William died 21 FEB 1639/40, Covent Garden, London, England., buried: 12 APR 1640,S tirling,Scotland. The Connecticut Family. to finance his projected colony, considerably less than the 6,000 that he had already expended on the first attempt, for which he had a warrant from King James, still unpaid. New-. As part of #NAW2023, Sir Robert McAlpine's Apprentice Engineer, Jade Booth gives us an insight into her role, working Sir Henry Alexander, 3rd Earl of Stirling. Churchrecords in, Stirling indicated that when Lord Wm returned he gave the poor ofStirling 58, A new patent was issued in the name of Lord William Alexander.The, Alexanders were at this point perhaps the most powerful landholders inthe, whole of North America. Unfortunately, this grant included the territory that had been claimed and nominally occupied by the French as Acadia. As a very junior member of the aristocracy, the young . Lord John (b. These families were all conected with the Mint. Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding Details There were two receptions, a luncheon for 600 guests at Buckingham Palace and a dinner for 300 hosted by the groom's father, Prince Charles. The problem with this land area, however, is that it had been previously claimed by France and was known to the French as Acadia. Alexander was his own Lord of the Admiralty, Chief Justice andMinister of, The first settlers despite provision problems and shortfall ofwilling, immigrants set sail for New Scotland in June 1622 arriving in themiddle of, September at St John's harbor to meet one of the coldest winters inyears. When Sir William Alexander Clarke was born on 4 February 1553, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, his father, Thomas Clark II, was 26 and his mother, Martha Micklewood, was 24. John Alexander. In 1621 King James I granted him a royal charter appointing him governor of a vast territory in North America which was erected into a lordship and barony of Nova Scotia (New Scotland); the area now known as Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and part of the northern United States. ^ "Nova Scotia". Sir William Alexander the 1st Earl of Stirling was made the Ruler of Novo Scotia by King James I and confirmed by King Charles I. As a result, his niece "Janet Alexander, only daughter of John Alexander and the deceased Agnes Graham" received her uncle's share in the lands of Gartmore (Sheriff Court Book, Stirling). This was followed by four tragedies: Croesus, Darius, The Alexandrean and Julius Caes ar, 1603-07, bound up as The Monarchicke Tragedies in 1604and 1607. D, 1890. http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/21820536/person/18753875590 http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Alexander-642. From king Char les I he obtained a renewed grant, or novodamus, of the barony of Nova Scotiaand, in Februar y 1627, a charter of the lordship of Canada, all ratified by the Scots Parliament in 1630 an d 1633. Born in 1726 in New York City, William Alexander was the son of James and Mary Alexander. Alexander Alexander (b.1650 New Ross Nova Scotia)had at least four sons William, David, Michael and James (b.1668). . Additional charges. Robert Graham of Gartmoir, and with consent of John Alexander, lawful son to ane noble and potent erle, William, Erle of Stirling, Lord Alexander, her spouse." Re: Descendants of Sir William Chambers. In 1626, James appointed Sir William to the post of Secretary for Scotland, with the power to govern north of the border on the King's behalf. His translation of thePsalms so, shocked the Presbyterian clergy of Scotland by its secular languagethat. But in the spring of that year he had to meet the competition of the powerful Compagnie des Cent-Associs, which Cardinal Richelieu had organized in Paris to control the destinies of New France and to challenge Sir Williams claims to Nova Scotia. William under the name of William de CALDER, was a witness in a charter of confirmation granted by Alexander earl of Ross to Sir Walter Innes, of the lands of Aberkerder, dated 22d February 1438. Items from the study of the Wilson's family home 'The Crippetts' 300 - 500 . Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet Hope of Craighall (1573-1646) was a Scottish lawyer, and Lord Advocate under Charles I. The jealousy of the French creates a reactive condition for a war that shortly ensues. Clemens William M., Alexander Family Records, Limited Edition, Publisher 45 and 49 Williams St., New York, 1910. Politician and minor poet. However it was Robert Alexander son of the 1st Earl that married Mary Hamilton according to other sources. Nevertheless Major General William Alexander his son claimed to be the 6th Earl of Stirling and was recognised as such by many and was known as Lord Stirling in America. This is perhaps not a matter of surprise when one considers his previous lack of experience with practical affairs, the difficulty of combining the roles of a dreamer and a man of action, and the magnitude of the task which he had undertaken single-handed; for he alone had to remould the Scottish national outlook and create a favourable public opinion, whereas the promoters of Virginia, New England, and Newfoundland were numerous and had the English nation behind them. passed under the great Seal. They married in 1601. William Alexander's Menstrie Castle is located 5-7 miles from the famous battlefield of Bannockburn, where Robert the Bruce defeated the English, in 1314, almost exactly 100 days after Jacques de Molay was burned at the stake for being the leader of the Knights Templar. Born in New York sometime in the year 1727, his father, James, served as an engineer for the Jacobite rebels in 1715 and so was promptly . Both reflect his classical education and foreshadow the main character of his poetical works. The American General William Alexander knew that he descended from a John Alexander. However, ten of these decided to go along with the ship to locate a fit site for a future settlement. 1749 is terribly terribly weak. He was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland in 1626, and was created Earl of Stirling in 1633. (1) Sir William Alexander (c.1604-38), Lord Alexander (q.v. Also, Alexanderproposed, the creation of an order of Baronets of Nova Scotia. In 1630 he was created Viscount of Stirling and Lord Alexander of Tullibody and in 1633 the Earl of Stirling, Viscount of Canada, and (again) Lord Alexander of Tullibody. In 1630, King Charles rewarded his service by creating him Viscount of Stirling and in 1633 he became Earl of Stirling. His first published play appeared in 1603 the year JamesVi. He died a bankruptcy, In London, on 12 February 1640. Other costs were for flowers (estimates put them at $1.1 million) and foliage, including eight 20-foot-high field maple trees and a traditional white . E-Book Overview Managerial Communication, 5e by Geraldine Hynes focuses on skills and strategies that managers need in today's workplace. (Berkshire RO D/ED; D/EZ 91) Alexander, Sir William (c.1577-1640), 1st Earl of Stirling: family papers 1549-1639, letter book, 1615-35 and correspondence 1612-31 (National Library of Scotland, Adv. ", "Yet with great toil all that I can attain By long experience, and in learned schools, Is fo r to know my knowledge is but vain, And those that think them wise, are greatest fools.". The story of later creations may be summarized thus. Geni requires JavaScript! By the end of 1625, the first 22 Baronets of Nova Scotia were created and, as inducements to settlement of his new colony of Nova Scotia, Sir William offered tracts of land totalling 11,520 acres "to all such principal knichts & esquires as will be pleased to be undertakers of the said plantations & who will promise to set forth 6 men, artificers or laborers, sufficiently armed, apparelled & victualled for 2 yrs ". Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, born on January 11, 1755 or 1757, in the Caribbean island of Nevis. Familysearch shows a few possible births for a George CHAMBERS from 1790 to 1800. 2. However even if Alexander Humphreys claims about his family were true he would still not have been the senior heir of the Earldom of Stirling even if female descent was allowed. By the Treaty of Susa that year, however, England and France agreed to a mutual restoration of territory and shipping, and Alexander was compelled to surrender Nova Scotia. Biography Early life. To meet this Charles demoted the secretary of state for Scotland, who had approved the protest of the lesser barons, and appointed Sir William in his stead. Catherine Marian Lady Perth Graham 1532 - 1580. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mwballard http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid= http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/21820536/person/18753875590, http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Alexander-642, http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/atc-ac/ns_e.cfm. