Benjamin Alexander

Male 1725 - 1807  (82 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Alexander was born in 1725 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died in 1807 in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1807 in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Susanna Ruth Polk. Susanna (daughter of William Polk and Priscilla Roberts) was born in 1734 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1813 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Susan Polk Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1748 in Maryland, USA; died on 1 Mar 1837 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 3. Captain Black Billy William Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1749 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Dec 1836 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1836 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    3. 4. Thomas Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Aug 1753 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Dec 1844 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1844 in Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Susan Polk Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1748 in Maryland, USA; died on 1 Mar 1837 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Evan Shelby. Evan (son of Moses Shelby and Isabella Alexander) was born in 1748 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA; died in 1813 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Isabella Sarah Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1778 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died after 1860 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 6. Susannah Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1783 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Mar 1853 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    3. 7. Mary Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1795 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1860.
    4. 8. Thomas Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1797 in North Carolina, USA.

  2. 3.  Captain Black Billy William Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1749 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Dec 1836 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1836 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Clark. Margaret (daughter of William Clark) was born in 1742 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Jul 1836 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1836 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Isaac Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 10. Daniel Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Oct 1781 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Jul 1862 in Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 4.  Thomas Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 17 Aug 1753 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Dec 1844 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1844 in Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Jane Morrison. Jane (daughter of Neill Morrison, ¶ and Annabella Johnston, ¶) was born in May 1749; died on 9 Jul 1819; was buried in 1819 in Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Margaret Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1783 in North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Apr 1876 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1876 in Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Isabella Sarah Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1778 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died after 1860 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

    Isabella married Stephen Winslow Alexander on 22 Nov 1797 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Stephen (son of James M Alexander and Rachel Alexander Davidson) was born on 5 Dec 1768 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1828 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Jane Isabella Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 13. Wilson Montgomery Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    3. 14. William Moffit Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1790.
    4. 15. Evan Pinckney Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Feb 1802 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Aug 1876 in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA.
    5. 16. Margaret Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1804 in North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Nov 1861 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. 17. Susan Melissa Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1807 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    7. 18. Moses Lawson Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1810 in North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Jul 1888.
    8. 19. Rachel N Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1814 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Jun 1845 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1845 in Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    9. 20. Mary A Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1817 in North Carolina, USA; died on 23 Apr 1891 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1891 in Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

  2. 6.  Susannah Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1783 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Mar 1853 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

    Susannah married Daniel Alexander on 11 Jun 1800 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Daniel (son of Captain Black Billy William Alexander and Margaret Clark) was born on 1 Oct 1781 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Jul 1862 in Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Marcus Sherman Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 1802 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Feb 1884 in Montrose, Henry, Missouri, USA.

  3. 7.  Mary Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born about 1795 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1860.

    Family/Spouse: William Taylor Alexander. William (son of Elias Alexander and Nancy Agnes McCall) was born on 1 Mar 1787 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Oct 1868 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Martha Elizabeth Caldwell Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1813 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in Jan 1860 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. 23. Susan Jane Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1816 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 10 Aug 1881 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

  4. 8.  Thomas Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1797 in North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Matilda. was born about 1798 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. James Leroy Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1835 in North Carolina, USA; died before 1870.

  5. 9.  Isaac Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Benjamin1)

  6. 10.  Daniel Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Oct 1781 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Jul 1862 in Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Daniel married Susannah Shelby on 11 Jun 1800 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Susannah (daughter of Evan Shelby and Susan Polk Alexander) was born in 1783 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Mar 1853 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Marcus Sherman Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 1802 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Feb 1884 in Montrose, Henry, Missouri, USA.

  7. 11.  Margaret Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 20 May 1783 in North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Apr 1876 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1876 in Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Robert Wilson. Robert was born in 1769 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Apr 1829 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1829 in Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Jane Isabella Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

  2. 13.  Wilson Montgomery Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 14.  William Moffit Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1790.

  4. 15.  Evan Pinckney Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 13 Feb 1802 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Aug 1876 in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA.

