Widow Love's to Hillsborough Road with a share of Capt. Graves' hands

11 Apr 1780 Son Thomas Wiley born in Caswell Co., NC

1781 Served 3 mos. in RW under Capt. William Sanders under Col. Wm. Moore as blacksmith. Discharged right after Battle of Guilford

11 July 1782 Daughter Eleanor Wiley born in Caswell Co., NC

September 1783 James Shearman, age 5, bound to Alex Wiley to learn art and mastery of blacksmith

14 Feb 1784 Son John Wiley born in Caswell Co., NC

1784 On Caswell Co., NC tax list for 417 acres, 1 poll

2 Dec 1785 Son Solomon Wiley born in Caswell Co., NC

1786 On Caswell Co., NC State Census of 1784-1787, Gloucester District: 2 wm 21-60, 3 wm <20 or >60, 3 females, 0 blacks

1787 Purchased 400 acres on Sandy Branch of Country Line Creek in Caswell Co., NC from Tobias Williams, Book E, 222

20 Dec 1787 Son James Wiley born in Caswell Co., NC

28 Oct 1789 Son Alexander Jr. born in Caswell Co., NC

30 Jan 1790 Purchased 290 1/2 acres on Moon's Creek in Caswell Co., NC from Sarah Black, Book G 131

9 Jul 1791 Sold 200 acres on Sanders Branch of Country Line Creek in Caswell Co., NC to Joseph Roberson, Book G, 203

14 May 1792 Daughter Elizabeth Wiley born in Caswell Co., NC

14 Sept 1792 Purchased 200 acres on both sides Reedy Fork of N. Hico in Caswell Co., NC adjacent John Graves, Thomas Graves, Jas Shadden from Barzille Human of State of GA for 100 lbs, Book H, 144. Wit: T. Kimbrough, Jno Somers. Deed conveyed by John Graves Jun. by Power of Attorney

14 Sept 1792 Sold 200 acres on both sides Reedy Fork of N. Hico in Caswell Co., NC adjacent John Graves, Thomas Graves, James Shadden to James Richmond for 100 lbs, Book G, 345-6. Wit: David Shelton, Elisha Evans. Signed by John Graves atty for Barzil Human

23 July 1793 Sold 200 acres on N. side Reedy Fork of N. Hico in Caswell Co., NC adjacent John Graves, Thomas Graves, Thomas Langley to Thomas Jackson of CC for 70 lbs, Book H, 183. Wit: Thos Graves, William Richmond

7 May 1794 Daughter Jane Wiley born in Caswell Co., NC

3 Apr 1796 Daughter Martha (Patsy) born in Caswell Co., NC

24 Jan 1798 Daughter Nancey born

2 Dec 1798 Sold 200 acres on Sanders Branch of Country Line Creek in Caswell Co., NC to Ephraim Noel, Book K 363

8 Jan 1799 Sold 290 1/2 acres on Moon's Creek in Caswell Co., NC to William Knight, Book L, 40

29 Oct 1799 Son Henry Howard born in Jefferson Co., TN

1800 An Alexander Wiley on Jefferson Co., TN tax list

1801 An Alexander Wiley on Blount Co., TN tax list

29 Sept 1803 Daughter Eleanor married Wiley Laseter

22 July 1804 Granddaughter Patsy Lasetor born (daughter of Eleanor)

16 April 1805 Son Thomas married Tabitha Noel (daughter of James Noel) in Caswell Co., NC

17 Sept 1805 Purchased 200 acres on Poplar Creek in Roane Co. from David Gallaher, TN, Book B, 69 (says Alexander Wiley of Blount Co., TN)

30 Dec 1805 Granddaughter Polly Lasetor born in Roane Co., TN (daughter of Eleanor)

9 May 1806 Grandson James Noel Wiley born in Roane Co., TN (son of Thomas)

29 Aug 1807 Survey of 10 acres on Black Oak Ridge on waters of Poplar Creek in Roane Co., TN , including and improvement in the center of a square that will make ten acres. Said improvement joins a tract of land claimed by said Wyley on the south side of said tract

29 Aug 1807 Survey of 40 acres on Poplar Creek in Roane Co., TN, including the improvement where Jacob Mills now lives owned and possessed by the said Wyley to include said improvement in the center of a square that will make forty acres

1807 Appeared in court in Roane Co. "In this cause Ephraim Noel and Alexander Wiley surrendered in Open Court the body of the defendant (James Noel) in discharge of themselves as his bail."

