Joseph Alexander b. 1660 Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 30 Dec 1726 New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA: MontyHistNotes

1660 - 1726 (66 years)

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Name	Joseph Alexander [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	1660	Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland [5, 6, 7]
Gender	Male
Arrival	1714	Maryland, USA [9]
Name	Joseph the Tanner [4]
Burial	1726	Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA [5, 6]
Burial	Head of Christiana Church Cemetary
Will	9 Mar 1726	New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA [3]
Will	LW&T
Death	30 Dec 1726	New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA [5, 6]
Person ID	I35055	MontyHistNotes_2014
Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

Father	Reverend James Alexander, b. 1634, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland d. 17 Nov 1704, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland (Age 70 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Maxwell, b. 1634, Donegal, Ireland d. 1680, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland (Age 46 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1650	Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland [11]
Family ID	F12253	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Abigail McKnitt, b. 1667, Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 23 Dec 1714, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 47 years)

Marriage 1686 Somerset, Maryland, USA [8]

Children

>	1. Sophia Alexander, b. 1687, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 1726, Cecil County, Maryland, USA (Age 39 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	2. Abigail Clapha Alexander, b. 1693, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 1781, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	3. Captain James Robert Alexander, b. 1 Jan 1690, Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. Bef 15 Jul 1779, New Munster, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age < 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	4. Francis Alexander, b. 28 Mar 1693, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 14 Aug 1760, Frederick County, Maryland, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F1832 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Nov 2025

Family 2	Jane McKnitt, b. 1656, Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 1730, Cecil County, Maryland, USA (Age 74 years)
Marriage	1700	Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Family ID	F1848	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1660 - Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland
	Marriage - 1686 - Somerset, Maryland, USA
	Marriage - 1700 - Cecil County, Maryland, USA
	Arrival - 1714 - Maryland, USA
	Burial - 1726 - Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA

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Sources

[S600] Vass, Carol, Genforum posting from Carol Vass, (Name: Date: 13 Aug 2008;;), Carol Describes her ancestors.
[S602] 7 Brothers_2 Sisters Alexanders, (Name: Name: Alexander Surname DNA Project; Location:http://alexanderdna.org/bios.html;;), Major starting point for Alexander family history http://alexanderdna.org/bios.html.
[S604] Alexander, Joseph, Will of Joseph Alexander, (Name: Date: 1726;;), Will of Joseph Alexander.
[S718] Ray, Worth S, Tennessee Cousins, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date:1950;;), Historical data on early Tennessee, LCN 68-24685 ISBN 0-8068-0289-5.
[S783] Head of Christiana Church Cemetary, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=52810755&CRid=191343&.
[S2802] Ancestry.com, Web: Delaware, Find A Grave Index, 1707-2012, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;).
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[S4285] Kinney, Helen C, Family Group Record _ James Alexander, James Robert Alexander family.
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