Capt. John Alexander

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Born about 1625 [location unknown]

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Alexander — married about 1652 in Stafford County, Virginia Colony [uncertain]

Descendants descendants

Father of Philip Alexander, Sarah (Alexander) Pearson and Robert Alexander

Died 25 Oct 1677 in Caledon Estate, Stafford County, Virginia Colony

Biography U.S. Southern Colonies Project logo John Alexander Sr was a Virginia colonist. Summary

This is the biography of the John Alexander who died in Virginia in 1677. It is established that he was the same John Alexander who owned Caledon plantation in 1659.

Alexander became a surveyor, justice of the peace, sheriff and captain of the Stafford County militia. [1]

He is referred to as Captain John Alexander in a 1680 document filed by his son and heir Robert, and as John Alexander, Gentleman in his 1677 will. [2] Disambiguation

There were numerous persons on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean with the name John Alexander in this time period, and there is a high chance of mixing data belonging to one John Alexander with the biography of another. See Space: John Alexander Disambiguation for a listing and differentiation of the difference persons named John Alexander. Also review Research Notes. 1625 Birth

His year of birth was 1625. He was 36 when he made a deposition in a Virginia court on 31 December 1661 [3]

John Alexander's place of birth is unknown. From his naming his property "Caledon" it may be inferred that Alexander was of Scottish descent, Caledonia being a synonym for Scotland. Since Virginia was settled in 1607, his birth in 1625 could have taken place in Virginia, Scotland, or even England. 1652 Marriage to Elizabeth

John Alexander married Elizabeth Unknown. One of their sons was not yet of age at John's death in 1677, so estimate his birth as 1657, his brothers as 1655 and 1653, ands the marriage of John and Elizabeth as 1652. If Elizabeth was 18 when she married, her birth would be, say, 1634.

These date estimates are highly speculative. Marshall gives very different dates, showing that before 1663 in Stafford County Virginia John Alexander married Elizabeth Unknown, born before 1647 and died bef 1680 in Stafford County, Virginia (Age < 33 years) [4] 1654 Headright in Northumberlands County

Capain John Alexander first appears in the records in a headright claimed by Roger Walter on 28 Feb 1654 (1000 acres) in Northumberland Co (Pat 3:311).[5] 1659 Caledon Plantation

On March 24, 1659, John Alexander with Littleton Scarburgh and Tabitha Smart, obtained a grant for 1,500 acres in Northumberland County.[6] The grant was compensation for transporting 50 persons to Virginia. [7]

Another source reports that in 1659 John Alexander purchased about 2000 acres from Col. Edmund Scarborough in the Northern Neck in Westmoreland County. He named the plantation Caledon, for Caledonia, an old name for Scotland. [8]

Originally established from Northumberland County in 1653, Westmoreland County encompassed much of what later became the various counties and cities of Northern Virginia. These included the city of Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, and Prince William County. They were part of Westmoreland until 1664, when Stafford County was formed from part of Westmoreland County.

The property is now part of the Virginia Natural Areas System, preserving places of botanical beauty and wildlife including the American bald eagle. [9]

On 24 March 1659 a patent was recorded granting LIttleton Scarburgh, John Alexander, and Tabitha Smart 1500 acres in Northumberland County. 1661 Deposition

In 1661 John Alexander stated in a deposition that he was 36 years of age, placing his birth year as 1625. [3] 1664 Land Grants and Family Members

On 23 March 1664 John Alexander, Senior, was awarded 550 acres in Westmoreland County for transporting 11 named persons to Virginia. The land was on the south side of Atropin Creek dam, bounded E. by land formerly in possession of John Vaughan and W. by tract of land surfveyed for George Weding, David Williams & Miles Philips. The persons transported were Lawrence How, Phill. Wilkenson, David Williams, Jno. Woodruff, Ann Tanner, Jeffery Summons, Margery Westinscott, Joan Donn, Alex. Turner, Wm. Ackley, Wm. Cox. [10]

   On the same day, John, Robert and Christopher Alexander acquired 1460 acres by Appomattocks Ck, for transporting 29 persons. [11] In 1664 he obtained a grant for 1,450 acres formerly granted to John Baghall and John Walter, and by them assigned to Edmund Scarburgh, Aug. 13, 1656, and by Scarburgh assigned to John Alexander, March 10, I659. [6]

