He married Martha Hodge in 1790. Martha was the daughter of Francis Hodge.
Martha and John's children included:
Mary Alison (1791, married John Scott, Jr.),
Susannah Alison (1792, married Samuel Scott),
Martha (Patsy) Alison (1793),
Robert Alison (1795, married Elenor Hodges and Mary McConnell Chester),
John Alison (1799, married Susannah Hodges and Nancy Pritchett),
Joseph Alison,
Jesse Alison (1802, married Clementine Shell),
Elizabeth Alison (1804, married Joseph McCorkle),
Isaac Alison (1812), and
George Washington Alison (1812).
They lived in a log house that was near an unusually large spring about a half mile southwest of the New Bethel Presbyterian Church where he was one of the first ruling Elders. Soon after moving into this house it was completely destroyed, along with silverware, silver coins, furniture and valuable papers, by fire.
John died on February 2, 1832. He was buried in the New Bethel Cemetery.
Rocky Mount
Piney Flats, Tennessee
Originally built by William Cobb.
Served as the territorial capital from 1790 to 1792.
The present house was buiilt in the late 1820s.
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a decisive battle of the American Revoluton. It took place on October 7, 1780, nine miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson.