24 Nov 1807 Grandson Alexander Wiley born in Roane Co., TN (son of Thomas)

30 Jan 1808 Grandson Jonathan Lasator born (son of Eleanor)

June 1808 Appears as witness in Samuel Miller vs. James Noel case, Roane Co., TN

3 June 1808 Appears on jury in Roane Co., TN

Sept 1808 Appears as witness in Samuel Miller vs. James Noel case, Roane Co., TN; paid 12 ½ cents for ferry over Clinch River

Sept 1808 Appears on jury in Roane Co., TN

Dec 1808 Appears as witness in Samuel Miller vs. James Noel case, Roane Co., TN; paid 12 ½ cents for ferry over Clinch River

1808 Appears as taxpayer in Captain Houston's Company in Roane Co., TN

March 1809 Appears as witness in Samuel Miller vs. James Noel case, Roane Co., TN; paid 12 ½ cents for ferry over Clinch River

June 1809 Appears as witness in Samuel Miller vs. James Noel case, Roane Co., TN; paid 12 ½ cents for ferry over Clinch River

3 Aug 1809 Grandson John Wiley born in Roane co., TN (son of Thomas)

1809 Appears on list of those entitled to vote in Captain William White's Company, Roane Co., TN (with sons Thomas, John, and Alexander Jr.)

3 Oct 1810 Survey of 40 acres on Black Oak Ridge on waters of Poplar Creek in Roane Co., TN

25 Apr 1811 Grandson William Richmond Wiley born in Roane Co., TN (son of Thomas)

25 May 1812 Marriage bond of son John Wiley and Sally Noel

1813 Son John Wiley, 1st Lieut., Capt. William White's Company, Creek Indian War

1813 Son Alexander Wiley, Private, Capt. William White's company, Creek Indian War. Enlisted Sept 30 to Dec 30, 1813

8 Jul 1813 Granddaughter Nancy (Liney) Wiley born (daughter of Thomas)

Aug 1813 Daughter Elizabeth married John Noel

1814 Son Thomas in Creek Indian War in Capt. William White's 1814 Company, Col. John Brown's Regiment

1814 On Roane Co., TN tax list 350 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; Thomas 50 acres 1 poll; John 50 acres 1 poll; James 1 poll, Alexander Jr. 1 poll

1815 On Roane Co., TN tax list 350 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; Thomas 50 acres 1 poll; John 50 acres 1 poll; James 1 poll, Alexander Jr. 1 poll

16 Mar 1815 Grandson Thomas B. Wiley born (son of Thomas)

5 Aug 1815 Appears on list of polls in Election for Representative to Congress, Roane Co., TN (with sons James, Thomas, John, and Alexander)

1816 On Roane Co., TN tax list 150 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; Thomas 50 acres, John 60 acres 1 poll, James 1 poll, Alexander Jr. 1 poll

7 Aug 1816 Daughter Martha (Patsy) married Calvin White

Oct 1816 On jury in Roane Co., TN

9 Dec 1816 Granddaughter Sarah Ann Wiley born (daughter of Thomas)

17 Jan 1817 Purchased 200 acres in Roane Co., TN from William Repetor, Book E, 117 or 119

1817 On Roane Co., TN tax list 150 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; Thomas 50 acres 1 poll, John 70 acres 1 poll, James 1 poll, Alexander Jr. 1 poll; John Wiley tavern keeper 5.00

1817 Son John Wiley granted license to retail liquors at his house for one year.

1817 Appears on Petition for Changing Polling Place from Indian Tavern to White's, Roane Co., TN with sons John, Thomas, Alexander - James Noel also appears

1818 On Roane Co., TN tax list 150 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; Thomas 0 acres 1 poll, John 96 acres 1 poll, Alexander Jr. 1 poll

Mar 1818 On jury in Roane Co., TN

2 Mar 1818 Sold 200 acres on Poplar Creek in Roane Co., TN to John Richmond

1819 On Roane Co., TN tax list 150 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; John 96 acres 1 poll, Alexander Jr. 1 poll

28 Oct 1819 Alexander Wiley (Jr. or Sr?) on jury in Roane Co., TN

1820 On Roane Co., TN tax list 150 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; Thomas 50 acres 1 poll, John 36 acres 1 poll, Alexander Jr. 1 poll; James Wiley merchant

1820 Wiley's Store listed as a Roane Co., TN Post Office (1820-1822)

24 July 1820 Son John's sale of 10 acres to William Dalton recorded in court in Roane Co., TN

23 Oct 1820 Son John on jury in Roane Co., TN; assigned to gather taxes in Capt. Wileys Co.

1821 On Roane Co., TN tax list 150 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; Thomas 50 acres 1 poll, John 1 poll, James 1 poll, Alexander Jr. 1 poll; Howard merchant 1 poll

