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Alexander Family

Quick Facts on Hezekiah Alexander

Birthdate: Probably 1728

Birthplace: Cecil County, Maryland (2nd generation American)

Parents: James and Margaret McKnitt Alexander

Married: 1752, Mary Sample, daughter of Esther and William Sample

Occupation: Listed in Mecklenburg deeds as Blacksmith, and then as Planter

Death: July 16, 1801

Mecklenburg Community Involvement

1768: Appointed County Magistrate by Royal Governor William Tryon

1771: Founder and Trustee of Queen's College (Queen's Museum), also served as Queen's College’s first treasurer

1775 (May 20): Participant in the Mecklenburg Convention. Signer of the “Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence”

1775 (May 31): Member of group who drew up the Mecklenburg Resolves

1776: Made a member of the Mecklenburg Committee of Safety

1776: Member of the Council of Safety

1776: Elected as a delegate to the Fifth Provincial Congress in Halifax

1776: Served on the committee appointed to draft the first State Constitution and Bill of Rights

Children of Hezekiah and Mary Sample Alexander

Name	Birth	Death	Spouse
William Sample Alexander	1752?	October 26, 1826	Elizabeth Alexander, 1780 Sarah Rogers, 1798 Martha Nichols, 1821
James R. Alexander	November 23, 1756	March 11, 1836	Dorcas Wilson Garrison, 1789
Silas Alexander	1759	October 27, 1831	Mary, 1792
Esther Alexander (Garrison)	September 28, 1762	September 12, 1829	Samuel W. Garrison, 1786
Mary "Polly" Alexander (Polk)	1765	1791	Charles T. Polk, 1785
Hezekiah Alexander Jr.	January 13, 1767	1840	Patsey, 1793
Amos Alexander	May 13, 1769	January 25, 1847	Mildred Orr, 1797
Keziah Alexander	1771	1819	Unknown
Joel Alexander	April 26, 1773	May 17, 1825	Ruth, 1800
Ozwald Alexander	September 16, 1775	December 11, 1826	Sarah Sample, 1799 Hannah Parks, 1809 Mary Moore, 1826

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