The Extended Family Tree of Michael R. Dutton:Information about Moses Alexander
Moses Alexander (b. Abt. 1712)
Notes for Moses Alexander:
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Moses Alexander was a weaver.[hjackwells34.FTW]
Peden,Henry C.Cecil Co. Debt Books 1734-1766 Names, Tracts, Years; pg 89
Alexander, Moses Sligoe 1734-1766
Maryland Families " Mark (Marsh) Alexander b 1700; lived Baltimore, agent of Lord Baltimore; Committee of Safety; perhaps to TN"
From a Giles Co Tn Lineage Book there was a linage chart listing Silas Alexander 1770 and Sarah Reece 1778 "He was listed as s/o Wm Anderson Alexander 1745 Md and Esther Brown of Maury Co TN; Wm A was s/o Daniel 1724 Md and Prudence Anderson?. Next generation was Moses Alexander 1685 ca and Hannah Carr or 2nd Mary Wallace. Sarah was d/o James Polk Reese of Cecil Co Md and Elizabeth Brevard or Rowan Co NC and Maury Co TN"
"Inhabitants of Cecil County 1649-1774" by Henry Peden p. 1 Land Patents and Certificates in Cecil County , Mark - 1769 - "Alexander's Lot" - 109 acres
MD Heraldic Familes pg 58 "Mark Alexander b--1700, m-Mary Wallace. An agent for Lord Baltimore. Issue- Daniel, m- Prudence; will 1776, Olds Will Book. Issue- William Alexander (of Rowan County, N. C. D. A. R. Ancestor), m- Nancy Brown. Issue-
Alex & Chaptman Familes " Mark Alexander (1) was a member of The Committee of Public Safety of Baltimore, Md.; married Mary Wallace, descended from Sir William Wallace. Were The Parents of four brothers, perhaps more:
1. Mark Alexander (2).
2. Moses Alexander, b. 1725 in Cecil County, Md., d. (???); m. (???).
Was one of The "Caledon" branch of The Family established in Ireland,
m. Sarah Alexander (a cousin), b. (???), daughter of William Alexander
and his wife, Anne Taylor. This Wm. Alexander is descended from The
Virginia Alexanders.
3. Nathaniel Alexander.
4. Daniel Alexander.
5. Mary Alexander, who resided with her brother Mark (2). Shortly after
1750 The three brothers moved to North Carolina (Carabus County,
later Mecklenburg).
Col. Moses and Sarah Alexander had six children:
1. Nathaniel Alexander, governor of North Carolina, m. Margaret Polk,
sister of President Polk.
2. William Lee Alexander, an original member of The North Carolina
Society of Cincinnati.
3. Jane Alexander, untraced.
4. Sarah Alexander, untraced.
5. Mark Alexander III, b. in Cecil County, Md., moved with his father
and Family to Pennsylvania, from thence to Carabus County, N. C. (later
Mecklenburg), where his father died; then he went to Baltimore with
his uncle, Mark (2). He was educated at Princeton and lived in Paris
before settling in Mecklenburg, Va. Married third time, Anne Eaton.
Their daughter, Mary Baskerville Alexander, married William Osborn
Gregory. Their son, Roger Osborn West Gregory, married Isabelle
Hester and they were The parents of Charles Alexander Gregory, b. Dec.
4, 1877, in Granville County, N. C., who married Josephine Keith
Brown.
6. Wallace Alexander.
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WillsNC 1717 "Book C V.1p.103 July 12 1717 New Castle De. "James Alexander left a Will filed in New Castle Co., DE names wife Mary, Father in law John Steele,yeoman of New Castle Co DE., brother Francis Alexander,weaver of Cecil Co. MD and sons Moses, Joseph, John and Francis."
MD Helldic Families pg 58Mark Alexander, b--1700, m--Mary Wallace. He was agent of Lord Baltimore. She presumably dau--of Matthew Wallace, of Cecil Land Deeds--probably The Matthew Wallace mentioned in Clarke line of Heraldic Families. Issue--Mary Alexander, m--Capt. James Cox, killed at Brandywine, Capt. of Rangers. Nathaniel, m--?. Daniel, m--Prudence ?. Will 1776, Olds Will Book. Mark, b--1730. Taxed as Bachelor of 26, Baltimore, 1756. T. J. Scharf Chronicles of Baltimore, p. 51.
MD Hearldic Family Pg 64"Moses and wife to William Sample, Weaver of Chester Co., Penn., land purchased from Thomas Stephenson, 8/15/1718. Vol. 5, folio 235, James Alexander, Gent., of Milford Hundred 10/20/1736. Recorded 11/12/1736. Release to Moses Alexander. Note--(This points to The possibility of this James with son Moses being The father of Mark and Mary Wallace Alexander, with tradition of father James, wife unknown, but no proof.) Virkus, Vol. V (not always infallible)
Md Herldic Familiesp.69 " Mark Alexander The first was The agent of Lord Baltimore, and gave The name to a tract of land in Maryland known as The "Mark Alexander Range". This Mark Alexander and his wife, Mary Wallace Alexander, were parents of four children Mark jr.; Moses; Nathanieland Daniel; daughter Mary
The grandmother of Mark,Moses,National and Danial and Mary Alexander was Mary Alexander, widow of James Alexander The carpenter."
Descendants of Samuel Alexander pg6 " Mark Alexander m. Mary Wallace dauMatthew and Sarah Alexander ."
Penden "Inhabitants of Cecil County 1649-1774" by Henry Peden, Mark - 1769 - "Alexander's Lot" - 109 acres, David - 1769 - "Alexander's Lot" - 11 1/2 acres
More About Moses Alexander:
Baptism (LDS): BAIRE.
Date born 2: Abt. 1712