Alexander Dunlap I (1716 - 1744)

Born 1 Jan 1716 in Weter, Ulster, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Jean Ann (McFarland) Dunlap — married 1737 in Goshen County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1744 at about age 28 in Kerrs Creek, Augusta Co., Virginia colony

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Biography

Alexander Dunlap I was a Virginia colonist.

Captain Alexander Dunlap -- sometimes referred to as Alexander Dunlap "of Goshen, Virginia" ^[1] -- was born in 1712 (or 1716) and went from Pennsylvania with other settlers to a part of Augusta Co., VA called "The Pastures" in 1743 and was at the time the furthermost settler on the Virginia frontier. He was appointed Captain of Horse, but died in 1744. He married Ann(e) McFarlane/McFarland (1715-1786) in 1733. She was a descendant of Calan (or Caleb), Chief of Clan McFarlane who immigrated to Pennsylvania.^{[2] [3]}

The Dunlap family is one of the oldest and most distinguished of the Scotch-Irish Presbyterian families of the south. Several kinsmen of the name, born in Ireland, settled in Augusta Co., VA about the middle of the 18th century, and from them have sprung many prominent descendants. ^[4]

This Alexander is sometimes referred to as Alexander II because his father was also an Alexander, but Alexander I is used here because Alexander's father came from a long line of Alexanders, and this Alexander was the first of his name in America.

There is disagreement among authors over which Ann McFarland this Alexander married. Some accounts have her as Jean Ann McFarland (b. c. 1721 in Ireland), the daughter of Duncan McFarland (c. 1695-1782) and Ann (or Elizabeth) Porter (c. 1700-____).^{[5] [6]} Other accounts have her as the daughter of Robert, who married Esther Houston, and some say this Robert McFarland was the son of Duncan & Ann/Elizabeth.^{[7] [8] [9]} Even another shows her as "Elisabeth Anne" the daughter of Caleb, Chiefton of Clan MacFarlane. ^[10] But regardless of which Ann McFarland is cited, the same three children's names appear: John, Robert, and Alexander.

Hanna has these three children as:

1. John, who moved from Rockingham Co. VA to extensive holdings in Kentucky.
2. Robert "of Rockbridge" who was an ensign in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, where he was killed in 1781.
3. Col. Alexander Dunlap II who settled in Kentucky and co-founded Pisgah Church.

Sources that cite Alexander's wife as the daughter of Duncan McFarland and Ann (or Elizabeth) Porter often show a fourth child named Elizabeth Ann.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Goshen, Virginia
2. ↑ House of Dunlap by Rev. James A.M. Hanna
3. ↑ History of Woodford County, Kentucky, by William Edward Railey, Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1975, reprint of 1938 edition, Frankfort, Kentucky, pp. 150-152.
4. ↑ William E. Railey, Register of Kentucky State Historical Society, Vol. 19, No. 55 (JANUARY, 1921), p. 71-72, Published by: Kentucky Historical Society
5. ↑ We Relate: Alexander Dunlap & Ann McFarland
6. ↑ RootsWeb: Duncan McFarland
7. ↑ House of Dunlap by Rev. James A.M. Hanna
8. ↑ Annals of Bath County, by Oren Frederic Morton, 1917
9. ↑ Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol. II, by Lyman Chalkey, 1980
10. ↑ Dunlap Family Tree, descendants of William Dunlap (Dom Gulielmus de Dunlap), born in Ayrshire, Scotland cir. 1260, by Mary Page Colcord Dunlap, 1989

See also:

• SAR Membership Number: 90782
• Compendium of American Genealogy, Virkus, Vol. 5, p. 758
• Ancestry.com: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• Ancestry.com: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates Publishing.
• Ancestry.com: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850.
• Source: S1265224576 Repository: #R1250861406 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=115986231&pid=542
• Repository: R1250861406 Ancestry.com
• Family Information

Acknowledgements

• Dunlap-925 was created by Bruce Danner through the import of Southard Worley Danner family tree_2015-01-19_01.ged on Jan 19, 2015.
• Dunlap-1541 was created by Pj Patty through the import of dunlap2016-10-04.ged on Oct 4, 2016.