Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Culpepper, Walter Simcoe Jr.	18 Apr 1894	Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA	I1580	Alexanders of Virginia

Christened

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Christened		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Helenora Margaret Angela	18 Apr 1838	St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England	I179	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Hooe, Capt. John	18 Apr 1766	Stafford, Virginia, USA	I50	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Massey, Sigismunda Mary	18 Apr 1832	Aden, Dettingen Parish, Prince William, Virginia, USA	I71	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Blackburn, Judith Ball	18 Apr 1866	King George, Virginia, USA	I119	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Anna Louisa	18 Apr 1920	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	I339	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Alexander, James Edmund	18 Apr 1928	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I687	Alexanders of Virginia
6	Hewitt, William Charles	18 Apr 1959	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA	I1620	Alexanders of Virginia
7	Outten, Sarah "Sallie" V.	18 Apr 1965	Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA	I1685	Alexanders of Virginia
8	Preston, William Munro	18 Apr 1989	Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA	I1409	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Blackburn, Judith Ball	Abt 18 Apr 1866	Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owens, King George, Virginia, USA	I119	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, James Edmund	Abt 18 Apr 1928	Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I687	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Col. William Massey, Sigismunda Mary	18 Apr 1765	St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA	I70 I71	Alexanders of Virginia

Residence

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Boyd Esq.	18 Apr 1838	Regent's Park, London, Middlesex, England	I121	Alexanders of Blackhouse
2	Hobhouse, Sophia Elizabeth	18 Apr 1838	Regent's Park, London, Middlesex, England	I176	Alexanders of Blackhouse

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.