Henry and Jane lived in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on Nomini Creek in Cople Parish.They probably worshipped at Yeocomico Church, the oldest church in Westmoreland County.
Henry and Jane had three children, Henry Alexander (1757-1806), Sarah, and Jane Alexander.
After Henry's death, Jane married George Wilson Spooner and had George William Barnadiston Spooner. [1]
Jane Alexander, widow of Henry Ashton married second, George Wilson Spooner. See: Westmoreland County Fiduciary Account Book 4/199, 31 Aug 1764. "George Wilson Spooner m. Jane, widow and administratrix of Henry Ashton who d. intestate." [5]
WikiTree profile Alexander-1286 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.
King, George Harrison Sanford. Register of St. Paul's Parish 1715-1798, Stafford County, Virginia 1715-1776, King George County, Virginia 1777-1798. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1960.
Pippenger, Wesley E. John Alexander, A Northern Neck Proprietor. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1990.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
There is a deed from her son Henry Alexander Ashton of King George Co. to his minor brother George William Barnadiston Spooner in trust to William Alexander of Prince William Co. until G. W. B. Spooner comes of age, dated 2 July 1781 in King George Co. Deeds, Inventories and Appointments, Vol 6 (1745-1785), p. 309.