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John Alexander
(Abt 1604 - 1677)
== Biography == '''This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by merging multiple GEDCOM uploads and needs to be edited.''' John Alexander ... No more info is currently available for John Alexander. Can you add to his biography? == Sources == * WikiTree profile Alexander-2567 created through the import of HoulgateExportLegacy2012.ged on Jun 18, 2012 by [[Houlgate-1 | Laurence Houlgate]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Alexander-2153 Changes page] for the details of edits. * WikiTree profile Alexander-2905 created through the import of CJB001.ged on Jul 18, 2012 by [[Becker-1060 | Christopher Becker]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Alexander-2153 Changes page] for the details of edits. * WikiTree profile Alexander-3688 created through the import of Powers-White-Beddo Lines_2013-03-17_01.ged on Mar 17, 2013 by [[Powers-1339 | Jerry Powers]].See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Alexander-2153 Changes page] for the details of edits. === Acknowledgments === * Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jerry and others. ---- == Research Notes == === Birth === : Birth: :: Date: 1604 :: Place: Tarbert, Kentyre, Scotland : Birth: :: Date: 1603 :: Place: Berwickshire, Scotland (?) Found multiple copies of BIRTH DATE. Using 1604 === Death === : Death: :: Date: 1677 : Death: :: Date: ABT 1641 :: Place: Eridy, Donegal County, Ireland Found multiple copies of DEATH DATE. Using 1677 Array === Note === : Note: [Alexander to Godfrey.FTW] :: John Alexander married Miss Grahame and sold his home, GARTMORE, in:: Scotland and emigrated to America in 1690 ..setteling in Stafford County, :: VA.[alexander8.FTW] :: John Alexander married Miss Grahame and sold his home, GARTMORE, in:: Scotland and emigrated to America in 1690 ..setteling in Stafford County, :: VA.[alexander8.FTW] :: [alexander7.FTW] :: Alex Pioneers "From the time of Elizabeth the English :: Govermentwasperiodicaly plagued by t he native Irish who:: wereantagonistic,combative and often lawless; constantly demanding freeed:: omand selfgorverment. Durn the reign of Jamesl, !st a Protestant ruler :: --Heconcieved the ide a with populating the counties of Ulster, in :: theNorthof Ireland, with a different nationality ,charasteistics:: and,religiouscreed. Consequentlyl, in 1610, he confiacated vast tracts :: oflan d inUlster: disposessing the owners and banishing them from :: thatlarge area.Ulster was parcell ed out in larg tracts to :: certainProprietors, wo werelargely English orScots. :: One of these was the Scot, John Alexander whose descendants:: havebeenfairly well establishe d -- some of whom finally migrated to :: thiscountryand ultimately settled in the Shenadoah Vall y area. :: Maryland Herldic Famalies " (There is a paragraph :: onAndrewAlexander)..... of of the sam e ancient family as William :: thefirstEarl of Stirling descended also the Earls of Caledon ,Tyr :: oneCo.Ireland. From him descended Nathaniel Alexander:: ofLondonderrym.Elizabeth McClintock o f Dunmore, Donegal Co. and had:: thefollowing:1.William, had son Robert who left sons, 2. Rober t who:: leftseveralchildren, 3. Eliza wife ofJosias Dupre, Esq. 4.James b. 1736, :: satinParliame nt for Londonderry from 1772-1789. :: 1. John Alexander b. 1590 in Scotland, married ? b. abt 1590 :: 2. Robert Alexander b. 1610 in Stirling, Scotland