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4478194&pid= Barghouti, Kim, comp. ), Scottish courtier, statesman, and poet who founded and colonized the region of Nova Scotia in Canada. He was knighted in 1614. He made the grand tour (France, Spain, Italy, and Holland) at the end of the century, as the companion of his kinsman, the seventh Earl of Argyle, who later introduced him to court. Michael Alexander's son William Wolf Alexander (b.1690) was the father of Isaac Alexander (b.1729) the grandfather of Bishop Alexander. As a very junior member of the aristocracy, the young Alexander was appointed tutor to the Earl of Argyll and spent time touring with him abroad. 3, pp. James II had acquired Orkney by his marriage to Queen Margaret of Denmark, and it was . THE FIRST NOVA SCOTIAN " William Alexander was likely born in1567 or soon afterwards, the only son of Alexander Alexander and hiswife Marion. opportunist, others a traitor and many an impractical idealist andfailure. He was knighted that same year. He married, 1601, Janet (fl. ALEXANDER, WILLIAM, Earl of Stirling, remembered in the land of his birth as a scholar, poet, courtier, and the favourite of James I and Charles I of England in their dealings with Scotland; and on this side of the Atlantic as the putative founder of a new Scotland under the aegis of both monarchs; b. c. 1577; d. 1640. I have tried toretype it just the way it was on the five sheets I found in a lousefile in a Filing Cabinet. FamilyAccording to Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the house of Alexander, Charles Rogers, Edinburgh, W. Paterson, 1877, pages 38, 253 and 254, John Alexander, the 4th son of William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, was born about 1612, and died 1641 in Scotland. War with France also began in 1627. ref: Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the House of Alexander By Charles Rogers. Arms of Alexander of Menstrie, first Earl of Stirling, William Alexander, from whom the Virginia family is deduced. He attained reputation as a poet and writer of rhymed tragedies, and assisted the king in preparing the metrical version known as "The Psalms of King David, translated by King James," and published by authority of Charles I. Sir Henry Alexander, 3rd Earl of Stirling; Lady Jean Alexander and 6 others; Elizabeth Alexander; Hon. Little or nothing is known of his earliestyears spent in Menstrie Castle. Parents. Notice from Scottish Clans Project: This family; Alexander of Menstrie are believed[1] to have been descended from Alexander MacDonald, a younger son of the lord of the Isles, (Alasdair Mor, son of Donald of Islay (1207-49), founder of Clan Donald) who, having acquired lands in Stirling and Clackmannanshires, based his seat at Menstrie, and that his descendants assumed the surname of Alexander from their predecessor's Christian name. In 1621 James VI/I granted Alexander vast tracts of land in North America. However, his close association with. Beside s a son William, there were four daughters.Catharine married, as his 2nd wife, Walter Sandila nds, 6th LordTorphichen, leaving two daughters; Jean was living in 1644; Margaret married, a s his 2nd wife, Sir Robert Sinclair, 1st Baronet of Longformacus, leaving two daughters; an d Lucy, said to have married Edward Harrington, Page of Honour to the Prince of Orange in 163 0.Lord Alexander died at the age of 34 of a fever, caused by the hardships he had suffered i n Nova Scotia, 18 May 1638 in London and was buried in Bowie's Aisle, Stirling Church. William Alexander was a Scottish courtier and poet who was involved in the Scottish colonisation of Charles Fort, later Port-Royal, Nova Scotia in 1629 and Long Island, New York. She had attended the College of Art, receiving her diploma in 1917. He was appointed Secretary for Scotland in 1626 and held that office for the rest of his life. