Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Spence, John	11 Apr 1672	Wicomico, Somerset, Maryland, USA	I1203	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Vaughan, Vera Mary	11 Apr 1894	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	I1052	Alexanders of Donegal

Christened

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Christened		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Anna Joanna	11 Apr 1793	Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland	I168	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Dashwood, Charlotte Sophia	11 Apr 1870	St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England	I622	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Dr. William Fontaine	11 Apr 1880	Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA	I521	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Crecelius, Betty	11 Apr 1940	Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA	I488	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Lester Barr	11 Apr 1958	Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA	I527	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Dr. William Fontaine	Abt 11 Apr 1880	Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA	I521	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Lester Barr	Abt 11 Apr 1958	Zion Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA	I527	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	MacAlester, Robert Tierens, Catharina Maria	11 Apr 1830	The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	I1795 I1801	Clan MacAlister
2	MacAlester, Robert van der Leeuw, Johanna Louise	11 Apr 1882	Nieuwer-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands	I1817 I1822	Clan MacAlister
3	Alexander, Lt. Ludwell Brooke Rolfe, Nina Kerr	11 Apr 1923	Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA	I365 I436	Alexanders of Virginia

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.