Display Patriot - P-102353 - John ALEXANDER

John ALEXANDER

SAR Patriot #: P-102353

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Captain / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A001207

Birth: 14 Dec 1741 / Cumberland / VA
Death: 17 Oct 1830 Marrowbone / / KY

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Sergeant in Lee’s Legion, 2nd Partisan Corps led by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee, a special elite corps incorporating both cavalry and infantry.
  2. Captain of a Company serving under "Lighthorse Harry" Lee of the Continental Army.
  3. He furnished supplies to aid the war effort.

Additional References:
  1. Abercrombie, Janice L. and Slatten, Richard, Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims, Volume 2, Georgia. Athens: Iberian Publishing Company, 1992, pg 514, 516
  2. Clerk of the Courts, Henry County, Virginia - Law and Chancery Court Order Book 3, 1782-1785

Spouse: Lucy Nunn
Children: Elizabeth; Obedience; Robert; Joseph; Thomas; Martin; Ingram; Philip; Reuben; Thomas; John; Sarah; Susanna;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1968-08-29 KY Unassigned James Bernard Murphy (97403) Joseph   
1981-02-23 AZ Unassigned John Scott Alexander (118152) Thomas   
1990-02-07 GA 218911 John Sandidge Bittinger (134325) Joseph   
1990-02-07 GA 218912 Wesley Brooke Bittinger (134326) Joseph   
1996-02-28 FL 204469 Milton Judson Alexander (145979) Ingram   
1999-02-05 IN 2731 John Elbert Alexander II (151371) Ingram   
2003-12-17 TX 18403 James Joseph Scott AF (161804) Obedience   
2004-05-19 AL 19900 James Milton Alexander (162739) Ingram   
2005-11-02 CA 24108 Robert Andrew Scott (165971) Obiedience   
2013-07-11 CA 54157 Jonathan Robert Scott (187852) Obedience   
2018-11-09 KY 83711 Randolph Chamberlain Wilson III (209505) Robert   
2018-11-09 KY 83712 Langston Alexander Wilson (209506) Robert   
2020-06-26 TN 92399 Stephen Wilkes Sirls (215903) Joseph   
Location:
Burkesville / Cumberland / KY / USA
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Comments:
  • There are two stones:
    • A crudely engraved stone with the individual's name and dates. This upright stone might be contemporary to his death.
    • Upright V/A stone.


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