Generation # 1
Sexton Family
Timothy Sexton
Born: 1750 in Dublin, Ireland
Death:June 18, 1832 in Morgan Co., TN
Notes:
Timothy enlisted in the army during the Revolutionary War in Morristown, New Jersey in 1777. He was discharged in 1781 in Baltimore, Maryland. He fought in the battles at Brunswick, Amboy Wertfield, Staten Island and long Island in New York. After he married Esther, He fought against the Catawba Indians and the Tories Indians. In 1808 Timothy serveyed land on the west side of New River, the opposite to the mouth of Buffalo in Campbell Co., TN. He also serveyed 108 acres of land on New River in 1809. Timothy and Esther lived in Campbell Co., TN until 1819 when they moved to Brimstone Creek in Morgan Co., TN, what is now Scott Co., TN. Both Timothy and Esther recieved a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War.
Marriage:
Esther Sisel
Born: 1755 in York Co., South Carolina
Death: Jan. 23, 1850 in Scott Co., TN
Married: Aug. 18, 1782 in York Co., South Carolina
Children:
Timothy Sexton Jr, b. Dec. 25, 1783 in York Co., South Carolina
William Sexton, b. 1786 in York Co., South Carolina
Moses Sexton, b. March 18, 1789 in York Co., South Carolina
Aaron Sexton, b. 1791 in York Co., South Carolina
John Sexton, b. 1795 in York Co., South Carolina
Generation # 2
Moses Sexton
Born: March 18, 1789 in York Co., South Carolina
Death: June 1, 1850 in Scott Co., TN
Notes:
Moses surved in the war of 1812 in Captain James Tunnel's Company. Moses married Leander Hatfield and had 12 children. In abt. 1848 Moses met a woman named Sarah Phillips and they had children Ransom and Pernetta Sexton.
Parents:
Timothy Sexton
Esther Sisel
Marriage:
Leander Laura Hatfield
Born: 1795 in TN
Death: 1860 in Scott Co.,TN
Married: 1814 in what is now Scott Co., TN
Parents:
Joseph Hatfield
Rachel ?
Children:
John Sexton, b. 1816 in TN
James Sexton, b. Aug. 1818 in TN
Fountian Sexton, b. 1822 in Morgan Co., TN
Rebecca Sexton, b. May 1823 in Campbell Co., TN
Aaron Sexton, b. 1826 in Fentress Co., TN
Julien Sexton, b. Dec. 2, 1828 in Campbell Co., TN
Shadrach Mashac Sexton, b. 1830 in TN
Caswell Sexton, b. 1835 in Morgan Co., TN
N. R. Sexton, b. 1837 in TN
Hiram Sexton, b. 1838 in Scott Co., TN
Generation # 3
James Sexton
Born: Aug. 1818 in TN
Death: July 31, 1901 in Campbell Co., TN
Notes:
James served in the Union Army in Company A, East TN National Gaurd. Both James and his wife are buried at the Stanfill Cemetery in Elk Valley, Campbell Co., TN.
Parents:
Moses Sexton
Leander Laura Hatfield
Marriage:
Sarah Sally McPeters
Born: May 31, 1823 in TN
Death: Sept. 23, 1904 in TN
Marriage: April 6, 1841 in TN
Parents:
Joseph McPeters
Children:
Rebecca Arminda Sexton, b. Jan. 14, 1842 in TN; d. June 2, 1902 , TN
Aaron Sexton, b. 1844 in TN; d. abt. 1855
Nancy Sexton, b. Nov. 5, 1845 in TN; d. Sept. 1917 in TN
Daniel Sexton, b. July 9, 1848 in TN; d. May 21, 1913 in TN
David Sexton, b. March 15, 1850 in Scott Co., TN
Leander Sexton, b. July, 2, 1852 in Scott Co., TN
Tempa Jane Sexton, b. Sept. 11, 1854 in TN; d. Sept. 1927 in TN
Rachel Sexton, b. April 14, 1858 in TN; d. Feb. 2, 1936 in TN
Ewell Sexton, b. June 14, 1860 in Campbell Co., TN
Sally Ann Sexton, b. April 18, 1864 in Campbell Co., TN
Margaret Peggy Sexton, b. Oct. 1866 in Campbell Co., TN
John Johnny Sexton, b. Aug. 21, 1870 in Campbell Co., TN
Generation # 4
Rebecca Arminda Sexton
Born: Jan. 14,1842 in TN
Death: June 2, 1902 in Campbell Co., TN
Parents:
James Sexton
Sarah Sally McPeters
Marriage:
Born: 1839
Death: 1925
Married: Feb. 23, 1860 in Campbell Co., TN
Children:
Sarah Phillps, b. Oct. 27, 1861 in Scott Co., TN
Johnathan Phillips, b. April 8, 1864 in Campbell Co., TN
James Phillips, b. Oct. 25, 1866 in Campbell Co., TN
Iris Phillips, b. March 15, 1869 in Campbell Co., TN
Daniel Columbus Phillips, b. March 28, 1872 in Campbell Co., TN
Mary Emily Phillips, b. 1873 in TN
Nancy Jane Phillips, b. 1874 in TN
Rebecca Phillips, b. Oct. 1, 1878 in TN
Lassie Lucinda Phillips, b. July 1882 in TN
Aaron Phillips, b. April 1888 in TN
Lillian Phillips, b. 1880 in TN
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