Alexander
Buchanan
[uncertain]
Quarrier
Born before in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Quarrier
and Margaret (Alexander) Quarrier
Brother of
John Quarrier
Husband of
Elizabeth (Dannenberry) Quarrier
— married
1 Jan 1783 in Virginia
Husband of
Sarah (Burns) Quarrier
— married
1798 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Harriet Quarrier, Harriet B. Quarrier, Eliza Washington (Quarrier) Dryden, Margaret Alexander (Quarrier) Woods, Helen Starke (Quarrier) Eoff, Alexander Washington Quarrier, Betsy Dannenberry (Quarrier) Whitteker, William Burns Quarrier, Frances Quarrier, Monroe Quarrier, James Young Quarrier, Gustavius Buchanan Quarrier, Archibald Alexander McRae Quarrier, Fannie Burns (Quarrier) Shrewsbury and Virginia Southgate Quarrier
Died
after age 82
in Kanawha, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Alexander Quarrier was born in Scotland.
Alexander Quarrier served with Pittsylvania County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Alexander was born 11 Mar 1745 to Alexander Quarrier and baptised 24 Mar 1745 in Strathmiglo, Fife. [1] He was not baptised with the middle name of Buchanan.
He immigrated to the British American colonies 27 Sep 1774 right at the brink of the Revolution. [2]
He enlisted in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. [3]
He married Elizabeth Dannenberry 1 Jan 1783 in New Jersey. [4]
Children of the marriage:
- Alexander, b. 1783; d. in infancy
- Harriet, died in infancy
- Harriet B., b. 1787; m. James G. Laidley; d. 1875
- Eliza Washington, m. 1) Samuel Dryden and 2) John F. Faure
- Margaret Alexander, m. 1) James Lynch and 2) Robert Caldwell Woods
- Helen Starks, m. John Eoff, M.D.
- Alexander Washington, m. Caroline Winston Shrewsbury
- Elizabeth "Betsey", m. Aaron Whittaker
After the war, he moved to Richmond, Virginia where his wife passed away 21 Sep 1797. [2]
He married for the second time 30 May 1798 to Sally Burns of King's County, Virginia. [5]
Children of the marriage:
- William Burns, b. 1799; m. Mary A.L. Hudson
- Frances, died in infancy
- Monroe, m. Elizabeth A. Wilson
- James Young, m. Letitia B. Chilton
- Gustavius Buchanan, m. Elizabeth Hudson
- Archibald Alexander McRae, m. Mary H. Fitzhugh
- Fannie Burns, m. Joel Shrewsbury, son of Samuel Shrewsbury
- Virginia Southgate, m. 1) John F. Snodgrass and 2) Beverly Smith.
In 1811, me moved to Kanawha, Virginia where he built his home, Willow Bank. He died there 24 May 1827 and is buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston, Kanawha County, now West Virginia. [6]
Find A Grave: Memorial #164186400
Research Notes
The father and mother of Alexander Quarrier are mentioned in a writing from the Quarrier Family Bible of which Alexander was the author. It is quoted in Hardesty's West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, Volume 4, on page 79. The first name of the father is not mentioned although much other information is given including the date on which he entered America, 27 Sep 1779, arriving in New York.
Sources
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 15 Nov 2023), Alexander Quarrier, parent: Alexander Quarrier, 24 Mar 1745, Strathmiglo; citing Parish Number 457, Reference Number: 10 24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gallher, D.C.; Genealogical Notes of the Miller-Quarrier-Shrewsbury Dickinson-Dickenson Families and the Lewis, Ruffner, and Other Kindred Branches with Historical Incidents etc.; 1917; Alexander Quarrier; Internet Archive; page 40
- ↑ State of Pennsylvania, "PA Archives," database, Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Revolutionary-War-Militia-Philadelphia-City.aspx (http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Revolutionary-War-Militia-Philadelphia-City.aspx : accessed 2016), Philadelphia, city of.
- ↑ "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q283-4BSK : 22 July 2021), Alexander Quarrier and Elizabeth Dunneborger, 01 Jan 1783; citing Marriage, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 007724312.
- ↑ Gallher, D.C.; Genealogical Notes of the Miller-Quarrier-Shrewsbury Dickinson-Dickenson Families and the Lewis, Ruffner, and Other Kindred Branches with Historical Incidents etc.; 1917; Alexander Quarrier; Internet Archive; page 41
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164186400/alexander-buchanan-quarrier: accessed 15 November 2023), memorial page for CPT Alexander Buchanan Quarrier (11 Mar 1746–24 Mar 1827), Find a Grave Memorial ID 164186400, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Rosa Nutt (contributor 47824688).
See Also:
- Comstock, Jim; Hardesty's West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia Vol. 4, Page 79; Richwood, West Virginia 1974
- Dayton, Ruth Woods; "Pioneers and Their Homes on Upper Kanawha" pages 273 & 304
- 1820 Annotated Kanawha County WV Census (KVGS)
- Quarrier Family Bible
- Spring Hill Cemetery Records, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, Date of Burial: 24 Mar 1827, Spring Hill Addn., Sec. 2
- Will of Alexander Quarrier, written 04 Mar 1827, proved 10 Sep 1827
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Quarrier-23 and Quarrier-21 appear to represent the same person because: Conflated between father and son. Both are the son.
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