William Joel Alexander

Male 1831 - 1898  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Joel Alexander was born on 10 May 1831 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (son of William Samuel Alexander and Esther Alexander); died on 8 Aug 1898 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1898 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1870, Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Sardis Presbyterian Church

    William married Sarah Anne Reid on 22 Feb 1860 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Sarah was born on 22 Aug 1843 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 30 May 1930 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1930 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lula Irene Alexander was born on 27 Nov 1861 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Aug 1893 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1893 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Jane Elizabeth Alexander was born on 25 Jun 1864 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Jul 1940 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1940 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    3. William Reid Alexander was born on 15 Dec 1866 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 21 Apr 1935 in Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1935 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Mamie Ann Ross was born on 14 Aug 1869 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Apr 1929 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    5. Elizabeth Anna Alexander was born on 6 May 1873 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 30 Jun 1935 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Emma Campbell was born in Oct 1875 in North Carolina, USA; died on 24 Aug 1933 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Neal Hezekiah Alexander was born on 4 Sep 1884 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Aug 1980 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Samuel Alexander was born in Oct 1806 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (son of Hezekiah Alexander, Jr and Patsey Johnston); died on 8 Aug 1898 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

    William married Esther Alexander. Esther (daughter of Joel Alexander and Ruth Doe) was born in Oct 1809 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Esther Alexander was born in Oct 1809 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Joel Alexander and Ruth Doe).
    Children:
    1. 1. William Joel Alexander was born on 10 May 1831 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Aug 1898 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1898 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Hezekiah Alexander, Jr was born on 13 Jan 1767 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA (son of Hezekiah Alexander, Sr and Mary Sample); died in 1840 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 8 Aug 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
    • Will: 30 Sep 1803, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Mother's Will

    Hezekiah married Patsey Johnston in 1793 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Patsey Johnston

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 30 Sep 1803, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in mother-in-law's will

    Children:
    1. 2. William Samuel Alexander was born in Oct 1806 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Aug 1898 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 6.  Joel Alexander was born on 26 Apr 1773 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (son of Hezekiah Alexander, Sr and Mary Sample); died on 17 May 1825 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1825 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 8 Aug 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
    • Will: 30 Sep 1803, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Mother's Will

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2

    Joel married Ruth Doe in 1800 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Ruth was born in 1780 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Ruth Doe was born in 1780 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Esther Alexander was born in Oct 1809 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Nathaniel Alexander was born on 10 Feb 1815 in Crab Orchard, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 26 Apr 1892 in Crab Orchard, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1892 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Hezekiah Alexander, Sr was born on 13 Jan 1721 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA (son of Captain James Robert Alexander and Margaret McKnitt); died on 16 Jul 1801 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1801 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • DAR Number: A001156
    • Fact 1: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Elder Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church
    • Residence: 1767, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Moved from Maryland
    • Occupation: 1768, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Appointed County Magistrate by ROyal Gov Wm Tryon
    • Will: 26 Jan 1769, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in father-in-law's will; Executor
    • Occupation: 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Founder and Trustee of Queens College and 1st Treasurer
    • Fact 2: 1774, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; HAlexander House is part of the Charlotte Museum of History
    • Residence: 1774, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; 3500 Shamrock Drive
    • Fact 3: 20 May 1775, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Signed Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
    • Occupation: 1776, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Elected as a delegate to the Fifth Provincial Congress in Halifax
    • Military: 1778, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1790, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; District 4
    • Will: 8 Aug 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; LW&T
    • Probate: 1801, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2

    Hezekiah married Mary Sample on 12 Jun 1752 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of William Azmon Sample, Sr and Esther Garrison) was born in 1734 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 May 1805 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1805 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Sample was born in 1734 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William Azmon Sample, Sr and Esther Garrison); died on 17 May 1805 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1805 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 26 Jan 1769, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Father's will; L10
    • Will: 8 Aug 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Husband's Will
    • Will: 30 Sep 1803, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; LW&T

    Notes:

    Birth 1725 Cecil Maryland per SAR application


    Buried:
    Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2

    Children:
    1. William Sample Alexander was born in 1752 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 26 Oct 1826 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Dr James Rankin Alexander was born on 23 Nov 1756 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; died on 11 Mar 1836 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.
    3. Silas Alexander was born on 1 Jan 1759 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Oct 1831 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1831 in Sharon, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Esther Alexander was born on 28 Sep 1762 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 12 Sep 1829 in Coles, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1829 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.
    5. Mary Polly Alexander was born in 1765 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1791 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. 4. Hezekiah Alexander, Jr was born on 13 Jan 1767 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; died in 1840 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Amos Alexander was born on 13 May 1769 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Jan 1847 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1847 in Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Keziah Alexander was born in 1771 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died after 5 Jun 1819 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    9. 6. Joel Alexander was born on 26 Apr 1773 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 May 1825 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1825 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    10. Oswald Alexander was born on 16 Sep 1775 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Dec 1826 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.