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  [hjackwells3--John MacAlister Alexander.FTW]Peden,Henry C. Cecil Co. Debt Books 1734-1766 Names, Tracts, Years; pg 8 9
  Alexander, Samuel Sligoe 1734-1760
  Land Records Maryland 1679-1783 Samuel Alexander Cecil Sligoe 200 acres 10 Dec 1714 Alex Kin "Sam Alexander is JP for deed rec 12 Aug 1721 betweenMatth ew Wallace and James Leith- 458 acres granted to Matthew Wallace in1720 a nd Matthew Wallace conveyed to James Leith 130 acres calledWallace's Se rawle 8 Jun 1721. Witnesses: James Alexander and Moses Alexander, JPs: Sam Alexander ,James Alexander for a deed rec 12 Aug 1721 in which Edward Ellis of Ne wMilford, Cecil Co and Lydia his wife to David Wallace of same place 50 acres of land called Haile Hill. Alexander Kin pg 63 "Descendants of James Alexander (1742-1778) tak enfrom Bible Records in possession of Mre. Margaret Alexander Muse of M tPleasant, North Carolina "Samuel Alexander with sons Andrew and Francis bought lands in 1723 in t hesouthern part of Cecil county called "Sligo" and "Alexandria" tracts. I nthe same year Samuel and others bought a lot of land for a Presbyteria nchurch in Bohemia in the same county. (Other sons of Samuel were: Mar tinand James who d. 1717) Will of William Anderson 1692 "convay's land in Somerste Co. th atSamuel and Andrew Alexander once live on to William Smith.". Record John E Alexander :"Samuel Alexander b. 1657 Scotland; livedSli go, N.Ireland: to Somerset Co. Md: to Cecil Co Md before 1723 elder ofB road Creek Presph. church" Ireland: to Somerset Co. Md: to Cecil Co Mdb efore 1723 elder of Broad Creek Presph. church" Also Samuel Alexander,w ith his sons Andrew and Francis, bought lands in 1723 in southern parto f Cecil county, called "Sligo" and " Alexandria" tracts. In the sameyea r Samuel and others bought a lot of land for a Presbyterian church inBo hemia, in the same county. PA Genol Mag "SAMUEL ALEXANDER Sr. Settled first in Somerset Co.Md. onthe Pocomoke river 1678/85. Removed in 1723 to Cecil Co. on the Sligo a ndBullen's Range. These plantations were near the mouth of the presen tChesapeake and Delaware canal,adjoing the Charles Camp plantation ofJo hn/Jean Brevard. They were not in the New Munster Track of NothernCecil C o.(Sligo,Alexandra and Bullens Range.) He became an elder of theBroad C reek Presbyterian Congreagation in 1723.(A Family Alexander )Himself Pa tentee of Sligo,he deeded 21 Mar 1723 to his son Martin thenorthern end t herof,adjoining Alexandria and Bulen's Range. Witness werehis son Franc is and Samuel Alexander Jr. The following year he gave apart of Sligo a nd of Alexandria to his son Francis (Frances AlexanderButterworth: A Fa mily of the House of Alexander Pg 12). Witness were hisson Samuel,Jr.a nd John son of his brother James. Will list seven childrenand wife Mary . 1723 Lets farm of Richard Thompson with PeterBouchell,south side Broa d Creek and west side main county road.Talksabout Presby Church.(MD lan d Deed's J.S. f:026 Simpson pg 188 " Samuel migrated from Somerset County, Md to Cecil Co Md about 1720/23. He died in Cecil County, Maryland about 1727, his wil ldated 29 Mar 1727, and filed that same year.Samuel and Mary Alexanderw ere parents of seven children all born at Pocomoke Md. " Brevard " Samuel patented Sligo plantation in 1723. He also ownedAlex andria and Bullens Range. Thise plantations were near the mouth ofthe p resent Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, adjoining the Charles Campplantat ion of John/Jean Brevard. They were not in the New Munster Tractof Nort hern Cecil County." MD HeraldicFamilies p 63 " Samuel Alexander b. 1657 probably fromNor th of Ireland (his children were born in Somerset Co. Md ) he movedto C ecil County, Maryland, and bought lands in the southern part of thecoun ty in 1723, called "Sligo" and Alexandria. Also bought lands in 1725for t he Presbyterian Church of Bohemia, Cecil Co. Md. Will dated3/29/1727, M .A.G. Vol I pg 3 MD Herdlic Familes pg 63 & 64 "SAMUEL ALEXANDER, thought to be one o fthe original seven brothers who came to America between two early date sin the sixteen hundreds, and not of the exact dates. SAMUEL'S will,3/ 9/1730, Cecil Co., MD, wife: Mary. Issue: JAMES,b.1685, Pokomoke (is this James the "Weaver" of O'Dwire Tract?). MARTIN ,b. 1687- d. 1740, Pokomoke, m. Susannah Foster, daughter of James Fost eror Forster of Jones GreenSprings, MD. SARAH, b. 1689, Pokomoke. FRANCES, b. 1693,Pokomoke.Issu e: MARK (Is this MARK I who married Mary Wallace?). MARY LOURYALEXANDE R, b. 1695, (presumably Pokomoke), married Thomas Craig, referredto in B iography of ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER. ANDREW, b. 1697. SAMUEL, b. 1699,also p robably Pokomoke. (Was this the father or gr. father Col.Samuelreferred t o by Sophie Brown in letter as cousin of William Ramsay Brown,the grand s on of ELIZABETH ALEXANDER,daughter of JOHN ALEXANDER of VA?) The SAMUEL ALEXANDER of Enderly Farms near Charlotte, N.C. is probably the son or gr. son of SAMUEL b. 1699. COL. SAMUEL ALEXANDER, age 78,wa staken prisoner at Camden, S.C. (formerly part of N.C. at this point),w hen ordered by British Brown to join his forces and he with othersrefus ed to do so. He was fastened to cart and forced to march 42 milesto be i nterned. Later he was sent to Georgia for release but enforcedresidenc e during the Revolution. His son, CAPT. SAMUEL ALEXANDER, wasattacking t he British at Fort Cornwallis and his father was placed infront of the B ritish line. He was uninjured. Son and father show landsin Georgia, bu t the soldiery returned to their own states afterRevolution. Georgia H abersham Records of D.A.R. give COL. SAMUELALEXANDER as of royal line, s aid to be proven. McCrady History of S.C.,p. 270. McCall's History of G eorgia, Vol. II, pp. 329, 330, 332, 327.COL. SAMUEL ALEXANDER of Camden i s of correct age to have son of SAMUELand Mary, of Cecil County, Mary.l and will3/9/1730. Samuel ALEXANDER married Mary ALEXANDER. The births of his children a rerecorded in Somerset Register, D.B.I. K.L. The Judicial records ofSo merset Co., MD contain references to Samuel in the county quite early.H e was a large land owner in Cecil Co. In 1714, 200 acres of land inCec il Co., known as Sligo, was patented to him. He also had tracts knowna s "Alexandria" and "Hispaniola". See Alexander Kin for more details.H e was born in 1657 at Raphoe, Ireland. He died in 1733 at Cecil Co, MD.Record John E Alexander "Samuel Alexander b. 1657 Scotland; lived Sligo ,N.Ireland: to Somerset Co. Md: to Cecil Co Md before 1723 elder of Bro adCreek Presp. church": MD Families p 63 " Samuel Alexander b. 1657 Scotland; lived Sligo,N .Ireland; to Somerset Co Md; to Cecil Co Md. befor 1723; elder of Broad Creek Presp Ch." Brevard D " Pg 169 William Alexandes son Samual Alexander b abt 1656 ?d 1733 Md. m.Mary( ) Samuel patented Sligo plantation in 1723. He als oowned Alexandria and Bullens Range. MM "Samuel ALEXANDER (b. 1657 in Raphoe, Co. Donegal, Ireland,d. <June 18, 1733) and Mary TAYLOR." JEDDLE "My line of Alexander descent is from my maternal grandmother and is as follows:V. Amos Alexander, d. 7 Dec 1813, Mecklenburg Co, NC; m. Susanna Johns tonVI. Martin Alexander; b. 18 Mar 1687, Somerset Co, MD; m. SusannahFost er;
  d. 16 Aug 1751, Cecil Co., MD
  VII. Samuel Alexander; d . 1733 Cecil Co., MD; m. Mary Md Heraldic Famiies pg 65 " Archibald, the eldest was b inCun ingham Manor, Co. Donegal, Feb 4 1708 and m. Dec 31 1734 his firstcousi n, Margaret Parks. This disproves Samuel of Cecil Co. as bro ofArchiba ld, but not of Thomas the royalist as the father.WillsCecil Samuel Alexander "Will dated 29 Mar 1727 prob 14 June 1733 Names wife Mary,children James, Martin, Sarah, Francis, Mary, Andrew,Sa mel jr..He was patentee of Sligo,which he deeded 21 March 1723 to hiss on Martin the northern end thereof, adjoining Alexandria and Bullen'sRa nge. Witnesses were his sons Francis and Samuel Alexander Jr. Thefollow ing year he gave as part of Sligo and Alexandria to his sonFrancis. Wit nesses were his son Samuel,jr. and John son of his brotherJames. Simpson Pg 185 " Samuel Alexander Sr. died testate, leaving a wifeMa ry, and all seven of his children . Samuel Sr. married cira 1684 MaryTa ylor, daughter of Elias and Confort (Anderson) Taylor. Her ancestors in them maternal line can be traced back to Henry Scarborgh of NorthWalsha m, County Norfolk,England" Simpson pg 188 " Samuel migrated from Somerset County, Md to Cecil Co Md about 1720/23. He died in Cecil County, Maryland about 1727, his wil ldated 29 Mar 1727, and filed that same year.Samuel and Mary Alexanderw ere parents of seven children all born at Pocomoke Md. " Pa Genol mag " Samuel Alexander,sr.,died testate, leaving a wife Mary Will dated 29 Mar 1727 which was probated 14 June 18 1733 naming follow inchildren
  James b 1685 m. Mary Steel
  Martin b 1687
  Sarah b 1690 M. Matthew Walllace
  Francis b 1693
  Mary Craig-Lowry b 1695
  Andrew b 1697 in Meck by 1760
  Samuel jr. b 1699Pa Genol Mag p.87 "Samuel Alexander d. 1733 Cecil co. Md, bur Bethel(C hesapeak City) cem"
  
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  Source: Dave's Bohemian, Canadian, and Southern Kin
  
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