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William Alexander

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William Alexander Veteran

Birth
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Death
Dec 1831 (aged 79)
Anderson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.9635843, Longitude: -84.8758466
Memorial ID
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William Alexander's DNA Haplomarker is R1a1. Only 5% of Alexanders have this type of DNA. They are not related to the other 95% of Alexanders who are R1b1.

April 2021: The father of William is NOT known at the present time. Research is ongoing.

Alexander settled with his wife Margaret Bailey and Family in what would become Southern Anderson County. He may have built the first house in the county. William died here in McBrayer 1831 and is believed to be buried somewhere on his Farm.

William Alexander is the first Revolutionary War Veteran to be Memorialized in Hebron Cemetery. His grave marker was set next to that of his grandson Richard Johnson Alexander, who lived his entire life in his grandfather's house in McBrayer.
William Alexander's DNA Haplomarker is R1a1. Only 5% of Alexanders have this type of DNA. They are not related to the other 95% of Alexanders who are R1b1.

April 2021: The father of William is NOT known at the present time. Research is ongoing.

Alexander settled with his wife Margaret Bailey and Family in what would become Southern Anderson County. He may have built the first house in the county. William died here in McBrayer 1831 and is believed to be buried somewhere on his Farm.

William Alexander is the first Revolutionary War Veteran to be Memorialized in Hebron Cemetery. His grave marker was set next to that of his grandson Richard Johnson Alexander, who lived his entire life in his grandfather's house in McBrayer.

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PVT 2 VA REGT
CONTINENTAL LINE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR



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