   And on that day, Major John Washington was granted 320 acres in Westmoreland Co., S.E. side of Hollis Cr., beg. at an Oyster shell poynt, N.E. by N. upon Potomack Riv., N.W. by W. upon a cr. adj. to Mr. Daniell Lisson 125 acs, assigned to sd. Washington, & 195 acs. for trans. of 4 persons: Ambrose Couch, Robt. Alexander, Jno. Alexander, Samll. Short [12][13] 

This would appear to suggest that John Alexander, had siblings named Robert and Christopher, but it leaves a mystery regarding the Robert and John Alexander named in the third patent. If they were the same as the two sons of John Sr, why did Major John Washington receive land for transporting them? If they were not the same, then who were they and why were they named in patents linked by date?

On September 26, 1664, John Alexander was granted 1450 ac in Potowmack River by Pochins, Stafford Co, VA. [14]

On March 24, 1665/6, Robert Alexander w/Weeding, 800 ac bet. Potomack & Rappa., W'moreland [15]

On 22 March 1665 Robert and John Alexander are shown as neighbors in a Westmoreland County patent. [16] 1664 Sheriff, Westmoreland County

John Alexander was named the first sheriff of Westmoreland Co in 1664 (wills [1] 12:246) and was styuled captain and surveyor 31 August 1664.[17] 1667 Property Partnership with Captain Ashton

On 24 September 1667 John Alexander and Captain Ashton's property is identified as across a branch from 600 acres awarded to Mr. William Storke between the Potomac and Rappa rivers on the branches of Apomattoc Creek for transportation of 12 persons. [18]

On 6 August 1668 Captain Jno Alexander, Coll. Peter Ashton, Mr. William Norton, and Robert Street and others are awarded 2000 acres in Stafford County at the head of upper Machoticke River, nigh Robert King's plantation, for transportation of 40 persons. [19] 1669 Howson Patent

Captain John Alexander, obtained Howsons Patent 1669, 6-8000 acres on the southwestern side of the Potomac River, all the lands from "Great Falls of the Potomac to Great Hunting Creek." This was land first granted by letters patent in 1669 to shipmaster Robert Howson for headrights (compensation) for settlers that he had brought to the Colony of Virginia. Howson immediately sold the patent to John Alexander for 6,000 pounds of tobacco. The land extended in a strip about 2 miles (3.2 km) wide along the Potomac River, from the southern boundary of the City of Alexandria to the northern boundary of Arlington National Cemetery, including Reagan, Washington National Airport and the Pentagon. [20]

Howson assigned his patent 13 October 1669 to John Alexander for six hogsheads of tobacco. The deed was recorded in Stafford County, but the record has been lost. (Prince William County, Virginia Deeds B:1) [21]

1669 Oct 25 - John Alexander Sr. 1285 ac no. sd. Potomack Ck.., Stafford Co. [LVA Pat. #6/309]

John Alexander purchased a 6,000 acre tract "from an English ship captain, Robert Howson, on October 21, 1669, was named the Howson Patent. It extended along the Potomac River from Hunting Creek in the south to Little Falls in the north. Today, Chain Bridge crosses the Potomac River at Little Falls. In return Howson received 6,000 pounds of tobacco and the cask it was held in. The tract was located in then Stafford County (1664-1730), followed by Prince William (1731-1741), and then Fairfax County. " [1]

"Neither John Alexander, his sons or grandchildren lived on the Howson tract. [1] 1671 Gives Mares to son John

In 1671 John Alexander recorded the gift of two mares to his son John. When he wrote his will the next year, John was omitted.

Know all men by these presents that

   I John Alexander of the County of Stafford, gentleman

   for the affection and love which I have bear to my son John Alexander and for diverse other good causes and considerations me thereto moving

   have and by these presents due from me my heirs executors and administrators give grand assign and make over unto major George Parker of the County of Northampton and Samuel Haywood of the County of Stafford aforesaid as feofes in trust to and for the use of my said son John Alexander

   all my right title and interest to & in two mares with their last year colts now being in the County of Northampton ... in Accomack to have and to hold use possessed and injoyed the said mares and colts with all their present and future increase of male and female to the only proper use and behalf of my said son John Alexander his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever without any claim or demand of me the said John Alexander my heirs executors and administrators in or to the same or any part thereof.

