Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Gerard Mason	10 Jan 1849	Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA	I240	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, William Rudd	10 Jan 1860	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I286	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Richard Rudd	10 Jan 1864	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I314	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Winifred Elizabeth Charlotte	10 Jan 1891		I911	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Stronge, Lt. James Matthew	10 Jan 1891		I912	Alexanders of Donegal
6	Alexander, Rae	10 Jan 1898	Queensland, Australia	I1153	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Robert	Aft 9 Jan 1793	Fairfax, Virginia, USA	I58	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Esquire William	10 Jan 1819	Woodford, Kentucky, USA	I19	Alexanders of Blackhouse
3	Alexander, Mary	10 Jan 1869	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA	I498	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Kendall, Ada Mary	10 Jan 1961	Tasmania, Australia	I1260	Alexanders of Donegal

Buried

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Junius Brutus	Aft 9 Jan 1893	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I322	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Henry Ashton Moorman, Sarah Ann	10 Jan 1838	Campbell, Virginia, USA	I384 I505	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Keown, Esquire Lt. Col. Henry Alexander, Dorothea	10 Jan 1856	Aghadoey, Derry, Ireland	I854 I853	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Smyly, Doctor of Divinity Rev. Andrew Ferguson Alexander, Elizabeth	10 Jan 1856	Aghadoey, Derry, Ireland	I835 I834	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, William Lewis Davenport, Sarah Winifred	10 Jan 1868	Pike, Alabama, USA	I1548 I1584	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Dresselhuys, Lady Foley Marie Rose Ghislaine			I1066	Alexanders of Donegal

According to the DNA test results of various members of Alexander and MacAlister families in the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, and elsewhere, the two families diverged from a common ancestor within the past several hundred years. Both descend from Somerled, Lord of the Isles, an 11th century king who was also the progenitor of Clans Donald and MacDougall. If you are carrying the name Alexander, MacAlister, or some another variant of these surnames, you are welcome to join the Alexander and McAlister DNA Projects which are currently being hosted by Family Tree DNA.

Other branches of the Alexander family that split off from the main lineage in Menstrie settled in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. One was known as the Alexanders of Blackhouse and Boghall, while another was called the Alexanders of Ballochmyle. The coats of arms for both families closely resemble the arms for the Earls of Caledon in Northern Ireland and Alexanders of Menstrie in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. This suggests that all four families likely came from the same part of Scotland where they probably shared a common heritage. The interesting thing about the Alexanders of Paisley is that they were first documented in 1413, about a hundred years before Thomas Alexander was recorded in Menstrie.

Alexander of Menstrie - Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling. Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, per pale, argent and sable, a chevron, and in base a crescent, all counterchanged; 2nd and 3rd, or, a lymphad sable sails furled and flags flying between three crosses crosslet fitchée gules for MacDonald. Crest: A bear sejant, erect, proper. Supporters: Dexter, an Indian with long hair, and a dart in his right hand all proper having a circle of gold on his head with a plume of seven feathers or and azure and around his waist a like circle of feathers; sinister, a mermaid with a comb and mirror all proper. Motto: per mare, per terras.