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1630 - 1708 (78 years)
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Name |
Thomas ALEXANDER |
Born |
1630 |
Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
B56D4E5248734E99BFBE39818B88A654A848 |
Died |
1708 |
Donegal Co., Ulster Ireland |
Notes |
- Thomas was a devout presbyterian who came to Ulster or Northern Ireland in 1652 and settled in County Donegal.
Alexander, Austin and Arnold Families, by Frances Austin Arnold, pp 1-7, states that Thomas Alexander (son of Archibald Alexander, b 1610) was born in Scotland in 1630 and with his two brothers, Strong and William, went to Ireland in 1652 for "distates of the Rump pariliament of Cromwell. They were intensely Prsbyterian, but loyal to the Catholic Stuarts, being blood kinsmen."
MARYLAND HERALDIC FAMILIES pg 60-61 extracts from "The McClure Family by Rev James Alexander McClure, published 1914, Petersburg Va. and Genealogy as given in Rogers "Memorial of The Earl of Sterling" and by Francis T. A. Junkin's "Genealogical Chart' , Junkin's "Virginia .Family "1908 Thomas Alexander b in Scotland 1630 but removed to Ireland, 1652 for distaste of The Parliament of Cromwell. An intense Presbyterian, but loyal to The Catholic Stuarts of whom he was a blood kinsman.
The FIRST NOVA SCOTIAN "Thomas Alexander (son of Archibald Alexander b. in 1610) was b. in Scotland in 1630.He went, with his 2 brothers, Strong and William, to Ireland in 1652 for distaste of The Rump Parliament of Cromwell. They were intensely Presbyterian but loyal to The Catholic Stuarts, being blood kinsmen. Thomas had a son William, and "a daughter who married Joseph Parks."
He may descend from the House of MacALEXANDER of Tarbet, Kintyre, Scotland. Unconfirmed and needs more research.
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Person ID |
I5789 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
15 Jan 2012 |
Father |
Archibald Alexander, b. 1610, Sterling, Menstrie, Scotland , d. 31 Mar 1689, Manor Cunningham, Eredy, Ballieghan, Co. Donegal, Ulster, Ireland (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth McKay, b. Ballieghan,Co. Donegal,IUlster Ireland , d. 30 Jan 1715, Eridy,Ballieghan,Co. Donegal Ulster Ireland |
Married |
Ulster Ireland |
Family ID |
F6704 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Marion PEADIE, b. 1648, Scotland , d. 1703, Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland (Age 55 years) |
Married |
31 Mar 1676 |
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Children |
| 1. Thomas ALEXANDER, b. 1676, Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland |
+ | 2. Margaret ALEXANDER, b. Abt 1677, Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland , d. 1755, Donegal, Ulster Ireland (Age ~ 78 years) |
+ | 3. William ALEXANDER, Sr., b. 1678, Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland , d. 1749, Ulster Ireland (Age 71 years) |
| 4. Robert ALEXANDER, b. ca 1691, Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland |
+ | 5. John ALEXANDER, b. 1693, Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland , d. 1777, Chambersburg, Franklin Co. PA (Age 84 years) |
| 6. Janet ALEXANDER, b. 1695, Cunningham Manor, Co. Down Ulster Ireland |
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Last Modified |
17 Jan 2012 |
Family ID |
F4391 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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