John Alexander and Margaret Glasson

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Husband John Alexander ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1700 - Scotland
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           Died:  - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA
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         Father: Thomas Alexander (      -      ) 1 3
         Mother: 

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Wife Margaret Glasson ^{1 2 3}

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         Father: Ronald Glasson (      -      ) 1 2
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Children

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1 M Hugh Alexander ^{5 6 7 8 9}

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            AKA: William Alexander 4
           Born: 1724 - near Glasgow, Scotland 6 10
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           Died: Mar 1777 - Philadelphia, PA 2 11
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         Spouse: Martha Edmiston (1734-      ) 2 10 12
           Marr: 1752 2 10 12

         Spouse: Lettice Thompson (      -Aft 1797) 13
           Marr: 1773 2 10

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2 M James Alexander ^{2 14 15 16}

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           Born: 1726 - County Armagh, Ireland 2 3
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           Died: 1791 3 17
         Buried:  - West Kishacoquillas, PA

         Spouse: Rosa Reed (      -1792) 2 3
           Marr: Cumberland Co, PA

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3 M John Alexander ¹⁷

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         Spouse: Mary [Unk] (      -      ) 18

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4 F Rachel Alexander ^{17 19}

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           Born:  - County Armagh, Ireland
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           Died:  - Berkeley Co, WV
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         Spouse: Joseph Vance (      -      ) 17 19
           Marr: 1763 19

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5 F Margaret Alexander ¹⁷

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John Alexander

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Religions persecution was raging in Scotland, and many adherents of Presbyterianism fled to other countries. Among this number were John and Margaret Alexander, who sought a refuge in the County Armagh, Ireland, remaining there a few years. In 1736 the entire family, comprising the parents, three sons and two daughters, accompanied by Hugh and James Alexander (two nephews of Mr. Alexander), and Mrs. Polk (a niece), set sail for America. Their first landing place was either at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or at New Castle, Delaware; their first settlement was made about thirty miles west of New Castle, near the Maryland line, on the eastern side of Octorara creek, in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The party resided in this locality a few years and then separated, the two nephews with Mrs. Polk moving to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, with their son John and two daughters, moved to a farm near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, which they afterward sold, locating near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where the parents died about the time of the Revolution.

He came to America in 1736, and settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania, but before 1753 moved to Shearman's Valley, then Cumberland, later Perry, County, Pennsylvania. [NQ 1884, 22]

1 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 11.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 30.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 444.

4 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 237.

5 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 15.

6 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 22.

7 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 174.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 590.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1014.

10 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1015.

11 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 26.

12 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 18.

13 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 107.

14 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 114.

15 —, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 617.

16 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 444, 676.

17 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 31.

18 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 193.

19 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 189.