Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Blayney, Lord of Monaghan Andrew Thomas	11 Nov 1770		I298	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon Denis James	11 Nov 1920	Lahore, Punjab, India	I1064	Alexanders of Donegal

Christened

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Christened		Person ID	Tree
1	Shaw-Stewart, John Archibald Esq.	11 Nov 1829	St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England	I180	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Nelson, Thomas Hugh	11 Nov 1861	Bedford, Virginia, USA	I601	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Jack Cole	11 Nov 1868		I593	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Madison, Myra Lewis	11 Nov 1886	St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA	I11	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Lomax, Olive Elizabeth	11 Nov 1944	Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA	I1651	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Capt. Phillip Hooe, Sarah	11 Nov 1726	St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA	I200 I201	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, John B. Thornton, Mary Ellen	11 Nov 1841	Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA	I469 I470	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.