James ALEXANDER, Sr. b. 23 Dec 1756 Buffalo Creek, Rowan, North Carolina d. 28 Jun 1844 Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina: Tonia's Roots

1756 - 1844 (87 years)

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Name	James ALEXANDER
Suffix	Sr.
Born	23 Dec 1756	Buffalo Creek, Rowan, North Carolina [2, 3, 6]
	23 Dec 1756 on Buffalo Creek, Rowan, NC -> Asheville and Buncombe County 23 Dec 1756; Rowan Co, NC -> DAR app 416655
Gender	Male
Residence	Abt 1776	, Lincoln, North Carolina
	Address: settled on Crowder's Creek near King's Mountain
Military	Abt 1779	American Revolutionary War [2, 3]
	"While living [on Crowder's Creek] he fought on the American side ad Musgrove's Mill and Kings Mountain, and a camp chest, said to have belonged to Lord Cornwallis, was captured by him in that last fight and is still in Buncombe County." -> Asheville and Buncombe County He received a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War in later years. -> Asheville and Buncombe County "Light Horse; Capts Henry, Caruth, & Barber Cols. Irwin & McDowell" -> DAR app 416655
Residence	Abt 1783	Bee Tree, Buncombe, North Carolina
	Address: the old Alexander Place
Occupation	Abt 1792	Buncombe County, North Carolina [2, 7]
	James Alexander "was one of the justices of Buncombe County's first County Court who organized that county in 1792." -> Asheville and Buncombe County Early Settlement of Buncombe County and the Drovers' Road
Property	19 Nov 1806	Burke County, North Carolina [8]
	sold 100 acres to James Marler
Property	15 Dec 1808	Burke County, North Carolina [8]
	sold 300 acres to Arthur Erwin
Property	11 Aug 1810	Burke County, North Carolina [8]
	sold a negro woman and child to John Spear, Jr.
Will	18 Feb 1844	Buncombe County, North Carolina [4]
	He wrote his will.
Died	28 Jun 1844	Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina [3, 5, 9]
	28 Jun 1844; Buncombe Co. NC -> Asheville and Buncombe County 28 Jun 1844; Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe Co., NC -> DAR app 416655 29 Jun 1844; Swannanoa, Buncombe Co, ->Asheville Newspapers Some Alexander Death Notices
Buried	Aft 28 Jun 1844	Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina [2]
	Address: Piney Grove Cemetery
	Piney Grove Cemetery -> Asheville and Buncombe County
Probate	Apr 1845	Buncombe County, North Carolina [4]
	His will was proven and admitted into the court record.
Residence	, , North Carolina [1]
	"John Alexander and his son James were members of the first company of white men to settle in the present western part of North Carolina." -> History of South Carolina
Notes	Name: James Alexander -> History of South Carolina James Alexander -> Asheville and Buncombe County James Alexander -> DAR app # 416655 James Alexander -> Buncombe County Will Abstracts James Alexander, Sr. -> Asheville Newspapers Connection to parents: "James Alexander was a son of John and Rachel (Davidson) Alexander, the latter a daughter of John Davidson." -> History of South Carolina He is named as the son of John Alexander in Asheville and Buncombe County.
Person ID	I1605	Kendrick-Hemphill
Last Modified	18 Oct 2014

Father	John ALEXANDER, b. 1732, , , Pennsylvania , d. 1795, , Williamson, Tennessee (Age 63 years)
Mother	Rachel DAVIDSON, b. 1730, , , Pennsylvania , d. 1796, , Williamson, Tennessee (Age 66 years)
Family ID	F53	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Rhoda CUNNINGHAM, b. 15 Aug 1763, Maryland or Pennsylvania , d. 29 Jan 1848, Buncombe County, North Carolina (Age 84 years)

Married 19 Mar 1782 Allison Creek, York, South Carolina [2, 3, 4]

*19 Mar 1782; York District, SC -> Asheville and Buncombe County
*19 Mar 1782 -> DAR app 416655
*James names Rhoda as his wife in his will. -> Buncombe County Will Abstracts

Children

	1. John C. ALEXANDER, b. 22 Mar 1783, d. Bef 5 Feb 1857, Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina (Age 73 years)
	2. Rhoda C. ALEXANDER, b. 6 Nov 1785, d. Sep 1881 (Age 95 years)
+	3. George C. ALEXANDER, b. 10 Sep 1790, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 3 Oct 1880, Buncombe County, North Carolina (Age 90 years)
+	4. Colonel James Mitchell ALEXANDER, b. 22 May 1793, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 11 Jun 1858, Montrealla, Buncombe, North Carolina (Age 65 years)
+	5. Robert S. ALEXANDER, b. 2 Sep 1795, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 1 Jul 1868 (Age 72 years)
	6. Rachel ALEXANDER, b. 30 Dec 1797
+	7. William Davidson ALEXANDER, b. 10 Dec 1800, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 12 Nov 1872, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina (Age 71 years)
	8. Newton Humphrey ALEXANDER, b. 11 Jun 1803, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 12 Dec 1847 (Age 44 years)
+	9. Elizabeth A. ALEXANDER, b. 10 Apr 1806, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 14 Sep 1848, Murray County, Georgia (Age 42 years)

Last Modified 27 Nov 2015

Family ID F51 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S358] History of South Carolina, vol. 4, accessed; 11 May 2011; 257; this book was co-authored by a historian, but does not include source citations (Reliability: 2).
[S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 11 May 2011; 151; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2).
[S371] DAR Applications, Membership application; Margaret Kathlene Ledbetter Ragaz; National no. 416655; on James Alexander (1756-1844, North Carolina), approved 1952 (Reliability: 2).
[S524] Buncombe County Will Abstracts, p. 34 (Reliability: 3).
[S548] Marriage and Death Notices - Asheville N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870, 58 (Reliability: 3).
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[S548] Marriage and Death Notices - Asheville N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870, 58 (Reliability: 3).
[S511] Early Settlement of Buncombe County and the Drover's Road, 13 February 2010; accessed; 15 December 2012 (Reliability: 2).
[S601] Burke County NC Deeds Registered 1804-1813, 1 (Reliability: 3).

[S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 11 May 2011; 151-152; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2).

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