Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Esquire Robert	11 Jan 1823	Portglenone, Ahoghill, Antrim, Northern Ireland	I432	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Margaret Elizabeth	11 Jan 1842	Madras, Madras, India	I813	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Rev. Robert William Wiseman	11 Jan 1872	St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England	I862	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Stuart, Rev. David	11 Jan 1748	St. Paul's Parish, King George, Virginia, USA	I397	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Helenora	11 Jan 1808	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	I169	Alexanders of Blackhouse
3	Thomas, Catherine Hanson	11 Jan 1826	Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA	I771	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Hon. Lewis	11 Jan 1876	Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA	I1498	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Emmons, Effie Shaw	11 Jan 1899	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA	I447	Alexanders of Virginia
6	Alexander, Muriel Ellen	11 Jan 1947		I903	Alexanders of Donegal

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Hon. Lewis	Abt 11 Jan 1876	Tuskegee City Cemetery, Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA	I1498	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Hooe, Gerard Barnes, Sarah	11 Jan 1761	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA	I585 I1749	Alexanders of Virginia
2	MacAlister, Esquire John MacAlester, Jeanne	11 Jan 1794	Kilcalmonell and Kilberry, Argyll, Scotland	I1374 I1353	Clan MacAlister
3	Alexander, Esquire Josias Bracken Canning Curtis, Agnes Cecilia	11 Jan 1848	St. Marylebone Church, London, Middlesex, England	I641 I642	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.