Individual Details

James "the Carpenter" Alexander

(1 Jan 1685 - 17 Jun 1717)

James married his paternal first cousin once removed, Mary Steele, daughter of James and Mary Alexander Steele. Jame's "the carpenter", previously referred to as "the farmer", will was filed 12 July 1717 in New Castle County, Delaware, (book C, VolI, page 103), naming wife Mary, father-in-law John Steele yeoman of New Castle, Delaware, brother Francis Alexander "the weaver" of Cecil County, Maryland, and sons John, Joseph and Francis. A Samuel Alexander, most likely Jame's father was witness to the will.

Events

Birth1 Jan 1685Pocomoke, Annamessex, Somerset, Maryland, British America
MarriageAbt 1711Cecil, Maryland, British America - Mary Steele
Death17 Jun 1717New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, British America
Probate12 Jul 1717New Castle, Delaware, British America
OccupationCarpenter and farmer
BurialBethel Cemetery, Chesapeake City, British America

Families

SpouseMary Steele (1689 - 1717)
ChildJoseph Alexander (1712 - 1769)
ChildJohn Alexander (1714 - 1802)
FatherSamuel Alexander (1657 - 1733)
MotherMary Taylor (1657 - 1733)
SiblingMartin Alexander (1687 - 1750)
SiblingSarah Alexander (1690 - 1760)
SiblingFrancis Alexander (1693 - 1760)
SiblingMary Lowry Alexander (1695 - 1772)
SiblingAndrew Alexander (1697 - 1782)
SiblingSamuel Alexander Jr. (1699 - 1724)
SiblingMarsh Moses Alexander (1700 - )

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

2. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

3. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number: 544.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCM.

4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

5. Ancestry.com, Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Wills of New Castle County, Delaware, 1682-1854; Index to Wills, 1682-1885; Probate Place: New Castle, Delaware.

6. Ancestry.com, Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Wills of New Castle County, Delaware, 1682-1854; Index to Wills, 1682-1885; Probate Place: New Castle, Delaware.

7. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).