David, You have an interesting genealogical problem there, trying to track down your Alexander family. I know from my own research that after the Revolution a good many persons from North Carolina migrated to Madison Co. KY and surrounding counties. (A good many of my folks & in-laws from Caswell Co., NC and from Granville Co., NC migrated to Madison Co. But others came from around Albemarle Co., VA.) I'm throwing out a suggestion. Compare surnames on tax lists for the same period or succeeding periods for the two counties--the NC county and the KY county. I see listed on the FHL catalog on www.familysearch.org that a book was published in 1999 of tax lists for Mecklenburg Co., NC. Because the book is still under copyright, it has not been filmed. It is possible that you may be able to purchase the book, probably from the author, whose surname is Ferguson. TLC Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL, a few years ago (but they now seem to be extinct--can't get any response from my e-mails or orders) published some early tax lists for Madison Co., KY. It would be useful to compare the tax lists for names in both counties in order to test your hypothesis. Folks didn't ordinarily migrate alone--somebody in the neighborhood (generally relatives or in-laws) tagged along, especially to Kentucky which was a *dark and bloody* ground. You might see if WillowBend books in Maryland (they have a website) carry any of TLC genealogy's books. They generally sold their own, however. E.W.Wallace