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Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) 1678–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Ulster, , Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 07 May 1738

Death Location: The Levell, Octoraro Hundred, Cecil Co., MD

Father: Robert Ewing

Mother: Rebecca Porter

Spouse(s): Rebekah Porter

Children(s): John Ewing, Eleanore\Ellen Gillespie, James Ewing, Margaret Ewing, Margaret Ewing, William Ewing

In 1678, Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) entered the world in Ulster, , Donegal, Ireland, born to Robert Ewing And Rebecca Porter. Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) married Rebekah Elinor Porter, and had children including Eleanore Ellen Gillespie, James Ewing, John Ewing, Margaret Eleanor Ewing, Margaret Jane Ewing, William Ewing. Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) passed away in 1738 in The Levell, Octoraro Hundred, Cecil Co., MD.

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Biography

  • In 1678, Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) entered the world in Ulster, , Donegal, Ireland, born to Robert Ewing And Rebecca Porter.
  • Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) married Rebekah Elinor Porter, and had children including Eleanore Ellen Gillespie, James Ewing, John Ewing, Margaret Eleanor Ewing, Margaret Jane Ewing, William Ewing.
  • Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) passed away in 1738 in The Levell, Octoraro Hundred, Cecil Co., MD.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Ewing
1654–1738
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Rebecca Porter
1655–1678
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rebekah Porter
1680–1750
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland
RP

Children(s)

John Ewing
1732–1788
Birth Location: St Mary Annes Parish, Cecil, Maryland, United States
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Eleanore\Ellen Gillespie
1712–1813
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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James Ewing
1723–1791
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
JE
Margaret Ewing
1721–1743
Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
ME
Margaret Ewing
1733–1800
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States
ME
William Ewing
1728–1794
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
WE

Alexander GGF)'s Ancestors

Self
Alexander GGF)
1678–1738
Birth Place: Ulster, , Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Robert Ewing
1654–1738
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Rebecca Porter
1655–1678
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Baron (William James) Ewing
1625–1717
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Willam Porter
1630–
Scotland
Hannah Ingrahm*
1630–1722
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Ewing
1604–1665
Esther Bailey
1605–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Baron Ewing
1580–1665
Janet Load
1585–1675
Francis Thomson
1578–
Jeane Weigton
1580–

