Person:Matthew Alexander (1)
Matthew Alexander
b.1751 , Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
d.5 Sep 1823 Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1741
  1. James Alexander1742 - 1780
  2. Stephen Alexander1749 - 1831
  3. Matthew Alexander1751 - 1823
  4. Josiah Alexander1755 - 1817
  5. Margaret Alexander1757 -
  6. Hezekiah Alexander1759 -
  7. William Anderson Alexander1765 - 1820
Spouse and Children
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  1. Prudence AlexanderBef 1800 -
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Facts and Events
Name Matthew Alexander
Gender Male
Birth? 1751 , Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Marriage to Elizabeth _____
Death? 5 Sep 1823 Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Will? Nov 1823 Sumner County, Tennessee[Will Proven]
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Will Transcript

In the name of God Amen. I Matthew Alexander of Sumner County & State of Tennessee being weak in body but of sound & perfect mind & memory do make and publish this my last Will & Testament in manner and form following. viz:
First: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Alexander one Negro woman named Esther to her own disposal forever also all my household & kitchen furniture in like manner also two cows & calves & the half of my stock of sheep.
Secondly: I give & bequeath unto my son James Alexander and his heirs forever my plantation on which he now lives & one cow & calf.
Thirdly: I give unto my son Stephen Alexander & his heirs forever fifty dollars.
Fourthly: I give unto my son Edwin Alexander & his heirs forever fifty dollars.
Fifthly: I give unto my son David Alexander & his heirs forever the tract of land on which I now live & one Negro fellow named Sam likewise my wagon & all my plantation tools.
Sixthly: I give unto my daughter Prudence Snoddy & her heirs forever fifty dollars.
Seventhly: It is my will & desire that all the property I may die possessed of not herein mentioned shall be sold at my death & the money arising there from shall be equally divided among all my children.
It is further my will & desire that my son David shall comfortably maintain & support his Mother in any way she shall chose during her lifetime and lastly it is my will and desire that my wife Elizabeth & my son David be & I do hereby appoint them Executrix & Executor to this my last Will & Testament. This 5th Sept. 1823.
(Signed) Matthew Alexander (Seal)
Signed sealed published & delivered in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of the Testator:
Samuel H. Lewis
James L. Wilson
State of Tennessee - Sumner County Court November Term 1823 - The last Will & Testament of Matthew Alexander dec'd was exhibited in open Court for probate & thereupon duly proved by the oaths of Samuel H. Lewis & James Wilson subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded & thereupon David Alexander one of the Executors named in said last will appeared in Court & took the oath of Executor prescribed by law & together with Stephen Wilson & Robert Laurence his securities entered into & acknowledged their bond to the Governor in the sum of five thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs.
A Copy Test - A. H. Douglass, Clerk
[Source: Sumner County, Tennessee, Will Book - Vol. II, May 1823 - June 1842; County Court Clerk's Office]
References
  1.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
    Ancestry Family Trees.

    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7389603&pid=-1091055458

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