Hi! My husband is a Tackett Descendant from SE KY and his TACKETTS came from VA to NC to KY spent a few year in TN as well. I don't have information on your Alexander was married to J. Caroline Cornelius, b. abt 1818 NC. There is a Tackett Family Association and they have many many Tackett records. I would suggest visiting their website at ~~~> http://www.tackettfamilies.com/ Below is my husbands 4th Great Grandfather and his family Descendants of William Tackett,Sr. Generation No. 1 1. William4 Tackett,Sr. (Phillip3 Tackitt,Sr., John2, Lewis1 Tacquett) was born May 12, 1779 in Rowan Co NC / Savannah River, and died September 22, 1851 in Tackitt/Longfork Pike Co., KY. He married Amy Johnson in Nolichucky River, Tenn, daughter of William Johnson and Sarah Arnold?. She was born Abt. 1776 in NC, and died December 09, 1857 in Tackitt/Longfork Pike Co., KY. Children of William Tackett and Amy Johnson are: 2 i. Martha Patsy5 Tackett, born October 13, 1802 in Hawkins TN1; died October 26, 1886 in Breathitt Co KY1. She married Elisha Johnson; born December 10, 1802 in Hawkins Co. , TN2; died January 1886 in Herald/Guerrant Breathitt Co KY2. 3 ii. Martha PatsyTackitt, born October 13, 1802 in Hawkins, TN//HarlenCO. KY; died October 26, 1886 in Breathitt Co KY. She married Elisha Johnson February 02, 1822 in Floyd Co., KY; born December 10, 1802 in Hawkins Co. , TN2; died January 1886 in Herald/Guerrant Breathitt Co KY2. 4 iii. George Washigton Tackitt, born Abt. 1803 in Hawkins TN; died August 09, 1852 in Pike Co., KY. He married Hannah Osborne; born Abt. 1803 in VA/TN; died Aft. 1860 in Indian Creek , KY. 5 iv. Rebecca Hannah Tackitt, born September 20, 1805 in Hawkins TN; died March 05, 1845 in Tackitt/ Longfork Pike Co., KY. She married James Cook; born Aft. 1790 in Burke Co., NC; died Aft. 1840 in Pike Co., KY. 6 v. William Tackitt, Jr., born March 04, 1809 in Knox Co., KY.3; died May 27, 1894 in Pike Co., KY3. He married Sarah Caudill March 02, 1828 in Pike Co., KY4; born July 05, 18135; died February 11, 1898 in Virgie, Pike Co., KY. Good Luck with your search! Julia K. Hogston http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mytree/Tree2.html http://www.genealogyforum.org