North Carolina Pioneers


Underwood of Haywood County


Fielding Underwood was born 1791 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. He was a son of William Underwood, born 1759 in Virginia, died 4 Mar 1852 in Union County, Georgia.

Fielding Underwood first settled in Towns County, Georgia, but came to East Waynesville, North Carolina around 1820. Issue:

  • Jasper Underwood lived and died in Towns County.
  • D. Melvin Underwood married Mahala Hood. Issue:
  • Robert T. Underwood married Lou Davis. Issue:
  1. Lillie Underwood married John Armstrong.
  2. James Pinkney Underwood married Della Rose, removed to Memphis, Tennessee.
  3. Mary Underwood married Edward Lanier.
  4. Mahala Underwood married Dr. J. M. Parker of Asheville.
  5. Thomas W. Underwood married Ella Holcombe.
  6. Iola Underwood married Byron Reeves.
  7. Fannie Lou Underwood married Stralie Jones.
  8. Arch Underwood married Hazel Graham.
  9. Robert Underwood married Bertha Graham.
  10. Lucius Underwood, removed to Boston, Massachusetts.
  11. Beatrice Underwood married Joseph Hawkins.
  12. Inez Underwood married Doc Foster.
  13. Allene Underwood married Thomas Pascal.
  14. Ross Underwood of Asheville.
  • James P. Underwood married Cenie Bramlett. Issue:
  1. Robert L. Underwood.
  2. John C. Underwood.
  3. Edward Underwood.
  • Martha Underwood married James Williams.
  • Elizabeth Underwood married Marion Davis.
  • Samuel Leonidas Underwood married Rachel Lucinda Roberts. Issue:
  1. William Underwood.
  2. Annie Underwood married H. C. Robinson.
  3. Margaret Underwood married (1) J. H. Lilly (2) William Bramlett.
  4. David Underwood married Clara Corder.
  • Matthew Hale Underwood married Sallie Gaddy. Issue:
  1. Almeda Underwood married Nathan West.
  2. Pinkney Underwood married Annie Underwood.
  3. Joseph Underwood, died young.
  4. Cleveland Underwood, removed to Tennessee.
  5. Rufus Underwood married Myrtle Phillips.
  6. Ellis Underwood married (1)Evelyn Curtis (2) Maggie.
  • William Pinkney married Laura Gaddy. Issue:
  1. Annie Underwood married Pinkney Underwood.
  2. Martha Underwood married Fred Medford.
  3. Fannie Underwood married Ray Francis.
  4. Lizzie Underwood married Elmer Palmer.
  5. Johnson Underwood.
  6. Fred Underwood.
  7. Lula Underwood.
  • Elijah Underwood married Sallie Bryson. Issue:
  1. James Underwood, removed to Jackson County, North Carolina.
  2. Melvin Underwood, removed to Georgia.
  • Nancy Underwood married George Yarboro.
  • Polly Underwood married Richard Robinson.
  • Madely Underwood married Alonzo Allen.
Ref: he Annals of Haywood County, North Carolina by W. C. Allen