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Benjamin Alexander 1725 – 1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA

Death Date: 1807

Death Location: Mecklenburg,,North Carolina,USA

Father: Andrew Alexander

Mother: Jane McKnitt

Spouse(s): Susan Polk

Children(s): Susannah Alexander

Benjamin Alexander was born in 1725 in Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA, the child of Andrew Alexander and Jane McKnitt. Benjamin Alexander married Susan Polk, and had children including Susannah Polk Alexander. Benjamin Alexander passed away in 1807 in Mecklenburg,,North Carolina,USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Alexander was born in 1725 in Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA, the child of Andrew Alexander and Jane McKnitt.
  • Benjamin Alexander married Susan Polk, and had children including Susannah Polk Alexander.
  • Benjamin Alexander passed away in 1807 in Mecklenburg,,North Carolina,USA.

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Children(s)

Benjamin Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Alexander
1725 – 1807
Birth Place: Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
Parents
Andrew Alexander
1697 – 1782
Pocomoke,Somerset,Maryland,USA
Jane McKnitt
1698 – 1726
Manokin Hundred,Somerset,Maryland,USA
Grandparents
Samuel Alexander
1657 – 1733
Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
Mary Taylor
1650 – 1733
Pocomoke,Worcester,Maryland,USA
McKnitt
Jane Wallace
1676 – 1698
Manokin Hundred,Somerset,Maryland,USA
Great-Grandparents
James Alexander
1634 – 1704
Mary Maxwell
1634 – 1680
Matthew Wallace
1640 – 1714
Elizabeth Alexander
1650 – 1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Alexander
1610 – 1704
Mary Hamilton
1600 – 1634
John Maxwell
1605 – 1677
Lucy Douglas
1602 – 1699
John Wallace
1606 – 1614
Margaret Thomson
1610 – 1633
James Alexander
1634 – 1704
Mary Maxwell
1634 – 1680

Benjamin Alexander's Descendants

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Benjamin Alexander (1725 – 1807) m. Susan Polk (1734 – 1813)
  1. 1. Susannah (Polk) Alexander (1759 – 1 Mar 1837) m. Evan (Shelby) MD (1748 – Apr 1825)
    1. 1. Moses Shelby (8 Nov 1784 – 21 Jul 1823) m. Mary (Ann) Knox (28 May 1785 – 27 May 1855)
      1. 1. John (Rufus) Shelby (1807 – 1877) m. Mary (Ann) Deaton
        1. 1. William (Houston) Shelby (25 May 1836 – 13 September 1897) m. Elizabeth Shelby (abt 1843 – )
        2. 2. James (Thomas) Shelby (13 January 1840 – 1 May 1916)
        3. 3. Janie (E) Mitchell (1842 – 15 December 1911)
        4. 4. Margaret (Almeda) Bradford (16 May 1854 – 17 January 1921)
        5. 5. Cornelia Bradford (1858 – 1930)
        6. 6. Eloise Shelby (30 August 1860 – 30 May 1943)
      2. 2. James (Madison) Shelby (8 Jan 1814 – 4 Dec 1889) m. Ann (Amanda) Henderson (3 Mar 1816 – 12 Nov 1896)
        1. 1. James (Adams) Shelby (18 March 1843 – 11 February 1886)
        2. 2. John (McNitt) Shelby (4 Apr 1849 – 26 Feb 1917) m. Josephine (Josie A.) Jackson (29 Feb 1856 – 21 Nov 1888)
        3. 3. Susan (Ella) Horn (16 December 1860 – 13 November 1911)

Benjamin Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Benjamin Alexander in Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
1807
1807
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Alexander in Mecklenburg,,North Carolina,USA
Mecklenburg,,North Carolina,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Mecklenburg,,North Carolina,USA

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