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Matches 1 to 14 of 14 for First Name starts with LOUISA

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Person ID	Born/Christened	Location	Tree
1	Alexander, Louisa	I328			Alexanders of Donegal
2	Alexander, Louisa	I1517	b. 5 Apr 1829	Stafford, Virginia, USA	Alexanders of Virginia
3	Alexander, Louisa	I1518	b. Abt 1846	Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA	Alexanders of Virginia
4	Alexander, Louisa	I725	b. Abt 17 Nov 1848	Bulmer, Essex, England	Alexanders of Donegal
5	Alexander, Louisa B.	I1519	b. Abt 1805	Stafford, Virginia, USA	Alexanders of Virginia
6	Alexander, Louisa Elizabeth Fontaine	I136	b. 23 Mar 1804	Mount Ida, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, USA	Alexanders of Virginia
7	Alexander, Louisa Marie	I427	b. 1817	Portglenone, Ahoghill, Antrim, Northern Ireland	Alexanders of Donegal
8	Bagley, Louisa Isabella	I433	b. Abt 1823	Ireland	Alexanders of Donegal
9	Bayley, Louisa	I1042	b. 22 Aug 1865	Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England	Alexanders of Donegal
10	Chapman, Louisa	I248	b. Abt 1811	Virginia, USA	Alexanders of Virginia
11	Knox, Lady Louisa Juliana	I468	b. 14 Feb 1820	St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England	Alexanders of Donegal
12	Lippitt, Louisa Christiana	I174			Alexanders of Virginia
13	Waller, Louisa	I1718	b. Abt 1832	Virginia, USA	Alexanders of Virginia
14	Wise, Louisa Almarinda "Allie"	I1725	b. 14 Aug 1870	Mississippi, USA	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.