

Abraham Alexander, Sr

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Name Abraham Alexander [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] Suffix Sr Birth 9 Dec 1717 Cecil County, Maryland, USA [1, 3, 4, 10, 11]
Gender Male DAR Number A001122 [4] Will 16 Dec 1763 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [12]
Mentioned in Brother's will; to care for niece Ann; Executor Fact 1 1775 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [2]
Chairman of the Mecklenburg Convention Military 1778 North Carolina, USA [4, 13]
Burial 1786 Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA [1, 2, 10, 14, 15]
- Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2
Will 12 Apr 1786 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [12]
Death 23 Apr 1786 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA [1, 4, 10, 16]
Person ID I24665 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
Father Elias Elijah Alexander, b. 26 Feb 1679, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 1747, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 67 years)
Relationship natural Mother Sophia Alexander, b. 1687, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 1726, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
(Age 39 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 1709 Somerset, Maryland, USA [17]
Family ID F1849 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Dorcas Amelia Wilson, b. 14 Mar 1734, Cecil County, Maryland, USA d. 28 May 1800, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 66 years)
Marriage 1748 Cecil County, Maryland, USA [3]
Children > 1. Charles Alexander, b. 1748, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
> 2. Jane Alexander, b. 1749, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 7 Feb 1832, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
(Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 3. Isaac Alexander, b. 18 Jan 1749, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 2 Sep 1833, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 4. Elizabeth Alexander, b. 19 Feb 1755, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 29 Nov 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 41 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 5. Elias Alexander, b. 1759, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Sep 1812, North Carolina, USA
(Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 6. Abraham Alexander, Jr, b. 6 Mar 1762, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Mar 1829, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
7. Marcus Alexander, b. 6 Jun 1766, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Oct 1795, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 29 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
> 8. Nathaniel Alexander, b. 3 Jul 1767, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Feb 1805, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
(Age 37 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 9. Joab Alexander, b. 9 Feb 1769, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Mar 1828, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
(Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
10. Ezra Alexander, b. 3 Dec 1772, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 12 Jan 1791, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 18 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 11. Cyrus Alexander, b. 9 Jan 1779, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 24 May 1799, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 20 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F5911 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2025
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Headstones Alexander, Abraham, Sr, 1717-1786
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Alexander&GSfn=Abraham&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1710&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=11017415&df=all&
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Sources - [S95] Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, (Name: Location: Sugaw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina;;), http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166 This website has drill-down with more detail on each individual http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=48873&GRid=42225274&CRid=48873&.
Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church
101 Sugar Creek Rd. W.
Charlotte, NC 28213
704-596-4466 - [S592] Alexander, John Brevard, MD, The History of Mecklenburg County, (Name: Name: Oberserver Printing House; Location: Charlotte, North Carolina;Date: 1902;;), History of Mecklenburg County from 1740-1900 The_History_of_Mecklenburg_County.pdf Abraham Alexander page 284.
- [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: 390.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCM.
Record for Dorcas Amelia Wilson - [S1767] DAR Ancestor A001122, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), Abraham Alexander, Sr.
- [S1662] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2001.;;), Database online.
Record for Joab Alexander - [S3451] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Database online. Birth year: 1769; Birth city: Charlotte; Birth state:NC.
Record for Joab Alexander - [S3451] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Database online. Birth year: 1779; Birth city: Charlotte; Birth state:NC.
Record for Cyrus Alexander - [S1974] Foote, William Henry, Rev, Sketches of North Carolina, (Name: Name: Robert Carter; Location: New York; Date: 1846;;), Sketches_of_North_Carolina.pdf.
- [S3312] Graham, George Washington, The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, (Name: Neale Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1905;), Book found on Heritage Quest.
- [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Joab Alexander
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=23063381&indiv=try - [S382] Marler, Kathleen, Residents of Mecklenburg County North Carolina, (Name: Name: Clearfield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 2005;;), Lists deed and other transaction information between 1762-1790, ISBN-13: 978-0-8063-5285-5 ISBN-10: 0-8063-5285-X.
William Orr items: Page 265
Cathey Items: Pages 64-65
Clark Itmes: 67-69 - [S580] Holcomb, Brent H, Abstracts of Early Wills, (Name: Name: Cleafield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 1980;;), This book gives abstracts of wills that were recorded in Mecklenburg,NC, between 1763 and 1790.
- [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.
- [S629] McGeachy, Neill Roderick, History of Sugaw Creek Church, (Name: Name: Record Print Co; Location: Rock Hill, SC; Date: 1954;;), "A History of the Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church", Montgomery landtransactions discussed pages 45-46.
- [S631] Tombstone of Abraham Alexander.
- [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.
- [S3451] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Birth year: 1692; Birth city: Somerser Co; Birth state: MD.
- [S95] Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, (Name: Location: Sugaw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina;;), http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166 This website has drill-down with more detail on each individual http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=48873&GRid=42225274&CRid=48873&.