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Personal data Col. John Alexander 

• Alternative name: John Alexander
• He was born about 1606 in Kintyre/Tarbert, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Source 4
• Profession: Colonel/.
• (Alt. Birth) between 1579 and 1608.Source 3
• (Alt. Death) in the year 1641.Source 5
• (Alt. Death) about 1641: Eridy, Donegal, Ireland.Source 4
• He died in the year 1677 in Stafford Co, Virginia, Verenigde Staten.Source 3
• A child of William Alexander and Janet Erskine
• This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of Col. John Alexander

He is married to Agnes Elizabeth Graham.

They got married before 1625 at Stafford Co, Virginia, Verenigde Staten.Source 3

Child(ren):

1. Elizabeth Alexander  1632-1677 

Notes about Col. John Alexander

[Terry Johnson.ged]

TITL Clements book by Kat Branton
PAGE p. 155
TITL John Alexander, A Northern Neck Proprietor, by Wesley E. Pippenger
TITL Virginia Land Office Patents Book 3 p. 53
TITL Cavaliers and Pioneers, Nugent, Vol. 1, p. 227

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[Calvin W. Sweat.ged]

Text: Version of the Ency.Britannica on William Alexander,first Earl,Vol.I.,p.493,and on Scottish history,Vol. XXI,p 490, outline the traditional descent of the Virginia Alexanders from King Robert Bruce as follows:
1.King Robert Bruce,father of
2.Marjory,wife of Walter,sixth steward of Scotland,mother of
3. King Robert II,the first royal line of Stuarts,father of
4. Margaret, wife of John,Lord of the Isles,mother
5. Alexander, Lord of Lochaber,father of
6. Alexander, who obtained from the Argyle family a grant of the lands of Menstrie,in Stirlingshire,and settled there,has descendants assuming his Christian name as their surname, father of
7. Thomas Alexander,living in 1505,father of
8. Andrew Alexander, married Katherine Graham,father of
9. Alexander Alexander, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Douglas. A charter from King James V, dated Stirling,April15, 1530,confirms the gift of Menstrie for the annual payment of 24 bbls.of corn,etc.,father of
10. Andrew Alexander,suceeded in 1544,father of
11. Alexander Alexander,who married Elizabeth Forbes, father of
12. William Alexander,the poet,and first Earl Stirling,born 1580, died 1640;married Janet Erskine,daughter of Sir William Erskine, parents of
13.John Alexander, the Stirps of the Virginia family.
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THE ALEXANDERS of NEW MUNSTER. MD&PA
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Title: Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and the House of Alexande
Author: Rev. Charles Rogers, LL.D, 1877, Edinburgh
Text: "Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and the House of Alexander" by Rev. Charles Rogers, LL.D, 1877
Memorials ""The name Eredy closely resembles Eradall, one of the merk lands in South Kintyre, granted by James III in 1484 to Tarlach MacAlexander of Tarbert (Reg. Sig., lib. X., 9 ,reference)." It says Sir William Alexander of Menstry, afterwards Earl of Stirling, maintained a correspondence with his relatives in Kintyre....... in 1629, the original settlers included John Alexander of Eredy; he received new titles to the land which was chiefly appropriated to Scottish settlers (Hill's Montgomery MSS, p183).

Title:  "The Complete Peerage from Lee Parker Lee Parker (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
3796 Emm Lou Lane Destin, FL 32541-1922
Text: Alexander Alexander and the title of Earl of Stirling. (L Parker)
Lee "1.4. John ALEXANDER m. Agnes Graham, (daughter of Robert Graham). John died C. 1641. Agnes: Agnes Graham was the only dau. of Robert Graham of Gartmore
1.4.1. Janet ALEXANDER. Janet was charged to enter herself heir to her uncle Gilbert Graham in the lands of Gartmore.

