Benjamin Wilson Alexander

Male 1805 - 1865  (60 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Wilson Alexander  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Birth 7 May 1805  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Will 2 Sep 1807  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mentioned in Grandfather's Will 
    Residence 1840  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Land 8 Apr 1844  Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Neighbor to Mary White Doherty 
    Will 1 Nov 1845  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Witness to Will of David Henderson 
    Residence 1850  Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Burial 1865  Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetary
    Death 17 Oct 1865  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I25336  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

    Father William Bain Alexander, Sr,   b. 25 Apr 1764, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1844, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Violet Jane Davidson,   b. 28 Aug 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1821, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1791  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12
    Family ID F3367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elvira Davis McCoy,   b. 1808, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1871, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 6 Mar 1828  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Children 
     1. Melvina Alexander   d. 1910  [Father: natural]
    +2. Violet Jane Bain Alexander,   b. 8 Nov 1831, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1875, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. William Lee Alexander,   b. 5 Nov 1833, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1845, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 11 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Antoinette Alexander,   b. 1839  [Father: natural]
    +5. Alice Elvira Alexander,   b. 15 Feb 1845, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1917, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F6193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 May 1805 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Grandfather's Will - 2 Sep 1807 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Mar 1828 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Neighbor to Mary White Doherty - 8 Apr 1844 - Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Witness to Will of David Henderson - 1 Nov 1845 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1865 - Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Oct 1865 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S302] Alexander, John Brevard, MD, Mecklenburg County Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers of theHopewell Section, (Name: Name: Observer Printing and Publishing House; Location: Charlotte,North Carolina; Date: 1897;;), Reminiscences of the Pioneers and Their Descendants and Families http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/books/alexander_j_b/default_alexander_biographical_sketches.htm, 01002603 LC F264.88A3.

    2. [S335] Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA;), Lists of person buried at Hopewell Presbyterian Church http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=76 Website has drilldowns for more info on individuals http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=174139&CScn=Hopewell&CScntry=4&CSst=29&CScnty=1710& 10500 Beatties Fort Road Huntersville, NC.

    3. [S615] Sommerville, Charles William, History of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, (Name: Name: Hopewell Presbyterian Church; Location: Charlotte, NC; Date:1939, Reprint 1987;;), Available on ancestry.com. Has many interesting biographies ofmembers, NCR 285.1756 M43 H791 S.

    4. [S655] Swain, Bob, 1850 Census Report Mallard Creek, (Name: Name: Old Mecklenburg Genealogical Society; Location: QuarterlyNewsletter;;).

    5. [S659] Bible Records of Sarah Davidson Alexander, Family Details listed in Bible of Sarah Davidson Alexander.

    6. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Mallard Creek, Mecklenburg,North Carolina; Roll: M432_637; Page: 57A; Image: .
      Record for Benj W Alexander

    7. [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: 109.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HJW.
      Record for Elvira Davis Mccoy

    8. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), Alexander, John McKnitt, Item 21, Pages 5-6 "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. [S3947] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 365; Page: 257; Family History Library Film: 0018095.
      Record for Benjamin W Ditto
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8057&h=2552691&indiv=try

    10. [S661] Doherty, Mary While, Will of Mary White Doherty, (Name: Name: Ferguson, Herman W; Location: Long Creek, Mecklenburg, NorthCarolina; Date: 4 Apr 1844;;), Abstract found in book "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, WillAbtracts, 1791-1868 Books A-J" by Herman W Ferguson.

    11. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "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.

    12. [S3963] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 042.
      Record for William Bain Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=2131804&indiv=try