Early Settlers Along The Old Federal Road In Monroe Conecuh Counties Alabama

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From postal horse path to military road and thoroughfare for pioneers and travellers, the Federal Road was key to the development of the region and the growth of cities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Thomas Armstrong Jones (1841-1917) was the son of Lewis Jones, Jr., (1812-1853) and Rachel Isabella Williams (1812-1853). He served in the Civil War from Alabama. In 1866, he married Serena Ann Wright (1842-1915) and they had at least twelve children. Descendants and relatives lived throughout the South.

Monroe County was formed from the Mississippi Territory in 1815 and at that time it had one of the largest populations and land masses of any county in the state. This remained true until Conecuh, Wilcox, and Clarke counties were formed from it. In 1835, there was a courthouse fire that destroyed all of Monroe county's records except the Orphan Court Minutes (1816-1821). The marriage records in this volume are among the earliest records on file in Monroe County. They are transcribed just as they were recorded in Book A (1833-1880). There are about 4,000 marriages and approximately 13,000 names of individuals including bondsman & minister.--From Introduction.

John P. Ptomey or Tomey (ca.1760-1823) served in the Revolutionary War, and married Mary Fletcher in 1783 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Descendants lived in Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Texas and elsewhere.

A concise illustrated guidebook for those wishing to explore and know more about the storied gateway that made possible Alabama's development Forged through the territory of the Creek Nation by the United States federal government, the Federal Road was developed as a communication artery linking the east coast of the United States with Louisiana. Its creation amplified already tense relationships between the government, settlers, and the Creek Nation, culminating in the devastating Creek War of 1813–1814, and thereafter it became the primary avenue of immigration for thousands of Alabama settlers. Central to understanding Alabama’s territorial and early statehood years, the Federal Road was both a physical and symbolic thoroughfare that cut a swath of shattering change through the land and cultures it traversed. The road revolutionized Alabama’s expansion, altering the course of its development by playing a significant role in sparking a cataclysmic war, facilitating unprecedented American immigration, and enabling an associated radical transformation of the land itself. The first half of The Old Federal Road in Alabama: An Illustrated Guide offers a narrative history that includes brief accounts of the construction of the road, the experiences of historic travelers, and descriptions of major changes to the road over time. The authors vividly reconstruct the course of the road in detail and make use of a wealth of well-chosen illustrations. Along the way they give attention to the very terrain it traversed, bringing to life what traveling the road must have been like and illuminating its story in a way few others have ever attempted. The second half of the volume is divided into three parts—Eastern, Central, and Southern—and serves as a modern traveler’s guide to the Federal Road. This section includes driving tours and maps, highlighting historical sites and surviving portions of the old road and how to visit them.

A reprint of the 1899 Publication with two parts bound in one volume.

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