Reverend James Alexander was born about 1625 at Bughall, Stirlingshire, Scotland and died 17 November 1704 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.

He married Mary Maxwell. She was born about 1630 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.

The family Alexander came to Raphoe, Ireland as tenants of Sir James Cunningham, a Scottish nobleman from Ayrshire, and settled on lands in Donegal County in the Laggan District. James Alexander was a minister in the Laggan Presbytery, and was imprisoned in Raphoe in 1681 for calling a fast to protest the policies of the Church of England.

 

Their children were:

William Alexander (born 1646 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland)

Andrew Alexander (born 1648 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland)

Elizabeth Alexander (born 1650 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland)

James Alexander (born 1652 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland)

Francis Alexander (born 1654 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland)

Samuel Alexander (born 1657 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland)

Joseph Alexander (born 1660 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland)

John Alexander (born 1662 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland)

Jane Alexander (born 1665 at Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland)

 

He also married Margaret Scrymgeour.

 

 

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