The Casteel and Strong families move from Virginia to Kentucky and Tennessee together in the early 1800's1. The Denton family in Clay and Jackson Counties can trace their origins back to the Reverend Richard Denton of Halifax, England. He came to America in 1630 with his sons and established a Presbyterian Church on Long Island, New York. According to Doris McAlpin Russell the McAlpin families of Clay and Jackson Counties, Tennessee can trace their ancestry to Alexander McAlpin of Scotland. He left Scotland as a boy around 1720-1730.
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Odal or Undal rights are old Celtic rights to lands. Odell was a Parish of Bedford County, England. The Reecer family originated in Germany, where the name is still common. The Reecer's in the Clay County, Tennessee area can trace their ancestry back to John Reecer of Pennsylvania. The Rich family can trace their ancestry to William Rich, Sr. of North Carolina.