

Theophilus Alexander

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Name Theophilus Alexander [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Birth 13 Mar 1714 Cecil County, Maryland, USA [1, 5, 6, 7, 9]
Gender Male Residence 1740 Cecil County, Maryland, USA Burial 1768 Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA [6, 7, 8]
- Head of Christiana Church Cemetary
Death 7 Aug 1768 New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA [6, 7, 8, 9]
Person ID I25503 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father Captain James Robert Alexander, b. 1 Jan 1690, Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. Bef 15 Jul 1779, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA
(Age < 89 years)
Relationship natural Mother Margaret McKnitt, b. 26 Dec 1693, Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 1740, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA
(Age 46 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 1714 New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA [10, 11]
Family ID F1831 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine Wallace, b. 1715, Cecil County, Maryland, USA d. 21 Jul 1775, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 60 years)
Marriage 1734 Cecil County, Maryland, USA [5]
Children > 1. Martha Alexander, b. 1733, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Oct 1798, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
(Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
> 2. Reverend Joseph Alexander, b. 15 Mar 1735, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA d. 30 Jul 1809, York County, South Carolina, USA
(Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
> 3. Sophia Alexander, b. 1737, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
> 4. Margaret Alexander, b. 1739, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA d. 1802, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
> 5. Keziah Alexander, b. 1741, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA d. 1778, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 37 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
> 6. Ann Mary Alexander, b. 1745, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA d. 1802, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA
(Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
7. Catherine Alexander, b. 1747, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA d. 1792, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
(Age 45 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
8. George H Alexander, b. 1750, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. May 1847, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
(Age 97 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F1856 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Event Map Birth - 13 Mar 1714 - Cecil County, Maryland, USA Marriage - 1734 - Cecil County, Maryland, USA Residence - 1740 - Cecil County, Maryland, USA Burial - 1768 - Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S301] John McKnitt Alexander Descendants, (Name: Location:http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/mecklenburg/fam_alexander_john_mcknitt_desc.html;;), http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/mecklenburg/fam_alexander_john_mcknitt_desc.html.
Source: Mecklenburg County Biographical Sketches of the EarlySettlers of the Hopewell Section, by J. B. Alexander, M.D. Charlotte, NC, 1897, Chapter 2, Page 10-23, Transcribed and submitted by Nancy Piper - [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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: 703.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCM.
Record for Theophilus Alexander - [S783] Head of Christiana Church Cemetary, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=52810755&CRid=191343&.
- [S2422] Ancestry.com, Web: Delaware, Find A Grave Index, 1707-2012, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
Record for Theophilus Alexander - [S2229] Web: Maryland, Find A Grave Index, 1788-2011, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com. Web: Maryland, Find A Grave Index, 1788-2011[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.;;), Database online.
Record for Theophilus Alexander - [S4285] Kinney, Helen C, Family Group Record _ James Alexander, James Robert Alexander family.
- [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.
Record for Abigail McKnight - [S93] Alexander Family Tree, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sassytazzy/family/surnames/alexander/marriage/alexandermarrdb1.html.
- [S301] John McKnitt Alexander Descendants, (Name: Location:http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/mecklenburg/fam_alexander_john_mcknitt_desc.html;;), http://genealogytrails.com/ncar/mecklenburg/fam_alexander_john_mcknitt_desc.html.