Dates and Anniversaries

Born

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Rosetta	5 Feb 1839	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	I341	Alexanders of Donegal

Died

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, 4th Earl of Stirling Henry	5 Feb 1690	Binfield, Berkshire, England	I42	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, Thomas Clark	5 Feb 1852	Campbell, Virginia, USA	I510	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Harmon, Carl Edward	5 Feb 2005		I1612	Alexanders of Virginia

Buried

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Thomas Clark	Abt 5 Feb 1852	Whites United Methodist Church Cemetery, Campbell, Virginia, USA	I510	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Wickes, Catherine Young	5 Feb 2001	Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, USA	I631	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Monroe, Col. Andrew Spence, Eleanor	Bef 6 Feb 1694		I1033 I998	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Alexander, Gerard White, Harriet Marion	5 Feb 1889	Washington, District of Columbia, USA	I280 I287	Alexanders of Virginia

Fact

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Fact		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Elizabeth	5 Feb 1580	named as executor along with brothers, James Alexander and John Alexander,…	I236	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, James	5 Feb 1580	named in nephew Alexander Alexander's will as tutor-testamentar to his…	I186	Alexanders of Menstrie
3	Alexander, John	5 Feb 1580	named as executor along with brother, James Alexander, and sister,…	I96	Alexanders of Menstrie
4	Alexander, James	5 Feb 1607	helped take inventory of sister Elizabeth Leishman's estate during the…	I186	Alexanders of Menstrie
5	Leishman, Janet	5 Feb 1607	appointed as executor of mother Elizabeth Leishman's will	I258	Alexanders of Menstrie

Residence

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, John	5 Feb 1580	Pitgogar, Muckhart, Perthshire, Scotland	I96	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, Jean	5 Feb 1757	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland	I91	Alexanders of Blackhouse

Will

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#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Will		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Alexander 5th Baron of Menstrie	5 Feb 1580	Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	I26	Alexanders of Menstrie
2	Alexander, Elizabeth	5 Feb 1607	Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland	I236	Alexanders of Menstrie

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.