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. The French challenged Scottish rights to Nova Scotia in 1627, and war broke out. Sir William St Clair, 6th Baron of Rosslyn. The bond must be lodged with the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority . However Charlesfort, established by LordWilliam fell, to the French by 1632 by the Treaty of St Germaine. John first appears in Virginia in 1656 and there seems some confusion whether his wife was Agnes or Catherine Graham. [1] He was of age in 1406 when it is said he instigated the murder of his uncle or grandfather (the relationship is in doubt), Sir David Fleming of Biggar. The area now iscalled, Sir Williams's final years were filled with tragedy. "On the 20th April 1635, [John Alexander] was, conjointly with his father, appointed Master of Minerals and Metals in Scotland (Reg. As a young man in his early twenties, having gained a reputationas one both scholarly and talented, he was chosen by Campbell cousinsto accompany their son, the seventh Earl of Argyle on the customaryeducational Grand Tour of Europe taken by many sons of nobility. In 1601 he had married Janet, daughter of Sir William E rskine the Commendator of the Bishopric of Glasgow and known as the Parson of Campsie.They ha d four sons,William,Anthony,Henry and John but the fortunes of Lord and Lady Stirling began t o decline in 1632, when the English made peace with the French and surrendered to them, unde r the Treaty of St.Germain-en-Laye, the whole of Nova Scotia and Canada, the grant toWillia m not withstanding. . Glasg.) Crest: A bear sejant, erect, proper. 1649), daughter of Sir William Erskine and had issue:The Landed Familes of Britain and Ireland. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Back in 1631 the Exchequer had given him a note for 10,000 for the satisfact ion of his losses in New Scotland, but neither this money nor the proceeds of the sales of la nds and titles was ever paid.The Earl Stirling died insolvent in February 1639 at his house i n Covent Garden and was buried 12 April 1640 in Bowie's Aisle. If, in connection with this name, the reader be covetous of an example of those 'endless genealogies' against which even an apostle warned, let him secure 'Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the House of Alexander, by the Rev. ), which had a precarious existence until 1632. ), Scottish courtier, statesman, and poet who founded and colonized the region of Nova Scotia in Canada. . Lord Stirlings efforts at colonisation were less successful, at least in monetary terms. He was the eldest son of Major David Smith, and Harriet. He was knighted in 1614. There have been conflicting origins for this clan, which first became prominent when poet and courtier William Alexander, a great favourite of King James VI, was knighted in 1604.He was given a grant to settle the Colony of Nova Scotia in 1621 and created Viscount of Stirling and Lord Alexander of Tullibody in 1630. However the effort cost him most of his fortune, and when the regionnow Canada's three Maritime Provinces and the state of Maine-- was returned to France in 1632, it was lost. Farret arrived in New Amsterdam in 1637 to present his claim of English sovereignty and was arrested and sent to prison in Holland where he escaped. The list below shows descent from William the Conqueror (see Descendants of William I of England for another list). This work was dedicated to James. Sir William Alexander the 1st Earl of Stirling was made the Ruler of Novo Scotia by King James I and confirmed by King Charles I. II. The next ye ar,as Commissioner to make a voyage to the gulf and river of Canada for the sole trade of ski ns,furs and hides, he wintered in Nova Scotia,arriving back at Dover in October 1630.Willia m was styled Master of Stirling, 1630-33, and Lord Alexander from1633. He first approached Capt. Sir, Earl of Stirling. General William Alexander only had the traditions and stories he received from his father James and then had to find the documented connection with the 1st Earl of Stirling. b. C. 1567, Stirling?,m.03 JAN 1601, in Sc otland, Janet Erskine, b. Scotland, (daughter of William ERSKINE and Unk. John was matriculated a student in the University of Glasgow in 1630 (Reg. The marriage of his parents was 'about 1566 or 1567,' so . Sig, lib. When his father died in 1581 he andhis two sisters were left in charge of his grand uncle, JamesAlexander , a well-placed Burgess of Sterling, Helen " Alexander Alexander Baron of Menstrey who was the fatherof William Alexander, Earl of Stirling wife Marion, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -, 1. His plays were published in several editions (1604, 1607, 1616, 1637).[5]. His son, ALEXANDER FAMILY 5. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all al one. The 3rd Earl of Stirling died before 11 June 1649.His widow Mary married , before 13 April 1654, John Blount, Lieutenant Colonel of the King's Regiment of Horse, an d she died before 27 June1660. However, his own son, returning in the autumn of 1630, had to report that 30 of the 70 colonists had died during the winter, that Charles de La Tour had refused to accept the title of knight-baronet, and that Claude de La Tour had therefore lost face with both those whom he brought and the original settlers at Port-Royal. He became Burgess of Edinburgh in 1617, and Lord of the Articles in 1621. 