We have recently visited Stirling and the "family seat" My father believed that we were descendants of that branch of the family Do you have a family tree that you would be prepared to share? One way or another I would let you know if we are "remotely" related Best regards Stuart Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: <Malex2626@aol.com> To: <ALEXANDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 3:33 PM Subject: [ALEXANDER-L] Re: ALEXANDER-D Digest V06 #78, John Alexander of Menstrie > My great great grandfather was Hugh Alexander born in 1795 in Blairlogie, > Clackmannan, Scotland. I can trace my Alexander line back to Robert Alexander > of Menstrie who married Bessie Allexander (Alexander) of Tillicultry in 1700 > in Logie Parish. My Hugh came to North America prior to 1816 and settled in > New York State. > > I am also interested in the various Alexander's of Menstrie including the > family of Sir William. We visited Scotland in 2001 and I met with a local > historian in Sterling. He knew a lot about Sir William. He showed me the actual > grave site of Sir William. His grave was removed some time later and, > apparently, nobody knows where. I talked to him about John son of Sir William. > The Scots Peerage reports that John died in Scotland about 1641. The local > historian thought that it was possible that John could have removed to North > America just to disappear. Prior to his death, Sir William was in a heap of > financial trouble and John could have left just to get away from all of the > family trouble. Perhaps one will never know for sure. > Mert Alexander > > > ==== ALEXANDER Mailing List ==== > Any complaints, please e-mail > gkilgore@cgmailbox.com >