1 Apr 1821 Appears on roster of Captain Wiley's company along with sons Alexander Jr., James, John, Thomas, and Harmon? [Henry Howard]

Apr 1821 Son John Wiley on Jury in Roane Co., TN

25 April 1821 Son Thomas Wiley on Jury in Roane Co., TN

1822 On Roane Co., TN tax list 150 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; Thomas 50 acres 1 poll, John 70 acres 1 poll

1823 On Roane Co., TN tax list 100 acres on Poplar Creek - 0 poll; Alexander Jr. 1 poll - last time he appears on tax records

22 Feb 1823 Son Alexander, Jr. dies

16 Mar 1823 Granddaughter Eliza Jane Wiley born (daughter of Henry Howard)

20 June 1825 Grandson Andrew Carrick Wiley born (son of Henry Howard)

4 April 1826 Daughter Jane marries James Gallaher, Jr., Roane Co.

30 May 1827 Grandson Martha Elizabeth Wiley born (daughter of Henry Howard)

7 June 1827 Sold 100 acres N of Poplar Creek in Roane Co., TN to son John

7 June 1827 Sold 100 acres S of Poplar Creek in Roane Co., TN to son Henry Howard

April 1828 Paid tax on sale of 100 acres to John Wiley

26 February 1829 Daughter Nancy marries James Harvey Norman in Roane Co, TN

5 May 1829 Granddaughter Mary Ellen Wiley born, daughter of Henry Howard

28 December 1829 Grandson Cyrus Alexander Norman born, daughter of Nancy

20 Oct 1830 Son James married Elmira Underwood in Knox Co., TN

1830 He and Martha on Federal Census of 1830, Roane Co., TN, p. 60 in household of son Henry H. Wiley

25 Nov 1831 Grandson William Jett Norman born, son of Nancy

22 Dec 1831 Grandson Thomas Alexander Wiley born, son of Henry Howard

8 Sept 1832 Signed affadavit testifying to Rev. War service for pension application in Anderson Co., TN

26 April 1833 Signed 2nd affadavit testifying to age and birthplace for RW pension application in Anderson Co., TN

1 July 1833 Sold 40 acres on Black Oak Ridge and Poplar Creek in Roane Co., TN to Jesse Noel - money distributed to daughters Eleanor, Elizabeth, Jane, and Nancey

1833 Sold 10 acres on Black Oak Ridge and Poplar Creek ("where he lives") to Henry Howard Wiley for $15 given to daughter Martha White wife of Calvin White

24 July 1833 Alexander Wiley died in Anderson Co., TN

16 Feb 1834 Granddaughter Angelina Matilda Wiley born, daughter of Henry Howard

3 May 1836 Grandson Henry Purris Wiley born, son of Henry Howard Wiley

13 January 1839 Grandson Edwin Floyd Wiley born, son of Henry Howard Wiley

9 Aug 1839 Martha Noel Wiley died in Anderson Co., TN

From: FamilyTreeDNA (Wiley project)

https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/wileyfamilydnastudy/about/results

