Dates and Anniversaries

Born

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born		Person ID	Tree
1	Tucker, Rev. George Dallas	5 May 1850	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	I534	Alexanders of Virginia
2	McAlester, Maj. William Henry Somerville	5 May 1871	Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland	I1338	Clan MacAlister
3	Langhorne, Charles Mcindoe	5 May 1875	Virginia, USA	I589	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Constance Isolda	5 May 1891	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	I756	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Barksdale, Mary Morgan	5 May 1905	Virginia, USA	I621	Alexanders of Virginia
6	Wallace, Robert Shurtleff	5 May 1915	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA	I454	Alexanders of Virginia

Died

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Died		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Catherine Adams	5 May 1873	Bedford, Virginia, USA	I514	Alexanders of Virginia
2	Wallace, Susan Hart	5 May 1915	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA	I869	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Lucy Georgina	5 May 1938	Whitby, Cheshire, England	I717	Alexanders of Donegal

Buried

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, William Fontaine Jr.	5 May 1968	Grove Hill Cemetery, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA	I560	Alexanders of Virginia

Married

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Married		Person ID	Tree
1	Alexander, Dr. Lawrence Gibbons Jr. Leavell, Bell A.	5 May 1880	Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA	I597 I748	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.