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Isabella Alexander 1732 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Tregaron,,Cardiganshire,Wales

Death Date: 27 Oct 1788

Death Location: , Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA

Father: Francis Alexander

Mother: Martha Blair

Spouse(s): Moses Sr.

Children(s): Thomas Shelby, Evan MD

Isabella Alexander was born in 1732 in Tregaron,,Cardiganshire,Wales, the child of Francis Alexander and Martha Sarah Blair. Isabella Alexander married Moses Shelby Sr., and had children including Thomas Shelby, Evan Shelby MD. Isabella Alexander passed away in 1788 in , Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Isabella Alexander was born in 1732 in Tregaron,,Cardiganshire,Wales, the child of Francis Alexander and Martha Sarah Blair.
  • Isabella Alexander married Moses Shelby Sr., and had children including Thomas Shelby, Evan Shelby MD.
  • Isabella Alexander passed away in 1788 in , Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Alexander
1695 – 1781
Birth Location: Somerset,,Maryland,USA
FA
Martha Blair
1700 – 1760
Birth Location: New Castle,,Delaware,USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Moses Sr.
1728 – 1776
Birth Location: Tregaron,,Cardiganshire,Wales
MS

Children(s)

Thomas Shelby
1747 –
Birth Location: 1794
TS
Evan MD
1748 – 1825
Birth Location: Hunts Cabin, Frederick, Maryland, USA
EM

Isabella Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Isabella Alexander
1732 – 1788
Birth Place: Tregaron,,Cardiganshire,Wales
Parents
Francis Alexander
1695 – 1781
Somerset,,Maryland,USA
Martha (Sarah) Blair
1700 – 1760
New Castle,,Delaware,USA
Grandparents
Joseph Alexander
1660 – 1730
Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
Abigail McKnitt
1667 – 1700
New Munster,Cecil,Maryland,USA
Samuel Blair
1667 – 1754
Ballyvoy,Antrim,,Ireland
Martha (C) Lyle
1672 – 1729
Tareagh,Antrim,,Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Alexander
1634 – 1704
Mary Maxwell
1634 – 1680
Daniel Blair
1634 – 1704
Janet Drummond
1639 – 1704
James Lyle
1645 – 1723
Martha Campbell
1649 – 1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Alexander
1610 – 1704
Mary Hamilton
1600 – 1634
John Maxwell
1605 – 1677
Lucy Douglas
1602 – 1699
Brice Blair
1600 – 1639
Esther Peden
1600 –
John Lyle
1615 – 1796
Florence Montgomery
1619 –

Isabella Alexander's Descendants

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Isabella Alexander (1732 – 27 Oct 1788) m. Moses (Shelby) Sr. (5 May 1728 – 13 Oct 1776)
  1. 1. Thomas Shelby (1747 – ) m. Sarah Helms (1760 – 1805)
    1. 1. Moses Shelby (1785 – 1834) m. Martha (Washington) Polk (4 May 1794 – )
      1. 1. Moses (George Washington) Shelby (1825 – ) m. Sarah Witherspoon (1830 – )
        1. 1. William (Carson) Shelby (Dec 1856 – 4 Feb 1912) m. Lucinda (Perry) Creasy (1866 – 1944)
  2. 2. Evan (Shelby) MD (1748 – Apr 1825) m. Susannah (Polk) Alexander (1759 – 1 Mar 1837)
    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)

Isabella Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1732
1732
Birth of Isabella Alexander in Tregaron,,Cardiganshire,Wales
Tregaron,,Cardiganshire,Wales
1788
27 Oct 1788
Age 56
Death of Isabella Alexander in , Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Tregaron,,Cardiganshire,Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1788
    Event Place: , Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
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