Alexander Magruder, Sr.

Not the same as Capt. Alexander Magruder

Biography

Alexander Magruder, son of Nathaniel Magruder and Mary Jones, was born Abt 1720 in Prince George's County, Maryland and died 14 Nov 1784 in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Susanna Lamar and Alexander Magruder were married on 19 Feb 1765 at All Hallows Episcopal Parish in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [Ref: Barnes, Robert, Maryland Marriages 1634-1777, p. 116.]

“I think she was married by 1742 to someone else and Alexander was her second husband. That means Alexander Magruder had an earlier wife too.”

Susannah Lamar, daughter of John Lamar and Susannah Tyler, was born 26 May 1726 in Queen Anne Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland and died 14 Apr 1805 in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Four children were:

• 1. John Lamar Magruder, b. Abt 1766 [Father: natural]
• 2. Alexander Magruder, b. Abt 1766, Prince George's County, Maryland [Father: natural]
• 3. Priscilla Magruder, b. Abt 1766, Prince George's County, Maryland [Father: natural]
• 4. Eleanor Magruder, b. 6 Jan 1766, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1806, Charlestown, Berkeley County, Virginia (Age 40 years) Married Dr. John Briscoe.

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Origins

• Jones, Johannah, Prince George's County, 13th May, 1738; 17th Feb., 1742/3.
• To son George, dau. Allin, grandsons John and Lisha sons of Johannah Harben, daus. Mary Bright and Anne Neill, grandchild. Alexander, Susanna and Elizabeth Magruder, Johannah Brikhead and Rebecca Miller and to slave, personalty including money due from Joseph Sarrate.
• Test: William Bright, Elizabeth Brown, Margaret Mash. MCW 23.31i

References

1. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Susannah_Lamar_%289%29
2. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I7856...
3. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I8118...
4. WikiTree contributors, "Susannah (Lamar) Magruder (1726-1805)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lamar-199 : accessed 14 June 2024). Cites
   1. Thomas Lamar the Immigrant: 300 Years of Descendants, by Donnis Mott Borchers, 1977, #77-82890
   2. Maryland Marriages: Alexander Magruder and Susanna Lemar, Marriage Date: 19 Feb 1765, Marriage County: Anne Arundel