d. in :: Drumquin, Tyrone, Ireland m. Mary Hamilton b. abot 1600 in :: Scotland or Ireland? m. abt 1630 in Scotland :: 3. James Alexander b. 1634 in Scotland d. 17 Nov 1704 in :: Donegal, Ireland m.Mary Maxwell b. abt 1635 in Raphoe, :: Donegal, Ireland m. in Ireland? :: This James would be the Rev. James Alexander . :: Dorthy Busby " John Alexander b. 1603Stirling, Scotland :: sonofWilliam Alexander Earl o f Stirling and Janet Erskineof:: MarmarriedElizabeth Grahame in 1623 emigrated to America i n 1659 to VA :: d.1677Stafford Co., VA children: :: William b. 1624 d. 1715 Cecil Co., MD :: Robert b. 1625 d. ? Westmoreland Co, MD :: *John b. 1627 d. Oct. 1677 Granville Co., NC :: Elizabeth b. 1632 d. :: Sarah b. 1655 d. ? :: Philip b. 1664 d. 1705 Stafford Co., VA (am uncertain about :: last2children...may be chil drenof William or Robert) :: Memorials ""The name Eredy closely resembles Eradall, one of :: themerklands in South Kintyre , granted by James III in 1484:: toTarlachMacAlexander of Tarbert (Reg. Sig., lib. X., 9 ,refer ence)." :: ItsaysSir William Alexander of Menstry, afterwards Earl :: ofStirling,maintained a corre spondence with his relatives in:: Kintyre.......in1629, the original settlers included John Ale xander of :: Eredy;hereceived new titles to the land which was chiefly :: appropriatedtoScottish se ttlers (Hill's Montgomery MSS, p183). :: Lee "1.4.John ALEXANDER m. Agnes GRAHAM, (daughter of:: RobertGRAHAM).John died C. 1641. Agnes: Agnes Graham was the only dau. :: ofRobert Grahamof Gartmore :: 1.4.1.Janet ALEXANDER. Janet was charged to enter herself heir :: toheruncle GilbertGraha m in the lands of Gartmore. :: . Scotts " William ALEXANDER Sir. b. C.1567 d. 21 FEB 1639/40m.03 :: JAN 1601 Janet Ersk ine Children John ALEXANDERb. _____ d. C.1641 :: m.Agnes GRAHAM :: Lee Parker John ALEXANDER m. Agnes GRAHAM, (daughter :: ofRobertGRAHAM). John died C . 1641. Agnes: Agnes Graham was the :: onlydau. ofRobert Graham of Gartmore :: . Robert Duggan jr. John Alexander,b.c:: 1590,Tarbert,Kintyre,Scotland whose children we re William***, and seven :: othersons (I havealso Phillip, Robert, and John
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
== Biography ==
'''This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by merging multiple GEDCOM uploads and needs to be edited.'''
John Alexander ... No more info is currently available for John Alexander. Can you add to his biography?
== Sources ==
* WikiTree profile Alexander-2567 created through the import of HoulgateExportLegacy2012.ged on Jun 18, 2012 by [[Houlgate-1 | Laurence Houlgate]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Alexander-2153 Changes page] for the details of edits.
* WikiTree profile Alexander-2905 created through the import of CJB001.ged on Jul 18, 2012 by [[Becker-1060 | Christopher Becker]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Alexander-2153 Changes page] for the details of edits.
* WikiTree profile Alexander-3688 created through the import of Powers-White-Beddo Lines_2013-03-17_01.ged on Mar 17, 2013 by [[Powers-1339 | Jerry Powers]].See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Alexander-2153 Changes page] for the details of edits.
=== Acknowledgments ===
* Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jerry and others.
----
== Research Notes ==
=== Birth ===
: Birth:
:: Date: 1604
:: Place: Tarbert, Kentyre, Scotland
: Birth:
:: Date: 1603
:: Place: Berwickshire, Scotland (?)