   In consideration whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 13th day of November 1671. John Alexander

   Witness: John James, Robert Caster [22] 

1672 Elizabeth Conveys Land

It is not clear if there is a typographical error confusing 1672 and 1677 making it unclear whether the deaths of John and Elizabeth Alexander took place in one year or the other. As shown, it is surprising because John did not die until 1677.

Elizabeth Alexander, executrix of Captain John Alexander, deceased, sold 100 acres to john Pimett and Thomas Prowne, Stafford County, at head of Potomacxe Creeke, as by Elizabeth'd Deed of Conveyance bearing date ye 28th day of February 1672. [23]

On November 10, 1680, Robert Alexander assents in court that his mother Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander, dec’d 1672 (she being extrx. of Capt. John Alexander dec’d) sold 100 acs to JNO: PIMETT and THOMAS BROWNE , Stafford Co., at head of POTOMACXE CREEKE, as by Elizabeth’s Deed of Conveyance bearing date ye 28th day of February 1672 Robert Alexander, son and heire of Capt. JNO; ALEXANDER [23]

TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whome these presents shall come, I ROBERT ALEXANDER send Greeting in our Lord God Everlasting,

   Now know yee that whereas my Mother, MRS. ELIZABETH ALEXANDER, late of this County, deced in ye yeare of our Lord 1672 (she being then ye Attorney of my Father, Capt. JOHN ALEXANDER, like-wise since deced), give grant bargaine & sell to JNO: PIMETT and THOMAS BROWNE and their heires & essignes forever One hundred acres of Land scittuate tying & beings in Stafford County, att ye head of POTOMACXE CREEKE and backe of ye Land of Capt. ROBT WALTON, as by her Deed of Conveyance bearing date ye 28th day of February 1672 will more at large appeare, relacon beinge thereunto had, which Deed ye 12th day of March following was authentickly acknowledged in Court and recorded;

   And for as much as I ye said ROBERT ALEXANDER, ye Son and heire of Capt. JNO; ALEXANDER, am well satisfied that ye sale aforesaid was made by my Mother upon good and valid considerations and for and in consideration of ye summa of five shillings of lawfull money of England in had payed mee by CHARLES HICKS. ye assignee of ye said PIMETT and BROWNE afore-said.

   I doe therefore by these presents conlirme ye said Sale and ye Tytle of in and to every parte and parcell of ye said one hundred acres of land in manner and forme as in ye aforesaid Deed to CHARLES HICKS. ye assignee of said PIMITT and BROWNE; To have and to hold to him ye said HICKS and his heires and assigner forever, without left trouble or molestation of any person or persons claiming by from or under mee, my heires Ezrs. or Admors.

   as Witness my hand and seals this tenth day of Novembr; 1680

   Signed Sealed and Delivered in ye presence of us: EDWARD HUMSTON, ROBERT ALEXANDER: JNO; WITHERS

   This Confirmation of a Sale of Land was by ye said ROBERT ALEXANDER acknowledged in ye County Court of Stafford unto ye said CHARLES HICKS 10th Novembr: et Recordatr, [24] 

1677 Will, Death, Probate

Summary

John Alexander's will was written 25 October 1677 and probated 14 November 1677. [25]

   Will: 1677 Oct 5 John Alexander, Gent. - heirs:

   John (died w/o issue),

   Robert and Phillip;

   Elizabeth Holmes 200 acs. where John Coggins now lives;

   John Dry 500 acs. "being the northernmost part of the 6750 acs on freshes of Potomac river";

   sons Robert & Philip the rest of his estate." 

Will

In the name of God amen this 25th day of October, 1677, I John Alexander of the County of Stafford Gent being sic etc [26]

   Imprimus I give and bequeath all my estate to my sons Robert and Philip Alexander equally to be divided betwixt them that is to say my personal estate

   Item I give unto John Dry a horse called Blackbeard and 500 acres of land being the uppermost part of the 6750 acres in the Freshes of the Potomack River

   Item I give unto my son Robert Alexander 500 acres of land and the House and Plantation where I now live.

