Person:Alexander Robertson (23)

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Alexander Robertson
m. 18 Aug 1743
  1. Jane RobertsonAbt 1741 - 1824
  2. Ann Robertson1742 - 1818
  3. George RobertsonAbt 1744 -
  4. Elizabeth RobertsonAbt 1746 -
  5. Alexander RobertsonAbt 1748 - 1802
  6. Margaret RobertsonAbt 1749 -
  7. Rebecca Robertson1751 - 1849
  8. James Robertson1754 -
  9. Sarah Jane Robertson1755 - 1812
m. 18 Aug 1773
  1. Charles RobertsonEst 1774 - 1822
  2. James Robertson1781 - 1846
  3. Martha Robertson1788 - 1848
  4. George Robertson1790 -
  5. Peggy RobertsonAbt 1792 -
  6. Betsy RobertsonAbt 1794 -
  7. Charlotte Robertson1796 - 1879
  8. Jane RobertsonAbt 1796 -
  9. Patsy RobertsonAbt 1798 -
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Name Alexander Robertson
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt Jan 1748 Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia
Christening? 10 Jan 1748 Tinkling Spring, Augusta County, Virginia[Bapt. by Rev. John Craig]
Marriage 18 Aug 1773 Bedford County, Virginiato Margaret Robinson
Alt Marriage Bef 10 Aug 1777 to Margaret Robinson
Death[1] 15 Aug 1802 Gordons Station, Mercer, Kentucky

Alexander Robertson was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Baptism at Tinkling Spring

Alexander Robertson is listed in the Tinkling Spring List of Baptisms of Rev. John Craig in Augusta County, Virginia on 10 January 1748.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 LDS Ancestral File.
  2.   Find A Grave.

    Alexander Robertson
    BIRTH 22 Nov 1748
    Virginia, USA
    DEATH 15 Aug 1802 (aged 53)
    Kentucky, USA

    Son of James Robertson Jr. and Elizabeth Crawford.

    He married Margaret Robertson on 8-18-1773. She was his cousin, as their fathers were brothers. Margaret's parents were William Robertson and Margaret Gorrell (or Garrel).

    Alexander was elected to the Virginia Federal Convention in June of 1788. Six months later, he was elected to the Virginia Legislature.

    In December of 1779, he and his family left Virginia and they migrated to Gordon's Station, in Kentucky. he built the first frame house in Garrard County, Kentucky around 1781, at Harlan' Spring, which was at the head of Case Run.

    He became the first sheriff of Mercer County, Kentucky.

    He died suddenly, at his home, of pneumonia, on 8-15-1802. He left no will.
    His widow Margaret got remarried, three years later, in 1805, to Job Johnson, and they moved to Lancaster.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197631879/alexander-robertson