Thursday, May 19, 2011

DESCENDANTS OF JAMES ALEXANDER

     These first seven names are as given at records.ancestry.com and differ from another source, but are the best information I have at this time.  The two lists cannot both be correct, but they can both be wrong.  Further research is needed.

John Alexander  1580 - 1647
Born in Stirlingshire, Scotland on 1580. John married Chloe Vershoyle Greene and had a child. He passed away on 1647 in Ireland.
Robert Alexander  1601 - 1704
Born in Scotland on 1601 to John Alexander and Chloe Vershoyle Greene. Robert married Mary Hamilton and had 2 children. He passed away on 17 Nov 1704 in Scotland.
James Alexander  1617 - 1704
Born in Raphoe, Ireland on 1617 to Robert Alexander and Mary Hamilton. James married Mary Maxwell and had 8 children. He passed away on 1704 in Cecil, Maryland, USA.
Samuel Alexander  1651 - 1733
Born in Scotland on 1651 to James Alexander and Mary Maxwell. Samuel married Abigail McKnitt. Samuel married Margaret McKnitt. Samuel married Mary Taylor and had 6 children. He passed away on 1733 in Maryland, USA.
Martin Alexander  1685 - 1751
Born in Annamessix, Maryland, USA on 1685 to Samuel Alexander and Mary Taylor. Martin married Susannah Foster and had 11 children. He passed away on 1751 in Cecil Md.
Aaron Alexander  1714 - 1772
Born in Cecil Md on 1714 to Martin Alexander and Susannah Foster. Aaron married Mary and had a child. Aaron married Jean Brown Ross and had a child. Aaron married Mary Alexander and had 3 children. He passed away on Apr 1772 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
David Alexander  1745 - 1835
Born in Scotland on 1745 to Aaron Alexander and Mary Alexander. David married Martha Alexander and had a child. David married Martha and had 4 children. David married Margaret Monroe and had a child. He passed away on 1835 in Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
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     The other list is as follows:

John Alexander (date uncertain)  m. Agnes Graham (no date given)

Archibald Alexander (date uncertain)  m. Elizabeth McKay (no date given)

Thomas Alexander  b. 1630 Glasgow, Scotland; d. 1698 Cunningham Manor, Donegal, Ireland;  m. Margaret (no date given)

John Alexander b. 1693 Glasgow, Scotland; d.1777 Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania;  m. Margaret Glasson (no date given)

James Alexander b. 1726 Armagh County, Northern Ireland; d. 1791 Clearfield County, Pennsylvania;  m. Rosannah "Rosey" Reed (no date given)

James Alexander b. 1749 Chester County, Pennsylvania; d.1835 Loray, Iredell Co., North Carolina;  m. Elizabeth "Betsey" Ross (no date given)

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1-James Alexander b. 1 Jan 1770-1772, Chester Co, PA, d. 26 Aug 1851, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 1851, Pinhook, Old Alexander Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL m. Kitty (Catherine) Walker b. Abt 1782, Iredell County, North Carolina, d. 5 May 1823, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 5 May 1823, Pinhook, Old Alexander Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL m.2 Elizabeth (Betsey Shuffield) Sheffield b. 1802, Virginia, d. 5 Dec 1846, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 5 Dec 1846, Pinhook, Old Alexander Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL
     (records.ancestry.com has the following notes which have several errors, including Colorado for Alabama; Catherine and Kitty as two different persons; and no mention of Elizabeth Sheffield.)
Born in Pennsylvania, USA on 1772 to David Alexander and Margaret Monroe. James married Catherine Walker. James married Kitty and had 9 children. He passed away on 26 Aug 1851 in Lawrence, Alabama, USA.
Born in Pennsylvania, USA on 1782. Catherine married James Alexander. She passed away on 3 May 1823 in Moulton, Lawrence, Colorado, USA
Born in Iredell, North Carolina, USA on 1782. Kitty married James Alexander and had 9 children. She passed away on 5 May 1832 in Lawrence, Alabama, USA.

