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Rev James Andrew Alexander 1634 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1634

Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 17 Nov 1704

Death Location: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: Sir Alexander

Mother: Lady Hamilton

Spouse(s): Mary Maxwell

Children(s): John Alexander

The story of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) began in 1634 in Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND. Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) married Mary "Lady of Ulster, Ireland" Maxwell, and had children including John Alexander. Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) passed away in 1704 in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) began in 1634 in Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND.
  • Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) married Mary "Lady of Ulster, Ireland" Maxwell, and had children including John Alexander.
  • Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) passed away in 1704 in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Alexander
1610 – 1704
Birth Location: Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
SA
Lady Hamilton
1600 – 1677
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LH

Spouses(s)

Mary Maxwell
1634 – 1680
Birth Location: Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
MM

Children(s)

John Alexander
1662 – 1738
Birth Location: Raphoe, Co Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
JA

Rev Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Rev Alexander
1634 – 1704
Birth Place: Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND
Parents
Sir Robert Alexander
1610 – 1704
Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary) Hamilton
1600 – 1677
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Sir William) Alexander
1567 – 1640
Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland
Lady (Janet\Jane) Erskine
1580 – 1649
Little Sauchie, Stirling, Clackmannshire, Scotland
Sir (Knight Lord James Hamilton, Knight of the Garter, Member of the Scottish) Parliament,
1589 – 1625
Abertorthwick, ANgus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Anna Marione , Countess of Aran, Queensberry, Cambridge, 2nd Marchioness of Hamilton) Cunningham
1586 – 1647
Glenorchy, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1581
Marion Graham
1527 – 1570
Sir Stirling
1555 – 1639
Joan Hodgson
1550 – 1630
Lord Hamilton
1532 – 1604
James Cunningham
1554 – 1630
Lady Campbell
1550 – 1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Alexander
1527 – 1551
Elizabeth Coutts
1530 – 1601
Allan Coutt
1487 – 1597
Margaret Moubray
1502 – 1586
James Erskine
1487 – 1599
Lady Stirling
1510 – 1582
Sir Hodgesonne
1524 – 1568
Lady Wilkinson
1528 – 1574
Sir Cunningham
1513 – 1574
Catherine Walwood
1514 – 1600

Rev Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Rev (James Andrew) Alexander (1634 – 17 Nov 1704) m. Mary ("Lady of Ulster, Ireland") Maxwell (1634 – 1680)
  1. 1. John Alexander (16 Aug 1662 – 1738)
    1. 1. Colonel (John M) Alexander (1708 – 04 Jan 1821) m. Rosanna (Elizabeth Susanna) Alexander (25 May 1712 – 04 Jan 1821)
      1. 1. Nancy (Agnes) Alexander (1734 – 11 February 1839) m. Rev. (Sgt. Thomas William "Judge") Welch (1732 – 21 August 1793)
        1. 1. Ann (Agnes 'Nancy') Welch (1764 – 1805) m. Timothy (O.) Riggs (4 Apr 1760 – 1831)

Rev Alexander's Timeline

8 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) in Raphoe, Ulster, Ireland
Raphoe, Ulster, Ireland
1634
1634
Birth of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) in Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND
Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND
1634
1634
Birth of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) in Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND
Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND
1704
17 November 1704
Age 70
Death of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) in Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
1704
17 Nov 1704
Age 70
Death of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1704
17 Nov 1704
Age 70
Death of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1704
17 Nov 1704
Age 70
Death of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) in Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland
Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland
1704
17 Nov 1704
Age 70
Death of Rev James Andrew Alexander , (Presbyterian Minister) in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Raphoe, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire, SCOTLAND
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1704
    Event Place: Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1704
    Event Place: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1704
    Event Place: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1704
    Event Place: Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1704
    Event Place: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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