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Abraham Alexander, Sr

Male 1717 - 1786  (68 years)

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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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number A001122  [4] 
    Will 16 Dec 1763  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Mentioned in Brother's will; to care for niece Ann; Executor 
    Fact 1 1775  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Chairman of the Mecklenburg Convention 
    Military 1778  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13] 
    Burial 1786  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 10, 14, 15] 
    • Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2
    Will 12 Apr 1786  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Death 23 Apr 1786  Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1747, York County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sophia Alexander,   b. 1687, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1726, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1709  Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Family ID F1849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorcas Amelia Wilson,   b. 14 Mar 1734, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1800, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 1748  Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    >1. Charles Alexander,   b. 1748, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Jane Alexander,   b. 1749, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1832, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Isaac Alexander,   b. 18 Jan 1749, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1833, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Elizabeth Alexander,   b. 19 Feb 1755, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Elias Alexander,   b. 1759, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1812, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Abraham Alexander, Jr,   b. 6 Mar 1762, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1829, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Marcus Alexander,   b. 6 Jun 1766, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1795, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Nathaniel Alexander,   b. 3 Jul 1767, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1805, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +9. Joab Alexander,   b. 9 Feb 1769, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1828, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Ezra Alexander,   b. 3 Dec 1772, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1791, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +11. Cyrus Alexander,   b. 9 Jan 1779, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1799, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F5911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Dec 1717 - Cecil County, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1748 - Cecil County, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Brother's will; to care for niece Ann; Executor - 16 Dec 1763 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - Chairman of the Mecklenburg Convention - 1775 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 1778 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 12 Apr 1786 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Apr 1786 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Alexander, Abraham, Sr, 1717-1786    		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&

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [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.

    3. [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

    4. [S1767] DAR Ancestor A001122, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), Abraham Alexander, Sr.

    5. [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

    6. [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

    7. [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

    8. [S1974] Foote, William Henry, Rev, Sketches of North Carolina, (Name: Name: Robert Carter; Location: New York; Date: 1846;;), Sketches_of_North_Carolina.pdf.

    9. [S3312] Graham, George Washington, The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, (Name: Neale Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1905;), Book found on Heritage Quest.

    10. [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

    11. [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

    12. [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.

    13. [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.

    14. [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.

    15. [S631] Tombstone of Abraham Alexander.

    16. [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.

    17. [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.



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