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James Alexander (abt. 1690 - bef. 1779)

James Alexander
Born about in Manokin Hundred, Somerset County, Marylandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1713 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1745 in Cecil County, Marylandmap
Husband of — married 1746 in Chester County, Pennsylvaniamap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 89 in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, USAmap [uncertain]
Profile last modified | Created 4 Feb 2012
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Biography

U.S. Southern Colonies Project logo
James Alexander was a Maryland colonist.
1776 Project
James Alexander performed Patriotic Service in Maryland in the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
James Alexander is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001176.


James Alexander was born between 1690 and 1695 in Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland.[1]

He married first Margaret McKnitt Alexander (1693 - 1736)

James and Margaret were the parents of nine children:

  1. Jemimah
  2. Esther
  3. Theophilius
  4. Edith/10 Jan 1718
  5. Keziah/9 May 1720 (Mrs Walter Sharpe)
  6. Hezekiah South/13 Jan 1721
  7. Ezekial/17 Jun 1724
  8. Jemima/9 Jan 1727 (Mrs James Sharpe)
  9. Amos
  10. John
  11. Margaret/6 Jun 1736


He married second Abigail Wallace McNitt

He married third Sophia LKU

He died May 31, 1779, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Burial: Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, New Castle County Delaware, USA

Research Notes

He was killed by Tories on his property, was sheriff of Mecklenburg, and patriot. US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Three separate records all state that he was born in 1690. US Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

About James "The Yeoman" Alexander A Patriot of the American Revolution for MARYLAND. DAR Ancestor # A001176 from Susan Shields Sasek's research page

James Robert Alexander Will 17 Jun 1772 , Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland James "the Yeoman's" Will, 1772 Son of Joseph "the Tanner" This will of James "the yeoman" was contributed by David Moore, who transcribed it from the Maryland records. A written transcription of the will can be found in Maryland Wills, Liber C. C., Folio 10. WILL of JAMES ALEXANDER, yeoman Elkton, Cecil County Maryland Maryland Wills. Liber C. C. Folio 10

I, James Alexander, of Ciecil County, in Mariland, yeoman, being of sound mind and memory thanks to god, but caling to mind my mortal state do make and ordain this my last will and testament, viz. I give my soul into the hand of God who gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Decent maner at the Discretion of my Executors, and touching such worldly goods wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of the same in the Folowing maner. Imprimis: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Abigail my bed and beding and one cow, and whereas there is a contract of marriage in writing between us wherein I oblidged myself to give her the sum of sixty pounds at my death & she oblidged herself to take it in room of her dowry, it is my will and pleasure that she have it with the things above mentioned as also House room and firewood leave, and the use of a small meadow before my door, as also my barn meadow as long as she pleases to occupy them herself. Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved grandson George Alexander his Heirs and Assigns all the folowing part of my land, to wit: begining at a marked chestnut tree standing on the east side of the great road about eight perches to the north of the head of my orchard, thence running south Eighty-Nine degrees to the mouth of a small run that falls into Christeen, thence north seventy degrees east until it intersects the outside line of my land, thence north along my line to a marked chestnut standing on the south bank of the Christeen, thence north-northwest to a marked chestnut, thence west by lands of John Alexander to the above said great road, thence southward along said great road to the place of begining, together with all the improvements and appertainances theronto belonging, Except a dam and drean for watering meadow as it now stands on the lower part of Christeen within the above premises and is here excepted. Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Josiah Alexander his heirs and assigns all the folowing part of my land, to wit, begining at the Mouth of a small run on the east side of Elk River next above Huckleberry Hill, thence runing on a streight line to a Mulbery tree standing on the great road and bearing due East fifty-three perch for the spring of the above ad. Run, thence northward by ad. road untill it intersects the outside line of my land, thence west by land of John Robison and Joseph Young to a marked whiteoak on the Bank of Elk River, thence down the same the several courses thereof to the first begining, together with all the improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and also the bed and beding he now lies in, and also one-third part of all the Pewter Dishes and Iron Pots about my house, and also one black heifer and also one black horse. Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Amos Alexander his heirs and assigns all the remaining part of my lands and tenements lying in New Monster with all the improvements thereon with water leave above excepted. Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son, Sezekiel [Ezekiel] Alexander, his heirs and assigns all that tract of my land lying on Long Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina togather with all the improvements thereon together with one year old horse colt and also ten pounds in money. And it is my will that if my son Ezekiel dies in his minority then the above ad. land given him to be the property of my two grandsons, viz. James [R.] Alexander son of Hezekiah Alexander, and Amos Alexander son of Amos Alexander, and given to them when they shall arive to the age of twenty-one years. and to be equally divided between them according to quantity and quality. Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Hezekiah Alexander the sum of five pounds. Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son John McNit Alexander the sum of five pounds. Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Jemima Sharp the sum of forty pounds. [Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Abigail Bradley five pounds. -- missing from the copy on p.25 of “The Alexanders Who Stayed in MD”] Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Margaret McCoy the sum of five pounds. [Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth Sample the sum of 5 pounds--missing from p.25 of “The Alexanders Who Stayed in MD”] and it is my will and pleasure that all the remainder of my estate be equally divided among all my children, viz. Hezekiah, Amos, John, Josiah, Ezekiel, Jemima, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Margaret, and I do hereby constitute and apoint my two sons, Amos Alexander and Josiah Alexander, and Hezekiah South my only and sole executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills and testaments, gifts, legices, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will & testament James Alexander (SEAL) In the presence of John Alexander Andrew Work John McGregor[2]


