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| From Mecklenburg to Moore: Four North Carolina Families |
Hezekiah Alexander and Mary Sample |
| James Robert Alexander & Margaret McKnitt, parents of Hezekiah Alexander | Hezekiah Alexander (1728-1801) & Mary Sample (1734-1805) | William Sample & Esther Garrison, parents of Mary Sample |
| Children of Hezekiah & Mary Sample Alexander: |
| William Sample | Esther | James Rankin | Joel | Keziah | Mary | Silas | Amos | Oswald | Hezekiah |
| Slaves of Hezekiah & Mary Alexander: |
| Sam | Abram | Jack | Mary | Ann | Jean | Sarah | Frank |
| Nancy | Hannah | Nance | Rachel | Girl | Bet | Jenny |
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The Alexander family originated in Scotland and moved to Ireland before immigrating to America in the 1600's. Several brothers and sisters and their families lived in Somerset and Cecil Counties in Maryland before moving to Mecklenburg County in North Carolina in the mid-1700's. See links below for more information on Hezekiah and older generations. |
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Mary Sample Alexander at Tea with Mary Shelby Polk. Men of Mark in Mecklenburg: Hezekiah Alexander, |
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Sources: Preyer, Norris W., Hezekiah Alexander and the Revolution in the Back Country, (Charlotte: Norris Preyer, 1987) pp. 5-43. Preyer has the best researched and documented writing I have found on the early history of the Alexander family.
Slaves' names are taken from a transcript of the will of Hezekiah Alexander in Mecklenburg County Will Book A, p. 20, and the will of Mary Alexander in Herman W. Ferguson, Mecklenburg County NC Will Abstracts 1791-1868, Books A-J (Rocky Mount NC: author, 1993) p. 3. |
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Links: Celebrating the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
Text of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
Stories of early settlers in Mecklenburg County
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