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Alexander Doniphan Jr (aft. 1671 - bef. 1726)

Alexander Doniphan Jr
Born after in Colony of Virginiamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died before before age 55 in Colony of Virginiamap
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Biography

Alexander Doniphan, Jr. had no children. He was the son of Alexander, Sr. by his first wife Amy. In 1701 Amy's sister Elizabeth Barnard gave Alexander, Jr. 150 acres of land:

Receives land from Aunt Elizabeth Barnard

"Amy Revett[?] married Alexander Doniphan and had an only surviving son, Alexander, Jr., who married Sarah Sallis, but died without issue in 1724.His widow, Sarah, remarried to William Hansford....Elizabeth (Revett)[?] Barnard/Burnard/Bernard [sister of Alexander's mother Amy] gave 150 acres of land in 1701 to Alexander Doniphan, Jr., with the provision that, if he died without issue, the land would revert to her and her heirs.After the death of his wife, the land reverted back to Elizabeth's heirs."[1]

Receives land from father and gives it to brother-in-law

On 3 May 1705 Capt. Alexander Doniphan gave a parcel of land to his son Alexander, who then immediately conveyed the land to John Kelly. It appears that this was Alexander Doniphan's way of giving his daughter Amy an inheritance, getting around Virginia's primogeniture law with the help of son Alexander, Jr.[2] This would explain why Amy (the daughter of a first wife) wasn't mentioned in her father's 1717 will; she had already been taken care of.

Sources

  1. ↑ [http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/partridge/1411/ 2009 forum post by William Deyo. Primary sources for his information would be helpful.
  2. ↑ Early Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck website, citing 1704-1705 Richmond Co VA Order Book 4 (Antient Press), p. 63. The abstract is as follows: Richmond County Court 3d of May 1705 - This day Capt ALEXANDER DONIPHAN acknowledged an Assignment for the one halfe of a certaine parcell or tract of land mentioned in a Conveyance made by GEORGE JONES, deced., to him, to ALEXANDER DONIPHAN, JUNR., wch: is ordered to be recorded - This day ALEXANDER DONIPHAN, JUNR. acknowledged an Assignment of the one halfe of a certaine tract or parcell of land mentioned in a certaine conveyance made to ALEXANDER DONIPHAN, JUNR. by GEORGE JONES, deced., to JOHN KELLY, which is ordered to be recorded.

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