James Rankin Alexander
1764 - 1824 (60 years)-
Name James Rankin Alexander [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Birth 1764 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
[4] Gender Male DAR Number A001180 [5] Military 1778 North Carolina, USA [5, 7, 8] Death 11 Dec 1824 Iredell County, North Carolina, USA [4, 5] - Loray
Person ID I14423 MontyHistNotes_2014 | William Azmon Sample and Esther Garrison Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father James Alexander, b. 1735, Cecil County, Maryland, USA d. 28 Jun 1776, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 41 years) Relationship natural Mother Araminta McMillians, b. Abt 1740 Relationship natural Family ID F5922 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Sample, b. 23 Jun 1768, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Aug 1824, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA (Age 56 years) Marriage 2 Feb 1784 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [4] Children > 1. Adley Leroy Alexander, b. 28 Mar 1792, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 1816, Tennessee, USA (Age 23 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 2. Abigail Alexander, b. 1793, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Jun 1859, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. Araminta Alexander, b. 1 Nov 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 19 Oct 1864, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 4. Mary Sample Alexander, b. 1800 d. 1879 (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 5. Milton Mazwell Alexander, b. 29 Dec 1801, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. Mar 1873, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1737 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 1764 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
Military - 1778 - North Carolina, USA Marriage - 2 Feb 1784 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
Death - 11 Dec 1824 - Iredell County, North Carolina, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 521.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCM.
Record for Mary Sample - [S601] Alexander, J Fred, J Fred Alexander Genforum Posting, (Name: Location: Genforum _ Alexander; Date: 22 Jan 2010;;), J Fred Alexander discusses his ancestors.
- [S663] Carlson, Gladys, Through Mecklenburg County, (Name: Location: Pensacola, FL; Date: 1991;;), "Through Mecklenburg County, Eight Family Lines From MecklenburgCounty, North Carolina" Book found in Charlotte Library, includes biographical information on 8 families, NCR 929.3756a M43 C28.
- [S4587] Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestors, (Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;), DAR Ancestor A099471 Sample, William (1736-1791) Accessed KRM 22 Jun 2025 7:14am https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=findlist&p_id=A099471.
Daughters of the American Revoluntion
https://www.dar.org/
https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=findlist&p_id=A099471 - [S1167] DAR Ancestor A001180, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James R Alexander.
- [S1873] Owens, Mildred Jo Roberts, Sample -Alexander Families, (Name: Location: Heritage Book Company;;), Article about Sample and Alexander Families # 808 in the Heritage Bookof Old Mecklenburg. Book found in Charlotte library.
- [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.
- [S1168] War Record of James R Alexander, (Name: Name: Footnote.com;;), War Record of James R Alexander.
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