James Alexander (1756 - 1817)

Born 28 Feb 1756 in Virginia

Husband of Jerusha (Townsend) Alexander — married 10 Apr 1776 in St. Thomas Parrish, Orange, VA

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1817 at age 61 in Boone, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

James Alexander is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001189.

Sergeant James Alexander served with 7th Virginia Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Pension Application of James Alexander W8322 Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris. Revised 29 Jan 2011. County of Boone } State of Kentucky }

On the fifteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me James Records a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Jerusha Alexander a Resident of the county of Boone and State of Kentucky aged eighty three years who being first sworn according to law doath on her oath make the Following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July the fourth eighteen hundred and thirty six.

That she is old and weak & unable from bodily infirmity to appear in person in court and that she is the Widow of the late James Alexander who was a Sergent on the Virginia Continental or State line during the war of the Revolution under the command of Captain Joseph Spencer and other officers not Recollected She well Recollects of hearing her Husband the aforesaid often State that he was an orderly Sergent under Gen. Gats [sic: Horatio Gates] and was at his defeat in Seventeen Hundred and Eighty [Battle of Camden SC, 16 Aug 1780]

She dose not think he was under Captain Spencer at that time and from her great Age and lost of memory she is at this great length of time unable to State the Different officers he was under but do well know of her own personal knowledge that he was engaged in the Regular servis during the war of the Revolution and was in the servis at least six years During of which time he frequently Returned home and staid from two to three weak on a furlow and Returnd to the servis.

My Suffering and privation ware great during his Services in the war of the Revolution and well Recollects of having him tell of his great Suffering in the Army and particular at the Defeat of Gen Gats and of his allmost Starving to death.

She further Declars that she was married to the said James Alexander in Orange County State of Virginia on the tenth day of Aprile Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Six and that her husband the aforesaid James Alexander Died on the tenth day of Aprile Eighteen Hundred and seventeen and that she has Remained a widow Ever since.

And she further States that she thinks that sum where about the year Seventeen Hundred and ninety that her husband had his House burnt and his family Record Discharges and all his papers was burnt up in said House.

given under my hand this fifteenth day of February one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty Eight

Jerusha herXmark Alexander

NOTE: The above application was supported by depositions of John T. and James Alexander, sons of James and Jerusha Alexander. With the declaration is the following: A Register of James Alexander’s Children’s ages

Children

1. John Alexander was born May 2nd 1777
2. James Alexander was born November 9 – 1778
3. Benjamin Alexander was born Dec’r 6th 1783
4. William Alexander was born Oct’r. 17 – 1785
5. Polly Alexander was born August 29th 1787 [Mary]
6. Washington Alexander was born February 18 1789
7. Nelson Alexander was born March 1st 1791
8. Willis Alexander was born August 28 – 1797
9. Betsy Alexander t was born November 10th 1798
10. Polly Alexander was born November 6th 1800
11. Sally Alexander was born January 8th 1803
12. John Alexander was born January 10th 1804
13. G[eor]ge Alexander was born February 16th 1805
14. Harris Alexander was born November 27th 1805
15. Jerusha Alexander was born December 18th 1807
16. James Alexander was born February 27 1810
17. William Alexander was born Decr 26th 18[??]
18. [Another entry illegible at torn edge of page]

Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 16 May 2023), "Record of James Alexander", Ancestor # A001189.