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Philip Alexander

Philip Alexander[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28]

Male 1688 - 1758  (69 years)


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  • Name Philip Alexander  [1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28] 
    Birth 07 Sep 1688  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Aug 1758  Lake George, Warren, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 13] 
    Person ID I312684224971  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family Joanna Roberts,   b. Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1758, New Hamshire, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt. 1710  Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Philip Alexander appeared in Charlestow
      Philip Alexander appeared in Charlestown, MA about 1710. Ca me from Northern Ireland or Scotland. Bought land in Woburn , MA.

      Philip Alexander's Father
      The Alexander Surname DNA project

      https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/alexander-y-dna/about/results

      Site shows that Philip Alexander and Nathaniel share the Haplogroup I-L22. This is a strong indication (but not proof) that Philip and Nathaniel are related, most likely son and father.

      In addition, the site says one of Philip's sons (David) shares this same haplogroup.

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      EDIT by another person:
      It actually says Haplogroup I-FGC73839 (whether or not that's a synonym).

      Also, the site says Philip's son Thomas, Thomas's son Jabez, and Jabez's son Alvah (Alva) share the same haplogroup, too.

      If it's true (and I don't know that it is) that the number at the end of each row is a kit number, and each row represents the genealogical information entered by the person with that kit #, then the Nathaniel hypothesis is based on family history done by two people whose kit numbers are 158829 and 351250. If that's correct, then having Nathaniel as the father is only as good as those two people's research (but whoever the father is, the haplogroup should be correct for the correct ancestor of the people who were tested), until we get more testing to show more information. Also, using deductive logic between the collection of rows, it looks like, if we don't have some coincidences, then we can verify that Alva is likely Jabez's son, Jabez is likely Thomas's son, and Thomas is likely Philip's son (or the person they have down as Philip, anyway). Ebeneezer being Thomas's father looks less likely than Philip being Thomas's father. Anyway, we don't really know what Nathaniel's haplogroup is with much confidence until we get a different descendant of Nathaniel's tested (not descended through Philip). We don't know Philip's haplogroup for sure, either, since the tested people were both tested through David's descendants. We can be reasonably sure that the haplogroup does belong to Thomas and his patriarchal descendants, however.

      Sources of Information:
      Sources of Information:
      1. IFR, 13 December 1978
      2. Middlesex County, Massachusetts Deeds 15:138 (FHL #0554005)
      3. Winthrop Alexander, "Genealogy of the Families of Philip Alexander of Woburn, Massachusetts and Joseph Alexander of Mendon, Massachusetts," (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 1936), page 1. (FHL #0858657)
      4. Middlesex County, Massachusetts Court Papers, 1713 (FHL #901015 50X 3F)
      5. Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Town Records 6:113 (FHL #478192)
      6. Woburn Vital Records Births 1640-1890 page 10, MArriage page 10,11.
      7. Charlestown, Mass. Vol 1 page 15
      8. French & India war record.
      9. Probate records. Cambridge, Mass. Boston transcript, Mass
      10: 26 Aug. 1758 Philip was killed at Lake George, Warren county, N.Y. while fighting for the British under James Abercromby. He participated in the march on Ticonderoga, (at the northern end of Lake George), on the 8th of July, 1758 when outnumbered French forces under General Montcalm beat off a typical British frontal attack. Administration of his estate granted his son Giles 26 Oct. 1758, his wife surviving him. Probate records of Philip show that he left material things to his grandchildren Jonas, Jeduthan, Phoebe, and Jabez (children of his son Thomas who was killed in war 2 years before Philip was killed). At the end of Boston Transcript record, in notes, it says, "All Philip's children were born in Woburn except Peter, born in 1714 in Charlestown, Mass. which is close to Woburn." This is different from DAR info which states "earlier children born in Charlestown and other in Woburn, although they are all recorded in the latter town." Philip lost 3 sons in wars: his oldest son Philip died in the army at Lake George; his son Thomas who died in Crown Point expedition; youngest son Abraham, who died in the army at Ticonderoga. Another grandson John also fought in the Revolution, but survived. Philip himself died in war. A grandson Jeduthan died in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Another grandson Jabez fought in the Revolution but survived. Other grandchildren and inlaws of grandchildren also fought. In a History of Middlesex Co. Mass. Philip and his wife were mentioned as being among those who "subscribed and assented to the (church) covenant."

      ! Woburn Vital Records - births 1640-189
      ! Woburn Vital Records - births 1640-1890 p. 10 ! Marr. p 10,11 ! Charlestown, Mass. Vol. 1, p 15 ! French and Indian War Records ! Probate records, Cambridge, Mass. ! Boston Transcript, Mass.

      according to Edythe Alexander Fader [6 J
      according to Edythe Alexander Fader [6 Jun 1989] Philip and Joanne were married in Charlestown, Massachusetts. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      Philip Alexander's Parentage
      At this time, Philip Alexander (1688-1758) has unknown parentage. The names that were put in this record as his parents are INCORRECT. There is no proof whatsoever that Philip's parents were identified, nor has any evidence of him having siblings ever been presented. According to the research of many Alexander descendants of Philip, they have never found any mention of Philip having siblings. His Will does not mention siblings. I don't know where this information came from or why it has shown up in my family tree, but I am refuting it and I would like it removed.

      Life Story with Sources
      http://www.tributaries.info/p1527.htm

      The soldier who died at Lake George was Philip Alexander, Jr., NOT his father!
      Philip Alexander Sr. (born in 1688; married in 1710 or 1711) died in Woburn, Mass. no later than early August, 1758, because the inventory of his property was completed and signed by the appraisers on August 26, 1758. Coincidentally, his oldest son, Philip Alexander Sr. (or possibly the grandson of the same name) was killed that same day in the English campaign at Lake George, New York against French & Indian forces. It would not have been possible for the Court in Middlesex County to have ordered the taking of the inventory prior to the death of the deceased. Therefore the August 26 death date is for the soldier, and not for the 70 year old patriarch of the family, in Woburn.

      ! S. Joe McPhie, 545 E. Center, Heber C
      ! S. Joe McPhie, 545 E. Center, Heber City, 84032. Charles Cluff, 150 S. 200 W., Midway. Worburn Vital Records. Births 1640-1890. Marr. 10-11 Charleston, V. 1 P 15, French and Indian Wars. Probate Record, Cambridge, Mass., Boston Transcript Record.

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