Settler

Born:

1771, Virginia

Died:

1857, Huntsville, AL

Buried:

Madison County, AL

Father of:

William Echols (b1800)

Notes:

•  Emigrated with his family from Pittsylvania County, VA to Madison County, Alabama in 1816 and settled at New Market. His son William was sixteen when they made the move. - Alabama Biography

•  He married Mary Elizabeth Poly Farmer on May 19, 1794 in Pittsylvania, VA. She was born Dec. 17, 1775 in Petersburg, VA and died before 1810 in Huntsville, AL - Alabama Biography

•  Son of William Echols (1729-1794) and Rachel Sparadlin Echols(1729-1820) grandson of William Echols (1700-1771). This makes him William Echols III. - Ancestry.com


Related Links:

•  Alabama Biography - History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume 3 by Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, © 1921, pp. 527-8. His information is included in his grandson's biography.

•  Ancestry.com - Genealogical information collected and presented by Angus Simpson (behind Ancestry.com membership fee wall) (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9571659/person/-778697979.)

The Following Pages Link to this Page:
•  Alabama Biography
•  William Echols (b1800)