4 ALEXANDER FAMILY ginia, who purchased all of the land lying between "Hunting Creek" in the South, and the little falls of the Potomac on the North, including the sites of Hunting Creek Warehouse and Arlington. I shall endeavor to nourish my parents, to support my family, to be the chaste husband of one wife,but these relations I must fill after a new and unprecedented way. Early American Colonists. The Alexander family received grants of Templar land twice in the mid 1500s. They sounded the death knell of Sir Williams colonizing efforts (notwithstanding his later association with the Council of New England) and his hope of solvency, for by the end of 1632 the colony had been withdrawn and the kings warrant for 10,000 in compensation for his losses had been dishonoured. John Alexander of Gartmore (d. 1641/2), Master of Minerals and Metals in Scotland (jointly with his father), 1635; Master of the Mint in Scotland, 1635-41; married Agnes (d. c.1636), daughter of Robert Graham of Gartmore and had issue one daughter; (5) Hon. John served as General of the Mint until 1641, shortly before his death in Scotland. I appeal from your customs. Michael was the ancestor of the English Jewish families of Alexander. He left debts of 136,000. SIR William Alexander, family tree Family tree Explore more family trees. His plays were published in several editions (1604, 1607, 1616, 1637).[5]. C. Rogers (2v., Edinburgh, 1885). ty IN and Preble County OH to Ralls CountyMO and on to California.Alexander Names, Such as James, William,Samuel, Clements F, Clementine V. Clarence S, Martin, Oscar Monroe,Herman Sigel, Keith Monroe. - [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Alexander,_William_(1567%3F-1640)_(DN], [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Alexander,_William_(1567%3F-1640)_(DNB00)]. After a palace coup in 1581 in which the palace was invaded andthe King, imprisoned, Alexander wrote his first prose piece entitled " A ShortDiscourse of the Good Ends of Providence in the Late Attempt Againsthis Majesty's Person, exhorting the King to pursue the perpetrators ofhis imprisonment, a group of radical Protestants and disgruntlednobles. As time wore on James fell prey to the . In 1615Alexander, was appointed to office of Master of Requests for Scotland. When a young man he was appointed tutor to the Earl of Argyll and accompanied him abroad. His plays were published in several editions (1604, 1607, 1616, 1637). In the same commission the king awarded armorial bearings to the province. William Alexander is Notable. (Aurora, a sonnet sequence, published in the same year was obviously an earlier work; and A Paraenesis to the Prince was obviously a bid for royal favour.) They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. Lady Agnes was the mother of Hon. When King James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne as James I in 1603, Alexander attended his court in London. Life [ edit ] He was the son of an eminent Edinburgh merchant, Henry Hope, and his French wife, Jacqueline de Tott, her parents of Swedish origin. [4] Following Alexander's death in 1640 eastern Long Island was quickly settled by the English while the western portion waited 40 years until the Dutch left. His father died while he was young and his grand uncle James was appointed his tutor. Their second property in Virginia which he left to his son Philip was called Alexandria after the Province of Alexandria in Canada. He was a Royal courtier and poet who went on to establish Nova Scotia. [221] If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier. English attempted to settle at Cow Bay at what today is Port Washington, New York in 1640 but were arrested and released after saying they were mistaken about the title. At a later date he received the place of gentleman usher to Prince Charles, son of James VI of Scotland, and continued in favour at court after the king became James I of England. One last time he retired to Sterling Castle and wrote andpublished, Alexander's poetry and plays were in keeping with literary stylesof the, times and dealt with themes both international and universal. Mmoires des commissaires, II, 193276 