Simpson
R
Alexander
Born about in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Margaret (Alexander) Ray, Angus Alexander, Jonathan Alexander, Jesse Alexander and Margaret Alexander
Husband of
Delilah M (Jackson) Alexander
— married
May 1823 in Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Franklin Alexander, Eliza Alexander, Eldridge Alexander, Jefferson Alexander, Sharlott Alexander, Adaline C. Alexander, Susan Alexander, Oregon Columbus Alexander and Rufus Williford Alexander
Died
at about age 79
in Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Apr 2017
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Biography
Simpson Alexander was born in South Carolina.
Simpson R. ("S.R.") Alexander[1] was the son of Randolph Alexander and Lydia Simpson Jackson. He married Delilah M. Jackson, his second cousin (they shared a great-grandfather, Ralph Jackson). S.R. was a slave holder. In 1850 and 1860, he was holding people enslaved in Weakley County, Tennessee.
Sources
- ↑ Per Alexander-Jackson research Danette Alexander: "I have found no documentation showing Simpson R Alexander's middle name is Randolph. All documentation I have found shows that he used his name 3 different ways: S. R. Alexander, Simpson R. Alexander and Simpson Alexander."
- FamilySearch Person: 2M4V-HP1
- 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840," citing Page: 294; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M704; Digital film/folder number: 005154902; FHL microfilm: 0024547; Image number: 1170, (FamilySearch Record: XHYG-VZH : accessed 28 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYTR-S1P6, S R Alexander in Weakley, Tennessee, United States.
- 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 27; Digital film/folder number: 004206056_002_M9C6-Z7X; FHL microfilm: 444855; Image number: 223; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01136-2, (FamilySearch Record: MC63-773 : accessed 28 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q33-7MB, S R Alexander (55) in Weakley, Tennessee, United States. Born in South Carolina.
- 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," citing Page: 328; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171456; FHL microfilm: 805278; Image number: 125; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01822-2, (FamilySearch Record: M8YQ-TN2 : accessed 28 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSX-9SRV, S R Alexander (65) at 6th Civil District, Weakley, Tennessee, United States. Born in South Carolina.
- 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870," citing Page: 9; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 11; Digital film/folder number: 004275540_001_M9CN-ZB3; FHL microfilm: 000553069; Image number: 174; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01566-1, (FamilySearch Record: MD88-S5X : accessed 28 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D8MF-K8, Simpson Alexander (75) head of household in Weakley, Tennessee, United States. Born in South Carolina.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Simpson 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 Simpson:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Simpson 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 Simpson:
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~1.56%
Sarah (Stephens) Kroh
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A104835 [compare], Ancestry member sarah_kroh
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~1.56%
Brandy Bennett :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A612907 [compare], Ancestry member brandyljordan
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #185131
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~1.56%
Darlisa Black :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RF4096010 [compare], Ancestry member DarlisaMayBlack
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~1.56%
Bill Watts :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Reba (Duckett) Mahaney :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T528972 [compare], FTDNA kit #611994
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~1.56%
Luther Duckett :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T306340 [compare], FTDNA kit #611993
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~0.78%
Sarah Black :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch G649629 [compare], Ancestry member sarah_van_tinteren
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch G649629 [compare], yourDNAportal SARd1cec162
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~0.78%
Karen (Mahaney) Raichle :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T040396 [compare], FTDNA kit #532466
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~0.78%
William Mahaney :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T060822 [compare], FTDNA kit #675024
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~0.78%
Sara (Mahaney) Poland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T233816 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK11411
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~0.78%
Susan (Mahaney) Cowart :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T117946 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK11412
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