Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Spens, David	Abt 12 Mar 1611	Dysart, Fife, Scotland	I1204	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Charles	12 Mar 1698	St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA	I10	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Harrison, Frances B.	12 Mar 1779	Virginia, USA	I424	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Catherine Adams	12 Mar 1811		I514	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Alexander, Elizabeth Gerard	12 Mar 1861	Kentucky, USA	I877	Alexanders of Virginia
6	MacCartney, Eliza Jane	12 Mar 1899	Scotland	I1553	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, John	12 Mar 1747	Gunsland, Donegal, Ireland	I287	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Staples, Catherine	12 Mar 1830	Portglenone, Ahoghill, Antrim, Northern Ireland	I361	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Brand, Capt. John William Chew	12 Mar 1949	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I983	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Dennehy, Companion, Order of the Star of India Sir Harold George	12 Mar 1956	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland	I757	Alexanders of Donegal

Buried

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, John	Abt 12 Mar 1747	Newtown Limavady, Derry, Ulster, Ireland	I287	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Col. Thomas Ludwell	12 Mar 1881	Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I230	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Gerard	12 Mar 1928	Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I280	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Miller, Elizabeth Allen	12 Mar 1946	Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA	I1667	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.