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William Alexander wrote his will on 7 Mar 1732.[1]
William Alexander, Jr, was born about 1674, probably Somerset County, Maryland, [2]
William Alexander, Jr, was the son of William Alexander, Sr, b. c.1646, d. by 1707 in Somerset County, Maryland, m. Ann Liston, prob. daughter of Rev. William Liston, of Letterkenny, Ireland and perhaps his wife Victoria. [2]
William Alexander married Catharine Wallace. [2]
William Alexander died 1735 in Somerset County, Maryland, [2]
Moses Alexander was born about 1694, probably Somerset County, Maryland He married Elizabeth (Robertson) Weatherly. Moses Alexander died after 1748. [2]
Pippenger notes that further ancestry beyond William Alexander, Sr, is unproven. However, he notes that some speculate that [2]
Pippenger believes that William's wife Ann Liston was a daughter of Rev. William Liston (d. c.1695) of Letterkenny, Ireland, and perhaps his wife Victoria (d. c.1698). The wills of Rev William Liston and Victoria Liston were once part of the records of the Diocese of Raphoe, now lost. [2]
Pippenger notes that Rev. Charles Rogers, in his book "Memorials of the House of Stirling and House of Alexander," suggests John of Eredy came from Tarbert Kintyre, Scotland, and his son John Alexander, Jr.'s will had the seal of the House of Kintyre MacAlisters. Rogers' work also suggests that Rev. James Alexander was the son of William Alexander, and grandson of John Alexander of Eredy, and thus brother to William Alexander of Somerset Co., Md. There is a connection of John Alexander of Eredy to County Donegal, Ireland. [2]
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