Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Ketteringham, John Palmer	30 Jul 1832	Terrington St Clement, Norfolk, England	I1644	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Montgomery, Mary Eunice	30 Jul 1895	Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA	I1674	Alexanders of Virginia

Christened

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Christened		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Claud Esquire	30 Jul 1724	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	I90	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Monroe, George	30 Jul 1679	Westmoreland, Virginia, USA	I1026	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Spence, David	30 Jul 1679	Wicomico, Somerset, Maryland, USA	I1199	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Col. Charles Murray	30 Jul 1902		I887	Alexanders of Donegal
4	Alexander, Francis Dade	30 Jul 1923	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA	I345	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Alexander, Maj. Dudley Henry Blayney	30 Jul 1931	London, Middlesex, England	I478	Alexanders of Donegal
6	Gibson, Irene Langhorne	30 Jul 1973	Islesboro, Waldo, Maine, USA	I1374	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Horner, George Alexander, Elizabeth	30 Jul 1679		I12 I11	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Ernest Bruce Logan, Mary Margaret	30 Jul 1898	St. John Church, Paddington, London, Middlesex, England	I1228 I1229	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.