Dorcas Amelia Wilson

Female 1734 - 1800  (66 years)


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  • Name Dorcas Amelia Wilson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Birth 14 Mar 1734  Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Calculated from Burial Record
    Gender Female 
    Will 12 Apr 1786  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Mentioned in Husband's will; Executor 
    Residence 1790  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13
    District 4 
    Burial 1800  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    • Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2
    Will 28 Feb 1800  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    LW&T 
    Death 28 May 1800  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 10, 14
    Probate Jul 1800  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I24666  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

    Family Abraham Alexander, Sr,   b. 9 Dec 1717, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1786, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 1748  Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Charles Alexander,   b. 1748, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: 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]
    +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]
    +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]
    +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]
    +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]
     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]
     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]
    +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]
     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]
    +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]
    Family ID F5911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Mar 1734 - 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 Husband's will; Executor - 12 Apr 1786 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - LW&T - 28 Feb 1800 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 May 1800 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Jul 1800 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Headstones
    Wilson, Dorcas Amelia Alexander, 1734-1800
    Wilson, Dorcas Amelia Alexander, 1734-1800
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11686421

  • 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. [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

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

    4. [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

    5. [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

    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: 1779; Birth city: Charlotte; Birth state:NC.
      Record for Cyrus Alexander

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

    8. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), Wilson Alexander, Dorcas Item 01, Page 1 "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.

    9. [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

    10. [S3760] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
      Record for Dorcas Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USProbateNC&h=1077535&indiv=try

    11. [S3031] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 354; Image: 535; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
      Record for Darkus Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=179648&indiv=try

    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. [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Pages 357-376 US Federal Census of 1790 District 4 Sugar Creek, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.
      Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC
      a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina

    14. [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.