John Alexander

• General Notes
  • Known as John of Tarbert, Kintyre.
    
    (Register of Maryland's Heraldic familes, Alice Norris Parran pg 69) " John Alexander m. Miss Graham in Scotland, dau of John Graham. Came to America in 1659. Obtained a grant of 1,500 acres of land in Northampton,Co., Va., on March 24 1659. In 1664 John Alexander obtained a grant of 1,450 acres, formerly granted to John Bagnall and John Walter,and by them assigned to John Alexander 8/10/1659. In 1664.as John Alexander, Sr.,he patented land in Westmoreland on Attopin Creek.He had issue (1) John Aexande Jr. mentioned in a patent. 3/3/1664, for land in Westmoreland to Robert Alexander, John Alexander, Jr., and Christopher (Lunn). (2) Robert .(3) Philip. (Birch vs. Alexander Washngton;s Reports) Wm& Mary Mag. Seeptered Races.
    
    Taylor James Historic Families " William Alexander, Earl of Stirling to John Alexander, b.c 1590, Tarbert,Kintyre, Scotland whose children were William***, and seven other sons (I have also Phillip, Robert, and John (born about 1624-53) .William, son of John had the 7 boys and two girls who came to Somerset. and Cecil Co.
    Record of John E,Alexander" John Alexander, the fourth son of William, went to Ireland and settled in Londonderry in 1646. His son John,(called John of Antrim)
    Culp Notes on John Alexander son of William Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling " John migrated with relatives and a large numer of other Presbyterians to Ireland in 1610 John and Elizabeth/Agnes had nine children, some of which ( but not William, our ancestor) immigrated with them to the Colony of Virginia (Stafford Co.) in 1659
    Alex Pioneers "From the time of Elizabeth the English Goverment was periodicaly plagued by the native Irish who were antagonistic, combative and often lawless; constantly demanding freeedom and self gorverment. Durn the reign of Jamesl, !st a Protestant ruler -- He concieved the idea with populating the counties of Ulster, in the North of Ireland, with a different nationality,charasteistics and, religious creed. Consequently, in 1610, he confiacated vast tracts of land in Ulster: disposessing the owners and banishing them from that large area. Ulster was parcelled out in larg tracts to certain Proprietors, who were largely English or Scots.
    One of these was the Scot, John Alexander whose descendants have been fairly well established -- some of whom finally migrated to this country and ultimately settled in the Shenadoah Vally area.
    Maryland Herldic Famalies " (There is a paragraph on Andrew Alexander)..... of of the same ancient family as William the first Earl of Stirling descended also the Earls of Caledon ,Tyrone Co. Ireland. From him descended Nathaniel Alexander of Londonderry m.Elizabeth McClintock of Dunmore, Donegal Co. and had the following: 1.William, had son Robert who left sons, 2. Robert who left several children, 3. Eliza wife of Josias Dupre, Esq. 4.James b. 1736, sat in Parliament for Londonderry from 1772-1789.