Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Windham, Priscilla	16 May 1626		I100	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Trafton, Margaret White	16 May 1886	Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA	I1710	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Phillip Gerard	Bef 17 May 1790	Fairfax, Virginia, USA	I90	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Armistead Mason	16 May 1839	Brandenburg, Meade, Kentucky, USA	I232	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Lt. Lesley	16 May 1856	Newtown Limavady, Derry, Ulster, Ireland	I315	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, Edward Clarendon	16 May 1864	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA	I509	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Alexander, Gen. Robert	16 May 1879	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	I807	Alexanders of Donegal
6	Alexander, Emily Mary Grey	16 May 1884	Watford, Hertfordshire, England	I1659	Alexanders of Donegal
7	Alexander, Armistead Mason	16 May 1889	St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA	I343	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Armistead Mason	Abt 16 May 1839	Alexander Cemetery #1, Cobblers Knob, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA	I232	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Edward Clarendon	Abt 16 May 1864	Whites United Methodist Church Cemetery, Campbell, Virginia, USA	I509	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Armistead Mason	Abt 16 May 1889	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I343	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Col. Thomas Ludwell Kelly, Maria Brooke	16 May 1844	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA	I230 I282	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Larned, William Edmund Geer, Augusta Danforth	16 May 1918	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I1392 I1412	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Junius Brutus Stewart, Corinne B.	16 May 1919		I440 I901	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Harry Linwood Ferguson, Estelle Ellen	16 May 1927	Camden, North Carolina, USA	I1495 I1593	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Miller, Joseph Frank Guffey Larned, Paula Cecilia Alexander	16 May 1936	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I1406 I1405	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.