Found multiple copies of BIRTH DATE. Using 1604
=== Death ===
: Death:
:: Date: 1677
: Death:
:: Date: ABT 1641
:: Place: Eridy, Donegal County, Ireland
Found multiple copies of DEATH DATE. Using 1677 Array
=== Note ===
: Note: [Alexander to Godfrey.FTW]
:: John Alexander married Miss Grahame and sold his home, GARTMORE, in:: Scotland and emigrated to America in 1690 ..setteling in Stafford County,
:: VA.[alexander8.FTW]
:: John Alexander married Miss Grahame and sold his home, GARTMORE, in:: Scotland and emigrated to America in 1690 ..setteling in Stafford County,
:: VA.[alexander8.FTW]
:: [alexander7.FTW]
:: Alex Pioneers "From the time of Elizabeth the English
:: Govermentwasperiodicaly plagued by t he native Irish who:: wereantagonistic,combative and often lawless; constantly demanding freeed:: omand selfgorverment. Durn the reign of Jamesl, !st a Protestant ruler
:: --Heconcieved the ide a with populating the counties of Ulster, in
:: theNorthof Ireland, with a different nationality ,charasteistics:: and,religiouscreed. Consequentlyl, in 1610, he confiacated vast tracts
:: oflan d inUlster: disposessing the owners and banishing them from
:: thatlarge area.Ulster was parcell ed out in larg tracts to
:: certainProprietors, wo werelargely English orScots.
:: One of these was the Scot, John Alexander whose descendants:: havebeenfairly well establishe d -- some of whom finally migrated to
:: thiscountryand ultimately settled in the Shenadoah Vall y area.
:: Maryland Herldic Famalies " (There is a paragraph
:: onAndrewAlexander)..... of of the sam e ancient family as William
:: thefirstEarl of Stirling descended also the Earls of Caledon ,Tyr
:: oneCo.Ireland. From him descended Nathaniel Alexander:: ofLondonderrym.Elizabeth McClintock o f Dunmore, Donegal Co. and had:: thefollowing:1.William, had son Robert who left sons, 2. Rober t who:: leftseveralchildren, 3. Eliza wife ofJosias Dupre, Esq. 4.James b. 1736,
:: satinParliame nt for Londonderry from 1772-1789.
:: 1. John Alexander b. 1590 in Scotland, married ? b. abt 1590
:: 2. Robert Alexander b. 1610 in Stirling, Scotland d. in
:: Drumquin, Tyrone, Ireland m. Mary Hamilton b. abot 1600 in
:: Scotland or Ireland? m. abt 1630 in Scotland
:: 3. James Alexander b. 1634 in Scotland d. 17 Nov 1704 in
:: Donegal, Ireland m.Mary Maxwell b. abt 1635 in Raphoe,
:: Donegal, Ireland m. in Ireland?
:: This James would be the Rev. James Alexander .
:: Dorthy Busby " John Alexander b. 1603Stirling, Scotland
:: sonofWilliam Alexander Earl o f Stirling and Janet Erskineof:: MarmarriedElizabeth Grahame in 1623 emigrated to America i n 1659 to VA
:: d.1677Stafford Co., VA children:
:: William b. 1624 d. 1715 Cecil Co., MD
:: Robert b. 1625 d. ? Westmoreland Co, MD
:: *John b. 1627 d. Oct. 1677 Granville Co., NC
:: Elizabeth b. 1632 d.
:: Sarah b. 1655 d. ?
:: Philip b. 1664 d. 1705 Stafford Co., VA (am uncertain about
:: last2children...may be chil drenof William or Robert)
:: Memorials ""The name Eredy closely resembles Eradall, one of
:: themerklands in South Kintyre , granted by James III in 1484:: toTarlachMacAlexander of Tarbert (Reg. Sig., lib. X., 9 ,refer ence)."
:: ItsaysSir William Alexander of Menstry, afterwards Earl
:: ofStirling,maintained a corre spondence with his relatives in:: Kintyre.......in1629, the original settlers included John Ale xander of
:: Eredy;hereceived new titles to the land which was chiefly
:: appropriatedtoScottish se ttlers (Hill's Montgomery MSS, p183).
:: Lee "1.4.John ALEXANDER m. Agnes GRAHAM, (daughter of:: RobertGRAHAM).John died C. 1641. Agnes: Agnes Graham was the only dau.
