Silas Alexander

Male 1791 - 1872  (81 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Vertical    |    Compact    |    Box    |    Text    |    Ahnentafel    |    Fan Chart    |    Media    |    PDF

Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Silas Alexander was born on 10 May 1791 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA (son of Dr James Rankin Alexander and Dorcas Wilson Garrison); died on 1 Dec 1872 in Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

    Silas married Esther Graham about 1813 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA. Esther died in 1827 in Lawrence County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Silas Newton Alexander was born on 14 Jul 1814 in Lawrence County, Alabama, USA; died on 20 Oct 1847 in Cabot Town, Lonoke, Arkansas, USA.

    Silas married Masilda Young on 5 Nov 1832 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA. Masilda was born in 1809 in Kentucky, USA; died in 1860 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Mary M Alexander was born about 1834 in Kentucky, USA; died in 1880.
    2. JG Alexander was born in 1835.
    3. W F Alexander was born about 1837 in Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA.
    4. Charles Stinson Granderson was born on 11 Nov 1838 in Adolphus, Allen, Kentucky, USA; died on 22 Jul 1912 in Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    5. Silas G Alexander was born about 1841.
    6. Marquess G Alexander was born in 1843.
    7. Masilda Catherine Alexander was born about 1846 in Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA; died in 1930 in Arkansas, USA.

    Silas married Sophia Spangler on 17 Dec 1838 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Andrew Jackson Alexander was born on 28 May 1839 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1850 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Martha Elizabeth Alexander was born on 29 Oct 1841.
    3. Nancy Lavina Alexander was born on 12 Jul 1844.
    4. Sarah Ann Alexander was born on 1 Jan 1846.
    5. Mary Catherine Alexander was born on 27 Aug 1852.
    6. George Nelson Alexander was born on 15 Jul 1854.
    7. Rody Eldory Alexander was born on 29 Jun 1857.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dr James Rankin Alexander was born on 23 Nov 1756 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA (son of Hezekiah Alexander, Sr and Mary Sample); died on 11 Mar 1836 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.

    James married Dorcas Wilson Garrison on 26 Nov 1789 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Dorcas (daughter of John Garrison and Hannah Smith) was born on 23 Aug 1766 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 20 Jan 1852 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Dorcas Wilson Garrison was born on 23 Aug 1766 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of John Garrison and Hannah Smith); died on 20 Jan 1852 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.
    Children:
    1. Hannah Alexander was born in Jan 1789 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Feb 1869 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 1. Silas Alexander was born on 10 May 1791 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA; died on 1 Dec 1872 in Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
    3. Amanda Alexander was born on 6 Feb 1793 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA; died on 5 Jun 1856 in Kentucky, USA.
    4. Mary Sample 'Polly' Alexander was born on 10 Apr 1796 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA; died after 1860 in Millry, Washington, Alabama, USA.
    5. Mark Alexander was born on 29 Dec 1797 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA; died on 5 Jun 1856.
    6. Abigail Bain Alexander was born on 8 Nov 1799 in Warren, Knox, Kentucky, USA; died in 1856 in USA.
    7. James Rankin Alexander was born on 5 Jul 1803 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA; died on 4 Mar 1893 in Greene County, Missouri, USA.
    8. John Garrison Alexander was born on 2 Mar 1806 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA; died on 29 Jul 1883 in Simpson County, Kentucky, USA.
    9. Dorcas Reese Alexander was born on 28 Dec 1807 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA; died in 1856 in Benton, Arkansas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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.

    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. 5.  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.
    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. 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. 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. 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.

  3. 6.  John Garrison was born on 10 Aug 1740 in Middletown, Cape May, New Jersey, USA (son of David Garrison and Mary); died in 1789 in Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

    John married Hannah Smith on 1 Dec 1760. Hannah was born in 1716 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Hannah Smith was born in 1716 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    Children:
    1. Samuel W Garrison was born on 24 Aug 1762 in Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Mar 1833 in Warren, Kentucky, USA; was buried in 1833 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.
    2. 3. Dorcas Wilson Garrison was born on 23 Aug 1766 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 20 Jan 1852 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Captain James Robert Alexander was born on 1 Jan 1690 in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA (son of Joseph Alexander and Abigail McKnitt); died before 15 Jul 1779 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; was buried in 1779 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

    James married Margaret McKnitt in 1714 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA. Margaret (daughter of John McKnitt, III and Jane Wallace) was born on 26 Dec 1693 in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA; died in 1740 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; was buried in 1740 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaret McKnitt was born on 26 Dec 1693 in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA (daughter of John McKnitt, III and Jane Wallace); died in 1740 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; was buried in 1740 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
    Children:
    1. Theophilus Alexander was born on 13 Mar 1714 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 7 Aug 1768 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; was buried in 1768 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
    2. Jemima Alexander was born on 10 Feb 1716 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died before 1727 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA.
    3. Edith Alexander was born on 10 Jan 1718 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died in 1720 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA.
    4. Keziah Alexander was born on 9 Mar 1720 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died in Sep 1750 in York County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 4. Hezekiah Alexander, Sr was born on 13 Jan 1721 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 16 Jul 1801 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1801 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Ezekiel Alexander was born on 17 Jun 1724 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; died in 1778 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Jemima Alexander was born on 1 Sep 1727 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 1 Sep 1797 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1797 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Amos Alexander was born on 13 Jan 1728 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; died in Apr 1780 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; was buried in 1780 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
    9. John McKnitt Alexander was born on 6 Jun 1733 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 10 Jul 1817 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 10 Jul 1817 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    10. Margaret McKnitt Alexander was born on 6 Jun 1736 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 15 Aug 1792 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1792 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 10.  William Azmon Sample, Sr was born in 1690 in Ayrshire, Scotland (son of William Sample and Judith Boyer); died on 17 Jan 1769 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1769 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

    William married Esther Garrison about 1734. Esther (daughter of Peter Garrison and Sarah Rees) was born in 1717 in Maryland, USA; died in 1803 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Esther Garrison was born in 1717 in Maryland, USA (daughter of Peter Garrison and Sarah Rees); died in 1803 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. Agnes Sample was born in 1730 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Sep 1790 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. John Sample was born in 1732 in Maryland, USA; died in 1786 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    3. 5. Mary Sample 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.
    4. William Azmon Sample, Jr was born in 1736 in New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA; died in Sep 1791 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1791 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    5. Joseph Sample was born in 1738 in Maryland, USA; died in North Carolina, USA.
    6. Esther Sample was born in 1740 in Maryland, USA.

  5. 12.  David Garrison was born in 1716 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Peter Garrison and Sarah Rees); died in 1790 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

    David married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Mary
    Children:
    1. 6. John Garrison was born on 10 Aug 1740 in Middletown, Cape May, New Jersey, USA; died in 1789 in Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.
    2. David Garrison was born in 1749 in Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Jan 1794 in Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    3. Susannah Lavinia Garrison was born on 13 Feb 1758 in Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died in 1834 in Coles, Illinois, USA.