Moses Alexander (1725 - 1781)

Born 1725 in New Munster, Cecil County, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Taylor) Alexander — married 1745 in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina

Husband of Hannah (Carr) Alexander — married 1745 in Cecil, Maryland

Descendants

Died 1781 at about age 56 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Moses Alexander was a hero of early North Carolina, especially during the American Revolutionary War.

He might have begun his career as a blacksmith, near New Munster in Cecil Co, MD.

He served as a Colonel in the British Army, prior to the American Revolutionary War, either in Cecil Co, MD or in Mecklenburg Co, NC.

He married Sarah (Taylor) Alexander.

Around 1751 he left Cecil Co, MD, and moved down to Mecklenburg Co, NC, along with his sister Mary (Alexander) Miller, and his brother Zebulon Alexander. Many of his Alexander cousins also moved down to the same area. They came from New Castle, DE, Cecil Co, MD, Chester Co, PA, and Somerset Co, MD. He and many of his cousins were descendants of a branch of the family which was known as the "Seven Brothers & Two Sisters".

He worked as a Sheriff for Mecklenburg Co, NC, and later served served as High Sheriff. He is most famous for his service as a Captain, on the side of the American patriots, during the Revolutionary War.

He died abt 1779 - 1781, age abt 55-56

One account related that he died in Martin Co, NC. However his grave is not listed on the "Martin County Cemetery Survey Records" of 1940.

Another account affirmed that he was interred in Mecklenburg Co, NC. That is likely to mean that he had a grave at the original McClure Cemetery, where 158 graves out of 173 had no identification of any kind, as of 1939. His sister named Mary (Alexander) Miller was also said to have a grave in the same cemetery. He has children interred in nearby cemeteries, which are also located in Cabarrus Co, NC.

He may be buried in Old Sugar Creek Burrying Ground in an unmarked grave, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Research Notes

The only Revolutionary War service record that I could find for a Moses Alexander was the following:

Alexander, Moses; Granville County Regiment, 1776-1777, a Lt. Colonel under Col. Robert Harris.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #130703139
• J.D. Lewis Rev War Database, Capt Moses Alexander