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Susannah Polk Alexander 1759 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Mar 1837

Death Location: , Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Father: Benjamin Alexander

Mother: Susan Polk

Spouse(s): Evan MD

Children(s): Moses Shelby

In 1759, Susannah Polk Alexander entered the world in Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Alexander and Susan Polk. Susannah Polk Alexander married Evan Shelby MD, and had children including Moses Shelby. Susannah Polk Alexander passed away in 1837 in , Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1759, Susannah Polk Alexander entered the world in Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA, born to Benjamin Alexander and Susan Polk.
  • Susannah Polk Alexander married Evan Shelby MD, and had children including Moses Shelby.
  • Susannah Polk Alexander passed away in 1837 in , Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Alexander
1725 – 1807
Birth Location: Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
BA
Susan Polk
1734 – 1813
Birth Location: Carlisle,Cumberland,Pennsylvania,USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Evan MD
1748 – 1825
Birth Location: Hunts Cabin, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Moses Shelby
1784 – 1823
Birth Location: ,Frederick,Maryland,USA
MS

Susannah Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Susannah Alexander
1759 – 1837
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Alexander
1725 – 1807
Black Mountain,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
Susan Polk
1734 – 1813
Carlisle,Cumberland,Pennsylvania,USA
Grandparents
Andrew Alexander
1697 – 1782
Pocomoke,Somerset,Maryland,USA
Jane McKnitt
1698 – 1726
Manokin Hundred,Somerset,Maryland,USA
William Polk
1700 – 1753
Whitehall,Somerset,Maryland,USA
Margaret Taylor
1704 – 1763
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Alexander
1657 – 1733
Mary Taylor
1650 – 1733
McKnitt
Jane Wallace
1676 – 1698
William Polk
1664 – 1739
Nancy Knox
1662 – 1718
James Taylor
Hannah Williams
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Alexander
1634 – 1704
Mary Maxwell
1634 – 1680
Matthew Wallace
1640 – 1714
Elizabeth Alexander
1650 – 1692
Robert Polk
1625 – 1703
Magdalen Tasker
1637 – 1726
Jean Gracie
1648 –

Susannah Alexander's Descendants

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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)
    1. 1. John (Rufus) Shelby (1807 – 1877) m. Mary (Ann) Deaton
      1. 1. William (Houston) Shelby (25 May 1836 – 13 September 1897) m. Elizabeth Shelby (abt 1843 – )
        1. 1. William (Cobb) Shelby (11 Aug 1861 – 9 May 1956) m. Lola (Viola) McClendon (30 May 1875 – 3 Dec 1971)
        2. 2. Alice Shelby (abt 1864 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Shelby
      2. 2. James (Thomas) Shelby (13 January 1840 – 1 May 1916)
      3. 3. Janie (E) Mitchell (1842 – 15 December 1911)
      4. 4. Margaret (Almeda) Bradford (16 May 1854 – 17 January 1921)
      5. 5. Cornelia Bradford (1858 – 1930)
      6. 6. Eloise Shelby (30 August 1860 – 30 May 1943)
    2. 2. James (Madison) Shelby (8 Jan 1814 – 4 Dec 1889) m. Ann (Amanda) Henderson (3 Mar 1816 – 12 Nov 1896)
      1. 1. James (Adams) Shelby (18 March 1843 – 11 February 1886)
      2. 2. John (McNitt) Shelby (4 Apr 1849 – 26 Feb 1917) m. Josephine (Josie A.) Jackson (29 Feb 1856 – 21 Nov 1888)
        1. 1. Lemuel (Evart) Shelby (20 Nov 1876 – 13 Oct 1938) m. Mabel (Clair) Wright (30 Apr 1880 – 26 Aug 1959)
        2. 2. James (Claude) Shelby (7 December 1877 – 5 August 1878)
        3. 3. Henry (Bascom) Shelby (9 March 1879 – 27 March 1879)
        4. 4. Lonie Shelly (Mar Abt 1880 – 1 March 1881)
        5. 5. Thomas (Hall) Shelby (22 June 1881 – 3 November 1963)
        6. 6. William (Earnest) Shelby (27 December 1882 – 26 September 1890)
        7. 7. Era Hale (18 December 1884 – 19 December 1960)
        8. 8. John (Talmage) Shelby (5 November 1886 – 23 September 1890)
        9. 9. Josie Shelby (5 November 1888 – 12 August 1890)
      3. 3. Susan (Ella) Horn (16 December 1860 – 13 November 1911)

Susannah Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Susannah Polk Alexander in Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA
1837
1 Mar 1837
Age 78
Death of Susannah Polk Alexander in , Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1837
    Event Place: , Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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