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son died IN Tsg n IS - ~
81 His tranase.' WirI;am h.rsys, IL hss.,,s
The s.csSa Earl. bua died y inf.nf 4 ff;1n
The second 6en a Sir William i Ala I,
The Iifetsuo of Ma father il lssTI ss,d II.
title passed 10 Heary. tie tLira son 10
held the dirnity fer several war, ana s;sS
in 1850! The title renamed in Ae f,m;iv
Of Hen4y from that tim.-n.,;l N. ssse.s
dants beeame extinct. which h.pnened N
1889. nearly 1 century af.er the asatb e taa
first Earl Since thai period. NJ one Ia
been III the possessien 81 the titIe Ana,
the failure Of the line Of the tbirdF>son taa
right III the dirnity. a. : matter ~ eenyse
psss.a Ii tks slae.t ,bsls aeseendant 4 lam
Alexander the fsurth ssn n tE,e;ne A.
heirship to tho lille i vas necessary thars.
fers IL ia hack g. IL fs.rtb ~ wLass III.
aast d.tcanaant II H. L N. Ena ~ ont;tlsl
- The E,rldsn - : :.
The family 10 whom hay. alluded. claim
their descent from Jeha Alexander, the
fourth ser above rsierred vi
Ineir ancestor Jshn Alexander, settled
"a tae eeunty 81 Staiferd, - the Celery 81
virginia, asost tAe year fob0, on pianta'
tisn. en the Potenas river, IsW ip tho pos
session OF enc Of bis descendants IL held
large landed estate N re county Of Stat,
lera, neW the eeusly q niag us9rgs, and n
Oc'eDei, loo9, purchases 80 pafens - Wen
Ehewnl9 .nis par, 81 slrs,ai1, a = oWisens
fa'enS seing ne IaAe =. 'ae feloma . riser,s
extenafng On .ns frginia sieeiIem uesrge-
tewns y Hanting creek, On Whien we tewn
o. Alehahoria was su0sequen,'y pull ana
after Mnose cesoeneants O. ia'sr da,e, the
tsWn and county were named. rns1Amsri-
cah descent, IS derived rem asaiHgtsns
HePerts, and ether authentic sources, y as
fellows
Jehh twho cane to Virginia, 1861 died
y iofI lie lett tive sons, keeertl Ana
-Rhilips Robert, the elder son, died IN i04a
leaving TIVE sons, Robert ana Vharles, the
n ~ KNhaFt.
his elder son, died il 1873 a!se leaving
! tive sons 9shn and Gerard. John died 70
i76f,Aand l.ft several cons, Of whom Charles
Ie.vihg several ehiiaIen,1 q wnsm orraflss
Aie1sndes, 81 M la, va y? c.aest, who
diea IN loi4, ieavinS sevef-i ehildren, Celi
CaaItss AoAlexaader, being his eldest son.
1ne aoeve eaaneratlsn gives only the
names 81 the eldest male branch, and not
oil n the family names, Of whom John,
.aalies' 'h0 "h1ln arg q 'l'qu'as sceur'
TaIing ii. f.n;,v .,.l;,;.n a. cor,a.t fsf
vb;ab here c.n h. "a donh. ! We msv ,sai
/ ;ly nsros;ve ~ tbo dsse.nJant u Toh,
AIe1.nSer Ala nat ;nnsl;sta1yta ks ,sssss.
s;on1ef the titls IN The fa;lsyslsf tbs ,iss Of
the Third SON Of the fraI Earl John Alex
ripih and the claim f. the title first fafl 10
Il. 80, $50 g..n 1.t, inst19a
- n. 49, 90. - g.a.h - IL -,
9 Iy, es.s 800 -. ~ ,s.t1
ena tne assertion q BIS rightl ne lad ieis
inclined toPuSsue ID there existed thu ne
cessity of travel, Inconvenience, and EXPENSE.
The Lang knovn and asaerted da.,snt az
NJ -. =,
the family, from their ancestor, the Earl of
| Stirling, tso well known here and in King
G.arga vhera thev L.v. r.s;d.a .;rca l,s6n1
s'.aSS -. - ~
Neuia seem, ~ cehusAieh Hrsn lne assose
geHsalegy, 10 place the subject beyond: cen
reVersy--Ats1oHdfsG eTdzftte.
- y {,
yeung WIG IeMen.frateuEW itn her
husband . dlssipated spen dthrlft, On las con-
IN ~. da.r,..;s i. ..r,u n, p..a
;r.lfSsn .haIl $500 &C., -, a ~
IA I'd vii; ip h. lie Ia ~ prad;o.yso. 100
replied she, / will ariss sad 20 d n / fati-
er'aa house, And of be went.
i No. Never attsmnt 6 ds aav,hsn :. sb,.;s