   Item I give all the rest of my land to my sons Robert and Philip Alexander equally to be divided betwixt and to their heirs forever except what is hereafter given

   Item I give to Elizabeth Homes and to her heirs 200 acres of Land where John Coggins lives

   Item I will that my son Robert Alexander shall not dispose of any of his estate before he comes of age without the advice of Samuel Hayward and I do nominate make and ordain and appoint my son Robert Alexander to be the executor of this my will I will that the land at the head of Potomack Creek and the land at Attopin dam be sold and the produce be equally divided between my sons Robert and Philip Alexander

   Item I will that my estate given to my said sons shall not be appraised but equally divided by two honest men.

   (signed) Samuel Haywood Elizabeth Cather. Samuel Haywood and Elizabeth maketh oath that the above written was delivered by Capt. John Alexander as his last will and Testament but prevented by death he not signing it.

   Jura in Curia 14th Novr 1677 and the recorded Samuel Hayward and Elizabeth Cather Deposeth that Capt. John Alexander did give Elizabeth Holmes a feather Bed saying I do not mean the best bed but the Bed I brought out of England.

   Signed Samuel Hayward; Elizabeth X Cather

   Jur. in Curia 14th November 1677.

   A Copy Henry Tyler C. S. C. (This is a copy certified to by Henry Tyler who was Clerk of the Court of Stafford County and who died about 1770). 

Death

John Alexander died in Stafford Couty Virginia, between the date of the will [5] -- 25 October 1677, and the date it was probated on 14 November 1677 in Stafford County, Virginia. [27]; the witnesses stated that he was deceased before he could actually sign the will.

Burial

John Alexander who died in 1677 in Stafford County, Virginia is buried in the Alexander Cemetery, King George, King George County, Virginia. (County boundary changes over time account for the apparent difference in location). [28]

The Alexander Cemetery is located on the Cedar Grove Farm at 12181 Caledon Road, King George, Virginia, about 200 yards from the entrance. Cedar Grove is a privately owned farm. The cemetery consists of three mid-18th century marble slabs surrounded by a modern brick wall with iron gate. The gravestones are heavily weathered and nearly illegible. Other stone fragments were reported in an earlier survey but are either missing or obscured by debris. The cemetery should be categorized as threatened. The owners have stated that no visitors are allowed under any circumstances. This property is also home to the Stuart and Grymes Family Cemetery. [29]

Estate

Estate of John Alexander, Deceased

   Devised lands to sons, Philip and Robert Alexander, to John Dry, and to Elizabeth Homes.

   Son: Robert Alexander, Will 22 December 1703, died 1704; Robert's sons:

a) Charles Alexander, died without issue, intestate;

           b) Robert Alexander, Jr, died 1735; issue: Gerald; Sarah; Parthenia; and John the eldest, Will 16 October 1763, died 1764; issue six sons: among whom, Charles is the eldest. 

Lands in Northern Neck, Virigina. [30]
"The progenitor of the "Effingham" Alexanders, was Capt. John Alexander, of Stafford Co., Va., b. in Scotland; d. 1677, in Virginia; [6] Children

Inferences from Will: Two children of John Alexander are named in his 1677 will: Philip appears to be of age while Robert is referred to as not yet of age. Assume that Robert is no older than age 20, he was born no earlier than 1657; Philip perhaps was born two years earlier in 1655.

The other two legatees, John Dry and Elizabeth Homes, are not identified as son or daughter.

Confirmed by Records

   John, born, say, 1653. Given two horses. On 23 April 1696 John Alexander was shown as a neighbor in a Richmond County land transaction. [31] John Alexander, b. Bef 1644, Northumberland County, Virginia, d. 4 Jun 1685, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia (Age > 41 years) [4]

   Philip, born, say, 1655. Named in 1677 Will. Revised birth estimation 1653. Philip Alexander was born about 1664. He died about 1705. [6] Philip ALEXANDER[6] [Philip?] built a new plantation house nearby, and named it the Caledon Plantation. This second plantation house named the Caledon Plantation was still standing as of 1918, when the first plantation house which had been renamed as the Salisbury Plantation had already fallen into ruins. Philip Alexander, b. 1664, Stafford County, Virginia , d. Bef 11 Sep 1706, Stafford County, Virginia (Age < 42 years) [4]