Title: Scotts Peerage
Author:
Publication: Scotts Peerage
Text: Scotts Peerage
Scotts " William ALEXANDER Sir. b. C. 1567 d. 21 FEB 1639/40 m. 03 JAN 1601 Janet Erskine Children John ALEXANDER b. _____ d. C. 1641 m. Agnes Graham

Title: Dorothy Lee Annestedt Busby (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 From: (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
To: (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)
Dorthy Busby " John Alexander b. 1603 Stirling, Scotland son of William Alexander Earl of Stirling and Janet Erskine of Mar married Elizabeth Grahame in 1623 emigrated to America in 1659 to VA d. 1677 Stafford Co., Virginia children:
William b. 1624 d. 1715 Cecil Co., MD
Robert b. 1625 d. ? Westmoreland Co, MD
*John b. 1627 d. Oct. 1677 Granville Co., NC
Elizabeth b. 1632 d.
Sarah b. 1655 d. ?
Philip b. 1664 d. 1705 Stafford Co., Virginia (am uncertain about last 2 children...may be children of William or Robert)

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From:  http://www.sorrellsgenealogy.com/pafn16.htm
John ALEXANDER

Known as John of Tarbert, Kintyre.

(Register of Maryland's Heraldic familes, Alice Norris Parran pg 69) " John Alexander m. Miss Graham in Scotland, dau of John Graham. Came to America in 1659. Obtained a grant of 1,500 acres of land in Northampton,Co., Va., on March 24 1659. In 1664 John Alexander obtained a grant of 1,450 acres, formerly granted to John Bagnall and John Walter,and by them assigned to John Alexander 8/10/1659.  In 1664.as John Alexander, Sr.,he patented land in Westmoreland on Attopin Creek.  He had issue (1) John Aexande Jr. mentioned in a patent. 3/3/1664, for land in Westmoreland to Robert Alexander, John Alexander, Jr., and Christopher (Lunn). (2) Robert .(3) Philip. (Birch vs. Alexander Washngton;s Reports) Wm& Mary Mag. Seeptered Races.

Taylor James Historic Families " William Alexander, Earl of Stirling to John Alexander, b.c 1590, Tarbert,Kintyre, Scotland whose children were William***, and seven other sons (I have also Phillip, Robert, and John (born about 1624-53) .William, son of John had the 7 boys and two girls who came to Somerset. and Cecil Co.
Record of John E,Alexander" John Alexander, the fourth son of William, went to Ireland and settled in Londonderry in 1646. His son John,(called John of Antrim)
Culp Notes on John Alexander son of William Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling " John migrated with relatives and a large numer of other Presbyterians to Ireland in 1610 John and Elizabeth/Agnes had nine children, some of which ( but not William, our ancestor) immigrated with them to the Colony of Virginia (Stafford Co.) in 1659
Alex Pioneers "From the time of Elizabeth the English Goverment was periodicaly plagued by the native Irish who were antagonistic, combative and often lawless; constantly demanding freeedom and self gorverment.  Durn the reign of Jamesl, !st a Protestant ruler -- He concieved the idea with populating the counties of Ulster, in the North of Ireland, with a different nationality, charasteistics and, religious creed.  Consequently, in 1610, he confiacated vast tracts of land in Ulster: disposessing the owners and banishing them from that large area.  Ulster was parcelled out in larg tracts to certain Proprietors, who were largely English or Scots.
One of these was the Scot, John Alexander whose descendants have been fairly well established -- some of whom finally migrated to this country and ultimately settled in the Shenadoah Vally area.
Maryland Herldic Famalies " (There is a paragraph on Andrew Alexander)..... of of the same ancient family as William the first Earl of Stirling descended also the Earls of Caledon ,Tyrone Co. Ireland. From him descended Nathaniel Alexander of Londonderry m.Elizabeth McClintock of Dunmore, Donegal Co. and had the following: 1.William, had son Robert who left sons, 2. Robert who left several children, 3. Eliza wife of Josias Dupre, Esq. 4.James b. 1736, sat in Parliament for Londonderry from 1772-1789.

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stirnet :
married to Agnes, da/ of Robert Graham of Gartmore

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