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Adolphus Alexander

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Adolphus Alexander was born 1841, Mecklenburg Co. NC (son of Hezekiah Alexander and Charlotte Alexander).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hezekiah Alexander was born 1802, Mecklenburg, NC (son of Amos Alexander and Mildred Orr); died , Alabama.

    Notes:

    Hezekiah Alexander was listed in the Perry County, Alabama 1850 census with his wife, Charlotte. He is listed as 47 years old and she as 42 years old. Their children were, Catherine, age 20 and John A., age 18.

    Hezekiah married Charlotte Alexander ca 1829, Mecklenburg Co. NC. Charlotte was born 1808, Mecklenburg, Co. NC. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Charlotte Alexander was born 1808, Mecklenburg, Co. NC.
    Children:
    1. Catherine Alexander was born 1829, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    2. John A. Alexander was born Oct 1831, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    3. Abner M. Alexander was born Feb 1834, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    4. 1. Adolphus Alexander was born 1841, Mecklenburg Co. NC.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Amos Alexander was born 13 May 1769, Mecklenburg, NC (son of Colonel Hezekiah South Alexander and Mary Sample); died 25 Jan 1847, Mecklenburg Co. NC.

    Notes:

    Source: Hezekiah Alexander and the Revolution in the Back
    Country,page 181
    It states that Amos Alexander, the fifth son of Hezekiah Alexander and Mary Sample, married Mildred Orr on December 13, 1797. Amos was a joiner and cabinet maker.

    Amos married Mildred Orr 23 Dec 1797, Mecklenburg Co. NC. Mildred was born 1772, Cecil Co. MD; died ca 1838, Mecklenburg Co. NC. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mildred Orr was born 1772, Cecil Co. MD; died ca 1838, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    Children:
    1. Allanson Alexander was born 15 Dec 1798, Mecklenburg, NC; died 09 Oct 1839, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    2. Jonathan Alexander was born ca Dec 1800, Mecklenburg, NC.
    3. 2. Hezekiah Alexander was born 1802, Mecklenburg, NC; died , Alabama.
    4. Ulisses Alexander was born Sep 1804, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    5. Joseph M. Alexander was born Aug 1812, Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg Co. NC.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Colonel Hezekiah South Alexander was born 13 Jan 1728, Cecil Co. MD (son of James Robert Alexander and Margaret McKnitt); died 16 Jul 1801, Mecklenburg Co. NC; was buried , Charlotte, Sugaw Cr. Presbyterian Cemetery Mecklenburg Co. NC.

    Notes:

    Hezekiah together with his brother John McKnitt were signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration. In 1774 Hezekiah built a house out of rocks. The family lived there for many years. His restored home is open to the public in Charlotte, North Carolina. There is a museum on the property also.

    He was a member of the Mecklenburg County Committee of Safety. On August 21, 1775, Hezekiah was appointed by the Provincial Congress meeting in Hillsborough to the Salisbury District Committee of Safety which was to serve as the local governing body for a multi-county area. In November, 1776, Hezekiah joined other state delegates at Halifax to form the Fifth Provincial Congress which was charged with the task of writing the first state constitution. After the Halifax Congress, Hezekiah joined the Fourth Regiment of North Carolina Troops as Paymaster.

    Will of Hezekiah South Alexander names these heirs, wife, Mary, son William, son Amos, son Joel, son Oswald, daughter Esther Garrison and granddaughter Caroline Garrison and daughter Kezia.

    Simpson, p. 182 "Daughter of Hezekiah Alexander"
    Family Tree: "Hezekiah Alexander's children, William, Margaret, Joseph, James, Silas, Ester m. Garrison, Mary, m. Polk, Hezekiah b. Apr 1767, Amos b. Apr 1769, d. 1847, Kisiah, Joel b. Apr 1776 and Oswald".

    Olive "Hezekiah Alexander (father James Alexander, mother Margaret McKnitt) b. 13 Jan 1722 in Penn, Maryland, d. 16 Jul 1801, Mecklenburg County, buried Charlotte, Sugaw Cr. Presbyterian Cemetery, North Carolina, m. 13 Jan 1760, Mary Sample, b. 1734, d. 17 May 1806 (father William Sample and Esther).

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1790 Census
    Name: Hezekiah Alexander
    Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
    Free White Persons - Females: 2
    Number of Slaves : 1
    Number of Household Members: 4

    Buried:
    Grave location, biography, and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ALE&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSsr=1241&GRid=11017534&

    Hezekiah married Mary Sample. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Sample
    Children:
    1. William Sample Alexander was born 1751, Mecklenburg, NC; died 26 Oct 1826, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    2. James Rankin Alexander, Sr. was born 23 Nov 1756, Mecklenburg, NC; died 11 Mar 1836, Allen Co. KY.
    3. Silas Alexander was born ca 1759, Mecklenburg, NC; died 27 Oct 1831, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    4. Keziah Alexander was born ca 1761, Mecklenburg, NC; died Bef 1821, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    5. Esther Alexander was born 28 Sep 1762, Mecklenburg, NC; died 12 Sep 1829, Coles Co. IL.
    6. Hezekiah South Alexander, Jr. was born 13 Jan 1767, Mecklenburg, NC; died Aft 1839, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    7. Mary Alexander was born ca 1768, Mecklenburg, NC.
    8. 4. Amos Alexander was born 13 May 1769, Mecklenburg, NC; died 25 Jan 1847, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    9. Joel Alexander was born 26 Apr 1773, Mecklenburg, NC; died 17 May 1825, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    10. Alexander Alexander was born 1774, Mecklenburg, NC; died 1819, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    11. Ozwald Alexander was born 16 Sep 1775, Mecklenburg Co. NC; died 11 Dec 1826, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
    12. Joseph M. Alexander was born 1776, Mecklenburg, NC; died 1851, Tennessee.


  

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