Born in Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Zaccheus Wilson
and Martha (Armstrong) Wilson
Sister of
Samuel Wilson, Zaccheus Wilson Jr., Annie Wilson, James Wilson, Joseph Wilson, David Carroll Wilson, John Wilson, William Wilson, Isaac Wilson, Margaret Wilson [half], Henry Wilson, Mary Wilson, Margaret (Wilson) Calhoun [half], Margaret Wilson [half], Dorcas Wilson, Ellender Wilson, Zaccheus Wilson and William Wilson [half]
Wife of
Stephen Alexander
— married
18 Sep 1771 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Alexander, Prudence (Alexander) McLeary, Sarah (Alexander) Allen, Clarissa Alexander, Margaret Alexander, Mary Alexander, Ewell Wilson Alexander, C. W. Alexander, Martha (Alexander) Allison and Stephen Alexander Jr.
Died
at age 89
in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2012
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Biography
Zaccheus Wilson had a younger sister who married Capt. Stephen Alexander, who survived till the age of 90—the chronicler of her region.[1]
Sources
- ↑ .The Mecklenburg declaration of independence, May 20, 1775, and lives of its signers. pp. 117 http://www.electricscotland.com/history/america/mecklenburg.pdf
- Pension application of Stephen Alexander. Transcribed by Will Graves
http://revwarapps.org/w20583.pdf
- Source: S69 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1
- Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
- Martha Wilson's birth date and place furnished by Jean Wilson, Santa Fe, New Mexico in e mail message dated 23 March 2000. Parents names were also provided, citing as her source, "Drapers' Manuscripts 2FF-2GG, Chapter XVII, p. 210, article on her brother, Zaccheus, Jr. (signer of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Art Black 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A360348 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~18.75%
George Gunn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A364935 [compare], Ancestry member lindamniehaus
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~1.56%
Lorraine (Wilson-Butts) Wilson :
23andMe, GEDmatch T334285 [compare]
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~1.56%
Margie (Brawley) Matlock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A688162 [compare], Ancestry member ndwal
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~1.56%
~9.38%
L (Gunn) Niehaus :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A245505 [compare], Ancestry member lindamniehaus
-
~0.78%
A (L) Langford :
23andMe, GEDmatch UA7481339 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WE8091275 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Howard Carlson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M403052 [compare], yourDNAportal HOW26f8c020
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~0.78%
Judy (Clark) Masur :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JudyMasur
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~0.78%
Dean Harbert :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Darla Cochran :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A345018 [compare], Ancestry member Darde001
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~0.78%
Nancy Saxon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A256561 [compare], Ancestry member ndwal
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A256561 [compare], Ancestry member ndwal, FTDNA kit #582288
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~0.78%
Tim Bryant :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A634216 [compare], Ancestry member TB39
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Stephen Cagle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TL5218356 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Juanell (Heard) Smitherman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WW1545718 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Gary Lowe :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T740843 [compare], FTDNA kit #265543
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~0.39%
Cherisse Unger :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Chuck Gibson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T600242 [compare], yourDNAportal CHAd1e105ae, FTDNA kit #216618
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David Hughey Ph.D.
Wilson-8919 and Wilson-8914 appear to represent the same person because: same birth and death dates. Martha's brother was a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
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