Sophia Alexander
1680 - Aft 1726 (> 46 years)-
Name Sophia Alexander Born 26 Feb 1680 Somerset Co., MD 
Gender Female Died Aft 13 Dec 1726 Slate Hill, Cecil Co., MD Person ID I1216 MyTree Last Modified 17 Jun 2011
Father Joseph Alexander, (the Tanner), b. Abt 1660, Raphoe, Co. Donegal, Ulster, Ireland , d. Bef 9 Mar 1730, New Munster Manor, Cecil Co. MD (Age ~ 70 years) Mother Abigail LNU (Alexander), b. Abt 1667, Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland , d. 1726, Manokin Hundred, Somerset Co., MD (Age ~ 59 years) Married Abt 1679 Somerset Co., MD Family ID F4182 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elias Elijah Alexander, Sr., b. 26 Feb 1679, Somerset Co., MD , d. Aft 1749, Slate Hill, Cecil Co., MD. (Age > 71 years) Married Abt 1700 Slate Hill, Cecil Co., MD Children 1. Jedediah Alexander, b. Abt 1702, Cecil Co., MD , d. 26 Mar 1750, Mecklenburg Co, NC (Age ~ 48 years)2. Elijah Alexander, b. Abt 1707, Cecil Co., MD , d. Yes, date unknown+ 3. William Alexander, b. Abt 1705, Cecil Co., MD , d. 22 Mar 1772, Mecklenburg Co, NC (Age ~ 67 years)4. Isaac Alexander, b. Abt 1709, Cecil Co., MD , d. 1793, Washington Co., PA (Age ~ 84 years)+ 5. Arthur Alexander, b. Abt 1711, Cecil Co, MD , d. Dec 1763, Mecklenburg Co, NC (Age ~ 52 years)+ 6. Abraham Alexander, Sr., b. 9 Dec 1717, New Munster, Cecil Co., MD , d. 23 Apr 1786, Mecklenburg Co, NC (Age 68 years)+ 7. Ezra Alexander, b. 26 Feb 1720, Cecil Co., MD , d. 6 Jul 1800, Pineville, Mecklenburg Co., NC (Age 80 years)8. Zebulon Alexander, b. 3 Dec 1721, Cecil Co., MD , d. 1784, prob. Mecklenburg Co., NC (Age 62 years)Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 Family ID F5024 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - It is said that Sophia, daughter of Joseph Alexander, of Cecil County, Maryland, married Elias, son of Andrew Alexander of Somerset County. Many evidences point to the fact that this is true. Joseph Alexander, in his will, mentions "my son-in-law Elias Alexander," and it seems to be generally accepted that he married Sophia.
That being the case they -- Elias and Sophia Alexander -- were the parents of two Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (Abraham and Ezra Alexander) and the grandparents of two others (Adam and Charles Alexander).
The dates of the birth and death of Sophia Alexander are unknown. The Somerset Register states that Elias was born 26 February, 1679, and he died in Frederick County, Maryland, about 1750, leaving a second wife Ann (Taylor) and a number of children by whom Elias (Colonel Elias of Rutherford County, North Carolina) was one.
William Alexander, born in Somerset County, Maryland, died 1772 in Mecklenburg County, N. C., was undoubtedly a son of Elias and Sophia Alexander, and a grandson of Joseph Alexander of Cecil County, Maryland. He was the father of Adam and Charles Alexander -- Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
There seems to be no reason to doubt the fact that Abraham and Ezra Alexander, also Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, were sons of Elias and Sophia Alexander. This well established tradition is supported by family relationships, as suggested in the Maryland records. They were brothers also of Arthur Alexander, whose will was filed in Mecklenburg County in 1763.
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Sophia Alexander
Gender: Female
Birth Place: MD
Birth Year: 1692
Spouse Name: Elias Alexander
Spouse
Birth Place: MD
Spouse Birth Year: 1679
Number Pages: 1
- It is said that Sophia, daughter of Joseph Alexander, of Cecil County, Maryland, married Elias, son of Andrew Alexander of Somerset County. Many evidences point to the fact that this is true. Joseph Alexander, in his will, mentions "my son-in-law Elias Alexander," and it seems to be generally accepted that he married Sophia.