Person:Alexander Cunningham (15)
Alexander Cunningham
b.Bef 1753 Prob. Augusta County, Virginia
d.Bef 19 Mar 1782 Augusta County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Patrick CunninghamEst 1728 - 1800
  2. William Cunningham1732 - 1799
  3. Ann CunninghamEst 1745 -
  4. Mary CunninghamEst 1747 -
  5. Capt. John CunninghamAbt 1748 - 1800
  6. David Cunningham, Jr.Bef 1749 - 1820
  7. James CunninghamBef 1751 -
  8. Alexander CunninghamBef 1753 - Bef 1782
  9. Jane CunninghamEst 1755 -
  10. Sarah CunninghamEst 1757 -
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Facts and Events
Name Alexander Cunningham
Gender Male
Birth? Bef 1753 Prob. Augusta County, Virginia
Death? Bef 19 Mar 1782 Augusta County, Virginia

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

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Named in father's will

  • Father David Cunningham listed his children in birth order in his will:

WB 5, p. 1 – wife, Ann, executrix; son David, executor son Patrick 1 shilling; son William 1 shilling; dtr Ann 1 shilling; dtr Mary 1 shilling; John, David, James, Alex. Jane, Sarah, all estate.

Teste: James Ewing, Capt. James Ewing. Proven, 17 Mar 1774
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

  • Page 33.--17th November, 1773. David Cunningham and Ann ( ) to Alexander Cunningham. Delivered: James Cunningham, 30th June, 1787.
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Estate Records of Alexander Cunningham

  • Vol. 1 - MARCH 19, 1782. - (366) Admn. of estate of Alexr. Cunningham granted John Cunningham.
  • Vol. 2 - 19th March, 1782--John Cunningham, administrator of Alex. Cunningham.
  • Page 229.--10th April, 1782. Alex. Cunningham's estate appraised by Samuel McCutchan, Wat. Cunningham, David Trotter.
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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

  • Page 1.--19th November, 1774. David Cunningham's will--To wife, Ann, executrix; to son, David, executor; to son, Patrick, 1 shilling; to son, William, 1 shilling; to daughter, Ann, 1 shilling; to daughter, Mary, 1 shilling; to John, David, James, Alexander, Jane, Sarah, all estate. Teste: James Ewing, Capt. James Ewing. Proved, 17th March, 1778, by the witnesses. Executor qualified.
  • Page 449.--16th March, 1779. James Cameron and Jean, of Washington County, to Thomas Caruthers. Delivered. Teste: Joseph Nelson, James, David, Alexander, John Cunningham.
  • Page 113.--31st March, 1785. Patrick Cunningham and Jane, of Wilks County, Georgia, to John and David Cunningham. power attorney to convey tract which belonged to Alexander Cunningham in his lifetime to James Ewing. Teste: Alexander McNutt, Wm. Hamilton, Med. Wood. Acknowledged before Wilks County Court 21st March, 1785, signed George Dalton, Chief Justice of Georgia. Attest: Benj. Catching. C. W. C.
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