   Robert, born, say, 1657. Named in 1677 Will. Revised birth estimation 1651. Robert Alexander (1633–1704)[32] Robert Alexander was born in 1634/1636. He died on 1 Jun 1704. [6] Robert ALEXANDER[6] Robert Alexander. Thomas Pearson III (1600-1707) leased from Robert Alexander I (1634-1704) that part of the Howson Patent near Alexanderia which later became known as Pearsons Island in the Potomac river.[5] Robert Alexander [4] married Frances, daughter of Charles Ashton; will probated 1704[33] Robert acquired the Howson patent by inheritance and by a gift from his brother, Phillip.[5] Around 1700, Robert renamed his Caledon Plantation and called it the Salisbury Plantation. Robert Alexander, b. Bef 1644, Northumberland County, Virginia, d. Aft 1664, Westmoreland County, Virginia (Age > 22 years) [4] Robert Alexander, b. 1663, Tarbert, Kentyre, Scotland, d. 14 Jun 1704, Stafford County, Virginia - Probate Find (Age 41 years) [4] 

Not confirmed by records

   Elizabeth Elizabeth was married to Homes at the time of the 1677 will; brn, say, 1666. Named in 1677 will. Elizabeth Alexander was born in 1632. [6] Elizabeth (ca 1632), but no later than 1661. probably married firstly 1653 Andrew Monroe, died 1668 in Westmoreland Co; secondly ante 30 July 1679 to George Homer;l and thirdly ante 23 Feb 1687 to Capt. Edwared Mountjoy of Potomac Creek. Elizabeth {Unproven} Alexander, b. Abt 1636, England , d. Aft 1686, Westmoreland County, Virginia (Age ~ 51 years) [4]

   Sarah. born, say, 1677. Not named in 1677 will.. She married Pearson, born 1677. Sarah Alexander was born about 1655. [6]Sarah ALEXANDER[6] Sarah (born ca 1655 in VA; married ca 1680 to Thomas Pearson III (ca 1660-ca 1707).[17] It is held by family tradition in the Pearson, Alexander, and Chapman families that Thomas Pearson III had married the sister of Robert Alexander, Sarah Alexander, daughter of Captain John Alexander the immigrant: who ame to Virginnia as a headright by 31 December 1653 (Pat; 3:53).[5] Sarah Alexander, b. 1667, Stafford County, Virginia [4]

   Anne Alexander, b. Abt 1643, d. Aft 1679, Somerset County, Maryland (Age ~ 37 years) [4]

   Christopher Lund, b. Bef 1644, Northumberland County, Virginia, d. Aft 1671, Stafford County, Virginia (Age > 29 years) [4]

   William Alexander, b. Bef 1644, Northumberland County, Virginia, d. Aft 1694, Northumberland County, Virginia [4] 

Research Notes Wasn't John Alexander born in 1605?

Many genealogies show the John Alexander who died in 1677 in Stafford County as born in 1603 or 1605.

Mike Marshall estimated the birth year as 1603. [4] A DAR biography gives John Alexander's birth year as 1605. [1] Stella Hardy's work also notes that Capt. John Alexander "the Immigrant" was born in 1605 in Scotland [6]Alexander's birth 1603 in Berwickshire Scotland, or 1604 in Tarbert, Kentyre, Scotland, was suggested in the original unsourced Gedcom for this profile. [34]

All of these accounts are in secondary sources with no explanation of where the date came from. They may be derived from the assumption that John born 1625 was the son of a John born 1605. The date may also be assumed to position John Alexander for descent from Scottish nobility.

These accounts pose more than one problem:

   They make John Alexander aged 50 upon arrival in Virginia to start a fresh life--not impossible, but an adventure more commonly undertaken by younger men

   They explain the John Alexander who was age 36 when deposed in 1661 as a son, which then requires the invention of a marriage which was equally unsourced.

   They invite spouses such as Catherine Graham, who also is unsupported by sources

   They create a confusing narrative as to who actually were the children of John Alexander of Caledon. 

Who were the parents of Captain John Alexander?

Clemens reports that Captain John Alexander was the son of a John Alexander of Scotland, who "married Miss Grahame, sold his home, Gartmore, in Scotland, emigrated to America 1660, and settled in Stafford county, Virginia." [33] Clemens further reports that the older John Alexander was the son of Sir William Alexander (1580-1640), a poet of some merit" and grandson of Alexander of Menstrie, born 1545. [35] Regrettably, none of these reports are supported by any evidence.

