Revolutionary War Alexanders of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and Early Tennessee has:
ELIJAH ALEXANDER applied for his revolutionary pension while living in Maury County, Tennessee, September 11, 1832, age 72. He declared he was born in Mechlinburg [Mecklenburg] County, North Carolina, in 1760, as recorded in his father's family Bible. He remained in Mechlinburg County until 1819 when he moved to Maury County, Tennessee. In March 1780, Colonel Thomas POLK made a demand on nearby companies of men to guard a magazine. With the consent of Elijah ALEXANDER's father Elijah entered the service under Captain Thomas ALEXANDER and served three months. Shortly after that the father, William ALEXANDER, sent Elijah to Maryland. After returning he enlisted again in February, 1781. Smallpox appeared in camp and Moses ALEXANDER, brother of the Governor of North Carolina, died. Elijah ALEXANDER was sent home to be inoculated. He enlisted again and rendezvoused at Charlotte under Colonel Thomas POLK and Captain James JACK in March, 1781. Sarah ALEXANDER, widow of Elijah ALEXANDER, applied for widow's pension November 21, 1850, while living in Giles County, Tennessee, aged 88 years. She stated that Elijah ALEXANDER died in Giles County, November 11, 1850. She stated that she was married to the soldier at the home of her grandfather, in Mechlinburg County, North Carolina in June, 1783, by (???) Giles, a Justice of the Peace. She stated that her late husband's sister, Ruth Clark, living in Iowa, 86 years of age in 1850, was present at the wedding. In 1855 Mrs. Sarah Alexander had removed from Tennessee to Mississippi. (Rev War Pension W5201)
In 1835, Elijah ALEXANDER was on the Pension Rolls as "Elijah Alexander, Maury County, Tennessee, Private, North Carolina Line, $20.00 Annual Allowance, $60.00 Amount Received, May 3 1833 Pension Started, Age 74."
"According to Zella Armstrong in her series, Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution, compiled from Pension Statements (originally Published in Five Pamphlets, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1933, reprinted Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1975), "This is one of the most interesting pension declarations as Elijah's statement is entirely in his own handwriting. The widow stated that they lived together for sixty-six years but no children are mentioned."
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US Pension Roll of 1935 has Elijah Alexander of Maury County, TN, 74, was a Private in N Carolina line, placed on pension roll 3 May 1833 for an annual allowance of $20.00 commencing 4 Mar 1931.
1850 Census, taken 8 Nov 1850, has James Osborne, 58, blacksmith, married to Susannaj, 58, living in 17th Civil District, Giles County, TN. Also in the household are: John C Osborne, 30, blacksmith; Elijah Alexander, 90, on pension; and Sarah Alexander, 88.
ELIJAH ALEXANDER applied for his revolutionary pension while living in Maury County, Tennessee, September 11, 1832, age 72. He declared he was born in Mechlinburg [Mecklenburg] County, North Carolina, in 1760, as recorded in his father's family Bible. He remained in Mechlinburg County until 1819 when he moved to Maury County, Tennessee. In March 1780, Colonel Thomas POLK made a demand on nearby companies of men to guard a magazine. With the consent of Elijah ALEXANDER's father Elijah entered the service under Captain Thomas ALEXANDER and served three months. Shortly after that the father, William ALEXANDER, sent Elijah to Maryland. After returning he enlisted again in February, 1781. Smallpox appeared in camp and Moses ALEXANDER, brother of the Governor of North Carolina, died. Elijah ALEXANDER was sent home to be inoculated. He enlisted again and rendezvoused at Charlotte under Colonel Thomas POLK and Captain James JACK in March, 1781. Sarah ALEXANDER, widow of Elijah ALEXANDER, applied for widow's pension November 21, 1850, while living in Giles County, Tennessee, aged 88 years. She stated that Elijah ALEXANDER died in Giles County, November 11, 1850. She stated that she was married to the soldier at the home of her grandfather, in Mechlinburg County, North Carolina in June, 1783, by (???) Giles, a Justice of the Peace. She stated that her late husband's sister, Ruth Clark, living in Iowa, 86 years of age in 1850, was present at the wedding. In 1855 Mrs. Sarah Alexander had removed from Tennessee to Mississippi. (Rev War Pension W5201)
In 1835, Elijah ALEXANDER was on the Pension Rolls as "Elijah Alexander, Maury County, Tennessee, Private, North Carolina Line, $20.00 Annual Allowance, $60.00 Amount Received, May 3 1833 Pension Started, Age 74."
"According to Zella Armstrong in her series, Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution, compiled from Pension Statements (originally Published in Five Pamphlets, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1933, reprinted Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1975), "This is one of the most interesting pension declarations as Elijah's statement is entirely in his own handwriting. The widow stated that they lived together for sixty-six years but no children are mentioned."
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US Pension Roll of 1935 has Elijah Alexander of Maury County, TN, 74, was a Private in N Carolina line, placed on pension roll 3 May 1833 for an annual allowance of $20.00 commencing 4 Mar 1931.
1850 Census, taken 8 Nov 1850, has James Osborne, 58, blacksmith, married to Susannaj, 58, living in 17th Civil District, Giles County, TN. Also in the household are: John C Osborne, 30, blacksmith; Elijah Alexander, 90, on pension; and Sarah Alexander, 88.
