'Alexander1'
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Families covered: Alexander of Menstrie, Alexander of Stirling
| Thought to have descended from a branch of the Macdonalds, Lords of the Isles, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Alexander of Menstrie (a 1505) probably the father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Andrew Alexander of Menstrie | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Graham (d c1530) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Alexander Alexander of Menstrie (d c1555) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 25.06.1530) Elizabeth Douglas (dau of Thomas Douglas, son of Sir Robert of Lochleven) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Alexander of Menstrie (d before 11.06.1574, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Coutts (dau of Alan Coutts or Couttie) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Alexander Alexander of Menstrie (d 10.02.1580-1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Graham (dau of Gilbert Graham of Gartavertane) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (b c1567, d 12.02.1640) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 03.01.1601) Janet Erskine (a 05.1649, dau of Sir William Erskine, son of James of Little Sauchie) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir William Alexander, 'Lord Alexander', 'Viscount Canada' (b c1604, dvp 18.05.1638) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1629) Margaret Douglas (b c1610, d 01.01.1660, dau of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Alexander, 2nd Earl of Stirling (b c1632, d 05.1640) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Catherine Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.1657) Walter Sandilands, 6th Lord Torphichen (bpt 12.05.1629, d 05.1696) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Jean Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Margaret Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 06.08.1670) Sir Robert Sinclair, Bart of Longformacus (d 1678) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Lucy Alexander (d before 24.0.1645) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Harrington | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir Anthony Alexander (dsp 17.09.1637) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Wardlaw (dau of Sir Henry Wardlaw, Bart of Pitreavie) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Henry Alexander, 3rd Earl of Stirling (d 1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.12.1637) Mary Vanlore (dau of Sir Peter Vanlore, Bart of Tylehurst) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Henry Alexander, 4th Earl of Stirling (b c1633, bur 11.02.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (04.01.1664) Judith Lee (b c1645, d 15.12.1681, dau of Robert Lee of Binfield by Elizabeth, dau of Richard Archdale of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Henry Alexander, 5th Earl of Stirling (b 07.11.1664, dsp 04.12.1739) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c05.1690) Elizabeth Hoby (b 04.08.1667, d 10.10.1694, dau of Sir Edward Hoby, Bart of Bisham) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Mary Alexander (bur 27.03.1721) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Philips | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Philips, later Philips-Lee of Binfield | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Judith Alexander (d 08.07.1704) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.1706) Sir William Trumbull of Easthampstead Park (d 14.12.1716) | |||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | other issue - William (b 28.12.1665, d 07.03.1666), William of Turvell (bpt 06.06.1667, d 24.10.1699), Robert (bpt 09.09.1673, d 10.1710), Peter (bpt 10.05.1677, d 1678), Peter (bpt 23.03.1679, d 11.1729) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (20.11.1683) Priscilla Windham (b 16.05.1626, d before 24.11.1691, dau of Sir Hugh Windham, Bart of Pilsden Court, widow of Sir Robert Reynolds of Elvetham) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Mary Alexander (dsp before 12.04.1662) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Lee of Binfield | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Jane Alexander (d unm c01.1747) | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | John Alexander of Gartmore (d 1641/2) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Graham (dau of Robert Graham of Gartmore) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Janet Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| (E) | Charles Alexander (d before 30.03.1663) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 24.03.1645) Anna Drurie | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - Charles (dsp), James (a 1670) | ||||||||||||||
| (F) | James Alexander (bur 09.12.1671, Lt. Colonel, 8th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (16.08.1656) Margaret Scrimgeour (bur 01.1662, dau of Capt. David Scrimgeour, son of 1st Viscount Dudhope) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (c1668) Grizel Hay (dau of James Hay, son of George, 2nd Earl of Kinnoull) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Margaret Alexander (bpt 23.06.1669) | ||||||||||||||
| (G) | Jean Alexander (d 1670) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (03.08.1623) Hugh Montgomery, 2nd Viscount of the Ards (d 15.11.1642) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Robert Munro (a 1680, Maj. General, son of George of Obsdale, son of Robert, 15th of Fowlis) | |||||||||||||||
| (H) | Margaret Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.07/03.08.1620) Sir William Murray of Dunearn, 1st Bart (d 1646) | |||||||||||||||
| (I)+ | other issue - Robert (d before 06.1638), Ludovick (dsp), Elizabeth (d unm 12.1642) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Marion Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.08.1589) Duncan Paterson of Stirling | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Janet Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 13.12.1583) David Forrester of Logie (d 24.06.1595) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Elizabeth Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.09.1592) Walter Neisch of Dubbiehead (d 09.1606, bailie of Stirling) | |||||||||||||||
| (5)? | Cristine Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. Patrick Kinross | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Archibald Alexander (d 13.09.1621, Dean of Guild of Stirling) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06/7.1589) Elizabeth Alexander (dau of Robert Alexander of Stirling) | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - James (bpt 23.12.1591, a 1633), John (a 1622), Elizabeth (bpt 03.1590) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Andrew Alexander (a 11.1643) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Archibald | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Janet Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Burne | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - William, John | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | James Alexander in Stirling (4th son) possibly the James who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.10.1580) Janet Gaudee | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Marion Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alexander Murray of Woodend (d 01.1595) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Muschet of Burnbank | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Elizabeth Alexander (d 02.1607) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Leishman of Stirling (d before 11.07.1590) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Margaret Alexander (bur 02.1592-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Stirling (probably brother of Henry of Ardoch) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | daughter possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hamilton of Bardowie (d c1586) | |||||||||||||||
| vii.+ | other issue - Andrew (dvpsp), John | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Forbes (relict of Henry Spittal of Blairlogie) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Andrew Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| C. | William Alexander of Clow reported by some to have been son rather than brother of Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jonet Marshall | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue including Adam | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TSP (Alexander of Stirling) with support from BE1883 (Alexander of Stirling)
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