William ALEXANDER, Jr.

1709 - 1751  (42 years)

• Name	William ALEXANDER
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	1709	Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F8CF9A0E53C440638AB8F10424E984938406
  Died	29 January 1750/51	Augusta Co. VA
  Notes	William was one of the early settlers of Augusta Co. VA. "The Alexander Family of Scotland, Ireland and America", compiled by Frances Austin Arnold of Carrollton, Missouri, 1896 Thomas married and left a daughter and a son. The daughter married Joseph Parks and had a daughter named Margaret. The son, William, was "a very fat man". He left four sons: Archibald, William, who married a widow in Philadelphia, Robert and Peter. A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia by Oren F. Morton, published in 1920. William, son of William Alexander, Sr., came from near Londonderry, in 1737, and lived about ten years near Philadelphia. He was well-to-do for those days, and was a man of character, education, and influence. William, born on the Schulykill, settled about 1775 at the mouth of woods Creek, and there opened the store which he seems to have conducted until his death in 1797. He also established the first school to be taught within the present confines of Lexington, making one of his own man-servants the teacher. Chalkley Estate Info: Page 298 29th January, 1750-51. William Alexander's appraisement, by Thomas Tosh, Wm. Akers, James Neeley. Vol. 1 page 579 MAY 28, 1751: George, Mary, Agnes, James Alexander, orphans of William Alexander, to be bound out. Vol. 2 Page 84 26th November, 1751: Orphan Geo. Alexander bound to John Maison. Vol. 2 - Page 85 26th November, 1751: Orphan Mary Alexander bound to John Maison.
  Person ID	I5793	Master File
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	William ALEXANDER, Sr.,   b. 1678, Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland ,   d. 1749, Ulster Ireland  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Jean McNutt,   b. 1680, Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland
  Married	Between 1700 and 1706	Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
  Family ID	F4390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha
  Children	1. George ALEXANDER   2. Mary ALEXANDER   3. Agnes ALEXANDER   4. James ALEXANDER
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F6552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart