John Alexander (abt. 1757 - abt. 1831)

Born about 1757 in Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1831 at about age 74 in Alexanders Corner, Hanover, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Alexander was born in Scotland.

John Alexander migrated from Scotland to United States.

John was a Proprietor of a Hatter Business.

John was born about 1757. He was a hatter per the top hat carved into his tombstone. He passed away in 1831. ^[1] He is listed in a directory of headstones from the Alexander Private Cemetery in Hanover County, Virginia in 1831.^[2]

Research Notes

• It is uncertain when he moved to Virginia.
• Family history indicates that John was from Williamsburg and the first in the area. His great-grandson William Monroe Alexander said John married a widow Knight. Members of the Knight and Dare families from Williamsburg are buried in an adjoining older graveyard, now nothing but woods and sunken pits. Richmond Times-Dispatch on 8 January 1956 in Richmond, Virginia. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40847217
2. ↑ Headstones from the Alexander Private Cemetery in Hanover County, Virginia: "Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981"
   Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0035
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61266 #49914 (accessed 6 October 2022)
   Name: John Alexander; Gender: Male; Death Age: 73; Birth Date: abt 1758; Death Date: 1831.
3. ↑ 1956 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) Sun, Jan 8, 1956, page 81
   Newspapers Clip: 125082902 (accessed 23 May 2023); https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-a-strange-family/125082902/?xid=637