History of the Alexander Family

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 #   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Born   Person ID   Tree 
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Alexander, Dr. George Dent 		  12 Dec 1744St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location I59 Alexanders of Virginia 
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Alexander, Marianne 		  12 Dec 1758Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location I33 Alexanders of Blackhouse 
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Alexander, Col. Gerard Richard 		  12 Dec 1773Prince William, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location I216 Alexanders of Virginia 
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Alexander, Esquire Josias Bracken Canning 		  12 Dec 1826Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location I641 Alexanders of Donegal 
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Alexander-Sinclair, Admiral Sir Edwyn 		  12 Dec 1865Valletta, Malta Find all individuals with events at this location I185 Alexanders of Blackhouse 
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Miller, Joseph Frank Guffey 		  12 Dec 1912Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location I1406 Alexanders of Virginia 

Died

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 #   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Died   Person ID   Tree 
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Alexander, Catherine Barnes 		  12 Dec 1822 I942 Alexanders of Virginia 
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Alexander, Maj. John 		  12 Dec 1833Knoxland House, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location I106 Alexanders of Blackhouse 
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Foote, Ernest Jolly 		  12 Dec 1962Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location I1438 Alexanders of Virginia 
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Copland, Rev. Charles McAlester 		  12 Dec 2009Forfar, Angus, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location I1917 Clan MacAlister 

Married

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 #   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Married   Person ID   Tree 
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Miller, Edward Mauzey 
Peters, Elizabeth 		  12 Dec 1916Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location I1666
I1692 		Alexanders of Virginia 

DNA Research

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.

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Alexanders of Paisley, Renfrewshire

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.

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Alexander Coat of Arms

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.