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James Alexander 1733–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1733

Birth Location: Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 9 May 1817

Death Location: Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: James Alexander

Mother: Elizabeth Alexander

Spouse(s): Margaret Ross, Margaret Wilson

Children(s): Agnes Alexander, Jane Alexander, Isabella Ross, Mary Alexander, Jenetta Alexander, Mary Alexander, Robert Alexander, Thomas Alexander, John Sr, Peter Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, James Alexander, James III, Margaret Alexander, Jane Alexander, Andrew Alexander, John Alexander

In 1733, James Alexander entered the world in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, born to James Alexander Alexander And Elizabeth Jean Reid Alexander. James Alexander married Margaret Agnes Clark Ross, Margaret Wilson, and had children including Agnes Nancy Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Isabella Ross, James Alexander, James Alexander Iii, Jane Alexander, Jeanetta Alexander, Jenetta Genet Alexander, John Robertt Alexander, John Silver John Alexander Sr, Margaret Alexander, Mary Alexander, Peter Rolsen Alexander, Robert Alexander, Thomas Alexander. James Alexander passed away in 1817 in Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1733, James Alexander entered the world in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, born to James Alexander Alexander And Elizabeth Jean Reid Alexander.
  • James Alexander married Margaret Agnes Clark Ross, Margaret Wilson, and had children including Agnes Nancy Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Isabella Ross, James Alexander, James Alexander Iii, Jane Alexander, Jeanetta Alexander, Jenetta Genet Alexander, John Robertt Alexander, John Silver John Alexander Sr, Margaret Alexander, Mary Alexander, Peter Rolsen Alexander, Robert Alexander, Thomas Alexander.
  • James Alexander passed away in 1817 in Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Alexander's Ancestors

Self
James Alexander
1733–1817
Birth Place: Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Parents
James Alexander Alexander
1706–1774
Abbey Paisley, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jean Reid) Alexander
1710–1778
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
James (A) Alexander
1680–1716
Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
Katherine Burne
1684–
Alloa, Clackmann, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Francis Alexander
1692–1760
Annamessex, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Martha (Sarah) Blair
1690–1760
Pocomoke City, Worcester, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Burne
1649–1722
Samuel NOTES
1657–1733
Martha Lyle
1672–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lyle
1645–1723
Martha Campbell
1649–1723

James Alexander's Descendants

1.
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James Alexander (9 May 1733–9 May 1817) m. Margaret (Agnes Clark) Ross (4 Jun 1743–18 Jul 1809) m. Margaret Wilson (ABT 1736–1767)
  1. 1. Agnes ("Nancy") Alexander 1768–1815 m. William (B.) Pickens 1762–1841
    1. 1. Nancy (Alexander) Pickens 1804–1855 m. James Spence 1795–1879
      1. 1. William (P.) Spence 1825–1868 m. Mary (Jane) Bryan 1830–1918
        1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Spence 1861–1949 m. Emily (Serena) Williams 1876–1966
      2. 2. Lillian Spence 1848–1852
      3. 3. Thomas (Pickens) Spence 1836–1878
      4. 4. James (Alexander) Spence 1834–1903
      5. 5. Henry (Lutten) Spence 1827–1905
      6. 6. Margaret (Delila) Spence 1829–1865
      7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Spence 1832–1916
      8. 8. Sarah (Jane "Jennie") Spence 1839–1911
      9. 9. Mary (Catherine) Spence 1841–
      10. 10. George (Washington) Spence 1844–1917
      11. 11. Rachel (Ann) Spence 1848–1922
    2. 2. Thomas Pickens 1792–1858
    3. 3. William (O.) Pickens 1799–1853
    4. 4. John (Clark) Pickens 1806–1887
    5. 5. Elizabeth Pickens 1808–
    6. 6. James (Clark) Pickens 1794–1848
    7. 7. Ellen ((Eleanor)) Pickens 1796–1816
    8. 8. Alexander (P.) Pickens 1811–1870
    9. 9. Jannet Pickens 1801–1837
    10. 10. Margret (Pickens) McManis 1790–1842
  2. 2. Jane Alexander 1780–1844
  3. 3. Isabella Ross 1767–1845
  4. 4. Mary Alexander 1765–
  5. 5. Jenetta (Genet) Alexander 1780–1844
  6. 6. Mary Alexander 1764–1815
  7. 7. Robert Alexander 1776–1862
  8. 8. Thomas Alexander 1800–1831
  9. 9. John (Silver John Alexander) Sr 1773–1843
  10. 10. Peter (Rolsen) Alexander 1776–1863
  11. 11. Elizabeth Alexander 1762–1809
  12. 12. Elizabeth Alexander 1782–1809
  13. 13. James Alexander 1758–1852
  14. 14. James (Alexander) III 1762–1852
  15. 15. Margaret Alexander 1765–1830
  16. 16. Jane Alexander 1760–1844
  17. 17. Andrew Alexander 1758–1846
  18. 18. John (Robertt) Alexander 1776–1862

James Alexander's Timeline

8 Records

1733
9 May 1733
Birth of James Alexander in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
1733
Nov 1733
James Alexander was christened in Campbeltown,Argyll,Scotland
Campbeltown,Argyll,Scotland
1779
1779
Age 46
James Alexander resided here in Fawn, York, Pennsylvania
Fawn, York, Pennsylvania
1790
1790
Age 57
James Alexander resided here in Fawn, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Fawn, York, Pennsylvania, United States
1800
1800
Age 67
James Alexander resided here in Fawn, York, Pennsylvania
Fawn, York, Pennsylvania
1806
1806
Age 73
James Alexander resided here in No Township Listed, Belmont County, OH
No Township Listed, Belmont County, OH
1810
1810
Age 77
James Alexander resided here in Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, United States
1817
9 May 1817
Age 84
Death of James Alexander in Scotch Ridge, Belmont, Ohio, United States
Scotch Ridge, Belmont, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1733
    Event Place: Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: Nov 1733
    Event Place: Campbeltown,Argyll,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1733-1817
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Ohio; Year: 1733-1817; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Ohio; Year: 1733-1817; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Fawn, York, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 342

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Fawn, York, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Fawn, York, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 329; Image: 180; Family History Library Film: 0568149

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Fawn, York, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Fawn, York, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 44; Page: 1388,1389; Image: 207; Family History Library Film: 363347

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Belmont County, OH
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: 57; Page: 169; Image: 00180; Family History Library Film: 0193683

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #: T1234; Roll: 49

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1817
    Event Place: Scotch Ridge, Belmont, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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