Alexander GGF)'s Descendants

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Alexander (Ewing (6th) GGF) (1678–07 May 1738) m. Rebekah (Elinor) Porter (6 Mar 1680–1750)
  1. 1. John Ewing 1732–1788 m. Elinor (Jane) Porter 1729–1787 m. Agnes (Syme (5th) GGM) 1724–1800
    1. 1. Eleanor Ewing 1750–1838 m. Charles Cocke 1750–1838 m. Jester Cocke 1750–1830
      1. 1. Ellender (Cocke) Dibrell 1788–1825 m. John (Lee) Dibrell 1777–1861
        1. 1. Anthony (Wayne) Dibrell 1814–1875 m. Lucy Berry 1820–
        2. 2. Wilmoth (Watson) Dibrell 1808–1888 m. James (Madison) Hayden 1808–1854
        3. 3. Charles (Cocke) Dibrell 1810–1882 m. Harriet (Rose) Gates 1832–1892
        4. 4. Leanna Dibrell 1816–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Dibrell 1824–1858 m. Samuel Cope 1820–1850 m. John Walters 1820–
        6. 6. Martha (Burton) Dibrell 1805–1831 m. Augustus Hayden 1804–1833
        7. 7. Joseph (Burton) Dibrell 1818–1883 m. Margaret Brawner 1820–1893
        8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) Dibrell 1820–1843
        9. 9. Andrew (J) Dibrell 1815–1840 m. Euphemia (Jane) Ashby 1822–1896
      2. 2. Jane Cocke-Chrisman 1772–1851 m. Gabriel Chrisman 1767–
      3. 3. Mary Cocke 1773–1867
      4. 4. Charles Cocke 1790–1833
      5. 5. William Cocke 1790–1880
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cocke\Cox 1785–1844 m. Elijah FRANKLIN 1775–1850
        1. 1. William (James) Franklin 1817–1890
        2. 2. Amanda Franklin 1810–1880
        3. 3. Charles (Cocke) Franklin 1815–1863
        4. 4. Emily FRANKLIN 1813–
        5. 5. Mary (Margaret Franklin) Roberson 1801–1830
        6. 6. Elizabeth Franklin 1819–
        7. 7. Margaret Franklin 1801–1830
      7. 7. Jester (Gwinne Cocke) Sr 1781–1860 m. Polly Anderson 1785–1843 m. Mary (Polly) Buckley 1808–1864 m. Cynthia (A.) Gardner 1803–1870
        1. 1. Benoni (John) Cocke 1851–1908
        2. 2. Elizabeth Cocke 1806–1850 m. Obadiah (W) Strange 1806–1853
        3. 3. Charles (Martin) Cocke 1807–1856
        4. 4. Lester (D.) Cocke 1814–
        5. 5. Jester (Gwinn) Cocke 1816–1912
        6. 6. Mary (Irene 'Polly' Cocke) Campbell 1823–1900
        7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Cocke 1820–1858
        8. 8. Capt (William Ervin) Cocke 1810–1883
        9. 9. Lorenzo (Dowe) Cocke 1812–1865
        10. 10. Ellender Cocke 1803–1858
        11. 11. Eleanor ('Neely' Cocke) Douglass 1804–1860
        12. 12. Molethia (Caroline Cox) (Cocke) 1835–1919
        13. 13. Samuel Cocke 1833–
        14. 14. James Cocke 1837–
        15. 15. Milly (Josephine) Cocke 1839–
        16. 16. William (Henry) Cocke 1841–
        17. 17. Andrew (Wesley) Cocke 1844–
        18. 18. James (Madison Smith) Cox 1837–
        19. 19. Elender Cocke\Cox 1803–1887
        20. 20. Elisha (J) Cox 1798–1867
        21. 21. Lorenzo (Dow) Cox 1812–1860
        22. 22. William (Ewing) Cox 1810–1883
        23. 23. Sarah (Ann Cocke) Hanna 1822–1858
      8. 8. Sarah Cox 1775–
      9. 9. John (* Cocke) (3) 1770–1843
      10. 10. Rebecca Cocke 1778–
      11. 11. Jacob Cocke 1776–
      12. 12. David (L.) Cocke 1785–
      13. 13. John Cocke 1775–1843
      14. 14. Jester (John) Cocke 1773–1852
      15. 15. Charles (Scott) Cox 1790–1833
      16. 16. John (* Cocke) (3) 1770–1843
      17. 17. Charles Cocke 1790–1833
      18. 18. William Cocke 1790–
      19. 19. Rebecca Cocke 1778–
      20. 20. Jacob Cocke 1776–
      21. 21. Charles (Scott) Cox 1790–1833
      22. 22. Jester Cocke 1773–1852 m. Mary (Polly) Cole 1780–1852
        1. 1. Elisha (Jester) Cocke 1798–1867 m. Mary (Viller) Crabtree 1801–1864
    2. 2. William Ewing 1764–1852 m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Saunders 1770–1818 m. Sarah (Wynne) Ewing 1790–1872
      1. 1. Stephen Ewing 1789–1867 m. Mary (Huston "Pollie") Carter 1796–1849
        1. 1. John Ewing 1825–1907 m. Martha (S. Elizabeth) Drewry 1833–1900
      2. 2. Caroline Gibson 1837–1911
      3. 3. Rhoda McNiel 1829–1897
      4. 4. Bathsheba Kincaid 1832–1882
      5. 5. Sarah (E) Rice 1819–1898
      6. 6. Joseph (Hix) Ewing 1834–1900
      7. 7. Minerva Thomas 1820–1871 m. William (Smith) Thomas 1820–
    3. 3. Agnes (Stilson) Ewing 1747–1799 m. John (Adams) Summers 1740–1820
      1. 1. Andrew (Ewing) Summers 1775–1814 m. Elizabeth Wagnon 1784–1879
        1. 1. Anna Knight 1805–1880
        2. 2. Elizabeth (J S) Summers 1814–1912
    4. 4. Alexander Ewing 1752–1822 m. Sarah (B "Sally") Smith 1761–1850
      1. 1. James Ewing 1790–1866 m. Nancy Smith 1798–
        1. 1. Gustavus (H. G.) Ewing 1853–1894 m. Irene (Samantha) Williams 1859–1926
    5. 5. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Ewing 1765–1847 m. Robert Sims 1759–1828
      1. 1. Alice (D A A) Sims 1790–1874 m. William (Muncy) Wynne 1795–1847
        1. 1. Alexander Wynn 1820–1906 m. Susannah (Orme) Marshall 1821–1867
    6. 6. Charles Ewing –1765
  2. 2. Eleanore\Ellen Gillespie 1712–1813
  3. 3. James Ewing 1723–1791
  4. 4. Margaret (Eleanor) Ewing 1721–1743
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Ewing 1733–1800
  6. 6. William Ewing 1728–1794

Alexander GGF)'s Timeline

4 Records

1678
03 Oct 1678
Birth of Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) in Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland
Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland
1678
1678
Birth of Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) in Ulster, , Donegal, Ireland
Ulster, , Donegal, Ireland
1738
07 May 1738
Age 60
Death of Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) in , Cecil, Maryland, USA
, Cecil, Maryland, USA
1738
07 May 1738
Age 60
Death of Alexander Ewing (6th GGF) in The Levell, Octoraro Hundred, Cecil Co., MD
The Levell, Octoraro Hundred, Cecil Co., MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Oct 1678
    Event Place: Ulster, Donegal, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Ulster, , Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 May 1738
    Event Place: , Cecil, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 May 1738
    Event Place: The Levell, Octoraro Hundred, Cecil Co., MD
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