    Evan married Elizabeth C Berryhill on 24 Feb 1824 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Mary Ann Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1834 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 May 1911 in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA.

  5. 16.  Margaret Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 29 Nov 1804 in North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Nov 1861 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

  6. 17.  Susan Melissa Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 5 Aug 1807 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

  7. 18.  Moses Lawson Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 27 Dec 1810 in North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Jul 1888.

    Family/Spouse: Margaret A. Margaret was born about 1818 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Robert Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1838 in Tennessee, USA.
    2. 27. John Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1841 in Tennessee, USA.
    3. 28. Amanda Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1843 in Tennessee, USA.
    4. 29. James Alexander  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1847 in Tennessee, USA.

  8. 19.  Rachel N Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 23 Sep 1814 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Jun 1845 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1845 in Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Rachel married Wilson L Montgomery on 29 May 1834 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Wilson (son of Samuel Montgomery and Rachel Clark) was born on 25 Feb 1814 in North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Nov 1884 in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1884 in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Margaret Amanda Montgomery  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1835 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Dec 1905 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1905 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 31. Susan M Montgomery  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1835 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 May 1839 in North Carolina, USA.
    3. 32. Mary Isabella Montgomery  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Sep 1839 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 31 May 1918 in McLemoresville, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.
    4. 33. Harriet C Montgomery  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1841 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Sep 1918 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1918 in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    5. 34. Albert Franklin Montgomery  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1844 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Dec 1928 in McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, USA; was buried on 18 Dec 1928 in McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.

  9. 20.  Mary A Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (5.Isabella3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 10 Apr 1817 in North Carolina, USA; died on 23 Apr 1891 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1891 in Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Mary married Wilson L Montgomery on 15 Apr 1846 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Wilson (son of Samuel Montgomery and Rachel Clark) was born on 25 Feb 1814 in North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Nov 1884 in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1884 in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Lenora Carrie Montgomery  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1848 in North Carolina, USA; died on 26 Mar 1892 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1892 in Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 36. Lundy Jane Montgomery  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1851 in North Carolina, USA.
    3. 37. Winslow Anderson Montgomery  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1851 in North Carolina, USA; died before 1900 in North Carolina, USA.

  10. 21.  Marcus Sherman Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (6.Susannah3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 16 Apr 1802 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Feb 1884 in Montrose, Henry, Missouri, USA.

  11. 22.  Martha Elizabeth Caldwell Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Mar 1813 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in Jan 1860 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

    Martha married William M Wilson about 1831 in North Carolina, USA. William (son of James Wilson, Jr and Martha Orr) was born on 24 Apr 1807 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 20 Feb 1841 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1841 in Hickory Withe, Fayette, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. James Franklin Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1831 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1916 in Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1916 in Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
    2. 39. William Taylor Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1835 in Arlington, Shelby, Tennessee, USA; died after 1880 in Tennessee, USA.
    3. 40. Martha Louisa Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1836 in Tennessee, USA; died about 1880 in Tennessee, USA.
    4. 41. John Marion McCamey Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1837 in Hickory Withe, Fayette, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Dec 1891 in Hickory Withe, Fayette, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1891 in Hickory Withe, Fayette, Tennessee, USA.
    5. 42. Mary Ann Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1840 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

  12. 23.  Susan Jane Alexander Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 13 May 1816 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 10 Aug 1881 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

    Susan married John Karr Orr on 7 Jan 1836 in Shelby County, Tennessee, USA. John (son of John Orr and Elizabeth Kerr) was born on 13 Sep 1810 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Feb 1846 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 24.  James Leroy Shelby Descendancy chart to this point (8.Thomas3, 2.Susan2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1835 in North Carolina, USA; died before 1870.

    James married Henrietta Thompson Warren on 1 May 1856 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Henrietta was born in Sep 1836 in North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Jan 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. William Leroy Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1859 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 9 Mar 1944 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 44. Charles Davis Shelby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1862 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 4 Jul 1948 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.