Person:William Alexander (127)

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William Alexander
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Name William Alexander
Gender Male
Birth[1] 7 Sep 1776 Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Death[1] 12 Sep 1800 Campbell, Virginia, United Stateskilled in a duel by George W Pointdexter
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  1. 1.0 1.1 Family Recorded, in Withers, Robert Enoch. Autobiography of an octogenerian. (Roanoke, Virginia: Stone Print. & Mfg. Co. Press, 1907)
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    [Children of Robert Alexander and Ann Austin]
    ... First. William Alexander, born September 7th, 1776 ; never married ; was murdered by George W. Pointdexter, September 12th, 1800, who was condemned and executed for the crime in Pittsylvania County, to which county the trial was moved by Pointdexter's counsel on the allegation that he could not receive a fair trail in Campbell County. ...