S Butler and S Hibbs Family History Our Family's Journey Through Time
Mary Alexander
1783 - Aft 1860 (> 83 years)-
Name Mary Alexander Birth Between 1778 and 1783 NC 
[1] Gender Female Census 1840 Robertson Co, TN [2] age 60-69(57?), dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 28, 2 Bigbee grandchildren Census 1850 District 3, Robertson Co, TN [1] age 67, dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 38, 2 Bigbee grandchildren Census 1860 Western Division, Robertson Co, TN [3] age 80, dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 50, g-son Robert-age 22 Death Aft 1860 Robertson Co, TN Person ID I2439 Butler Family Tree Last Modified 6 Jun 2026
Father John Alexander, b. 1732, Rowan Co, NC d. 1795, Williamson Co, TN (Age 63 years)Relationship natural Mother Rachel Davidson, b. Aft 1740, VA d. 1796, Williamson Co, TN (Age < 54 years)Relationship natural Marriage 1754 St Pauls Parish, VA Family ID F257 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Robert A Neill-xx, b. 1761, Rowan Co, NC d. Bef 1840 (Age < 78 years)Marriage 14 Sep 1797 Buncombe Co, NC Notes
Children:
son William C Neill 1800
- bef 1832 married Mary ??? (possibly Clinton) - d. aft 1850
dau Eliza Neill 1832
dau Ellen Neill 1835
son Clinton Neill 1837
son Leonidas (poss James Leonidas) Neill 1840
dau Mary Neill 1842
son William T Neill 1844
son Gilbreath/Gilbert F Neill 6/12/1849 KY - 8/9/1926 Henry Co, KY
- ** See death certificate **
- 1850 census - Wm-age 49, Mary-age 45, 6 children, living in Todd Co, KY
- on 5/30/1855 in Todd Co, KY married Emily C (???) Henson 1816 KY
dau Sidney Henson 1844 KY
son Teran Neill 1856
dau Powhattan Neill 1857
- 1860 census - W C-age 59, Emily-age 44, 4 children - living in Todd Co, KY
son John A Neill 1800/1805 - bef 9/16/1846 Gonzales Co, TX
- married Hester R Humphreys
son Robert Elijah Neill 1/6/1827 Williamson Co TX - 8/22/1878 Atascosa Co TX
- married Elizabeth Shelton
son Marcus Neill 1832
dau Mary Jane Neill abt 1833 Gonzales Co, TX - 1879 Hays Co TX
son Samuel Neill 1837
son Benjamin F Neill 1843
son Robert Neill 1805 - 1843
- married Anna Ewing
dau Mary Neill 1810
- married ??? Adams
dau Frances Neill 1810
- married ??? Bailey
son Gilbreath F Neill 1810
- in 11/1845 in Robertson Co, TN married Carline Hart - d. bef 1864
son Henry Neill 1/29/1848 Carrollton, Carroll Co, MS - 9/1/1911 Cloudcroft, Otero Co, NM
- married Dora Minnie Fagan
dau Amanda Neill 1849
son Gilbreath F Neill Jr 7/13/1852 Carrollton, Carroll Co, MS
?son/dau? R Neill
dau Judith Neill 1856
- in 1864 in Lowndes Co, MS married Helen Humphreys
son William Humphreys Neill 12/21/1864 Carroll Co, MS
- married Rosemary "Madie" Moss
son Samuel D Neill 9/26/1867 Carroll Co, MS - 5/19/1941
son John Ewing Neill 7/18/1870 - 10/13/1905 both in Carroll Co, MS
son Ossian C Neill 1871
son Eugene Cothran Neill 10/11/1874 - 11/13/1924 both in Carroll Co, MS
dau Helen Neill 1875
dau Elizabeth Neill 1808-1812 Wilson Co, TN - 1879 Robertson Co, TN
- ** See findagrave.com page later **
- abt 1834 in Robertson Co, TN married Madison H Bigbee 1811 TN - 1837 Robertson Co, TN
- son of George Bigbee and Sarah Lawler
dau Mary Ann Elizabeth Bigbee 8/1/1835 TN - 7/23/1869 both in Robertson Co, TN
- on 1/30/1856 in Robertson Co, TN married John Anderson Gunn 1832 KY
son Pinckney 'Pink' Anderson Gunn 1/5/1857 - 4/27/1937 both in Robertson Co, TN
son Joseph Ossian Gunn 12/27/1860 TN - 3/7/1933 both in Robertson Co, TN
son Robert Ossian Bigbee 10/22/1837 Robertson Co, TN - 3/4/1862 St Louis, MO
- abt 1861 in Robertson Co, TN married Elizabeth Gunn abt 1835 TN - 1879
- Military: 1st Lieutenant, 30 Tennessee Infantry, CSA, 1861
- Tennessee Unit was captured at Fort Donelson, TN
- Robert died as a prisoner of war, while being transported
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Found at findagrave.com on 8/3/2020
Eliza Neill Bigbee
