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Alexander Cunningham, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: November 1778 (62-63)
Little Mountain Creek, Prince Edward, Virginia, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Prince Edward, VA
Immediate Family:

Son of Alexander Cunningham, Sr. and Lydia Audelberta Cunningham
Husband of Easter Mary Cunningham
Father of Jacob Cunningham; Judith Carter; Josiah Cunningham; Mary Carter; Major William Cunningham and 5 others
Brother of Christopher Columbus Cunningham, Sr.; Robert Cunningham, Sr.; William Cunningham; George Cunningham; David Cunningham and 1 other

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About Alexander Cunningham, Jr.

Alexander CUNNINGHAM died in 1779 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. (274) Parents: Alexander CUNNINGHAM and (unknown) BELL.

Children were: Judith CUNNINGHAM, William CUNNINGHAM, Josiah CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM, Susannah CUNNINGHAM, Jacob CUNNINGHAM, Nathanial CUNNINGHAM, John M. CUNNINGHAM, Paul Michaux CUNNINGHAM.



Alexander CUNNINGHAM was born about 1650 in Virginia.(2) He was born in York County, Virginia.(387) Some information taken from "The Mecklenberg Signers and their Neighbors" by Worth, where he notes that: "Alexander Cunningham moved to Goochland County with the DANIEL family and where his children intermarried with a French Huguenot family named Michaux. . . "

References

  • https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/LKXY-ZVG cites
    • HISTORICAL GENEALOGY OF THE WOODSONS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS, By Henry Morton Woodson, Memphis, TN, 1915: pg 34:
    • Lyman Chalkley ,Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish in Virgina (1745-1800) Baltimore Genealogical Genealogical Pub Co. 1966. “On Nov.17 1773 David Cunningham and Ann deeded land to Alexander (Vol III p.536) On November 19, 1774 he is mentioned along with wife Ann as one of eleven children in Davaid Cunninghams will.(Vol III p. 150)?? On Mar 16 1777 he attested to sale of land(Vol III p. 557). On Mar 19 1782 John Cunningham is referred to as Alexander's administrator (Vol II p 390 Also Vol I p.224) His estate was appraised by Samuel McCutchan, Wat. Cunningham and David Trotter on April 10 1782 in Augusta Co.VA. (Vol III p161)”
    • MARRIAGE: from Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol 4
    • "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4S-73L : 29 January 2020), Alexander Cunningham in entry for James Scott, 1792. (father of his bride Elizabeth Cunningham)
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Aug 15 2019, 7:34:06 UTC
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Alexander Cunningham, Jr.'s Timeline

1715
1715
Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America
1733
1733
Prince Edward, Virginia
1739
1739
Brunswick County, Province of Virginia
1739
Prince Edward, Virginia, British Colonial America
1740
1740
Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America
1741
April 10, 1741
Virginia, United States
1745
1745
Of,Prince Edward,Virg
1747
1747
Prince Edward, Virginia
1754
1754
Little Mountain Creek, Prince Edward County, VA
1754
Petersburg, VA