James Benjamin Alexander

1652 - 1717  (65 years)

• Name	James Benjamin Alexander  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1652	Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1714	Maryland, USA   [2]
  Death	1717	New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA
  Person ID	I34805	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Reverend James Alexander,   b. 1634, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 17 Nov 1704, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Maxwell,   b. 1634, Donegal, Ireland d. 1680, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1650	Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland   [6]
  Family ID	F12253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Steele,   b. 1650, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 1714, Somerset, Maryland, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1685	Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
  Children	1. James Alexander,   b. 1675, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA d. 17 Jun 1772, Somerset, Maryland, USA (Age 97 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. David Alexander,   b. 1680, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA d. 1749, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Arthur Alexander,   b. 1682, Cecil County, Maryland, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. John Alexander,   b. 1686, Cecil County, Maryland, USA d. 1785, Coddle Creek, Iredell, North Carolina, USA (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Francis Alexander,   b. 1688, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA d. 1775, New Castle, Delaware, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Moses Mark Alexander,   b. 1693, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 1 Dec 1762, Cecil County, Maryland, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 7. Mary Alexander,   b. 1693, Cecil County, Maryland, USA d. 1773, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1652 - Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland Marriage - 1 Jan 1685 - Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland Arrival - 1714 - Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] 7 Brothers_2 Sisters Alexanders, (Name: Name: Alexander Surname DNA Project; Location:http://alexanderdna.org/bios.html;;), Major starting point for Alexander family history http://alexanderdna.org/bios.html. [S1961] Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenge;;), Place: Maryland; Year: 1714; Page Number: 9. [S2297] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 1174.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number ofPages: 1; Submitter Code: JCF. [S2297] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 412.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number ofPages: 1; Submitter Code: CCM. [S2297] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 224.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number ofPages: 1; Submitter Code: HJW. [S2297] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 582.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number ofPages: 1; Submitter Code: CCM.