Fletcher Family History : England to Virginia and Onward

By K. Fletcher

The Fletcher family history is about the migration from England to Virginia and the early settlers.  This covers the Virginia Fletcher's line, the Wilkes Co, NC part and the West Tennessee Fletcher families.  They moved onward to Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Texas and other states.  Recent DNA tests have revealed a brick wall in this line and many interesting ancestoral stories and events.   My Fletcher line moved from Virginia to Haywood and Tipton County in Tennessee.  The Fletcher's from my lines in England are also covered.  There are twelve generations of Fletcher's in this book. 

 

Discovering our family history and more detail about our ancestors lives, you discover how connected we all are.  It gives us all a sense of strength and belonging.  

They were brave people who witnessed many historic events over the centuries.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: K. Fletcher
• Release date: May 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223677673

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Introduction

This book is about the Fletcher Family History. Discovering our own family history is so important for so many reasons. It gives us a sense of where we came from and who we are.  It reminds us how strong our ancestors were and how we can be strong and brave too. We are the pieces of all who came before us.  

Our ancestors lived remarkable lives and were brave enough to leave their homelands in foreign countries and come to America to start over. They settled in this country, raised families, went through wars, disease, and constant change. They were remarkable people in a new land called America and paved the way for many of the things we hold dear – constitutional rights, freedom of religion and speech, education, morals, values, attitudes, and belief systems.  We inherited all of these from our various ancestors.

We are also a true mix of many different races, cultures, and religions. Our ancestors came from foreign countries all over the world.  Once they got to America, they married people from different backgrounds and races.  They intermixed with the Native Indians, had children with their slaves and intertwined many different races, cultures.  America is truly a melting pot.

NOTE:  There is not a 100% guarantee that this information is accurate.  Historical documents and records often have different dates or name spellings.  Given the research I have done on these lines, they are accurate to the best of my ability.

MY FLETCHER LINE

I have two FLETCHER lines in this tree – one side from my fourth great grandmother, Louisa Jeanes, who is part of the Wilkes County, NC line.  The second line is from my grandfather Harold Fletcher.

This Fletcher line includes the origins of the Essex County, VA line, the Wilkes County, NC line, the Asheville / Fletcher, NC line and hints for how the East Tennessee lines got started.

My family went from Halifax, VA to Rutherford County, TN. My branch went on from Rutherford County, TN to Haywood County and eventually Tipton County, TN (Memphis). You will