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Rev James B Alexander 1634–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1634

Birth Location: Bughall, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Nov 1704

Death Location: Convoy Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland

Father: Robert Alexander

Mother: Mary Hamilton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wallace, Jane McKnitt, Mary Maxwell

Children(s): Jane Alexander, Francis Alexander, Samuel Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, John Alexander, Mary Alexander, Joseph **, Thomas Alexander, Andrew Alexander, John Alexander, William Alexander, Jane Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Frances Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Francis Alexander, Elizabeth Wallace, William Alexander, James Alexander

In 1634, Rev James B Alexander entered the world in Bughall, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Robert Alexander And Mary Hamilton. Rev James B Alexander married Elizabeth Wallace, Jane Abigail Mcknitt, Mary Matilda Maxwell, and had children including Andrew Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander Wallace, Frances Alexander, Francis Alexander, James Alexander, Jane Alexander, John Alexander, Joseph The Tanner Alexander, Mary Alexander, Samuel Alexander, Thomas Alexander, William The Immigrant Alexander, William Alexander. Rev James B Alexander passed away in 1704 in Convoy Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1634, Rev James B Alexander entered the world in Bughall, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Robert Alexander And Mary Hamilton.
  • Rev James B Alexander married Elizabeth Wallace, Jane Abigail Mcknitt, Mary Matilda Maxwell, and had children including Andrew Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander Wallace, Frances Alexander, Francis Alexander, James Alexander, Jane Alexander, John Alexander, Joseph The Tanner Alexander, Mary Alexander, Samuel Alexander, Thomas Alexander, William The Immigrant Alexander, William Alexander.
  • Rev James B Alexander passed away in 1704 in Convoy Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Rev Alexander
1634–1704
Birth Place: Bughall, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Alexander
1610–1704
Menstrie, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary Hamilton
1600–1648
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (T. Alexander, Earl Of Stirling, Founder Of Nova) Scotia
1567–1640
Menstrie Castle, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire Stirling, Scotland
Janet Erskine
1580–1649
Little Sauchie, Clackmanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Asliesk
1530–1579
Elizabeth Forbes
1525–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Alexander's Descendants

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Rev (James B) Alexander (Apr 1634–17 Nov 1704) m. Elizabeth Wallace (1640–1692) m. Jane (Abigail) McKnitt (1630–1730) m. Mary (Matilda) Maxwell (1634–1680)
  1. 1. Jane Alexander 1665–1691 m. John McKnight 1660–1714 m. John McKnight 1660–1714
    1. 1. Abigail McKnitt 1667–1714
    2. 2. William McKnight 1696–1747
    3. 3. Mary (Katherine) McKnight 1689–1734 m. John Brevard 1685– m. Jean (Paul Brevard) Sr 1665–1747
    4. 4. Ester McKnitt 1693–
    5. 5. John McKnitt 1667–
    6. 6. Robert McKnitt 1685–1769
    7. 7. Elizabeth McKnitt 1701–1774
    8. 8. Margaret McKnight 1693–1736 m. Capt (James) Alexander 1685–1779
      1. 1. John (McKnitt Alexander) Esq 1733–1817 m. Jane Bane 1740–1789 m. Jean Bean 1745–
    9. 9. John McKnight 1642–1708 m. Sarah Moore 1630–1662 m. Jane Alexander 1650–1726
      1. 1. Kate McKnight 1650–1743 m. Rev (John Alexander) Walker 1645–1734
        1. 1. Elizabeth Walker 1703–1787
        2. 2. Alexander (Rutherford) Walker 1716–1784 m. Jane Hammer 1730–1798
        3. 3. Alexander Walker 1682–1775
        4. 4. Elias (Alexander) Walker 1678–1747
        5. 5. James Walker 1670–1757
        6. 6. Elias Alexander 1678–1747 m. Sophia Alexander 1687–
        7. 7. Abigail Alexander 1677–
        8. 8. John (Rutherford Pennsylvania) Walker 1704–1778
        9. 9. James Walker 1707–1778
        10. 10. John Walker 1680–1734 m. Katherine Rutherford 1682–1730 m. Mary Frost 1676–
      2. 2. Abigail (Jane) McKnitt 1650–1743 m. Rev (John Alexander) Walker 1645–1734
  2. 2. Francis Alexander 1652–1712
  3. 3. Samuel Alexander 1657–1733 m. Mary Alexander 1658–1733
    1. 1. Sarah Wallace 1690–1760
    2. 2. James Alexander 1685–1717
    3. 3. Martin Alexander 1687–1751
  4. 4. Elizabeth Alexander 1650–1716
  5. 5. John Alexander 1662–1738
  6. 6. Mary Alexander 1660–1733
  7. 7. Joseph ("The Tanner" Alexander) ** 1660–1729
  8. 8. Thomas Alexander 1676–1749
  9. 9. Andrew Alexander 1648–1700
  10. 10. John Alexander 1789–1790
  11. 11. William Alexander 1646–1715
  12. 12. Jane Alexander 1628–1726
  13. 13. Andrew Alexander 1697–1782
  14. 14. Frances Alexander 1670–
  15. 15. Andrew Alexander 1671–
  16. 16. Francis Alexander 1654–1733
  17. 17. Elizabeth (Alexander) Wallace 1650–1692
  18. 18. William ("The Immigrant") Alexander 1646–1745
  19. 19. James Alexander 1652–1653

Rev Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1634
Apr 1634
Birth of Rev James B Alexander in Bughall, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Bughall, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1704
17 Nov 1704
Age 70
Death of Rev James B Alexander in Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1634
    Event Place: Bughall, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1678; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1704
    Event Place: Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Convoy Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Convoy, County Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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