Alexander Lowery (1767 - 1846)

Born 30 Jan 1767 in Augusta County, Virginia

Husband of Amie (Gist) Lowery — married 25 May 1790 in Greene Co. Tennessee

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1846 at age 79 in White Co., Tennessee, USA

Biography

Col. Alexander Lowery served with Augusta County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Alexander Lowrey's served as a private in the Augusta County, Virginia' Militia under Captain Kincade. Born 1-30-1767 in Augusta Co, Virginia; Died 8-20-1846 Sparta, White Co. Tennessee^[1]

Colonel Alexander Lowery served in the Tennessee Militia in the War of 1812
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Military Service: Col. Commandant of the 2nd Regiment of Tennesse Militia, under Brig. Gen. Taylor in War of 1812-1814 . reference # 533

From Christopher Gist of Maryland and Some of His Descendants

pg. 217, Soon after his marriage, Alexader Lowrey moved from Greene Co, TN to Kentucky. Later he went to Smith Co, TN, where he bought 55 acres off the east bounds of tract owned by Benjamin Gist, on Dec 6, 1804. In 1807 he was living in White Co, TN, where he was one of the first commissioners of the town of Sparta. He served as a Colonel in the 2nd Regt. West TN Militian during the War of 1812 (Old War Dept. National Archives, Washington DC) On Jan. 22,1822 he received a grant of 25 acres in Jackson Co.,TN and in 1828, he received five grants of land in White County (Tenn. State Library and Archives, Nashville).

Alexander Lowery

According to the biography of Alexander Lowery found in "The Heritage of White County 1806-1999," his father was Charles Lowery Sr. who had come to TN from Franklin Co., PA. We know from his headstone application filed by Mrs. R.L. Hill on 28 Sept., 1939 in Sparta, that Alexander Lowery served in the Revolutionary War as a militiaman in the 2 Batt. from Augusta Co., Virginia. This document states he enlisted 28 Dec., 1782 and was discharged 1884. From his military record we know he also served as a Colonel in the 2 Reg. of the West TN Militia in the War of 1812. We know that Alexander Lowery was in Tennessee on 25 May 1790 because his marriage to Amie Gist was recorded in Greene Co., TN. Alexander Lowery and his wife and children were in White Co. around 1800 because he appears in the public records of Smith, Jackson, and Overton Counties before White County was formed in 1806. According to our source, "Alexander helped to lay out the new city of Sparta, giving land on the east side of the Calfkiller River...He was a wealty landowner... and the west part of Sparta was probably on his family farm. In addition to his land holdings he operated a ferry across the Calfkiller, was elected as one of the first town commissioners, and was a trustee for White Co.'s first school, Priestly Academy."

Web: Tennessee, Supreme Court Case Index, 1809-1950. 1825, Alexander Lowery v. William McKee & Edward McGinaway White County. Debt: The amount of debt was $324.53 and $200 in damages.a pdf can be downloaded

2nd Regiment West Tennessee Militia, part of General Nathaniel Taylor's brigade served September 1814 - April 1815. The regiment was composed of men mostly from Davidson, Warren, Humphreys, Lincoln, Maury, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, White, and Williamson Counties. The Captains were James Craig, Thomas Delaney, James Kincaid, John Looney, Gabriel Mastin, Asahel Rains, George Sarver, James Tubb, Thomas Wells, Joseph N. Williamson.

The regiment was spread over the Creek territory and near Mobile, specifically to serve at the various forts: Forts Jackson, Montgomery, Claiborne, and Pierce. Loury resigned on 20 November 1814.^[2]

Lowrey accused of desertion: A dispatch from Major General Andrew Jackson dated Nov 14, 1814, said "(col. Lowry having deserted and gone home)"^[3]

Lowery defended himself in the following account:^[4]

Alexander Lowrey 1815

Sources

1. ↑ Confirmed by ancestor search at the DAR website.
2. ↑ Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812
3. ↑ The Clarion and Tennessee State Gazette (Nashville, Tennessee) 29 Nov 1814, Tue, page 3 col 1.
4. ↑ National Banner and Nashville Whig (Nashville, Tennessee) 28 Feb 1815, Tue. Page 4, cols 1, 2

• “Find a Grave Index,”

Col Alexander Lowrey

Old Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, White County, Tennessee, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #15096578

• "The Fred Clark Book of Cemeteries of White County, Tennessee," Volume I, Compiled and Published by “The White County Genealogical-Historical Society,” Geraldine Elrod, President and Editor, 2003. Old Sparta City Cemetery, White County, Tennessee.

Page 135. lowry, Col. Alexander 30 ??? 1767 - 20 Aug 1846 War of 1812.

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