Fayette County, Tennessee Compiled Genealogies

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General
As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Fayette (County), Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 10,000 entries.


 * Matthews, Paul A. Early Families of the Memphis Area: Profiles of 135 Families of Fayette, Shelby and Tipton Counties in Tennessee, Crittenden County, Arkansas and DeSoto and Marshall Counties in Mississippi: With Historical Time Lines and Photographs of Those Counties. Memphis, Tenn.: Descendants of Early Settlers of Shelby and Adjoining Counties, 2008..

DNA
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Fayette County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.


 * [Brown] Descendant of Robert Brown, b. 1790s, d. 1833 Fayette County, Tennessee. Y-DNA 67 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 15512). Genetic signature available online (labeled Group No. 29), genealogical description available online, courtesy: Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study. Matches have been found.