See the book Life and Times of Andrew Jackson page 27 wherein, A.S.Colyar the author of the work, states that Samuel Sherill Sr. was hisgreat grandfather.spouse:
spouse:Christening - [date: 1850] [place: Macoupin Co, IL sh 295]
Burial - [date: 1870] [place: Linn Co Ks pg 54 Lincoln Twn]
Baptism - [date: 1840] [place: Macoupin Co, IL pg 45]
Per Mr. Lawrence Richardson area of St Clair Bottom VA historian,Alexander and his mother Ann, moved north to Wythe county VA afterCharles St. Clair's death in about 1768 to other property Charles ownedthere and at this location is where Ann St. Clair eventually died.
Per Patricia Ann Jonnes 2006, By 1804 Alexander was in Wayne Co, Kentuckywhere he initiated a court action on behalf of "Nancy Sinclair ofMontgomery Co, VA" . . . This could have involved his deceased mother'sestate. This indication of Alexander being in KY at this time alsoconsistent with his being in Pendleton CO KY in 1790
spouse:Christening - [date: 1870] [place: Miami Co, KS Wea Township]
Christening - [date: 20 FEB 1877] [place: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Piasa Shipman twn]
Christening - [place: Guardian of James Alexander the son of his brother, James W. Sinclair]
Christening - [date: 1830] [place: Federal Census Clinton Township, Anderson Co., TN. P169]
spouse:Christening - [date: 16 MAY 1864] [place: Wounded at Resecca GA CSA ii 66th Regt WSW, ii Vol]
Christening - [date: 1870] [place: Linn Co Ks p157 Stanton twn]
spouse:Christening - [date: 1805] [place: Anderson Co., TN Tax List-Early TN census]
Christening - [date: 1873] [place: Resided Wichita Sedgewick Co KS]
Family migrated into Missouri, then with the Nidever family into westernspouse: Nidever, Henry (1800 - 1850)
portion of what is now
state of Arkansas: Fort Smith/Van Buren (Crawford County)
Christening - [place: school teacher]
Burial - [date: 1873] [place: Residence Dorchester, Macoupin Co IL]
Robert served in Revolutionary War, Pension application on file PerPatricia ann Jones
spouse:Christening - [date: 1852] [place: Left for CA goldfields]
Burial - [date: 1865] [place: Moved to Bloomingrove, Linn Co, KS]
spouse: Colyar, William (1754 - 1819)
a local historian in the area of Saltville and Chilowie VA (Mr. LawrenceRichardson 276-783-5824) in 2005 who had presented research papers onCharles St. Clair told Richard Curtis by phone 1/28/05 followinginformation and story of life of Charles St. Clair from his unpublishedhistorical research. Mr. Richardson hopes to publish in book before toolong.spouse: St. Claire, Ann (*1727 - )
This is Richard Curtis' best recollection of story:
Charles St. Claire was living in a an ajoining county to Smythe County VAaround 1742 and had a neighbor by the name of Sawlyers (sp?). Thisneighbor Sawlyers had heard of a proposal by the then governor of VA thatif someone would explore New River in VA and determine where it flowedand document it, that the state would grant them 10,000 acres land asreward. This Mr. Sawlyers got Charles St Clair interested and enlistedto help do this task. This story of exploration according to Mr.Richardson had heretofore been dismissed as too far fetch to bebelievable. Mr. Richardson says that he has spend 3-4 years researchingsame and has even found documentation of it in the French archives inParis France.
He says Charles St. Clair and his neighbors and 2 other men enlisted setout in 1742 to explore New River. The floated it all the way to theMississippi and down the mississippi to within a hundred miles or so ofNew Orleans where they were captured by the French and also Indians.The French thought they were spys an so sentenced them to 3 years inprison. They were imprisoned in New Orleans for 2 years when the Mr.Sawlyers and other captives masterminded an escape and did so. The menstarted back to VA area by land but close to coast and somehow got onboard a ship headed for VA. This ship was captured by the French andthe escape prisoners were discovered. Charles St. Clair and the otherswere put off the ship at sea in a very small boat but without paddles.The next morning, the mean discovered their little boat has washed upashore near Charleston VA. The men in telling of their adventures hadbeen gone about 3 1/2 (three and one half) years.
Charles St. Clair was a long-hunter. Mr. Richardson said theselong-hunters would go into the then wilderness back country for periodsof about 6 months at a time hunting and trapping. He said that thepelts brought good financial gain.
Mr. Richardson said his research showed Charles St Clair having sixsons, the youngest of which was named Alexander, who with his motherfollowing Charles death in 1768 moved to property in Wythe county. MrRichardson was not aware that Charles St. Clair had a daughter namesAgnes Nancy Ann that married William Colyar.
In a publication Historical Sketches and REminiscences of an Octogenarianby Thomas L. Preston (Univ. of VA 1899) and published by B.F. JohnsonPublishing Co Richmond VA 1900, on page 14 it states that
" Charles Campbell, the other surveyor of Colonel James Patton'spioneer expedition, in all probability, accompanied John Buchanan in 1749and surveyed some of the lands which were patented to him and J. Buchananin 1753. There is a tradition in the family that on the first surveyingexpedition there came to the camp of the party a hunter, who , afterpartaking of their hospitality, said that he knew their purpose, and ifthey would survey a tract of land he had chosen, he would show the bestlands in all that section of the country, for he had hunted over it;and, further, that he was on friendly terms with the Indians, and wouldinsure the party against any attack or molestation by them.
This was agreed to and the survey made, and the patent assured to(Charles) St. Clair (pronounced Sinkler) in 1753. Some confirmation ofthis tradition is found in the fact that the date of the patent to St.Clair is the same 1753 as those to Aspinvale and the "Salt Lick" ( nowthe Alkaline Works of Smythe county,) patented to Charles Campbell.
St. Clair's "choice", a fine body of land on the South Fork of theHolston, is now known as Sinkler's Bottom. It is well situated, but wasthe least fertile tract surveyed by those sagacious judges of soils,Charles Campbell and John Buchanan. "
LOCATION OF ST CLAIR BOTTOM VA.
In modern day travel it is found off Interstate I-81 by exiting at exit35 at Chilhowie VA. Head east on Whitetop Road (state road 107 and 762)about five miles to the flashing caution light which is at the Holstonriver. (more like a creek at this point). What you see straight aheadis St. Clair's Bottom. It is roughly at Latitude N 36 46 4.4 andlongitude -81 39 16.5Christening - [date: 1805] [place: Anderson Co., TN Tax List-Early TN census]