Jabez Isbell[1]
1793 - Aft 1850 (> 58 years)-
Name Jabez Isbell Born 1793 South Carolina, USA 
[2, 3, 4] Gender Male Military 1812 Died Aft 1850 Jasper county, Texas, USA [5] Notes - Jabez Isbell left Warren County, TN in 1813 and moved south into Madison County, Mississippi Territory. He and Andrew Gailey were fellow soldiers in the War of 1812. They were both privates in the 16th Regiment (Burrus), Mississippi Militia. Andrew Jackson assembled his forces in Huntsville, Madison County, Mississippi Territory, for the start of his campaign against the Creek Indian Nation. The English had enlisted the Creek warriors to assist their cause by harassing the American settlers. Jackson used the Creek Indian massacre at Ft. Mims on 30th August, 1813, as an excuse for what followed. He led his army south from Huntsville across land that would later become the state of Alabama. The army fought battles against the Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend (March 27, 1814), Ft. Mims, Mobile, Ft. Bowyer (September 15, 1814), Pensacola (November 7, 1814), Lake Borgine (December 1, 1814) and finally the battle of New Orleans (December 13, 1814 - January 8, 1815).
Jabez Isbell and Andrew Gailey returned to Madison County following their tour of duty and settled on adjoining farms in Lawrence County, AL. The siren call of the untamed frontier was too strong for them to resist and they were both residing in Texas by 1850.
End Notes: Microfilm: Master Roll, 16th Regiment (Burrus), Mississippi Militia, War of 1812, Box 77,
Roll 602.
Lawrence County, AL 1830 census, p 259.
Person ID I87348 mykindred Last Modified Nov 9, 2005
Father Godfrey Isbell, d. circa 1816, Madison county, Alabama, USA Mother [dau] (__), d. Y Family ID F29337 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Martha Bigham, b. 1808, Tennessee, USA , d. Aft 1850, Jasper county, Texas, USA (Age > 43 years) Married Jun 22, 1820 Lawrence county, Alabama, USA [6] Children 1. Sarah Ann Isbell, b. 1821, Alabama, USA , d. Aft 1850 (Age > 30 years)2. Martha S. Isbell, b. 1827, Alabama, USA , d. Y3. H.M. Isbell, b. 1828, Alabama, USA , d. Y4. Samuel B. Isbell, b. 1829, Alabama, USA , d. Y5. Nancy Caroline Isbell, b. 1832, Alabama, USA , d. Y6. Benjamin I. Isbell, b. 1834, Alabama, USA , d. Y7. John G. Isbell, b. 1836, Alabama, USA , d. Y8. George W. Isbell, b. 1841, Alabama, USA , d. YFamily ID F29544 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Jabez Isbell left Warren County, TN in 1813 and moved south into Madison County, Mississippi Territory. He and Andrew Gailey were fellow soldiers in the War of 1812. They were both privates in the 16th Regiment (Burrus), Mississippi Militia. Andrew Jackson assembled his forces in Huntsville, Madison County, Mississippi Territory, for the start of his campaign against the Creek Indian Nation. The English had enlisted the Creek warriors to assist their cause by harassing the American settlers. Jackson used the Creek Indian massacre at Ft. Mims on 30th August, 1813, as an excuse for what followed. He led his army south from Huntsville across land that would later become the state of Alabama. The army fought battles against the Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend (March 27, 1814), Ft. Mims, Mobile, Ft. Bowyer (September 15, 1814), Pensacola (November 7, 1814), Lake Borgine (December 1, 1814) and finally the battle of New Orleans (December 13, 1814 - January 8, 1815).
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Sources - [S1128] Gedcom - Shirley, Raymond.
- [S1459] Lawrence County, AL 1830 Census, p 259.
The Jabez Isbell family. The Andrew Gailey family lived on the adjoining farm. - [S1480] Lawrence County, AL 1840 Census, p 183.
The Jabez Isbell family. - [S1385] Jasper County, Texas 1850 Census, 220.
The Jabez Isbell family. - [S1385] Jasper County, Texas 1850 Census, p 220.
The Jabez Isbell family. - [S1290] Alabama Marriages, 1800 - 1930.
- [S1128] Gedcom - Shirley, Raymond.
