William Bain Alexander, Sr

Male 1764 - 1844  (79 years)


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  • Name William Bain Alexander  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 25 Apr 1764  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 19, 21, 22
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Postmaster of Alexandriana 
    Religion Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Elder of Hopewell Presbyterian 
    Residence 1790  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Residence 1800  Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Will 2 Sep 1807  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Mentioned in Father's will 
    Residence 1810  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Capt Wilson 
    Residence 1820  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Residence 1830  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Will 23 Sep 1831  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    Mentioned in Father-in-law's will 
    Residence 1840  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Burial 1844  Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10, 21, 22
    • Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetary
    Death 23 Jan 1844  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 19, 21, 22
    Person ID I34944  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

    Father John McKnitt Alexander,   b. 6 Jun 1733, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1817, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Bain,   b. 1740, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1789, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Sep 1762  Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 24, 25, 26
    • Married during one of his trips to PA
    Family ID F1905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1791  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 19
    Children 
    +1. Joseph McKnitt Alexander,   b. 3 Feb 1793, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1865, Faunsdale, Marengo, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Jane Bain Alexander,   b. 28 Aug 1794, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1854, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Robert Davidson Alexander,   b. 26 Aug 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1863, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]
    +4. Margaret Davidson Alexander,   b. 24 Nov 1797, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1854, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]
    +5. William Bain Alexander, Jr,   b. 15 Jun 1799, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1846, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. John Ramsey Alexander,   b. 24 May 1801, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1873, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. Rebecca Eloisa Alexander,   b. 25 Sep 1803, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1897, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]
    +8. Benjamin Wilson Alexander,   b. 7 May 1805, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1865, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
     9. Sarah Davidson Alexander,   b. 18 Feb 1807, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1864, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]
    +10. James McKnitt Alexander,   b. 1 Dec 1808, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1856, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]
    +11. George Washington Alexander,   b. 18 May 1810, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1866, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]
    +12. Violet Elizabeth Lee Alexander,   b. 19 Jan 1812, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1845, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]
    +13. Mary Abigail Alexander,   b. 9 Nov 1813, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1845, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]
    +14. Isabella Sophia Alexander,   b. 25 Feb 1816, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1845, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F3367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Apr 1764 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Postmaster of Alexandriana - - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - Elder of Hopewell Presbyterian - - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1790 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Aug 1791 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 - Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's will - 2 Sep 1807 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Capt Wilson - 1810 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1820 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father-in-law's will - 23 Sep 1831 - 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 MapsBurial - 1844 - Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Jan 1844 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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

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

    5. [S1201] DAR Ancestor A030096, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), John Davidson.

    6. [S1202] DAR Ancestor A001210, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), John McKnitt Alexander.

    7. [S1232] SAR Application 48429, (Name: Name: Sons of the American Revolution;;), John McKnitt Alexander.

    8. [S1973] Bruckner, Peggy, Carnes Henderson Robison _ Bio Info, (Name: Location: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/;;), Information posted on Rootweb about Carnes Henderson.

    9. [S1841] Ancestry.com, SAR Application, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;;), Volume: 243; SAR Membership Number: 48429.

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    12. [S1841] Ancestry.com, SAR Application, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;;), Volume: 256; SAR Membership Number: 51159.

    13. [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.

    14. [S4483] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Page: 176; NARA Roll: M33_84; Image: 182.
      Record for William Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=333450&indiv=try

    15. [S1936] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Nationa;;), Year: 1810; Census Place: Capt Wilson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 42; Page: 486; Image: 74; Family History Library Film: 0337915.
      Record for Wm Alexander
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    16. [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 Captain Capt (B) William Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=179638&indiv=try

    17. [S3044] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1830; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 122; Page: 371; Family History Library Film: 0018088.
      Record for William B Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=218141&indiv=try

    18. [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: 258; Image: 526; Family History Library Film: 0018095.
      Record for Wm B Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=2552742&indiv=try

    19. [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

    20. [S3032] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 554; Image: 102; Family History Library Film: 337909.
      Record for William B Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=356263&indiv=try

    21. [S4204] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Sarah Davidson Alexander
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=104383071&indiv=try

    22. [S4204] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for William Bain II Alexander
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=104383167&indiv=try

    23. [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.

    24. [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: 1186.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JCF.
      Record for John Mc Alexander

    25. [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: 96.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HJW.
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