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Samuel Alexander 1657 – 1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland

Death Date: 1733-06-14

Death Location: Cecil,,Maryland,USA

Father: James Alexander

Mother: Mary Maxwell

Spouse(s): Mary Taylor

Children(s): Sarah Alexander, Andrew Alexander

Samuel Alexander was born in 1657 in Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland, the child of James Alexander and Mary Maxwell. Samuel Alexander married Mary Taylor, and had children including Sarah Alexander, Andrew Alexander. Samuel Alexander passed away in 1733 in Cecil,,Maryland,USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Alexander was born in 1657 in Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland, the child of James Alexander and Mary Maxwell.
  • Samuel Alexander married Mary Taylor, and had children including Sarah Alexander, Andrew Alexander.
  • Samuel Alexander passed away in 1733 in Cecil,,Maryland,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Alexander
1634 – 1704
Birth Location: Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
JA
Mary Maxwell
1634 – 1680
Birth Location: Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

Mary Taylor
1650 – 1733
Birth Location: Pocomoke,Worcester,Maryland,USA
MT

Children(s)

Sarah Alexander
1690 – 1760
Birth Location: –
SA
Andrew Alexander
1697 – 1782
Birth Location: Pocomoke,Somerset,Maryland,USA
AA

Samuel Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Alexander
1657 – 1733
Birth Place: Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
Parents
James Alexander
1634 – 1704
Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
Mary Maxwell
1634 – 1680
Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Alexander
1610 – 1704
,,Stirlingshire,Scotland
Mary Hamilton
1600 – 1634
Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
John Maxwell
1605 – 1677
Terregles,,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
Lucy Douglas
1602 – 1699
,,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Alexander
1580 – 1611
Janet Erskine
1580 – 1649
James Hamilton
1587 –
John Maxwell
1580 – 1631
Elizabeth Maxwell
1579 – 1639
William Douglas
1589 – 1660
Margaret Hamilton
1585 – 1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Alexander
1545 – 1565
Elizabeth Forbes
1560 –
William Erskine
1555 – 1639
Joana Erskine
1550 –
William Maxwell
1555 – 1604
Catherine Kerr
1555 – 1600
John Maxwell
1553 – 1593
Elizabeth Douglas
1555 – 1637
William Douglas
1554 – 1611
Elizabeth Oliphant
1558 – 1619
Claud Hamilton
1543 – 1621
Margaret Seton
1550 – 1616

Samuel Alexander's Descendants

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Samuel Alexander (1657 – 1733-06-14) m. Mary Taylor (1650 – 1733)
  1. 1. Sarah Alexander (8 August 1690 – 1760)
  2. 2. Andrew Alexander (1697 – 1782) m. Jane McKnitt (1698 – 1726)
    1. 1. Benjamin Alexander (1725 – 1807) m. Susan Polk (1734 – 1813)
      1. 1. Susannah (Polk) Alexander (1759 – 1 Mar 1837) m. Evan (Shelby) MD (1748 – Apr 1825)
        1. 1. Moses Shelby (8 Nov 1784 – 21 Jul 1823) m. Mary (Ann) Knox (28 May 1785 – 27 May 1855)

Samuel Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1657
1657
Birth of Samuel Alexander in Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland
1733
1733-06-14
Age 76
Death of Samuel Alexander in Cecil,,Maryland,USA
Cecil,,Maryland,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Raphoe,Ulster,Donegal,Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1733-06-14
    Event Place: Cecil,,Maryland,USA
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