Children of James Alexander and Kitty Walker:
      i.  William Wilburn Alexander b. 20 Nov 1803, Iredell County, North Carolina, d. 4 Apr 1873, Moulton, Lawrence County,AL, bur. 6 Apr 1873, Pinhook,  Alexander Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL; m. Mary Aldridge b. 22 Dec 1802, Abbeville, South Carolina, d. 24 Jul 1870, Lawrence County, Alabama, bur. Pinhook, Alexander Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL
Born in North Carolina, USA on 20 Nov 1803 to James Alexander and Kitty. William married Mary Aldridge and had 11 children. He passed away on 3 Apr 1873 in Alabama, USA.
     ii.  Thomas Walker Alexander b. 1 Jan 1804, Abbeville, South Carolina, d. 6 Aug 1876, Lone Jack, Johnson Co, Missouri, bur. 6 Aug 1876, Lone Jack, Johnson Co, Missouri; m. Nancy Minerva Cunningham b. 1 Jan 1817, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, d. 11 Jan 1884, Lone Jack, Johnson Co, Missouri, bur. Reed Cemetery, Strasburg, Cass Co, MO
Born in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA on 1804 to James Alexander and Kitty. Thomas Walker married Nancy Minerva Cunningham and had 3 children. He passed away on 6 Aug 1876 in Johnston, Missouri, USA.
    iii.  David Clay Alexander b. Abt 1806, Kentucky, d. 29 Jul 1893,  Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 31 Jul 1893, Pinhook, Cheatham Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL; m. Julia Ann Cunningham b. Abt 1805, North Carolina, d. 1 Jan 1883, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 1883, Pinhook, Cheatham Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL
Born in North Carolina, USA on 1806 to James Alexander and Kitty. David C married Julia Ann Cunningham and had 8 children. He passed away on 29 Jul 1893 in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA.
    iv.  Sarah Belle (Sally) Alexander b. 10 Apr 1810, Kentucky, d. 28 Mar 1878, Strasburg, Cass Co, MO, bur. 28 Mar 1878, Reed Cemetery, Strasburg, Cass Co, MO; m. Jesse Washington Aldridge, Sr b. 22 Jun 1799, Abbeville, South Carolina, d. 24 Oct 1861, Strasburg, Cass Co, MO, bur. Reed Cemetery, Strasburg, Cass Co, MO
Born in Virginia, USA on 10 Apr 1910 to James Alexander and Kitty. Sarah married Jesse Washington Aldridge and had 16 children. She passed away on 28 Mar 1878 in Cass, Missouri, USA.
     v.  Elizabeth Alexander b. Abt 1812, Kentucky, d. Mississippi, bur. Aft 1850, Mississipp; m. Issac Pope b. Abt 1800, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, d. Mississippi, bur. Mississippi
(not listed at records.ancestry.com)
    vi.  Kitty (Catherine) Alexander b. 1 Jan 1813, Lincoln Co or Bedford Co, TN,  d. Aft 1899, Duncan, Stephens (Kay) Co, Oklahoma, bur. Duncan, Duncan Cemetery, Stephens (Kay) Co, OK; m. James Aldridge b. 18 Feb 1806, SC, d. Strasburg, Cass Co, MO, bur. Cass Co, Missouri
Born in Lincolnshire, England on 1 Jan 1813 to James Alexander and Kitty. Kitty married James Aldridge. She passed away on 1899 in Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, USA.
   vii.  Nancy Minerva Alexander b. 1 Jan 1814, Tennessee, d. 2 Feb 1887,  Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 2 Feb 1887, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL; m. James Armstrong Aldridge b. Abt 1796, Abbeville, South Carolina, d. 18 Apr 1878, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. Moulton, Lawrence County, AL
Born in Tennessee, USA on 1 Jan 1814 to James Alexander and Kitty. She passed away on 2 Feb 1887 in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA.
  viii.  James Monroe Alexander b. 1815, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, d. 1894, Van Zandt Co, TX, bur. Abt 1894, Creagleville Cemetery, Van Zandt Co, TX; m. Mary Beulah (Mariba) Cunningham b. 1822, Prob Missouri, d. Abt 1875, St. Claire Co., Missouri, bur. St. Claire Co., Missouri
Born in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA on 1815 to James Alexander and Kitty. James Monroe married Mary Johnson and had a child. James Monroe married Mary Beulah Cunningham and had 8 children. He passed away on 1894 in Van Zandt, Texas, USA.
    ix.  Mary Ann Alexander b. 11 Aug 1819, Bedford Co Or Williamson Co, TN, d. 15 Aug 1851, Moulton, Lawrence County,AL, bur. 15 Aug 1851, Pinhook, Old Alexander Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL; m. John Newton Aldridge Sr b. 17 Feb 1812, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, d. 24 Nov 1851, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 24 Nov 1851, Pinhook, Old Alexander Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL
Born in Williamson, Tennessee, USA on 1817 to James Alexander and Kitty. Mary Ann married John Newton Aldridge and had 7 children. She passed away on 15 Aug 1851 in Lawrence, Alabama, USA.
     x.  George Washington Alexander b. 5 Jun 1821, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, d. 5 Mar 1879, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 5 Mar 1879, Family Cemetary, Old Florence Hwy, Lawrence Co AL; m. Rachel Thompson b. 20 Oct 1820, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, d. 28 Jan 1860, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 28 Jan 1860, Pinhook, Alexander Cemetery, Lawrence Co, AL
Born on 5 Jun 1821 to James Alexander and Kitty. George W married Rachel Thompson and had 6 children. George W married Helen M Mcdonal. He passed away on 5 Mar 1879.

Children of James Alexander and Elizabeth Shuffield:
(not listed at records.ancestry.com)
    xi.  John Thomas Alexander b. 1825, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, d. 1886, Van Zandt Co, TX, bur. 1886, Creagleville Cemetery, Van Zandt Co, TX; m. Mary Helen Gillespie b. Abt 1827, South Carolina, d. Abt 1849-1850, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. Abt 1849-1850, Indian Tomb Holler, Lawrence Co, AL; m2 Mary Jane Baker b. Itawamba Co, MS, d. 1870, Van Zandt Co, TX, bur. 1870, Van Zandt Co, TX
     x.  Fereby Louisa Alexander b. 1 Jan 1830, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, d. Aft 1852, Greenwood, Leflore Co, LA, bur. Aft 1852, Greenwood, Leflore Co, LA; m. Alexander Earp b. 10 Aug 1832, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, d. 5 Mar 1920, Upshur Co, TX, bur. Hopewell Cemetry, Upshur Co TX
    xi.  Malinda (Ellen) Elizabeth Alexander b. 14 Dec 1832, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, d. 17 Nov 1910, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. 17 Nov1910, Moulton, Thompson Cemetery, Lawrence Co AL; m. George Washington Thompson b. 14 Dec 1825, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, d. 15 Dec 1897, Moulton, Lawrence County, AL, bur. Moulton, Thompson Cemetry, Lawrence Co AL
   xii.  Riley W Alexander b. 1 Jan 1840, Lawrence County, Alabama, d. 19 Sep 1863, Chickamauga, Walker Co, GA, bur. 1863, Chickamauga, Walker Co, GA

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