Daughter of John Grant and Violetta "Violet" Lydia Chambers

Sister of Keziah Grant, wife of Dance Brown.

1780/1785-approx. birthdate of David Alsup.
1780-approx. birthdate of Martha in Va.
1800-approx. marriage date in Virginia.
1803, Feb 24-birth of daughter Rahab.
1804-birth of son Jeremiah in Virginia.
1808-birth of daughter Eady.
aft 1810-birth of daughter Martha.
aft 1810-birth of daughter Sally (Sarah).
1813-Oct 6, David was bondsman for John Allsupt and Prudence Henderson's
marriage in Sumner Co., Tn.
1816-on Sumner Co., Tn. property tax list as owning property (no acreage
listed).
1818-Sept. 15, Samuel W. Murrey sold to David Allsup 50 acres in Sumner Co.,
Tn. Witnessed by John Easbey(Easley?) and Betsey Tracey.
1819-Mar 6, marriage of daughter Rahab to Milton Easley in Sumner Co., Tn.
1819-Aug. 23, Hugh Cole deeds 95 acres to Daniel Alsup(David's bro.) Sumner Co.
1819-Nov. 11, John Henderson deeds 113 acres to Daniel Alsup(David's bro.)
Sumner County.
1820-David Alsup census Sumner Co, Tn.
1 male 10-16 = (Jeremiah) (b. 1804-1810)
1 male 45+ = (David) (b. bef. 1775)
2 females 10 = (Sarah) (Martha) (b. aft 1810)
1 female 16 (Eady) (b. aft 1804)
1 female 45+ = (Martha) (b. bef 1775)
1820-Aug. 12, A. H. Douglass deeds 114 acres in Sumner Co. to Daniel
Allsup(David's brother).
1821-involved in land transaction.
1823-Nov 20, marriage of son Jeremiah to Lucy Brown in Sumner Co., Tn.
1826-Feb 19, marriage of daughter Eda to Durham Tracy in Sumner Co., Tn.
1826-Oct 7, James Alsup was appointed lawful attourney for relatives of
Daniel Allsup who had died in Sumner Co. - William, Mary, Fanny
1829-Nov 27, land deed made from Jonathan Davis in Sumner Co. to Stephen R.
Gilliam for $200 for 100 acres. It included a part of old plantation
said to be that on which David Allsup and Hardy Culwell formerly
lived on.
1830-Sumner County, Tn. census:00000001-00011001
0 males 0-5
0 males 6-10
0 males 11-15
0 males 16-20
0 males 21-30
0 males 31-40
0 males 41-50
1 male 51-60 = (David) (b. 1770-1779)
0 females 0-5
0 females 6-10
0 females 11-15
1 female 16-20 (Sarah)(b. 1810-1814)
1 female 21-30 (Eady)(b. 1800-1804)
0 females 31-40
0 females 41-50
1 female 51-60 (Martha)(b. 1770-1779)
note = daughter Martha who married in 1835 isn't in 1830 census.
1832-Jan 2, marriage of daughter Sally to John Wood in Sumner Co., Tn.
1835-Nov 9, marriage of daughter Martha to Richard Hyden in Sumner Co., Tn.
1837-David and son Jeremiah signed a petition in 1837 stating that they were living in the Trammell Cr. section of Sumner Co., Tn.

1840-Sumner Co., Tn. census: 00101001-200010001
1 male 15-20 = ( ? ) (b. 1828-1825)
1 male 30-40 = (Jeremiah b. 1804) (b. 1800-1810)
1 male 60-70 = (David b. abt. 1800) b. 1770-1780)
2 females 1 famale 20-30 = (b. 1810-1820) ?
1 female 60-70 = (b. 1770-1780) (Martha b. abt 1780)
1841-The index to estates of Sumner Co., Tn. lists the name of David Alsup in the year of 1841, file number 1216. His will was probated on Mar 23, 1842 and he left all of his extate to his wife Martha. He names as his children one son and four daughters, and the will can be found in the Sumner Co. court records, file number 350, executor Moses H. Herring. Martha Edith Grant Alsup, widow of David, continued to live on the family farm in Dist. 15 of Sumner Co., next to her son Jeremiah as confirmed by the census return of 1850. Located in some loose records in the courthouse, is a lawsuit involving martha and one of her sons, Daniel. The case was numbered 967, dated 1850, but no final decision was give. Martha exidently died soon after this as she is not found in any records after 1850.
1842-David died in Sumner Co. leaving a will dated March 23, 1842. Proved June 1842.
1842-Dec 12, Asa Duffer mortgaged sale to Charles Tooley, adm. of David Alsup
land deed of 50 aces for $5 - land in Sumner Co. Witnessed = Taylor G.
Gilliam and James B. Alvin?.
1843-Jeremiah Allsup & A.B. Clendenny? of Sumner Co., Tn. sold 50
acres to Yancy Turner of Macon Co.
1844-Sept. 17, Jeremiah Alsup and James C. Motly sold 38 acres to Yancy Turner
in Sumner County.
1849-Aug. 18, Frederick D. Alsup bought 169 acres from James Grainger in Sumner
County, Tn. corner of Yancy Turner's land of Macon Co., Tn. Witnessed by
Oliver T. Butler and E.H.C. Sarver.
1857-son Jeremiah died.
1861-Feb 2, Jeremiah Alsup sold to Thomas Carter 10 acres (which was his
entire share & interest of his father David's estate.
1865-May 23, Jeremiah Alsup leased 60 acres to H.M. Head for exploration for
oil & mineral rights, etc. him to get 1/8 part.
1880-Aug 23, 1880, dau. Sarah died and buried in Siloam Cem. in Macon Co., Tn.

David was living in Wythe Co., Va. with his parents and some of his brothers and sisters as evidenced by his name on several county petitions. David married Martha in Virginia about 1800 and their oldest son Jerry was born in this state in 1804. By 1813 he was living in Sumner Co., Tenn. as he is listed as bondsman for the marriage of John Allsupt and Prudence Henderson (it has not been determined which John this was) on 6 Oct 1813. Jeremiah (Jerry) son of David and Martha married Lucy Brown in Sumner Co., Tn on 11/20/1823. David's will was probated in Sumner Co., on Mar 23, 1842. He left all to his wife Martha and mentioned his son and 4 daughters by name. In 1837 David and son Jerry both signed a Sumner Co. petition locating them in the Tramell Creek section of the county. Jerry and Lucy had 9 children. In 1860 Jerry and wife, Lucy, and some of younger children were still living in Sumner Co., and their son John H. with wife Prissilla and 3 month old son were living next door. Jerry and his family had moved to Allen Co., Ky. by 1830 and then were back in Sumner Co., Tn. by 1840 Eadey Alsup Tracy moved to Marion Co., Ill. and her nephew David was living with them as well as being listed on the 1850 Sumner Co., Tn. census. Jesse R., another son of Jerry and Lucy also moved to Marion Co., Ill. and was living there in 1880 with wife Elizabeth and adopted children Harry and Martha Nash. William Joseph also a son of Jerry and Lucy moved to this same area by 1880 and had wife Amanda and children John A., Robert and Etta.