Hardy reports that John Alexander was the son of William Alexander and Janet Erskine.[6] Was John Alexander related to the Earl of Caledon?

Naming his property "Caledon" has fueled speculation of a relationship between John Alexander of Virginia and the Earl of Caledon in Scotland, but so far without proofs. [17] Did John Alexander marry Catherine Graham?

Marshall reports that before 1636 John Alexander married Catherine Graham, that she was born before 1620 in Gartmore, Scotland, and died beforf 1663 in Stafford County, Virginia. [4]

Find-a-Grave also shows John Alexander with a first wife named Catherine Graham, born 1610 in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. [32]

The existence of Catherine Graham is not supported by factual documentation. Her dating made a marriage to the 1605 John Alexander plausible, but when his birth is moved to 1625 and his family a generation later, Catherine no longer fits. Was Elizabeth, Ancestor of President Monroe, a daughter of John Alexander?

An Elizabeth Alexander, born England 1636, married first Andrew Monroe, ancestor of the President, and then secondly George Horner. Researchers doubt she is the daughter of John Alexander or any Alexander. [6] Sources

Citations

   ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. John Alexander, Patriot Accessed 17 May 2021 jhd

   ↑ Wesley E. Pippenger. John Alexander, A Northern Neck Proprietor Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD, 1990, pp. 9-30

   ↑ 3.0 3.1 Northumberland County Court Order Book 8:120. Cited by Cavanagh, page 224.

   ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Mike Marshall. Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Profile for John Alexander Accessed 24 May 2021 jhd

   ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Cavanagh, page 224

   ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 Hardy, 1958

   ↑ LVA Patent #4/392. Patent. Title Alexander, John. Publication 24 March 1659. Note Location: Northumberland County. Grantee(s): Scarburgh, Littleton; Alexander, John; and Smart, Tabitha. Description: 1500 acres. Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 392 (Reel 4). Cited by Marshall.

   ↑ Ancestry Site for Ballard. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mwballard...

   ↑ King George, Virginia [1]

   ↑ Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 5; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 446. Cited by Marshall.

   ↑ Westmoreland Co., VA LVA Patents #5, p41

   ↑ Cavaliers and Pioneers Patent Book No 5, p. 446.

   ↑ MAJOR JOHN WASHINGTON, 320 acs. Westmoreland Co., 23 Mar. 1664, p. 161, (38). Upon S.E. side of Hollis Cr., beg. at an Oyster shell poynt, N.E. by N. upon Potomack Riv., N.W. by W. upon a cr. dividing this from land in possession of Mr. Daniell Lis- son, S.E. by E. upon a gutt dividing this land in possession of Widdow Brookes &c. along Richard Hills lyne 228 perches till it falls on line of Mr. Daniell Lisson &c. 125 acs, granted to Henry Brooke 14 Oct. 1657 by him assigned to Richard Coale, who sold to Davy Anderson & by him assigned to sd. Washington, & 195 acs. for trans. of 4 pers: Ambrose Couch, Robt. Alexander, Jno. Alexander, Samll. Short. Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 5; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 446. Cited by Marshall.

   ↑ LVA Patents #4, pg 581

   ↑ LVA Pat. #5/590

   ↑ Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 5; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 546. JAMES GREEN, FRANCIS LEWIS & WM. BALDROP, 1050 acs. W'moreland Co., bet. Rappa. & Potomack Rivers, 22 Mar. 1665/6, p. 475, (580). Beg. at back line of Robt. & Jno. Alexander & Henry Pate, extending W. &c. Trans. of 21 pers: Jno. Thomas, 7 Negroes; Mary Johnson, Precilla Parker, An Frankes, Roger Eglestone, Wm. Peirce, Sarah Peirce, Jno. Elston, (or Eliton), George Walker, Ann Leviton, Francis Nelson, Wm. Gilbert, Nicholas Short. Cited by Marshall.

   ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Cavanagh, page 225

   ↑ Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 6; [Nell Marion Nugent]; page 16. Cited by Marshall

   ↑ Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 6; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Pages 38, 42. Cited by Marshall.

   ↑ [2] [3]

   ↑ Wesley E. Pippenger. John Alexander, A Northern Neck Proprietor, His Family, Friends and Kin 1990, Gateway Press, Baltimore County, Maryland. Cited by Mike Marshall.

