James S. McAllister (abt. 1755 - bef. 1835)

Born about 1755 in Virginia

Husband of Mary (Steele) McAllister — married 16 May 1782 in Campbell County, Virginia

Descendants

Biography

Marriage to Mary Steele. ^[1]

Steele family references in Clan Allister of America

The following information on James McAllister and his wife Mary Steele is from Clan Allister of America magazine, Fall 2017.

• 1st Generation: James McAllister, b. Abt 1720/1727 in Scotland, d. Campbell Co, VA, m. Jain (Jane?).

• 2nd Generation: James McAllister, d. bef. 1835 Logan Co., KY ? m. Mary Steele b. 30 Mar 1759.

The children of James and Mary Steele McAllister were:

• 3rd Generation: Elizabeth McAllister b. abt. 1785 VA d. aft. 1860 VA m. Samuel Thompson 27 Dec 1802.

• 3rd Generation: Jane McAllister m. Leonard White 30 Sep 1816.

• 3rd Generation: William McAllister b. 4 Aug 1796 d. 28 Sep 1851 m. Elizabeth M. Cook b. 24 Mar 1819. ^[2]

Cyrus Thompson on the McAllister and Steele families in Kentucky

Cyrus Thompson was a member of the Thompson family into which Mary Steele's sister Sarah Steele married. Cyrus wrote the following in 1898 about the many sons and daughters of the McAllister and Steele families, including James McAllister that migrated from Campbell County, Kentucky to Logan and Trigg counties, Kentucky around the year 1800:

My Mother's family the Steeles several brothers came West about the same time as My Father [James Thompson], some Settling in Kentucky and Some in Tennessee. One brother Doctor Moses Steele an Eminent Physician settled in Hopkinsville and reared a reputable family of Sons, viz William, Rezin D., James, Doctor . . . and Dr. Moses Steele, the latter Father to this young Man Who Married Miss Watson, Your Cousin, all of whom are dead. Elizabeth Steele, My Mother's Sister Married Oliver McReynolds and they Came to Kentucky and Settled in Christian Co. in about 1830-- they were the Mothers and Fathers of Robt S. and Oliver McReynolds as well as of Doct. James A. and Mrs. Geo. P. Street Who lived, and died in [. . .] I believe leaving Several Children Each. . . Mrs. James S. McAllister --now Dead (the Mother of the McAllisters about Cadiz) was one other [Steele] Daughter, and Mrs. Oliver McReynolds of Christian Co., Now I believe dead, was another [Steele] Daughter. The Sons all Came South to Louisiana and Texas and they too have all died. ^[3]

Son-in-law Samuel Thompson and Father-in-Law James McAllister in a lawsuit

Samuel Thompson and his wife Elizabeth's father James McAllister were co-defendants in an 1817 lawsuit in Logan County. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ricks, Joel. Campbell County, Virginia marriage bonds, 1781-1854. p. 78 see image: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/McAllister-2316
2. ↑ Journal of Clan Allister of America. https://www.clanmcalister.org/online/v2017-3/vol27-3.html
3. ↑ See Appendix, p. 68. Barney Thompson (ed.). Pioneers of Trigg County, Kentucky. http://www.westernkyhistory.org/trigg/Pioneers.txt
4. ↑ Familysearch.org. Equity case files index, 1802-1640. Kentucky. Circuit Court (Logan County). Frankfort, Kentucky : Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, 1993. Index, 1802-1940 - Rose, J.B.-Watkins, Bailey. DGS 7646491.