Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Jane	30 Nov 1771	Aden, Dettingen Parish, Prince William, Virginia, USA	I420	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Col. George Douglass	30 Nov 1822	Otterview Plantation, Campbell, Virginia, USA	I222	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Charles Carroll	30 Nov 1853	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I285	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Maj. Frederick Henry Thomas	30 Nov 1860	Boulogne, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France	I477	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Stewart, Florence	30 Nov 1861	Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland	I1702	Clan MacAlister
6	Alexander, James Edmund	30 Nov 1878	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I687	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Peter	Abt 30 Nov 1678	Binfield, Berkshire, England	I129	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, Dr. James Alexander	Bef 1 Dec 1810	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA	I503	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Foote, Gerard Alexander	30 Nov 1864	Franklin, Tennessee, USA	I334	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Montague, Alice Anna	30 Nov 1932	Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA	I1673	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Peter	30 Nov 1678	Binfield, Berkshire, England	I129	Alexanders of Menstrie

Married

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Hon. Lewis Lowe, Martha Elizabeth	30 Nov 1848	Macon, Alabama, USA	I1498 I1655	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.