Re: Very early NC Alexanders
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Very early NC Alexanders
Jody McKenney Thomson 12/07/99
My data may not be important for your collection because, perhaps, all of our Alexander tribe may have been gone from NC before the Revolution; however, they were there.
Probably while Rowan, Iredell, etc. were still part of Anson County, James Alexander moved there. Tradition is that he came with other family members, but I have no solid evidence. He married in Rowan County in the early 1750's, and he and his wife, who was supposedly named Mary, had at least two sons, James Jr. and Matthew, and possibly one or two others. Some time in the 1760s, James and his family moved to the recently opened area around Spartanburg, SC. James Sr. and Matthew were both soldiers in the Revolution.
Probably while Rowan, Iredell, etc. were still part of Anson County, James Alexander moved there. Tradition is that he came with other family members, but I have no solid evidence. He married in Rowan County in the early 1750's, and he and his wife, who was supposedly named Mary, had at least two sons, James Jr. and Matthew, and possibly one or two others. Some time in the 1760s, James and his family moved to the recently opened area around Spartanburg, SC. James Sr. and Matthew were both soldiers in the Revolution.Matthew and his family migrated to West KY (Logan County, which then included most of it) and then, most of them at least, to West TN (Henry County), and James Jr.'s family migrated to East TN (Roane County).
Matthew and his family migrated to West KY (Logan County, which then included most of it) and then, most of them at least, to West TN (Henry County), and James Jr.'s family migrated to East TN (Roane County).That is all that I know for certain about the NC connection, but some of James Sr.'s family who supposedly moved to NC with him probably remained there. I've speculated that some of the Rowan County Alexanders of the late 18th century were relatives, but the names of those NC Alexanders that are the same as frequently found names among both Matthew's and James Jr.'s descendants are too common: John, James, Thomas, William, Hugh.
That is all that I know for certain about the NC connection, but some of James Sr.'s family who supposedly moved to NC with him probably remained there. I've speculated that some of the Rowan County Alexanders of the late 18th century were relatives, but the names of those NC Alexanders that are the same as frequently found names among both Matthew's and James Jr.'s descendants are too common: John, James, Thomas, William, Hugh.Good luck on the project.More Replies:
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Re: Very early NC Alexanders
Gerald Dearing 12/09/99
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Vanita Hindsley 12/14/99
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Gerald Dearing 12/16/99
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