Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Dr. John Brown	31 Dec 1820	Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA	I250	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Foote, Florence Roberta	31 Dec 1885	Kentucky, USA	I1437	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Fasick, John Edmund	31 Dec 1896	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA	I1394	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Elizabeth Read	31 Dec 1946	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA	I567	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

Matches 1 to 11 of 11

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	MacDonald, Lord of Islay Angus Mor	Bef 1292	Iona, Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland	I265	Somerled, Lord of the Isles
2	Alexander, John	Bef 1575	Middleton, Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	I1487	Alexanders of Menstrie
3	Alexander, Lucy	Bef 1830		I401	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Frances	Bef 1850	Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA	I913	Alexanders of Virginia
5	Alexander, Frances	Bef 1851		I380	Alexanders of Virginia
6	Everett, Parthenia	Bef 1870	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA	I1591	Alexanders of Virginia
7	Alexander, Armistead M.	Bef 1884	Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA	I948	Alexanders of Virginia
8	Alexander, John	Bef 1884	Uniontown, Union, Kentucky, USA	I958	Alexanders of Virginia
9	Alexander, Esquire Capt. James Fane	31 Dec 1891	Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas	I777	Alexanders of Donegal
10	MacAlister, Lt. Charles Augustus	31 Dec 1911	Peking, China	I1440	Clan MacAlister
11	Alexander, Esquire James Henry	31 Dec 1922	Bath, Somerset, England	I1306	Alexanders of Donegal

Buried

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Wellford, Dr. Beverley Randolph	31 Dec 1870	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA	I584	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Maj. Charles Adam Murray Greer, Gladys Sylvia MacGregor	31 Dec 1918		I889 I890	Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Capt. Philip Sylvester Hendrick-Aylmer, Violet Lucy	31 Dec 1925	Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland	I1123 I1124	Alexanders of Donegal
3	Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon Denis James De Graevenitz, Baroness Anne Louise	31 Dec 1952	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	I1064 I1069	Alexanders of Donegal

Residence

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Jean	31 Dec 1755	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland	I91	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.