:: ofRobert Grahamof Gartmore
:: 1.4.1.Janet ALEXANDER. Janet was charged to enter herself heir
:: toheruncle GilbertGraha m in the lands of Gartmore.
:: . Scotts " William ALEXANDER Sir. b. C.1567 d. 21 FEB 1639/40m.03
:: JAN 1601 Janet Ersk ine Children John ALEXANDERb. _____ d. C.1641
:: m.Agnes GRAHAM
:: Lee Parker John ALEXANDER m. Agnes GRAHAM, (daughter
:: ofRobertGRAHAM). John died C . 1641. Agnes: Agnes Graham was the
:: onlydau. ofRobert Graham of Gartmore
:: . Robert Duggan jr. John Alexander,b.c:: 1590,Tarbert,Kintyre,Scotland whose children we re William***, and seven
:: othersons (I havealso Phillip, Robert, and John
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
== Biography ==
'''This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by merging multiple GEDCOM uploads and needs to be edited.'''
John Alexander ... No more info is currently available for John Alexander. Can you add to his biography?
== Sources ==
* WikiTree profile Alexander-2567 created through the import of HoulgateExportLegacy2012.ged on Jun 18, 2012 by [[Houlgate-1 | Laurence Houlgate]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Alexander-2153 Changes page] for the details of edits.
* WikiTree profile Alexander-2905 created through the import of CJB001.ged on Jul 18, 2012 by [[Becker-1060 | Christopher Becker]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Alexander-2153 Changes page] for the details of edits.
* WikiTree profile Alexander-3688 created through the import of Powers-White-Beddo Lines_2013-03-17_01.ged on Mar 17, 2013 by [[Powers-1339 | Jerry Powers]].See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Alexander-2153 Changes page] for the details of edits.
=== Acknowledgments ===
* Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jerry and others.
----
== Research Notes ==
=== Birth ===
: Birth:
:: Date: 1604
:: Place: Tarbert, Kentyre, Scotland
: Birth:
:: Date: 1603
:: Place: Berwickshire, Scotland (?)
Found multiple copies of BIRTH DATE. Using 1604
=== Death ===
: Death:
:: Date: 1677
: Death:
:: Date: ABT 1641
:: Place: Eridy, Donegal County, Ireland
Found multiple copies of DEATH DATE. Using 1677 Array
=== Note ===
: Note: [Alexander to Godfrey.FTW]
:: John Alexander married Miss Grahame and sold his home, GARTMORE, in:: Scotland and emigrated to America in 1690 ..setteling in Stafford County,
:: VA.[alexander8.FTW]
:: John Alexander married Miss Grahame and sold his home, GARTMORE, in:: Scotland and emigrated to America in 1690 ..setteling in Stafford County,
:: VA.[alexander8.FTW]
:: [alexander7.FTW]
:: Alex Pioneers "From the time of Elizabeth the English
:: Govermentwasperiodicaly plagued by t he native Irish who:: wereantagonistic,combative and often lawless; constantly demanding freeed:: omand selfgorverment. Durn the reign of Jamesl, !st a Protestant ruler
:: --Heconcieved the ide a with populating the counties of Ulster, in
:: theNorthof Ireland, with a different nationality ,charasteistics:: and,religiouscreed. Consequentlyl, in 1610, he confiacated vast tracts
:: oflan d inUlster: disposessing the owners and banishing them from
:: thatlarge area.Ulster was parcell ed out in larg tracts to
:: certainProprietors, wo werelargely English orScots.
:: One of these was the Scot, John Alexander whose descendants:: havebeenfairly well establishe d -- some of whom finally migrated to
:: thiscountryand ultimately settled in the Shenadoah Vall y area.
