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James Alexander

Born 1750 in Beverly Manor, Augusta, Virginia

Ancestors

Son of Andrew Alexander and Katherine Stuart (Thompson) Alexander

Brother of Mary (Alexander) Kincaid, Catherine Alexander, Susannah (Alexander) Hunter, Andrew Alexander, John Alexander, Matthew Alexander and Jane (Alexander) Black

Husband of Elizabeth (Reed) Alexander — married 1770 [location unknown]

Husband of Isabella (Erskine) Alexander — married 1772 in Cecil, Maryland

Descendants

Father of Martha Matilda (Alexander) Black, Andrew Alexander, Jane (Alexander) Dunlap, Catherine (Alexander) Shanklin, Elizabeth (Alexander) Burnside, Matthew Alexander, Michael Alexander, Henry Alexander and Mary (Alexander) Chapman

Died 29 Jun 1814 at about age 64 in Union, Monroe, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Alexander was a Virginia colonist.

Name

Name: James Alexander

In his dad's will, he was called - my elder son James-Donated for Courthouse And Town Property 1799 Union, Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Birth

Born about 1750 at Beverly Manor, Augusta, Virginia

Death

Died on 29 June 1814 at Union, Monroe Co, (West) Virginia. Buried at Green Hill Cemetery, Union, Monroe County, (West) Virginia.

Slaves

" ...to my beloved wife Isabella Alexander my negroe Woman known by the name of Patience and the said Patience's oldest Child called Mary during her my said Wife's natural life with liberty to her the Said Isabella at her death...I also give to my wife my Negroe man named Calm to be with her and under her direction And the direction of my son Mathew Alexander and for the purpose of cultivating the Plantation &c during her life and at her Death as I intend the said Negroe Calm to be the property of my Son Mathew. I do hereby will and bequeath the said Negro man to my said Son Mathew Alexander. "^[1] "I will and bequeath to my son Henry Alexander my Negroe girl child Cecelia the Second child of my Negro Woman called Patience also my Negro man called Abriham if ever obtained or any thing for him he the said Abram having Some time before this Eloped from my possession."

Military

Corporal James Alexander served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

James Alexander is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-102337
Rank: Corporal

James Alexander is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001191.

Service for Virginia as a Corporal under 1) Captains William L Pierce, James Pendleton, Whitehead Coleman and Colonels Charles Harrison. 1st Artillery Regiment. Continent Troops.

Sources

↑ [1]Will of James Alexander

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

SAR Membership Number: 94027

Volume: 277; SAR Membership Number: 55372

Augusta County Will Book VII, Title: Augusta County Will Book VII; Author: Virginia. Augusta, Page: p. 110, Quality: 3

Media: Document in the collection Abbrev: The Erskine Family of Monroe County, VA Title: The Erskine Family of Monroe County, Virginia Author: Bertha L. Clark; Publication: (Manuscript 1931-38; Transcribed 1959 by Margaret Byrnside Ballard); ABBR The Erskine Family of Monroe County, Virginia; Call number: Mormon Family History Center, Microfilm # 1017645, Page: p.2, Quality: 3

Media: Electronic File Abbrev: greywolf21--Miss Jean Thompson.FTW Title: Erskine/Ehringhaus/Caperton Family; Focus group--Jean Thompson; Author: Alex Publication: greywolf21om

Media: Electronic File; Abbrev: gmcdowell--Cathy Thomson.FTW Title: G. McDowell; Author: Grace Bagwell; Publication: gmbagwell

Media: Personal Abbrev: Hughey~Waggoner~Deboe family Pittsylvania, VA~David V. Hughey.fdb; Title: Dave's Bohemian, Canadian, and Southern Kin; focus group--David V. Hughey Author: David V. Hughey Publication: caymanprof Date: 17 Sep 2006

Media: Gedcom Abbrev: 1701508~William de Cantilupe.ged Title: Descendants of Charlemagne; focus group--William de Cantilupe Author: David Blocher; Publication: dblocher1 Date: 1 Nov 2001

Abbrev: Morton, Oren F., A History of Monroe County, West Virginia Title: a (Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1974) Morton, Oren F., A History of Monroe County, West Virginia (Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1974) ABBR A History of Monroe County, West Virginia; Call number: Greenville Public Library Page: p. 141 Quality: 3

Find A Grave Memorial# 6243887 Created by: Matthew Broyles; Record added: Mar 08, 2002

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Contributors

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:

Raymond Baker : Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H49a1, FTDNA kit #342134
Jay Davis : Mitochondrial DNA Test, haplogroup H4a1a1a, Ancestry member aaiou150

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:

~0.78% Ed Feitzinger : 23andMe
~0.78% Aliene (Johnson) Sasaki : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sasakiea
~0.78% Barry Snidow : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member barrysnidow
~0.78% ~3.12% Margaret Wright : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A694942 [compare], Ancestry member Margaret_Wright
~0.78% Alan Wood : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N15224
~0.78% Les McKay : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #239456
~0.78% Edward Haynes : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Maharao [compare], FTDNA kit #132985
~0.78% ~6.25% Durrell Dallas : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T098231 [compare], FTDNA kit #N20806
~0.39% Cory McKay : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A373901 [compare], Ancestry member wyerock

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Sandy Edwards

Attaching Elizabeth (Alexander-5855) She the daughter of James and Isabella Erskine. Elizabeth married John Burnside (Byrnside), son of James and Isabella Patterson, about 1797.

Monroe History p. 300

posted Dec 20, 2014 by Sandy Edwards

David Hughey Ph.D.

Alexander-5539 and Alexander-3166 appear to represent the same person because: James Alexander was indeed married to Isabella Erskine. We need to confirm his death date in Union, Monroe County, Virginia.

posted Nov 10, 2014 by David Hughey Ph.D.

Daniel James Thompson (1954-abt.2016)

Alexander-5539 and Alexander-3166 do not represent the same person because: Spouse is incorrect for 5539, or if correct, then dates are wrong and they are not the same person. Believe 5539 is a duplicate of 5544.

posted Nov 10, 2014 by Daniel James Thompson (1954-abt.2016)

Rejected matches › James Alexander (1833-1918)

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James Alexander (1750 - 1814)

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