Elizabeth Alexander 
Elizabeth was born about 1646 in Eridy, Co Donegal, Ireland. Elizabeth's father was James I Alexander and her mother was Mary Maxwell. Her paternal grandparents were Robert Alexander and Mary Hamilton; her maternal grandparents were Robert Maxwell and Lucy Douglas. She had seven brothers and a sister, named William, Andrew, James, Francis, Samuel, Joseph, John and Jane. She was the oldest of the nine children. She died about 1692 in MD.General Notes
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Joseph Alexander as well as Brevard, Knox, McKnitt, Polk,Wallace and
Wilson f amilies settled at the headwaters of the Manokin River now
Princess Anne. Als o on the Manokin were the two sisters, Elizabeth the
wife of Matthew Wallace a surveyor who had helped layout the boundaries
of Somerset, and Jane married to John McKnitt afarmer whose land was
named Glasgow after his ancestral Sco ttish home.Joseph Alexander married
Abigail McKnitt. DAR Evans "Elizabeth Ale xander appears to have married
Matthew Wallace who is on of thoes listed as " Iriish men" who took land
in the New Munster Strip in Northern Cecil Co.,Md."
Elkton, Cecil Co. Md. Land records Vol 2 Folio 280
This indenture made this 18 day of May 1715 between Thomas Stevenson of
Bucks
Co. Province of Penn. a nd Nathan (meant to be Matthias or Matthew)
Wallace, Yeoman, James Alexander, farmer, Arthur Alexander, farmer,David
Alexander, weaver, James Alexander, w eaver and Joseph Alexander,etc.This
tract of land contained 1150 acres being on the east siDe ofthe main
branch of the Elk river in Cecil County in the Pr ovince of Maryland; part
of said tract to James Alexander, weaver and his son Moses Alexander,
joint purchasers etc. In the presence of John Wallace, Elia s Alexander,
Thos. Stevenson and Sarah Stevenson
Rent Rolls "William Alexand er's Brother-in Law Matthew Wallace was
Neighbor"
Matthew Wallace m Elizabet h Alexander)
DAR Evans "Wiilliam Alexander . Settled in Somerset Md.abt 1665.A quired
"Hunting Qurter" (100 Acres) in Nov 12,1687 (Somerset Co. Deed Liber
06,p.879) and " Hogg Quarter" (100 acres) at the headwaters of Wicomoco
Cree k (at that time called river) and Monilin River,Was surveyed for him
25 April 1689.(Rent Rolls) In 1692 he was assistant to the court in
laying out the bo undaries for the original parishes in Somerset, as was
also a neighbor of his sister Elizabeth and brother in law William
Wallace (Old Somerset, 153) It i s believed that his wife was Ann Liston
of Letterkenny,Ireland, the dau. ofWi lliam Liston,minister of the Laggan
Presbytery in Northern Ireland.
Lee Park err " Elizabeth Alexander b. 1663 Raphoe, Donegal,Ulster,Ireland
d 1692 Scotl and m. Matthew Wallace, 1675, Raphoe,Donegal,Ulster Ireland.
Alex Kin pg 305 " Elizabeth Alexander m. Matthew Wallace from Scotland and
Ireland in Somerset Co Md,. "
Pa Genol mag " Elizabeth Alexander b 1650 Scotland moved to Ulster
Ireland d. Cecil Co Md
Lee Parkerr " Elizabeth Alexander b. 1663 Raphoe, Done gal,Ulster,Ireland
d 1692 m. Matthew Wallace, 1675, Raphoe,Donegal, Ulster Ir eland.
There is conflicting information as to the father of Elizabeth either t he
Rev James Alexander or William Alexander, I believe James is correct as
William is listed as the brother-in-law of Mathew Wallace.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1557 in Mendtrie, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.21 Feb 1640 in Covent Gardens, London, Middlesex, England
- b.1590 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.1677 in Caledon, Stafford, VIrginia
- b.~ 1560 in Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1575 in Scotland
- b.~ 1563 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland
- b.1610 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.> 1634 in Drumquin, County Tyrone, Ireland
- b.~ 1592 in Tassagart, Saggart Dublin, Ireland d.1677 in Caledon, Stafford, VIrginia
- b.~ 1630 in Bughall, Stirlingshire, Scotland d.17 Nov 1704 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
- b.~ 1607 in Stirlingshire, Scotland d.> 1634 in Cecil County, Maryland
- b.~ 1646 in Eridy, Co Donegal, Ireland d.~ 1692 in MD
- b.~ 1555 in Scotland
- b.~ 1573 in Nithsdale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.1631 in Scotland
- b.~ 1525 in Scotland d.29 Apr 1584 in Scotland
- b.~ 1555 in Scotland
- b.~ 1540 in Scotland
- b.~ 1598 in Scotland d.~ 1689 in Scotland
- b.~ 1515 in Carlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.14 Sep 1552
- b.24 Apr 1553 in Carlaverock, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.> 1592
- b.~ 1514 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.>Oct 1583
- b.~ 1585 in Scotland d. in Scotland
- b.~ 1555 in Angus, Scotland d.> 1582
- b.~ 1630 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d.> 1680 in Cecil County, Maryland
- b.~ 1602 in Scotland d.~ 1699 in Scotland
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Details of Elizabeth's family with Mathew Wallace
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