Andrew Malone Discoveries

My Malone family has DNA origins from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, Africa and direct descendants of the Bubi People. Through the Middle Passage, Andrew’s father or grandfather arrived in Virginia, finally settling in the Nutbush, North Carolina area. 

Born in 1804, in Warren County, North Carolina, we discovered Andrew’s mother Sarah, his sister Amy, and younger siblings John, Emily, and William living on the Alanson and Martha Christmas Williams Elm Grove Plantation. After the deaths of both Alanson and his wife Martha, my family was broken apart. Each given to one of the Williams’ children. 

In 1851, the Burwell’s, William and Mary Williams Burwell, took Andrew’s mother Sarah, siblings John, Emily, and William. They remained in Warren County, NC. 

Also in 1851, John and Lavinia Clements Williams took Amy and her children to Bolivar, Jefferson County, Arkansas. However, after John’s death, Lavinia returned to Mason, Tipton County, Tennessee. 

However, in 1828, the first to leave the Warren County, NC area was Andrew. Originally, he’s bequeathed to Thomas C. Williams and lands in Montgomery County, Tennessee.  Andrew later was sold to Thomas’ former sister-in-law, Elizabeth Smith Williams Malone and her second husband Stephen Malone in Mason, Tipton County, Tennessee around 1845. Andrew would spend the rest of his days in District #9 of Tipton County. 

The book on the left details his enslavers, mother, sisters, and brother back in North Carolina, as well as Andrew’s direct descendants. Most importantly, it details the astonishing financial contributions he and the hands on the Locust Lane Plantation made to the enslaver, Stephen Malone family. Perhaps the agricultural expertise, excellence in carpentry, knowledge of husbandry, and commitment to community and family were the valuable resources taken from Bioko Island.

The video is a reenactment of an event that happened during the Civil War involving Andrew and his son Alex as captured by the Southern Claims Commission.