et passim, and Memorials of the English and French commissaries, I, 3843, 114, 14144, 55268 et passim. The first, on record to assume the name was Thomas Alexander, c. 1480. Title: THE ALEXANDER FAMILY IN EUROPE Complied from the "House of Alexander. Soon after his return to "Scotland from abroad he successfullywooded the, young , musically talented and aristocratic Janet Erskine whose familyhad been keepers of Stirling Castle and protectors of princes of therealm. Col. This association with powerful Lord of Argyll and his poetical and othertale nts brought him into great favor at Court, where he became Gentleman of the Privy Chamber Ext raordinary to Prince Henry by 1607,and he was soon knighted. In 1612 he wrote An Elegie on the Death of Prince Henrie and was appointed gentleman usher in the household of Prince Charles. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Early Scots were encouraged toread, write and speak classical Latin, study Greek and Roman cultures. English attempted to settle at Cow Bay at what today is Port Washington, New York in 1640 but were arrested and released after saying they were mistaken about the title. The creation of Baronets of Nova Scotia was used to settle the plantation of the new province. Another son was the second, and still another son was the seventh. Charles Alexander (d. 1664), married, before 1645, Anna Drurie and had issue two sons; (6) Lt-Col. Hon. Alexander was one of the favoured courtiers who accompanied him, and his subsequent involvement in English politics made Alexander unpopular in Scotland. This complete Scotch history is taken from the "House of Alexander," a rare old Scotch book, down to the advent of John Alexander in Vir-. The Alexanders of Scotland. Show more. the new world. Date of Birth - Death 1727 - January 15, 1783. Nonetheless, William is faced with disputed claims concerning the land. Following his appointment as tutor to Prince Henry he wrote atract, entitled A Paraenesis to the Prince, a poem of 84 verses including awarning, that misbehaving princes can be dethroned. As there was no response to this offer, on 23 March 1624/25 the king wrote the council offering the baronies for a cash payment of 3,000 merks to Sir William, who would use the 2,000 merks for furnishing the settlers. ^ Year book of the Holland Society of New-York By Holland Society of New York - 1922 5. Patrimoine canadien / Canadian Heritage. He was educated at the universities of Glasgow and Leiden, and became tutor to the Earl of Argyle. In his early days William Alexander wa s an intimate of Alexander Hume and later formed a close friendship with Drummond of Hawthorn den. As to his chief colonial venture, although two centuries were to elapse before unassisted Scottish emigration made New Scotland a reality, it cannot be regarded as a complete failure so long as the name Nova Scotia survives, and its citizens treasure their armorial achievement and their flag. Entitled the Tragedy ofDaraius, which told the tale of the Persian King and dealt with trials oftribulations. He became a Councillo r for New England in 1633 and Commissioner for Foreign Plantations the next year. He passed away on 1658 in Ireland. James Miller (1791-1865) was born in Dunbar and followed his father in the printing trade. He was living inEngland in 1641 and, as a delinquent,was assessed by Parliame nt at 1,000in 1645, increased to 2,000 inNovember 1646. His father, James Alexander, was a Jacobite who had fled to New York after the failure of the Jacobite rising in 1715. The following year he sailed for Nova Scotia and planted a colony there at Fort Royal, form erly the French Port Royal,in September, returning to Scotland in November, 1629. The Maine Family. He abandoned that territory the same year, however, and was given a much larger tract north of the Sainte-Croix River. Baronets could receive their patents in Edinburgh rather than London, and an area of Edinburgh Castle was declared Nova Scotian territory for this purpose. He served as a senior aide to General George . In return, they had to pay Sir William 1000 merks for his "past charges in discoverie of the said country ". Lord John went to America for a time and died there (in 1667) and two of his grandsons left descendants there. Updates? While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. The failure of the English Jewish families of Alexander of Menstrie, first of... 2V., Edinburgh, 1885 ). 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