Person:Mary Alexander (93)

Bible, James M. Alexander, DAR appl. 525545. Georgia. Pioneers Pub., "Georgia. Rev. Sold. Sailors, Patriots and Desc.", 1977, Vol I p 6, unreliable, says she married Robert Irwin (his 2nd wife Mary Barry). "The Mecklenberg Signers and Their Neighbors", Worth S. Ray, Baltimore, Geneal. Pub. Co., 1966, pp341-413 says Gen. Robert Irwin b 1740 mar Mary Alexander, dau. of Zebulon A. of Maryland.

!!!This Mecklenberg family is not ours but could be some relation if we go by names of the the Alexanders in Mecklenberg Co NC: Stephen, James, Benjamin W., Moses, William, Ezekiel (Sr. & Jr.), John (Sr. & Jr.), John M..John McKnitt (same as John M.?), Samuel. Mary A., dau. of Zebulon Alexander of MD, was a sister to William. The Mecklenberg Doc. signed not long before Rev. War. Earliest date mentioned for these people is 1736 when Moses witnessed a will. In the 1790 Mecklenberg NC census:

       Dist.4-Ezekiel Alex. Sr, Ezekiel Alex. Jr., John Alex.
       Dist.5-Moses Alex Sr, Moses Alex Jr.; Moses Sr. was father of Nathaniel Alex., Gov. (of NC?) in 1805.
       Dist 7-Moses Alex.
       Dist 8-Capt. Stephen Alex.
       Dist 19- Samuel Alex.

Tombstones: Robert Irwin age 17, 11 Aug 1803, Robert Irwin, signer of document, b 1738 Prince George Co Virginia, d 23 Dec 1800, mar. Mary Alexander dau. of Zebulon Alex. of Maryland. Robert Irwin was delegate to Provincial Congress at Halifax 4 Apr 1776 as was John McKnitt Alex. Sugar Creek Church Tombstone: Martha Wilson age 48 5 May 1822 Poplar Tent Church elder: James Alex. 1777 Gillead Church Inscriptions: Ezekiel Alex. church elder

   p335-James Alex. mar. Hannah Clark 16 Oct 1798
   p507-James Alex. listed in Roster of Capt. Charles Polk's Company on p89,90 of Hunter's Sketches of Western North Carolina.
   p516-James Alex. will, 30 Mar 1735; he was brother of William Alex. (brother to Mary and sons of Zebulon Alexander?)
   p341-Robert Irwin mar Eliz. Rea in 1817.
   p352-Officials of Mecklenberg Co: Ezekiel Alex. tax assessor & collector 1777-1781; James Alex. Capt in 1777, tax collector 1778, 1779; John Alex. Jr., Road Overseer 1781; John Alex. Sr.; Moses Alex. Road Overseer 1781; Stephen Alex., constable & tax assessor 1781; Robert Irwin, J.P. and Capt. 1777, tax collector 1783. 

ALL OUR ALEXANDER FAMILY WAS IN Georgia WELL BEFORE THIS TIME; I don't think they are part of our family, though there is a document of Samuel Alexander giving a horse to Jared Irwin in St. George Parish Georgia in 1759. Our Samuel did ask for land there in Jun 1759, but who is Jared Irwin?