Gerard
Alexander
II
Born about in Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Gerard Alexander
and Mary (Dent) Alexander
Brother of
Mary Ann (Alexander) Noble, Robert Alexander Sr., Philip G. Alexander, George Dent Alexander and Nancy Ann (Alexander) Lewis
Husband of
Jane (Ashton) Alexander
— married
after 1757 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ashton Alexander, Gerard Alexander III, Elizabeth Ashton Alexander, Mary Dent (Alexander) Stith, Sarah Ashton Alexander, Jane Ashton Alexander, Sidney Alexander, Henry Ashton Alexander, Philip Alexander and John Alexander
Died before
before about age 62
in Berkeley County, Virginia, United States
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Biography
This profile is part of the Alexander Name Study.
Gerard Alexander was born about 1738 in Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia, son of Gerard Alexander (about 1713–about 1761) and Mary Dent (about 1715–about 1793).
Gerard (18) and Jane Ashton (7) were married in 1757. Jane was born after 1749 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Henry Ashton and Jane (Alexander) Spooner. Their known children were:
- Ashton Alexander (about 1769–1855)
- Gerard Alexander (1773–1853)
- Elizabeth Ashton Alexander (after 1774–about 1821)
- Mary Dent Alexander (1777–about 1826)
- Sarah Ashton Alexander (1784–1846)
- Jane Ashton Alexander (after 1785–after 1834)
- Sidney Alexander (after 1786–1832)
- Henry Ashton Alexander (after 1787–before 1800)
- Philip Alexander (after 1788–after 1821)
- John Alexander (after 1789– )
Gerard passed away before 16 Apr 1800 in Berkeley County, Virginia, United States, aged about 61.
Sources
- WB 1, pp. 387-388
- Frederick County, VA
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Alexander-1297 created through the import of MOORMAN FAMILY.GED on May 31, 2011 by Mary Elizabeth Stewart. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mary Elizabeth and others.
- Alexander-7197 was created by Robert Wallach through the import of Wallach.ftmb_2015-10-31_01.ged on Oct 31, 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gerard 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 Gerard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gerard 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 Gerard:
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~1.56%
Mary Elizabeth Stewart
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A102471 [compare], Ancestry member MaryEStewart
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A102471 [compare], FTDNA kit #309095
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~1.56%
Robert Wallach :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A953502 [compare]
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~0.78%
Earlene Davison :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A665196 [compare]
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Mary Elizabeth Stewart
The 1746 birthdate belongs to a different Gerard, the son of John Alexander and Susanna Pearson. Marriage date is also wrong,
posted
by Mary Elizabeth Stewart
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