Individual Details
Alexander Lowrance (Lawrence)
(JULY 15, 1778 - OCTOBER 10, 1868)
Events
| Birth | JULY 15, 1778 | Rowan County, North Carolina |  | ||
| Death | OCTOBER 10, 1868 | | |||
| Miscellaneous | Elder-Thyatira Presbyterian Church - Rowan County, North Carolina |  | |
Families
| Father | John (Johannes) Lowrance (Lorentz) (1716 - 1781) |
| Mother | Anne Nichols ( - ) |
| Sibling | Andrew Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - 1813) |
| Sibling | Abraham Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Lowrance (Lawrence) Jr. ( - ) |
| Sibling | Jacob Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Joshua Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Jane Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Lowrance (Lawrence) ( - ) |
Notes
Miscellaneous
Alexander Lowrance was born July 15, 1778 and died October 10, 1868. He was the patriarch of the session. The biographical sketch in the minutes of the session says that he was a ruling elder in Thyatira for at least fifty-five years, the longest term of service ever given by an elder to Thyatira, so far as the records show.The minutes in the session book says: "In the discharge of his duties he was mild and pleasant, but firm and decided. He opposed everything that was wrong in doctrine or immoral or inconsistent in practice . . . Both by precept and example he encouraged the religious instruction of the young, and he lived to see the fruits of his labors in the conversion of his family. His sons were elders in the Presbyterian Church, some in this state and others in Tennessee."
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, "North Carolina,Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998," Digital Image of Original Record, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Accessed 24 February 2020), Will of John Lowrance, 4-20-1781
2. Walter L. Lingle, Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Rowan County, North Carolina, 1758-1948, Digital Image (Statesville, North Carolina: Brady Printing Company, 1948), 41; digital images, Internet Archive, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : Accessed 25 February 2020.
3. Walter L. Lingle, Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Rowan County, North Carolina, 1758-1948, Digital Image (Statesville, North Carolina: Brady Printing Company, 1948), 41; digital images, Internet Archive, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : Accessed 25 February 2020.
4. Walter L. Lingle, Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Rowan County, North Carolina, 1758-1948, Digital Image (Statesville, North Carolina: Brady Printing Company, 1948), 41; digital images, Internet Archive, Internet Archive (www.archive.org : Accessed 25 February 2020.