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