Alexander Freehold Sanders (abt.1800-abt.1862)

Alexander Freehold Sanders

Born about 1800 in Monongalia County, Virginia (now Preston County, West Virginia), United States

Son of John Sanders and [mother unknown]

Brother of Hiram Sanders, Elizabeth Caroline (Sanders) Shahan, Rachel (Sanders) Nuce and Catharine (Sanders) Wotring

Husband of Susanna (Spessard) Sanders — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of John S. Sanders, Christina (Sanders) Goff, Peter Sanders, Catharine (Sanders) Knotts, Mary Magdaline (Sanders) Shaffer, David William Sanders, Alexander Bingamon Sanders and Susannah Margaret (Sanders) Chambers

Died about 1862 at about age 62 [location unknown]

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Biography

Alexander Sanders lived in Appalachia, in West Virginia.

. Born and died in Preston County, West Virginia

son of John Sanders (not Hiram Sanders as reported in Morton's 1914 History of Preston County, WV).

Alexander Sanders appears in the Preston County personal property tax lists 1818-1850 most years from 1821-1850. He appears in the Preston County land tax lists 1821-1850 from 1828-1850 when he was taxed on 100 acres on Cheat River Hill which he had received from John Hoye.

1830 residence Preston County, VA (now WV); 1840 residence Preston County, VA (now WV); 1850 residence District 45, Preston County, VA (now WV); 1860 residence District 4, Preston County, VA (now WV)

Sources

"The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, "A History of Preston County West Virginia" Oren F. Morton 1914, Harrison County WV court records, U.S. census returns.
"Land Records of Preston County, West Virginia", Courthouse, Kingwood, West Virginia; Transfers of undivided interests of Catharine Saunders Knotts and Mary Saunders Shaver as heirs at law to all the real estate their father Alexander Saunders died seized of, to Alexander B. Saunders, Jr.; Deed Book 29 Page 101; December 2, 1862.
"Land Records of Preston County, West Virginia", Courthouse, Kingwood, West Virginia; Transfers of undivided interests of Peter Saunders and Susannah M. Saunders Chambers as heirs at law to all the real estate their father, Alexander Saunders died seized of, to Alexander B. Saunders; Deed Book 29 Page 104; April 21, 1863.
"Land Records of Preston County, West Virginia", Courthouse, Kingwood, West Virginia; Transfers of undivided interests of John S. Saunders and Christiana Steringer Goff as heirs at law to all the real estate their father, Alexander Saunders died seized of, to Alexander B. Saunders; Deed Book 29 Page 109; January 29, 1867.
"Land Records of Preston County, West Virginia", Courthouse, Kingwood, West Virginia; Transfer of the undivided interest of David W. Sanders, deceased, as heir at law to the real estate of Alexander Sanders, to A. B. Sanders; Deed Book 53 Page 212; June 2, 1880.
1862 Land Book (Real Estate Tax Record) of Preston County; Courthouse, Kingwood, West Virginia; Alexander Sanders taxed for 100 acres.
1863 Land Book (Real Estate Tax Record) of Preston County; Courthouse, Kingwood, West Virginia; Alexander Sanders heirs taxed for 75 acres.
family Bible

“The Aurora Documents,” Karl K. Gower, 1957

Preston County, WV Personal Property Tax Lists 1818-1850, transcribed by Roy L. Lockhart

Preston County, WV Land Tax Lists 1821-1850, transcribed by Roy L. Lockhart

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander 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 Alexander: