William Alexander

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Husband William Alexander ¹

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           Born:  - Ireland
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         Father: John Alexander (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Isabella Marks (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - William Alexander

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He came to Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, after 1760. He was very active in support of the Colonies during the Revolution, and commissioned first lieutenant in Capt. Rippey's company of the Sixth battalion of Pennsvlvania, Col. Wm. Irvine, January 9, 1776; promoted captain October 25, 1776; appointed major of the Third regiment of the Line, April 16, 1780; retired July 1, 1783; afterwards, July 8, 1786, was appointed to survey military lands west of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers in Pennsylvania. Family tradition says he was appointed brigadier general in 1812, but did not enter the service, although fully equipped for the campaign. He was at one time an aid-de-camp to General Washington, and a member of the Society of the Cincinnati from Pennsylvania.

1 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 19.

2 Wm. H. Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Lane S. Hart, Publisher, 1884), Pg 20.