Rachel (Davidson) Alexander (abt. 1730 - aft. 1795)

Born about 1730 in Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of James John Alexander — married 1754 in North Carolina

Descendants

Died after 1795 after about age 65 in Davidson, Tennessee

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Biography

Name

Name: Rachael /Davidson/^[1]

Children

John and Rachel (Davidson) Alexander had two sons and two daughters that we know of:

1. James, b 23 Dec 1756; d 28 Jun 1844 Bee Tree Gap, Buncombe, NC; m Rhoda Cunningham 19 Mar 1782 Allison's Creek, York County, SC, daughter of Humphrey Cunningham and Rhoda Simeral/Summerville.
2. Ann, b 30 Jun 1763 Rowan Co (now Mecklenburg), NC; d aft 23 Jan 1843 Carroll Co, TN (or York District, SC); m John B. Cunningham 28 Feb 1782 York District, SC, b 1758 York District, SC, d 6 Mar 1783, son of Humphrey Cunningham and Rhoda Simeral; m (2) William Patterson 6 Dec 1786 Lincoln Co, TN; m (3) John Holmes c 1795; m (4) James Craig 17 Nov 1814 Maury Co, TN.
3. Thomas, b c 1770; d 14 Oct 1854 Williamson Co, TN; m Elizabeth (Betsy) Vance Davidson, b 1 Jul 1775, d 1843 Williamson Co, TN, daughter of William and Margaret (McConnell) Davidson; removed with parents to TN, settled on Harpeth River near present day Nashville (now Williamson County); Thomas declared a lunatic of Davidson Co, TN, in 1853, a year before he died; at the time he was "about 83 and in infirm health". October, 1851 - "Deposition of William M. Alexander - Thomas owned 100 acres in Davidson County and 200 acres in Williamson County and 15 slaves. Thomas was wasting his estate. Thomas was declared incompetent. Power of Attorney was given to Lazarus J. Alexander (son of William M. Alexander) of Davidson County, TN, in regard to the sale of Thomas Alexander's property. "Wm. M., son of Thomas, deceased, consents to probate by Isaac Ivy of Last Will and Testament of Thomas Alexander."^[2]
4. Mary, b 4 Jul 1778 in NC; d 25 Jul 1869 Robertson Co, TN; m Robert A. Neill 14 Sep 1797 Buncombe Co, NC.

Research Note

Unable to locate any records on Family Search within the time frame indicated with the dates on this profile. Bittner-246 09:42, 9 July 2017 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S00019 Page: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=5826086&pid=-1388266834
2. ↑ Williamson County court minute book 1, p. 299 - 4 Oct 1854, p. 240, William contests validity of will.

See also:

• Family Sketch of John Alexander information came from Foster Sondley, who is a grandson of James Michell and Nancy Foster Alexander, being the only son of their daughter Harriette, who married twice; the first time to a Mr. Elisha Ray, the second time to a Mr. Sondley.
• Alexander Family History
• http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dzrachelalexander.html, accessed 26 May 2021
• https://caswellcountync.org/getperson.php?personID=I1368&tree=tree1, accessed 17 Jun 2023

• Source: S00019 Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R00001 NOTEPublic Member Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.), This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. CONT .
• Repository: R00001 Name: NAME Ancestry.com ADDR http://www.Ancestry.com NOTE Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Davidson-1171 created through the import of davidson ftm file 2011-07-26.ged on Jul 26, 2011 by Jeffrey Davidson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeffrey and others.