Revolutionary War Alexanders of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and Early Tennessee has:
ELIJAH ALEXANDER applied for his revolutionary pension while living in Maury County, Tennessee, September 11, 1832, age 72. He declared he was born in Mechlinburg [Mecklenburg] County, North Carolina, in 1760, as recorded in his father's family Bible. He remained in Mechlinburg County until 1819 when he moved to Maury County, Tennessee. In March 1780, Colonel Thomas POLK made a demand on nearby companies of men to guard a magazine. With the consent of Elijah ALEXANDER's father Elijah entered the service under Captain Thomas ALEXANDER and served three months. Shortly after that the father, William ALEXANDER, sent Elijah to Maryland. After returning he enlisted again in February, 1781. Smallpox appeared in camp and Moses ALEXANDER, brother of the Governor of North Carolina, died. Elijah ALEXANDER was sent home to be inoculated. He enlisted again and rendezvoused at Charlotte under Colonel Thomas POLK and Captain James JACK in March, 1781. Sarah ALEXANDER, widow of Elijah ALEXANDER, applied for widow's pension November 21, 1850, while living in Giles County, Tennessee, aged 88 years. She stated that Elijah ALEXANDER died in Giles County, November 11, 1850. She stated that she was married to the soldier at the home of her grandfather, in Mechlinburg County, North Carolina in June, 1783, by (???) Giles, a Justice of the Peace. She stated that her late husband's sister, Ruth Clark, living in Iowa, 86 years of age in 1850, was present at the wedding. In 1855 Mrs. Sarah Alexander had removed from Tennessee to Mississippi. (Rev War Pension W5201)
In 1835, Elijah ALEXANDER was on the Pension Rolls as "Elijah Alexander, Maury County, Tennessee, Private, North Carolina Line, $20.00 Annual Allowance, $60.00 Amount Received, May 3 1833 Pension Started, Age 74."
"According to Zella Armstrong in her series, Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution, compiled from Pension Statements (originally Published in Five Pamphlets, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1933, reprinted Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1975), "This is one of the most interesting pension declarations as Elijah's statement is entirely in his own handwriting. The widow stated that they lived together for sixty-six years but no children are mentioned."
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US Pension Roll of 1935 has Elijah Alexander of Maury County, TN, 74, was a Private in N Carolina line, placed on pension roll 3 May 1833 for an annual allowance of $20.00 commencing 4 Mar 1931.
1850 Census, taken 8 Nov 1850, has James Osborne, 58, blacksmith, married to Susannaj, 58, living in 17th Civil District, Giles County, TN. Also in the household are: John C Osborne, 30, blacksmith; Elijah Alexander, 90, on pension; and Sarah Alexander, 88.
ELIJAH ALEXANDER applied for his revolutionary pension while living in Maury County, Tennessee, September 11, 1832, age 72. He declared he was born in Mechlinburg [Mecklenburg] County, North Carolina, in 1760, as recorded in his father's family Bible. He remained in Mechlinburg County until 1819 when he moved to Maury County, Tennessee. In March 1780, Colonel Thomas POLK made a demand on nearby companies of men to guard a magazine. With the consent of Elijah ALEXANDER's father Elijah entered the service under Captain Thomas ALEXANDER and served three months. Shortly after that the father, William ALEXANDER, sent Elijah to Maryland. After returning he enlisted again in February, 1781. Smallpox appeared in camp and Moses ALEXANDER, brother of the Governor of North Carolina, died. Elijah ALEXANDER was sent home to be inoculated. He enlisted again and rendezvoused at Charlotte under Colonel Thomas POLK and Captain James JACK in March, 1781. Sarah ALEXANDER, widow of Elijah ALEXANDER, applied for widow's pension November 21, 1850, while living in Giles County, Tennessee, aged 88 years. She stated that Elijah ALEXANDER died in Giles County, November 11, 1850. She stated that she was married to the soldier at the home of her grandfather, in Mechlinburg County, North Carolina in June, 1783, by (???) Giles, a Justice of the Peace. She stated that her late husband's sister, Ruth Clark, living in Iowa, 86 years of age in 1850, was present at the wedding. In 1855 Mrs. Sarah Alexander had removed from Tennessee to Mississippi. (Rev War Pension W5201)
In 1835, Elijah ALEXANDER was on the Pension Rolls as "Elijah Alexander, Maury County, Tennessee, Private, North Carolina Line, $20.00 Annual Allowance, $60.00 Amount Received, May 3 1833 Pension Started, Age 74."
"According to Zella Armstrong in her series, Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution, compiled from Pension Statements (originally Published in Five Pamphlets, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1933, reprinted Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1975), "This is one of the most interesting pension declarations as Elijah's statement is entirely in his own handwriting. The widow stated that they lived together for sixty-six years but no children are mentioned."
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US Pension Roll of 1935 has Elijah Alexander of Maury County, TN, 74, was a Private in N Carolina line, placed on pension roll 3 May 1833 for an annual allowance of $20.00 commencing 4 Mar 1931.
1850 Census, taken 8 Nov 1850, has James Osborne, 58, blacksmith, married to Susannaj, 58, living in 17th Civil District, Giles County, TN. Also in the household are: John C Osborne, 30, blacksmith; Elijah Alexander, 90, on pension; and Sarah Alexander, 88.
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