Sources

  1. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52810996/james-robert-alexander : accessed 01 April 2022), memorial page for James Robert “The Yeoman” Alexander (1690–31 May 1779), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52810996, citing Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA ; Maintained by Kathleen Tibbitts (maiden name Boucher) (contributor 47421902) .
  2. "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YZC-9SRF?cc=1803986&wc=SNY8-T3J%3A146535501%2C147052501 : 20 May 2014), Cecil > Wills 1777-1810 vol 3-6 > image 54 of 650; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
  • Wells, George Harlan, "History of the Wells and Allied Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware," Philadelphia Pa., 1958.
  • Biographical sketches of the early settlers of the Hopewell section and reminiscences of the pioneers and their descendants by families by Alexander, John Brevard, 1834
  • "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-2HW4 : 20 February 2021), James Alexander, 01 Oct 1778; citing 01 Oct 1778, Maryland, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,313.




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In the BIO above "He was killed by Tories on his property, was sheriff of Mecklenburg" is information that is also in Francis Bradley (Abigail Alexander 1748-1817's husband) BIO and his FindaGrave Memorial #5026589.
posted by Patricia Stenbak
Alexander-8543 and Alexander-2269 appear to represent the same person because: These are two profiles of James "the Yeoman" Alexander. Same birth and death dates and places. Same wife.
posted by David Hughey Ph.D.
Hi David

That source you added for this profile is a user generated online tree - with no sources. Please find better sources for pre-1700 profiles - see Research Before Editing and Pre-1700 Self-Certification which says user-generated family trees are not a sufficient source for a WikiTree profile.

I look forward to seeing some better sources on this profile,

Happy WikiTreeing

Maryann

Alexander-5007 and Alexander-2269 appear to represent the same person because: same name, birthplace, death year, spouse - these look like they are the same man
posted by Karen Lowe
Alexander-6263 and Alexander-5990 appear to represent the same person because: same person, read bio's
posted by [Living McQueen]
Alexander-5990 and Alexander-2269 appear to represent the same person because: One of the several birth dates for 5992 matches the birth date in the profile of 2269. That looked like the only apparent conflict. I think they can be merged.
Alexander-5990 and Alexander-2269 are not ready to be merged because: birth dates differ, as do some family details. I adopted this entry in my family ancestry from someone's abandoned GEDCOM search. Did you your info? i.e. do we both need to research this personally before merging, or do you have personal research knowledge of some of these facts? Thanks! we are dancing in the same spot...just want to have the best info down on the person. JEE
posted by John Elliott