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Sophia Alexander 1687–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, British Colony

Death Date: 13 December 1726

Death Location: Slate Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony

Father: Joseph Alexander

Mother: Abagail McKnitt

Spouse(s): Col. Alexander

Children(s): Abigail Alexander, Isaac Col, William Captn, Jedediah Alexander, Arthur Alexander, Zebulon Alexander, Ezra Capt, Andrew Alexander, Abraham Sr, Mary Wakely, Mary Alexander, Francis Alexander, Isaac Capt, Moses Alexander, Elijah Alexander, Esther Alexander, Elias Alexander, William Capt, Abram Alexander, Francis Alexander, James Alexander, Isaac Col

Sophia Alexander was born in 1687 in Somerset, Maryland, British Colony, the child of Joseph The Tanner Alexander And Abagail Mcknitt. Sophia Alexander married Col Elias Elijah Alexander, and had children including Abigail Alexander, Abraham C Alexander Sr, Abram Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Arthur Alexander, Elias Alexander, Elijah Alexander, Esther Alexander, Ezra Alexander Capt, Francis Alexander, Isaac Alexander Capt, Isaac Alexander Col, James Rankin Alexander, Jedediah Alexander, Mary Alexander, Mary Dove Wakely, Moses Alexander, William Alexander Capt, William Francis Alexander Captn, Zebulon Alexander. Sophia Alexander passed away in 1726 in Slate Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony.

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Biography

  • Sophia Alexander was born in 1687 in Somerset, Maryland, British Colony, the child of Joseph The Tanner Alexander And Abagail Mcknitt.
  • Sophia Alexander married Col Elias Elijah Alexander, and had children including Abigail Alexander, Abraham C Alexander Sr, Abram Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Arthur Alexander, Elias Alexander, Elijah Alexander, Esther Alexander, Ezra Alexander Capt, Francis Alexander, Isaac Alexander Capt, Isaac Alexander Col, James Rankin Alexander, Jedediah Alexander, Mary Alexander, Mary Dove Wakely, Moses Alexander, William Alexander Capt, William Francis Alexander Captn, Zebulon Alexander.
  • Sophia Alexander passed away in 1726 in Slate Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony.

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Sophia Alexander's Ancestors

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Sophia Alexander
1687–1726
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland, British Colony
Parents
Joseph 'The Tanner' Alexander
1660–1730
Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland MD
Abagail McKnitt
1656–1730
Manokin Hundred, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Ann Maxwell) FAG#
1622–1710
Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth (Jane) Wallace
1632–1708
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
1605–1677
Lucy Maxwell
1602–1699
Matthew Wallace
1612–1672
Sarah (Wallace)
1610–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Alexander's Descendants

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Sophia Alexander (1687–13 December 1726) m. Col. (Elias Elijah) Alexander (26 February 1678–31 Aug 1749)
  1. 1. Abigail Alexander 1720–1772 m. Joseph Alexander 1714–1802
    1. 1. Sarah ALEXANDER 1750–1832 m. Alexander (Houston (VA-TN-AL) (m Alexander) (ALABAMA) Montgomery) Sr 1748–1830
      1. 1. Joseph (J.) Montgomery 1786–1868 m. Mary (Polly) Jacks 1770–1812 m. Jane Watson 1796–1817 m. Mary ("Polly") Brunson 1799–1865
        1. 1. Alexander (L.) Montgomery 1811–1894 m. Priscilla Holt 1820–1881 m. Mary (Ann) Thompson 1817–1850
        2. 2. Sarah (R.) Montgomery 1807–1835
        3. 3. Samuel (J.) Montgomery 1809–1812
        4. 4. James (Madison) Montgomery 1810–1891
        5. 5. Louisa Montgomery 1822–1880
        6. 6. Rhoda Montgomery 1806–1835
        7. 7. Mary (Susan) Montgomery 1834–1899
        8. 8. Tabitha (B) Montgomery 1819–1883
        9. 9. Mary (Susan) Montgomery 1834–1899
        10. 10. Hannah (L) Montgomery 1822–1887
        11. 11. John (Reed) Montgomery 1839–1905
        12. 12. Sarah Montgomery 1837–
      2. 2. John (Houston Montgomery) JR 1775–1857
      3. 3. Alexander Montgomery 1776–1833
      4. 4. James Montgomery 1780–1868
    2. 2. Ebenezer (R Alexander) ? 1747–1824
    3. 3. James ALEXANDER 1740–1803
    4. 4. John ALEXANDER 1755–1830
    5. 5. Matthew ALEXANDER 1757–1841
    6. 6. William ALEXANDER 1759–
    7. 7. Margaret ALEXANDER 1761–
    8. 8. Jeremiah ALEXANDER 1763–1847
    9. 9. Jane ALEXANDER 1742–
    10. 10. Joseph ALEXANDER 1745–
    11. 11. Elizabeth Alexander 1735–1802
    12. 12. Anna (Marie) Alexander 1745–1832
    13. 13. Phoebe Alexander 1749–1821
    14. 14. Oliver Alexander 1730–1812
  2. 2. Isaac (Alexander) Col 1699–1793
  3. 3. William (Francis Alexander ,) Captn 1700–1772
  4. 4. Jedediah Alexander 1702–1750
  5. 5. Arthur Alexander 1712–1763
  6. 6. Zebulon Alexander 1710–1784
  7. 7. Ezra (Alexander) Capt 1720–1800
  8. 8. Andrew Alexander 1717–1784
  9. 9. Abraham (C Alexander) Sr 1717–1786
  10. 10. Mary (Dove) Wakely 1698–1765
  11. 11. Mary Alexander 1726–1800
  12. 12. Francis Alexander 1712–1760
  13. 13. Isaac (Alexander) Capt 1726–1793
  14. 14. Moses Alexander 1700–1769
  15. 15. Elijah Alexander 1713–1785
  16. 16. Esther Alexander 1700–
  17. 17. Elias Alexander 1728–1818
  18. 18. William (Alexander) Capt 1715–1772
  19. 19. Abram Alexander 1720–1800
  20. 20. Francis Alexander 1730–1815
  21. 21. James (Rankin) Alexander 1756–1836
  22. 22. Isaac (Alexander) Col 1712–1789

Sophia Alexander's Timeline

3 Records

1680
26 February 1680
Birth of Sophia Alexander in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
1687
1687
Birth of Sophia Alexander in Somerset, Maryland, British Colony
Somerset, Maryland, British Colony
1726
13 December 1726
Age 39
Death of Sophia Alexander in Slate Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony
Slate Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 February 1680
    Event Place: Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 174

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1726
    Event Place: Slate Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, British Colony

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