:: Maryland Herldic Famalies " (There is a paragraph
:: onAndrewAlexander)..... of of the sam e ancient family as William
:: thefirstEarl of Stirling descended also the Earls of Caledon ,Tyr
:: oneCo.Ireland. From him descended Nathaniel Alexander:: ofLondonderrym.Elizabeth McClintock o f Dunmore, Donegal Co. and had:: thefollowing:1.William, had son Robert who left sons, 2. Rober t who:: leftseveralchildren, 3. Eliza wife ofJosias Dupre, Esq. 4.James b. 1736,
:: satinParliame nt for Londonderry from 1772-1789.
:: 1. John Alexander b. 1590 in Scotland, married ? b. abt 1590
:: 2. Robert Alexander b. 1610 in Stirling, Scotland d. in
:: Drumquin, Tyrone, Ireland m. Mary Hamilton b. abot 1600 in
:: Scotland or Ireland? m. abt 1630 in Scotland
:: 3. James Alexander b. 1634 in Scotland d. 17 Nov 1704 in
:: Donegal, Ireland m.Mary Maxwell b. abt 1635 in Raphoe,
:: Donegal, Ireland m. in Ireland?
:: This James would be the Rev. James Alexander .
:: Dorthy Busby " John Alexander b. 1603Stirling, Scotland
:: sonofWilliam Alexander Earl o f Stirling and Janet Erskineof:: MarmarriedElizabeth Grahame in 1623 emigrated to America i n 1659 to VA
:: d.1677Stafford Co., VA children:
:: William b. 1624 d. 1715 Cecil Co., MD
:: Robert b. 1625 d. ? Westmoreland Co, MD
:: *John b. 1627 d. Oct. 1677 Granville Co., NC
:: Elizabeth b. 1632 d.
:: Sarah b. 1655 d. ?
:: Philip b. 1664 d. 1705 Stafford Co., VA (am uncertain about
:: last2children...may be chil drenof William or Robert)
:: Memorials ""The name Eredy closely resembles Eradall, one of
:: themerklands in South Kintyre , granted by James III in 1484:: toTarlachMacAlexander of Tarbert (Reg. Sig., lib. X., 9 ,refer ence)."
:: ItsaysSir William Alexander of Menstry, afterwards Earl
:: ofStirling,maintained a corre spondence with his relatives in:: Kintyre.......in1629, the original settlers included John Ale xander of
:: Eredy;hereceived new titles to the land which was chiefly
:: appropriatedtoScottish se ttlers (Hill's Montgomery MSS, p183).
:: Lee "1.4.John ALEXANDER m. Agnes GRAHAM, (daughter of:: RobertGRAHAM).John died C. 1641. Agnes: Agnes Graham was the only dau.
:: ofRobert Grahamof Gartmore
:: 1.4.1.Janet ALEXANDER. Janet was charged to enter herself heir
:: toheruncle GilbertGraha m in the lands of Gartmore.
:: . Scotts " William ALEXANDER Sir. b. C.1567 d. 21 FEB 1639/40m.03
:: JAN 1601 Janet Ersk ine Children John ALEXANDERb. _____ d. C.1641
:: m.Agnes GRAHAM
:: Lee Parker John ALEXANDER m. Agnes GRAHAM, (daughter
:: ofRobertGRAHAM). John died C . 1641. Agnes: Agnes Graham was the
:: onlydau. ofRobert Graham of Gartmore
:: . Robert Duggan jr. John Alexander,b.c:: 1590,Tarbert,Kintyre,Scotland whose children we re William***, and seven
:: othersons (I havealso Phillip, Robert, and John
Events
| Birth | Abt 1604 | Tarbert, Kintyre, Scotland | |||
| Death | 1677 | Caledon, Stafford, Virginia, United States | |||
| Death | 1677 | Caledon, Stafford, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | Elizabeth Graham | ||||
| Alt name | Col. John Alexander | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Col. | ||||
| Reference No | 3529094 | ||||
| Reference No | 3584125 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Graham (1605 - 1672) |
| Child | Elizabeth Alexander (1632 - 1687) |