   ↑ Magazine of Virginia Genealogy Vol 23 1985, No. 2; Page 6. Cited by Marshall.

   ↑ 23.0 23.1 Stafford Co . Court Rec., Antient Press"

   ↑ Stafford County Court Records, 1680; THE ANTIENT PRESS. P. 17(29)-(30). Cited by Marshall

   ↑ Will of John Alexander, Gentleman, Court of Stafford County. cited by Wesley E. Pippenger. John Alexander, A Northern Neck Proprietor Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD, 1990, p. 28

   ↑ The Hunter Family of Virginia and Connections, Page 47, cited by Marshall

   ↑ Personal Papers, Accession #22965, Vol. 3, pp. 3-4. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

   ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #68337795 Memorial page for Capt John Alexander (1605–1677) Maintained by Richard Parker. Accessed October 29, 2018 jhd

   ↑ Alexander Cemetery Information Provided by Contributor J. Benjamin Chrismond. Accessed October 29, 2018 jhd

   ↑ 1791 Virginia Court Reports from District Court of Dumbfires. Birch v. Alexander

   ↑ &collection=NN Grant Title Buttler, Peter. Publication 23 April 1696; Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311;Note Location: Richmond County. Description: 350 acres adjoining John Alexander and Henry Pate. Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 2, 1694-1700, p. 236-237 (Reel 288). Cited by Marshall.

   ↑ 32.0 32.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #68337812 citing Catherine Alexander and Alexander Cemetery, King George, King George County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Richard Parker. Accessed October 29, 2018 jhd

   ↑ 33.0 33.1 Clemens, page 5

   ↑ Originally imported Gedcom files, Godfrey.ftw, alexander7.ftw, alexander8.ftw Not otherwise sourced.

   ↑ Clemons, page 4 

Bibliography of frequently cited works

   Cavanagh, Harrison Dwight. 'Colonial Chespeake Families: British Origins and Descendants. Volume 2 Volume 2, page 225 Accessed 14 May 2021 jhd. 

Clemens, William M. Alexander Family Records : an Account of the First American Settlers and Colonial Families of the Name of Alexander, and Other Genealogical and Historical Data, Mostly New and Original Material, Including Early Wills and Marriages Heretofore Unpublished. 1914, By the author: New York. Digital book from www.archive.org. Accessed 3 Sep 2016.
Hardy, Stella Pickett. Colonial Families Of The Southern States of America: A History and Genealogy of Colonial Families Who Settled in the Colonies prior to the Revolution. Baltimore, MD: Southern Book Co., 1958. The Slaughters of Culpeper, p. 472. Cited by Becky Bass Bonnere and Josephine Lindsay Bass, My Southern Family. Major Andrew Monroe I "the Immigrant." Last updated 29-May-2005. Accessed October 30, 2018 jhd
See also"

   Howson's Patent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abingdon_%28plantation%29#Alexander_f...

   KING GEORGE COUNTY [6]

   Historic Alexandria: An Illustrated History by Ted Pulliam [7]

   A History of Chapman and Alexander Families by Sigismunda Mary Frances Chapman in Rootsweb [8]

   Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly vol:1 p:800 by Gen.Pub.Co.Inc. [9]

   Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/130424801/robert-alexander : accessed 12 August 2021), memorial page for Robert Alexander (1633–1 Jun 1704), Find A Grave: Memorial # 130424801, citing Alexander Cemetery, King George, King George County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by MarthaHopscotch (contributor 47955559) .

   THE FIRST EARL OF STIRLING https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/19060593 "Lord John went to America for a time and died there (in 1667) and two of his grandsons left descendants there. His four grandsons were Alexander, John, Robert and Philip by his son Hon. John Alexander (1624-1677). Lord John's grandson John ended up settling in Antrim in Ireland after spending time in Europe on behalf of the Stuart cause while his two brothers remained in Virginia."

   [John Alexander in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 SAR Membership: 80851] 

"Beginning at a White Oak - Patents and Northern Neck Grants of Fairfax Co." By Beth Mitchell.

   http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&...

   Alexandria, VA 22306 (Prince William Co., VA Deeds B:1)

   Stetson, “Four Mile Run Land Grants”

   VA Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800 (Torrence);

   The Hunter Family of VA and Connections, Page 47