He was the secretary of mecklenburg convention of 1775 and a signer of the 1775 mecklenburg declaration of independence. In 1922, it became the first organization to propose and to establish an endowed scholarship at the rice institute. A record of the descendants of john alexander, of lanarkshire, scotland, and his wife, margaret glasson, who emigrated from county armagh, ireland, to chester county, pennsylvania, a. The brevard family were active in presbyterian affairs in cecil county.
John mcknitt alexander 17331817 find a grave memorial. John later moved to cecil county, maryland and son john mcknitt ii. This site powered by the next generation of genealogy sitebuilding, v. The john mcknitt alexander chapter of the daughters of the american revolution was formed may 20, 19 in houston, texas. John mcknitt alexander along with his brother hezekiah and otherrelativesmoved to mecklenbur g county, north ca rolina about 1754. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about john mcknight mcknitt on myheritage, the worlds family history network. Thirtyfive years before these first mcnitts arrived, however, john mcknitt of ulster province settled on a 1,000 acre tract called the strand in somerset county, maryland. According to a statement written from memory in 1800 by john mcknitt alexander a presbyterian elder whose minutes of the meeting had been burned, a convention was held in charlotte on may 20, 1775, which declared that we the citizens of mecklenburg county do hereby dissolve the. Charles alexander died 28 jan 1801 and is said to be buried in a family cemetery near providence presbyterian church.
John married jane mcknitt born alexander in 1684, at age 67 at marriage place. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about john mcknitt on myheritage, the worlds family history network. John alexander mcknitt lived in 1965, at address, texas. The john mcknitt alexander chapter of the daughters of the american revolution celebrated their centennial monday at the junior league of. He was a member of the popular branch of the assembly signers of the mecklenburg declaration of independence read more.
John mcknitt lived in 1962, at address, north carolina. Signers of the mecklenburg declaration of independence. John mcknitt alexander, born 06 june 1733 in cecilcounty,m aryland. In compliance with federal law, charlottemecklenburg schools administers all. It traces the family from a humble beginning to one of the most respected families on the american continent. Research genealogy for john mcknitt alexander of raphoe, donegal, ireland, as well as other members of the alexander family, on ancestry. John mcnitt, robert mcnitt and alexander mcnitt are listed in the hearth money roll which dates from about 1666. Local dar chapter celebrates centennial houston chronicle. John mcknitt alexander texas daughters of the american. John mcknight mcknitt historical records and family. James alexander was of scotch irish parentage and lived in maryland. Meetings are held the second tuesday of the month, september through may. John, charles, james, and alexander and daughters nancy, mary, and jennie. National society daughters of the american revolution yearbook 19961997 john mcknitt alexander chapter, houston, texas john mcknitt alexander chapter on.
Dar markers to the signers of the mecklenburg declaration. Abraham alexander, the chairman of the mecklenburg convention of the 19th and 20th of may, 1775, was born in 1718, and was an active and influential magistrate of the county before and after the revolution, being generally the honored chairman of the inferior court. Marks episcopal cemetery, mount kisco, ny there is additional information. John mcknitt aka mcknight had a plantation named glasgow in the manokin neighborhood near pocomoke on a tract of land called the strand. Mecklenburg county, north carolina genealogy trails. Compare dna and explore genealogy for john mcknitt born abt. The descendants of john alexander of county ayrshire, scotland who migrated to county donegal, ireland at the turn of the 17th century is one of mystery and intrigue. John lounsbury son of richard and elizabeth pennoyer lounsbury m.
Family, history, patriotism at the end of the celebration, everyone sang happy birthday to john mcknitt alexander and blew out the candles on their desserts while a. John mcknitt alexander, of scotchirish ancestors, was born in pennsylvania, near the maryland line, in 1733. William bain alexander, margaret mc knitt alexander, jean bain alexander, abigail bain alexander, joseph mc knitt alexander. Hyperlinks to other sites are not the responsibility of the nsdar, the state organizations, or.
He served as an apprentice to the trade of tailor, and when his apprenticeship expired, at the age of twentyone, he emigrated to north carolina, joining his kinsmen and countrymen in seeking an abode in the beautiful champaign between biography of john mcknitt alexander read. John alexander, earliest known ancestor of the alexander s who migrated to somerset county, maryland. Biography of john mcknitt alexander access genealogy. Jean brevard was a huguenot who had escaped to northern ireland and immigrated with members of the alexander wallace, and mcknitt families on the ship welcome. The following signers are honored at the site of the courthouse on the south side of trade street at alexander street, charlotte, nc, and at the site of alexandriana, the home of john mcknitt alexander in mecklenburg county. Biography of gid alexander amherst class of 1872 source. John mcknitt had a plantation named glasgow in the nanokin neigborhood near pocomoke on a tract of land called the strand. Guide to the john mcknitt alexander chapter of the. John mcknitt alexander chapter, nsdar, organized on may 20, 19. Also ruth drydens book on the powell family, and the genealogy of the dale family by melanie ayres merryweather. This complete scotch history is taken from the house of alexander, a rare old scotch book, down to the advent of john alexander in vir 3 4 alexander family ginia, who purchased all of the land lying between hunting creek in the south, and the. The basis for identifying her father as john mcknight appears to be the inscription in the walker rutherford bible, printed 1621, with the name john mcknight born 1627 written in this book white 1902.
His parents were james alexander born 1695 in scotland and margaret mc knitt. John mcknitt alexander family of john mcknitt alexander among the early settlers of this particular part of mecklenburg county, no, name is more prominent, or descendants more numerous than the alexander. John mcknitt alexander, signer of the mecklenburg declaration c. A member of a large family, hezekiah alexander learned the blacksmiths trade and then moved to cumberland now franklin county on the pennsylvania frontier. Thus it appears jamesthe weaver father of moses alexander was still alive and well past the date of 1717 when james the husband of mary steele died. Jean brevard was a huguenot who had escaped to northern ireland and immigrated with members of the alexander, wallace, and mcknitt families on the ship welcome. James minor alexander a twentieth century history and biographical record of north and west texas source. Usgenweb illinois archives dennyloftis genealogy includes alexander. Welcome to the alexander family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. National society daughters of the american revolution. Two sons, robert b 1685 and john b 1687 were born there. She died, probably in cecil county, maryland before 1711 without leaving any surviving children. The content contained herein does not necessarily represent the position of the nsdar. John mcknitt alexander was in north carolina by 1752.
His mother, margaret mcknitt, the daughter of john mcknitt and jane wallace, was james alexander s first wife. Mecklenburg genealogical society search quarterly indexes. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the alexander surname. Dar chapter celebrates centennial, role in modern houston. The name of his first wife was margaret, probably margaret mcknitt, the sister of john mcknitt. In somerset, at early dates, we find william, andrew, samuel, and john alexander, and in cecil county james, francis, joseph,and the aforementioned samuel alexander. On page 235 of same book james alexander releases to his son moses the remainder of the tract purchased by them from thomas stevenson. He was born about 1587 in county ayrshire, scotland, and died after 1665 in eredy also known as raphoe, county donegal, ireland. National society daughters of the american revolution yearbook 19971998 john mcknitt alexander chapter, houston. Genealogy profile for john mcknitt alexander, signer capt. If we may judge from the circumstantial evidence remaining, then along with the brothers came two sisters.