John ALEXANDER

1732 - 1795  (63 years)

• Name	John ALEXANDER
  Born	1732	, , Pennsylvania   [1]
  	"a native of Pennsylvania" -> Asheville and Buncombe County
  Gender	Male
  Residence	, , North Carolina   [2]
  	"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
  Residence	Bef 1776	, Rowan, North Carolina   [3]
  	He "lived in Rowan County, North Carolina. . ." -> Asheville and Buncombe County
  Residence	Abt 1776	, Lincoln, North Carolina
  	Address: settled on Crowder's Creek near King's Mountain
  Residence	Abt 1784–1785	Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina
  	Address: Bee Tree
  Residence	Abt 1780–1790	Buncombe County, North Carolina   [4]
  	"He acquired land and was in Buncombe County for probably ten or fifteen years before he and his son Thomas relocated again, this time to a land grant on the Harpeth River, near Nashville, Tennessee." -> Heritage of Old Buncombe
  Residence	Abt 1790	, , Tennessee   [3]
  	settled on Harpeth River
  Died	1795	, Williamson, Tennessee   [3]
  	Harpeth River, TN -> Asheville and Buncombe County
  Person ID	I1609	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2013

  
  

  Family	Rachel DAVIDSON,   b. 1730, , , Pennsylvania ,   d. 1796, , Williamson, Tennessee  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Y  [3, 5]
  	*[John Alexander] "married Rachel Davidson, sister to Major William Davidson and Samuel Davidson." -> Asheville and Buncombe County *"Rachel who married John Alexander" -> Heritage of Old Buncombe
  Children	+ 1. James ALEXANDER, Sr.,   b. 23 Dec 1756, Buffalo Creek, Rowan, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Jun 1844, Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina  (Age 87 years)   2. Thomas ALEXANDER,   b. 1770,   d. 14 Oct 1854, Williamson County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years) + 3. Mary ALEXANDER,   b. 4 Jul 1778, , Rowan, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Jul 1869, , Robertson, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 11 May 2011; 150-151; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2). [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). [S508] Heritage of Old Buncombe County - John Alexander (203), p. 134 (Reliability: 2). [S510] Heritage of Old Buncombe County - General John and Mary (Morrison) Davidson (304), pp. 189-190 (Reliability: 2).