Capt. Philip Alexander, ll

Philip Alexander

• Birth: July 22 1704
• Death: July 19 1753 - Stafford County, Virginia
• Parents: Philip Alexander, Sarah Ashton
• Wife: Sarah Hooe
• Children: Frances Alexander, Jane Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, Sarah Alexander, John Alexander, William Alexander, Robert Alexander, Philip Alexander

Owner of a 500 Acre Estate that a portion of, later became known as Alexandria, Virginia (With cousin Capt John Alexander, co-founded Alexandria, Virginia)

the founding of Alexandria, Virginia

From Wikipedia

Around 1746, Captain Philip Alexander II (1704–1753) moved to what is south of present Duke Street in Alexandria. His estate, which consisted of 500 acres (2.0 km2), was bounded by Hunting Creek, Hooff’s Run, the Potomac River, and approximately the line which would become Cameron Street. At the opening of Virginia's 1748–49 legislative session, there was a petition submitted in the House of Burgesses on November 1, 1748, that the "inhabitants of Fairfax (Co.) praying that a town may be established at Hunting Creek Warehouse on Potowmack River," as Hugh West was the owner of the warehouse. The petition was introduced by Lawrence Washington (1718-1752), the representative for Fairfax County and, more importantly, the son-in-law of William Fairfax and a founding member of the Ohio Company. To support the Company's push for a town on the river, Lawrence's younger brother George Washington, an aspiring surveyor, made a sketch of the shoreline touting the advantages of the tobacco warehouse site.[7]

Since the river site was amidst his estate, Philip opposed the idea and strongly favored a site at the head of Hunting Creek (also known as Great Hunting Creek). It has been said that in order to avoid a predicament the petitioners offered to name the new town Alexandria, in honor of Philip’s family. As a result, Philip and his cousin Captain John Alexander (1711–1763) gave land to assist in the development of Alexandria, and are thus listed as the founders. This John was the son of Robert Alexander II (1688–1735).

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