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Captain William Franklin Alexander 1739–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1739

Birth Location: Ulster, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 7 May 1828

Death Location: Greeneville , Greene, Tennessee, USA

Father: Dr Alexander

Mother: Jane Mccord

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Alexander

In 1739, Captain William Franklin Alexander entered the world in Ulster, Northern Ireland, born to Dr George Alexander And Jane Mccord. Captain William Franklin Alexander had children including Thomas Donald Alexander. Captain William Franklin Alexander passed away in 1828 in Greeneville , Greene, Tennessee, USA.

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CA

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Biography

  • In 1739, Captain William Franklin Alexander entered the world in Ulster, Northern Ireland, born to Dr George Alexander And Jane Mccord.
  • Captain William Franklin Alexander had children including Thomas Donald Alexander.
  • Captain William Franklin Alexander passed away in 1828 in Greeneville , Greene, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr Alexander
1715–1780
Birth Location: Antrim, , Ulster, Ireland
DA
Jane Mccord
1715–1780
Birth Location: Ulster North Ireland
JM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Alexander
1770–1858
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
TA

Captain Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Captain Alexander
1739–1828
Birth Place: Ulster, Northern Ireland
Parents
Dr George Alexander
1715–1780
Antrim, , Ulster, Ireland
Jane Mccord
1715–1780
Ulster North Ireland
Grandparents
John Alexander
1693–1777
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Margaret Glasson
1700–1777
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Martha (Ann) Sawyer
1673–1740
Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Peadie
1648–1703
Ronald GLASSON
1675–1775
Margaret (wife)
1679–1779
John Sawyer
1660–1737
Elizabeth Condell
1660–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Glasson
1650–1700
Mary Douglass
1655–1710
Amalia Hesse
1631–1702

Captain Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Captain (William Franklin) Alexander (30 Jun 1739–7 May 1828)
  1. 1. Thomas (Donald) Alexander 1770–1858 m. Martha McCall 1780–1816
    1. 1. Maria (A Alexander) Stuart 1807–1889 m. William Stuart 1799–1878
      1. 1. Martha (Jane) Stuart 1828–1868 m. James (Robert 'Rob') McKay 1825–1879
        1. 1. Jeremiah ("J.M." Mc) Kay 1853–1935 m. Addie (California "Callie") Tipton 1868–1962

Captain Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1739
30 Jun 1739
Birth of Captain William Franklin Alexander in Ulster, Northern Ireland
Ulster, Northern Ireland
1828
7 May 1828
Age 89
Death of Captain William Franklin Alexander in Greeneville , Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville , Greene, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1739
    Event Place: Ulster, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1828
    Event Place: Greeneville , Greene, Tennessee, USA
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