Birth: 1808 Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 1879 (aged 7071)
Burial: Gunn CemeteryRobertson County, Tennessee, USA
Memorial #: 152622782
Bio:
Burial per:Jean M. Durrett, Diane Williams and Yolanda G. Reid, "Robertson County, Tennessee Cemetery Records" (Springfield, Tennessee: Privately printed) 31
Inscription: died 1879aged 70 years
Family Members
Children
Mary Ann E. Bigbee Gunn 1835-1869
Robert O. Bigbee 1837-1862
Created by: Sharon J. Wilson (46560832)
Added: 21 Sep 2015
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152622782/eliza-bigbee
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 August 2020), memorial page for Eliza Neill Bigbee (18081879), Find a Grave Memorial no. 152622782, citing Gunn Cemetery, Robertson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Sharon J. Wilson (contributor 46560832) .
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Family ID F952 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jun 2026
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Event Map 
Birth - Between 1778 and 1783 - NC 
Marriage - 14 Sep 1797 - Buncombe Co, NC 
Census - age 60-69(57?), dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 28, 2 Bigbee grandchildren - 1840 - Robertson Co, TN 
Census - age 67, dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 38, 2 Bigbee grandchildren - 1850 - District 3, Robertson Co, TN 
Census - age 80, dau Elizabeth (Neill) Bigbee-age 50, g-son Robert-age 22 - 1860 - Western Division, Robertson Co, TN Death - Aft 1860 - Robertson Co, TN = Link to Google Earth
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Notes
- ** See marriage notes for list of children **
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Found at https://www.johnandval.org/genealogy/AlexFamHist.html#Endnote2
Note 11.6:
"Robert A. Neill (c1761-1840) who married Mary Alexander (my 4gr-grandparents) was born about 1761 in Rowan County, North Carolina. His parents were William Neill and Mary Clinton, who married in New Castle County, Delaware, in 1750. This William Neill (died c1797, Burke County, NC - father of Robert A Neill] had a brother named James Neill (c. 1730-1793) who, I believe, is the father of Mary (Neill) Holmes. Therefore, this Robert A. Neill is neither her uncle nor her brother, but her first cousin. The Robert Neill who is Mary (Neill) Holmes' brother married Margaret Clayton in Rowan County NC in 1785." -- From Marcy Porter, who has traced her ancestry to Robert A. Neill and Mary Alexander
Note 11.7:
I have found no absolute proof that Mary Neil Holmes is the daughter of James Holmes and Ann Alexander. She cannot be the daughter of James and Mary Neill because Mary was dead before her birth. [Will of James Neill that mentions James Holmes as surviving husband of his deceased daughter Mary: see Appendix L.] Amateur genealogists often name Mary Neill as the mother of both Mary Neil and Sophronia, but, in Ann's pension application, John Holmes, her stepson, seems to attest that he and his brothers and sisters are all listed in the attached bible page.
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Found at https://www.johnandval.org/genealogy/AlexFamHist.html#11.13%20name=
Note 11.13:
". . . I further give to my wife my tract of land during her life then to be [Author's note: I believe the word sold is missing.] and divided among my children as follows, William C. Neill, five dollars, John A Neill, Robert Neill five dollars. The balance to be equally divided with Elizabeth Bigbee, Mary Adams, Frances Baily, Gilbreath F. Neill" -- Excerpt from will of Robert A. Neill, recorded in Will Book 10, page 487, on file in Robertson County, TN, archives [Author's note: the year looks as much like 1841 as 1840, but Will Book 10 is reported to have been used in 1839 and 1840.]
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