Col Alexander McAllister (1715-1796)

Col Alexander McAllister Veteran

Birth

1715

Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Death

1796 (aged 80–81)

Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA

Burial

Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Godwin, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map

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Inscription

Near this spot at Old Bluff Church is buried Colonel Alexander McAllister; Patriot And Revolutionary Hero; Colonel Of The Cumberland County Militia; Representative First Assembly In Newbern, December 1773; Representative Second Assembly In Newbern, March 1774; Member of Provencial Congress Held At Hillsboro, Aug. 1775; Member of Provencial Congress Held At Halifax, April 1776; Member of Committee Of Safety For Wilmington District; Member of Committee Appointed By Provencial Congress August 23, 1775, To Interview The Highlanders And Explain To Them The Nature Of The Controversy With Great Britian; Member Of North Carolina Senate 1787, 1788 And 1789. This Memorial Was Erected By His Descendants Under The Auspices Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution.