Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Lewis, Capt. Fielding	14 Feb 1751	Virginia, USA	I78	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Knox, Lady Louisa Juliana	14 Feb 1820	St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England	I468	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Anita Mayo	14 Feb 1841	Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA	I339	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Emery, Melissa R.	14 Feb 1933	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA	I1377	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Catherine	Bef 15 Feb 1686	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	I53	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, Columbus Neal	14 Feb 1898	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I214	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Howard, Wilkie Allan Maclean	14 Feb 1972	Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA	I1396	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Lee Massey Brown	14 Feb 1834	Pohick Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lorton, Fairfax, Virginia, USA	I39	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Steward, Emma Sophia	14 Feb 1864	Calcutta, Bengal, India	I1210	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, Columbus Neal	Abt 14 Feb 1898	Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I214	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Esquire Henry Rivers, Dorothy	14 Feb 1807		I614 I615	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.