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From: "Bruce and Brenda Sampsel" <>
Subject: [MDCECIL] MDCECIL] Alexander Family
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:33:38 -0500

According to the manuscript inventory at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, William Sample Alexander is the great grandson of JOSEPH
ALEXANDER who immigrated from Scotland to America, first settling in Chester
Co., PA and then in the Maryland Counties of Somerset and Cecil. Joseph's
son James (William's grandfather) purchased land in Mecklenburg...William's
father Hezekiah moved there before 1760....William Sample Alexander's birth
place unknown....The diary is one volume kept by William from 1770-1778.
He operated a wagon train between Mecklenburg and Chester Co.
etc......etc...etc....There is more detail provided in the inventory
prepared by the University.

I just thought the Alexander researchers might enjoy a family journal that
has survived several hundred years.

Brenda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Scott" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] Alexander Family


> Hi Cathy:
> My ancestors, John Scott and sons James & John Jr. from Cecil Co., appear
to
> have used the wagon road as they first migrate to the area of Salisbury NC
> (the Irish Settlement referred to in the Carolina Cradle) ca 1750. The
> Salisbury area is on the wagon road. My ancestors then moved to eastern NC
> before some went south to SC and other territories.
> I am not as familiar with the geography in the Cecil Co area but appears
to
> me still quite a journey to get on the wagon road. Would the most likely
> path in that time period be to go over to Harper's Ferry to get on the
road
> and proceed southwest? I will check on the book and try to read up on the
> road.
> Regards....Sam
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cathy Berger" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 8:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] Alexander Family
>
>
> > THE GREAT WAGON ROAD by Parke Rouse, Jr was publ 1995 and I believe it
is
> > still available. However, I do not believe that the Cecil Co people
went
> on
> > it! It crossed the Potomac far west of Cecil Co, going through Harper's
> > Ferry. My Cecil Co people who went to North Carolina went by water,
much
> > more convenient and easier for travel. This all before the Rev WAr.
> >
> > Cathy
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Alexander,WilliamSample.html
> > >
> > > I stumbled into this link which is an inventory of William Sample
> > Alexander's diary. While he was born in Carolina, his family was from
> > Cecil. Has anyone read the entire manuscript/diary?
> > >
> > > I am sure it would provide not only insight into the life of a
> > trader/peddler, but also into the Great Wagon Road and communication
> between
> > the Carolinas and the Chester PA area.
> > >
> > > Brenda

This thread:

• [MDCECIL] Alexander Family by "Bruce and Brenda Sampsel" <>
  • Re: [MDCECIL] Alexander Family by "Cathy Berger" <>
    • Re: [MDCECIL] Alexander Family by "Sam Scott" <>
      • Re: [MDCECIL] Alexander Family by "Cathy Berger" <>
      • Re: [MDCECIL] Alexander Family by "Cathy Berger" <>