Group 2 Subgroup I-Y20863>FTB50786

Kit No. 69942 I-20863>FTB50786>Y23654

1. Alexander Wiley b 1754 Cumberland Co., PA, d 1833 Anderson Co., TN m Martha Noel [mary AT findingforefathers.com]

2. Thomas Wiley b 1780 Caswell Co., NC, d 1862 Cobb Co., GA m Tabitha Noel

3. Alexander Wiley b 1807 Roane Co., TN, d 1886 Cooke Co., TX m Hollinda Farris--69942 John K. Wiley

4. Thomas Wilson Wiley b 1834 Gwinnett Co., GA, d aft. 1884, TX m Maria Wood

5. Julius Warren Wiley b 1856 Talladega Co., AL, d 1898 Clay Co., TX m Mary A. "Mollie" Gordon

6. Edward Byron Wiley b 1894 Clay Co., TX, d 1932 Tillman Co., OK m Roberta Bethine Pike

7. Father of Kit Donor

8. Kit donor Wiley

Kit No. 94343 I-Y20863>FTB50786>Y23654

1. Alexander Wiley b 1754 Cumberland Co., PA, d 1833 Anderson Co., TN m Martha Noel

2. Thomas Wiley b 1780 Caswell Co., NC, d 1862 Cobb Co., GA m Tabitha Noel

3. William Richmond Wiley b 1811 Roane Co., TN, d 1873 Haywood Co., TN, m Martha Hammett Autry

4. Ransom Alexander Wiley (b 1836 Gwinnett Co., GA, d 1929 Montague Co., TX, m Louisa E Nabors --94343 James I. Wiley

5. John Bales Autry Wiley b 1866 Cherokee Co., AL, d 1936 Dallas Co., TX m Temple Dawson

6. Forest Benjamin Wiley, Sr. b 1899 Montague Co., TX, d 1949 Wayne Co., MI m Beatrice E. Heinze

7. Father of Kit Donor

8. Kit donor Wiley

Kit No. 25542 I-Y20863>FTB50786>Y23654

1. Alexander Wiley b 1754 Cumberland Co., PA, d 1833 Anderson Co., TN m Martha Noel

2. Thomas Wiley b 1780 Caswell Co., NC, d 1862 Cobb Co., GA m Tabitha Noel

3. William Richmond Wiley b 1811 Roane Co., TN, d 1873 Haywood Co., TN, m Martha Hammett Autry

4. Thomas Autrey Wiley b 1850 Forsyth Co., GA, d 1947 Montague Co., TX, m Nancy Ann Elizabeth Smith--255422 John Wiley--58341 James C. Wiley

5. Doddridge W. Wiley b 1877 Montague Co., TX, d 1941 Montague Co., TX m Ola Mae Donnell

6. Kit Donor Wiley

Kit No. 58341 I-Y20863>FTB50786>Y23654

1. Alexander Wiley b 1754 Cumberland Co., PA, d 1833 Anderson Co., TN m Martha Noel

2. Thomas Wiley b 1780 Caswell Co., NC, d 1862 Cobb Co., GA m Tabitha Noel

3. William Richmond Wiley b 1811 Roane Co., TN, d 1873 Haywood Co., TN, m Martha Hammett Autry

4. Thomas Autrey Wiley b 1850 Forsyth Co., GA, d 1947 Montague Co., TX, m Nancy Ann Elizabeth Smith--255422 John Wiley--58341 James C. Wiley

5. Doddridge W. Wiley b 1877 Montague Co., TX, d 1941 Montague Co., TX m Ola Mae Donnell

6. Father of kit donor

7. Kit donor Wiley

Kit No. 12227 I-Y20863>FTB50786>Y23654

1. Alexander Wiley b 1754 Cumberland Co., PA, d 1833 Anderson Co., TN m Martha Noel

2. John Wiley b 1784 Caswell Co., NC, d c1843 Walker Co., GA m Sallie Noel – 12227 Harold R. Wiley

3. John King Wiley b 1818 Roane Co., TN, d aft. 1880 Monroe Co., KY, m Carolina Irena Childress

4. John W. Wiley b 1840 Walker Co., GA, d 1914 Monroe Co., KY, m Cedela (Delila) H. Lawrence

5. John Henry Wiley b 1868 Monroe Co., KY, d 1928, Barren Co., KY m Mary Julie Smith

6. Joseph W. Wiley b 1894 Monroe Co., KY, d 1979 Barren Co., KY m Martha Susan Williams

7. Father of kit donor

8. Kit Donor Wiley

Kit No. 64539 I-Y20863>FTB50786>Y23654

1. Alexander Wiley b 1754 Cumberland Co., PA, d 1833 Anderson Co., TN m Martha Noel

2. Henry Howard Wiley b 1799 Jefferson Co., TN, d 1881 Anderson Co., TN m Mary Burke Buchannon Boyd--64539 Edwin P. Wiley

3. Edwin Floyd Wiley b 1839 Roane Co., TN, d 1919 Knoxville, TN, m Mary Catherine McAdoo

4. Edwin McAdoo Wiley b 1872 Anderson Co., TN d 1924 Peoria Co., IL m Garnet Llewellyn Noel

5. Father of kit donor

6. Kit Donor Wiley

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A125349
• http://www.marywcampbell.com/mwc1a.htm
• 1. McComb-Noel-Wiley Bible owned by Mr. Sidney Quin Noel (now deceased) of Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Printed in 1802, purchased in Kingston, TN in 1804 by Jacob Shaw McComb.
• 2. Marriage Bond for Alexander Wiley and Martha Noel (Marthy Nowell), March 20, 1779, Caswell Co., NC (NC Archives).
• 3. Revolutionary War Pension File (S3555) of Alexander Wiley, Tennessee, National Archives.
• 4. Mitchell-Wiley Bible, owned by Gertrude Griffith Carson, Knoxville, TN (1962). DAR #457377, Andrew Boyle Chapter, Knoxville,TN.
• 5. Roots of Roane County, Tennessee by Snyder E. Roberts, Kingston, TN, 1981.
• 6. The Story of Oliver Springs, Tennessee and Its People, Volume IV: First Settlers Around 1800, by Snyder E. Roberts, 1985.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6Y6-2Q9
• https://marywcampbell.com/mwc1.htm
• https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/wileyfamilydnastudy/about/results