Col. Adam Alexander

1728 - 1798  (70 years)

• Name	Adam Alexander
  Prefix	Col.
  Born	28 Sep 1728	Somerset Co. MD
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Nov 1798	Mecklenburg Co. NC
  Buried	Rock SpringsCemetery First Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Mecklenburg Co. NC
  Notes	Col. Adam Alexander was a large landowner, a churchman, a patriot and a soldier. He was justice of the peace and a member of the county court, being known as "Justice Alexander". He was captain of a company of militia and took several conferences concerning Indian raids. He was a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of independence and a colonel of the Minute Men during the Revolutionary War. He and his wife, Mary Shelby, were parents of six children. (An Alexander Family, Our Alexander Heritage (1978) by Clarence D. Alexander. Col. Adam Alexander settled in what is known as Clear Creek neighborhood, North Carolina where his family worshiped at Rock Springs Church. He was a patriot and soldier. His family worshiped at Rock Springs Church. Both Col. Adam Alexander and his wife, Mary Shelby, are buried in the old Rock Springs graveyard near the First Philadelphia Presbyterian Church where Adam was one of the first elders.
  Person ID	I10709	Master File
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	William Alexander,   b. ca 1704, Somerset Co. MD ,   d. 22 Mar 1772, Mecklenburg Co. NC  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Agnes Alexander,   b. 1705, Somerset Co. MD ,   d. Bef 1732  (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F6755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart