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Quick Facts on Hezekiah Alexander
 

General

Birthdate:           1721, 1722 or 1728 (*tombstones looks like 1722)

Birthplace:         Cecil County, Maryland (2^nd 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

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

1775  (May 31)  Member of Group who drew up 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. Served on the committee appointed to draft 1^st State Constitution and Bill of Rights. 

Spouses of the Children of Hezekiah & Mary

Name                                                                Married

William Sample Alexander                        Elizabeth Alexander     1780

(1752?-1826)                                                     Sara Rodgers             1797

                                                                             Martha Nichols           1820

James R. Alexander (Doctor)                      Dorcas Wilson Garrison        1789

(1756-1836)

Silas Alexander                                              Silda Young        ?

(1759-1831)

Esther Alexander (Garrison)                     Samuel W. Garrison     1786

(1762-1829) 

Mary “Polly” Alexander (Polk)                  Charles T. Polk    1785

(1765-1796) 

Hezekiah Alexander Jr.                                  Patsey?     1793

(1767-1840) 

Amos Alexander                                              Mildred Orr 1797

(1769-1847) 

Keziah Alexander                                            unknown

(1771-1819) 

Joel Alexander                                                  Ruth?        1800

(1773-1825) 

Oswald Alexander                                         Sara Sample       1799

(1775-1826)                                                       Hannah Parks     1809

                                                                              Mary Moore 1826 

1768 Appointed County Magistrate by Royal Governor William Tryon

1771 Founder and Trustee of Queens College (Queens Museum), Also served as Queens College’s first treasurer. 

Hezekiah Alexander Homesite
 

The house on the grounds of the Charlotte Museum of History is the Revolutionary Era home of Hezekiah Alexander. Built in 1774, it is the oldest surviving structure in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The house was meticulously restored beginning in 1969 by preservation architects and craftsmen drawing on construction materials and techniques used in the mid-1700s. Thanks to the restoration efforts and the tireless determination of area DAR chapters to locate authentic period furniture, the Homesite is an award winning example of historic preservation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, and one of the best examples in the region.

In addition to the House the grounds offer elements of eighteenth century life in the kitchen, herb garden and springhouse.

Interpretative docents dressed in historic 18^th century costume guide visitors through the House, Kitchen and Springhouse. Tours of the house are offered at 1:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. daily.

The Homesite is currently featured in Solving the Rock House Mysteries. The exhibit chronicles the restoration of the Homesite and explores the names and faces, and myths and legends, surrounding the 232 year old home. In July 2006, the exhibit was chosen for an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History.

The Charlotte Museum of History & Hezekiah Alexander Homesite
3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215
Phone: 704.568.1774
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