Alexander
Benjamin
Lea
Born in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Lea
and Elizabeth Ann (Roddye) Lea
Brother of
Sarah Anne (Lea) Felder, James Squire Lea, Cecilia (Lea) Lattimore, Sarah Ann (Lea) Harper, George Roddye Lea and Franklin William Lea
Husband of
Mary Ann (May) Lea
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Mary (Lea) McElveen, Benjamin Lattimore Lea, James Thomas Lea and Alexander Joseph Lea
Died
at age 73
in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2011
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Alexander Lea served for Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812
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Biography
Alexander Lea, born 1791 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, died in Texas, married Mary Ann May c.1815 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. She may have been the daughter of Thomas and Mary Lea.[1]
Source: Casey, Albert Eugene. Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs. Birmingham (Alabama): Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1957, p.566. Print. _______________
War of 1812 Service Records Name: Alexander Lea Company: 13 REG'T (NIXON'S) MISSISSIPPI MILITIA. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE Roll Box: 123 Roll Exct: 602[2]
Sources
- ↑ http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=23031&id=I042332
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=caswellcounty&id=I54193
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Dale Ray 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cdr2000
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~1.56%
David Lea :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member david_lea84
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~1.56%
Halla (Tellyer) Johnson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tellyer2
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