William
"William of Manor Cuninghame"
Alexander
Sr.
Born about in Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Archibald Alexander
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Thomas Alexander
Husband of
Janet (McNutt) Alexander
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Archibald Alexander, Robert Alexander, William Alexander Jr., Peter Alexander and James Alexander
Died about
at about age 73
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Dec 2011
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Biography
“ William Alexander, one of the sons of Archibald Alexander of Ballybigglemore, in the parish of Taghboyne, county Donegal, (descended from the House of MacAlexander of Tarbert in Kintyre) occupied a holding on the estate of manor Cunninghame, in Taghboyne parish.
He had four sons, Archibald, William Robert and Peter. Peter the youngest son, settled at Londonderry ; he was twice married with issue.
Sometime after his death his second wife, Jane Scott, emigrated to Kentucky with several children who there settled.
William the second son of William, grandson of Archibald of Ballybiglemore, immigrated to Philadelphia and there settled. He died without issue.
Robert the third son, emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1736 where he became a teacher of mathematics; he afterwards settled in Virginia.
Archibald, eldest son of William Alexander was born at Cunningham Manor on 4 Feb 1708. In 1736 he accompanied his brother Robert to America, settling in New Providence, in Pennsylvania. About 1747 he removed to Rockbridge in Virginia. He married twice, with 2 sons, 5 daughters by first wife and 4 sons 3 daughters by second wife.[1]
Research Notes
Appalachian Aristocracy makes the following comment: "Some researchers have his place of death as Augusta Co. VA, but there are no records to confirm this. Secondary sources about his children make no mention of his immigrating with them to the colonies. So it is more likely he died in [Ulster,] Ireland."[2]
Sources
- Source: MEMORIALS, HOUSE OF ALEXANDER BY REV. CHARLES ROGERS, Chapter XXVII (pp 86-97)
- Source: http://www.appalachianaristocracy.com/getperson.php?personID=I5788&tree=01
- The Alexander Family of Scotland, Ireland and America", compiled by Frances Austin Arnold of Carrollton, Missouri, 1896
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~0.39%
William Roberts
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23andMe, GEDmatch M288340 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A472543 [compare], Ancestry member waroberts1943
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~0.39%
Thomas Bledsoe :
23andMe, GEDmatch M951047 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YA2426950 [compare], yourDNAportal THOa7afe73c, Ancestry member thomasbledsoe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LQ6304324 [compare], FTDNA kit #887796
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~0.39%
Judith Minter :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Donnie McMains :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Xl9201125 [compare], yourDNAportal DONaeedaa78, FTDNA kit #918436
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~0.39%
Jim Campbell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #268175
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Maureen (Henigan) Rosenfeld
David Hughey Ph.D.
Alexander-8536 and Alexander-2025 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles are for William of Manor Cunnighame Alexander, son of Thomas Alexander and Marion Peadie. Birth dates approximate each other. Alexander-8536 lacks sources, but Alexander-2025 does not.
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by David Hughey Ph.D.
Maureen (Henigan) Rosenfeld
Alexander-4463 and Alexander-2234 appear to represent the same person because: They are both from Cunningham {Cunninghame) Manor
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by Maureen (Henigan) Rosenfeld
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