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- Abraham ALEXANDER Col. was born on 9 Dec 1717/18 in Cecil Co., MD. Our Alexander Heritage pg 26 Abraham son of Elias and Sophia and grandson of both Andrew and Joseph Alexander, was born in Cecil Co., MD 9 Dec 1717" DAR Magazine states: Elias and Sophia Alexander --- were the parents of two Signers of the Mecklenburg declaration of Independance (Abr aham and Ezra Alexander) and the grandparents of two others (Adam and Charles Alexander) " Abraham Alexander b 9 Dec 1718 Cecil Co., MD."
Brevard "Elias and Sophia are said to have had seven children (ref record written in 1853 by W.R.Morgan), a descendant of their second child Abraham" Prob NC Meck
Richard B.Alexander " Sophia ALEXANDER married Elias ALEXANDER, son of
Andrew ALEXANDER. Children a) Abraham ALEXANDER was born on 9 December
1718 at Cecil Co., MD. He married Dorcas WILSON? in 1748 at Cecil Co., NC.
He died on 23 April 1786 at 3 Miles North of, Charlotte, NC, at age 67.
He was buried in 1786 in Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery Meck, N.C. Maryladers Pg 2 " Abraham Alexander died on April 28 1786 aged 68 and was buried in the SugarCreek Burial grounds" He died on 23 Apr 1786 in Charlotte Town, Mecklenburg Co., NC. Our Alexander Heritage pg 26 Abraham son of Elias and Sophia and grandson of both Andrew and Joseph Alexander, died in Meklenbrg Co NC 23 April 1786"
DAR Mag " His will, dated 12 April 1786 and filed in Mecklenburg Co.NC names the following children; Issac, Dr, Elizabeth (Sample), Abraham, Nathaniel, Joab, Ezra, Marcus,and Cyrus."
DAR Mag " Abraham Alexander d 23 Apr 1786 in Mecklenburg Co.NC His will dated 12 April 1786 and filed in Mecklenburg Co., NC" Marylanders " died on April 28 1786 aged 68 and was buried in the Sugar Creek Burial grounds, His wife Dorcas survived him just one month and passsed away at the age of 67 years. children Abraham Jr, Nathaniel, Elias, Joab, Elizabeth who married William ALEXANDER a son of Hezekiah ALEXANDER.
"Abraham ALEXANDER Col.: born on 9 Dec 1717/18 in Cecil Co., Md; married about 1749 in Mecklenburg Co., NC; died on 23 Apr 1786 in Charlotte Town, Mecklenburg Co., NC This is the third date I have seen for his death. My great aunts quote his tombstone in the Sugar Creek Pres. Church as saying 'Abraham Alexander died April 3rd 1786 Aged 68 years' "let me die the death of the righteous And let my last end be like his."
I haven't seen the tombstone because that cemetery at the Sugar Creek Pres. Church isn't open to the public.It seems the drug dealers lurk there. The World Family Tree Vol. 2 Tree #0071 (by the Charlotte Museum of
History) agrees with this date. However the book Mecklenburg the Life & Times... gives his date of death as
April 28, 1886. Researcher:Alice Campbell (acampbell@nconline.com)
DAR Mag " Abraham Alexander Abraham and Dorcas migrated to N.C. with many other Alexanders in early 1750's .He owned several large tracts of land and established his home three miles northeast of Charlotte on the
Alexanders Mill Creek, the present site of the Charlotte Country Club. He was a trustee of the town of Charlotte and of Queens Museum. He was a Lt.Col. of the militia ,a member of the provincial assembly on 1771,
Chairman of the Mecklemburg convention of May 19, 20, 1775, and a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration May 20 1775. Was presiding Charman & signer of Mecklenburg Declaration May 20 1775. Abraham Alexander lived in the SUGAR CREEK District near the town of Charlotte. According to his tombstone inscription in the Sugar Creek graveyard (no2) he died in 1786,and therefore his name does not appear on the 1790 census, but the census of that year does show Elias Alexander, Jr. (his son) married and with two children, living in that community in 1790, also Dorcas the widow of Abraham, with four sons and two daughters still living at home.
Our Alexander Heritage pg "He and Dorcas had eight children." " Alexander Descendants " children Dr Isaie, Elizabeth , Abraham, Nathaniel, Joab, Cyrus, and Marcus".
Maryland Families p.64, 67 ,68 "Abraham Alexander b. 1717 Cecil Co. MD d. April 23, 1786 NC. moved in 1746 to Catawaba county 3mi NE of Charlotte at Alexander's Mill; Whig; signed Mecklenburg County.Declaration of Independence; County Magistrate 1779 Justice of Peace; Chaiman of Meck. Convention May 20,1775 Will Apr 12,1786 NC.; m. Dorcas (....) d. May 28, 1778, age 67; both buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery."
"The following is about Abraham s/o Elias and Sophia Alexander. (Abraham migrated from MD to the Mount Holly Section of N.C. in 1754 with his wife Dorcas, and son Isaac, then 3 yrs. old with his brother Arthur and son Ezra, age 14.
Abraham became a prominent citizen of the Hopewell, Anson area, later to become Mecklenburg Co., where he lived and died. By 1765, he was a Commissioner of Mecklenburg Co. (From "History of Mecklenburg Co., N.C.,
and the City of Charlotte" by D. A. Thompkins, Vol. I).
In 1769, he was elected to the Assembly, the governing of NC. There are no early land records as the courthouse burned, but by 1765, Abraham owned 600 acres and by 1777 he owned 1,507 acres. Abraham was a member of the Colonial General Assembly from 1769 to 1777. He was a trustee of both Liberty Hall College and Queen's College, and also a trustee for the establishment of the City of Charlotte as the county seat of Mecklenburg Co. He was one of the founders of the First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, originally the Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church. The graveyard of the church has lots of tombstones with the name Alexander on them. Abraham was the chairman to the Commitee that first signed a declaration of freedom from England. (Olive ALEXANDER)
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1717 - 1786 (68 years)
