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Randall (Randyl) Alexander

Y-DNA testing has shown Randall Alexander to be my earliest known relative. I believe that he left  Northern Ireland along with brothers, James and John, and was one of sixteen first settlers  of ancient Nutfield (now Londonderry, New Hampshire USA. 

My paper trail ends in County Antrim (Lisnagunague, Dunseverick) where Alexanders farmed.

I am looking for any information about Alexanders from the Coleraine, Ballymoney, or Aghadowey, area, in an attempt to link them to my earliest Alexander from Lisnagunague is David Alexander born about 1778 who married  Martha Kelso 1785 - 1876.

Any information would be gratefully received!

Julie St George

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The 1803 Agricultural census for Lisnagunogue just has 1 Alexander household (out of about 20 in the townland). He was David Alexander who is presumably the same David you have referred to.

Getting back much before him will be very difficult due to the lack of records. I expect you know that no denomination in that parish (Billy) has any records earlier than around 1820. 

The land in Lisnagunogue belonged to the Antrim Estate but I don’t think there are any tenant books for the 1700s, and in any case that townland seems to have been sublet to Robert Given, from 1749 onward so he was likely the immediate landlord rather than the McDonnells.

PRONI’s names index has a listing for a probate grant for a William Alexander of Billy in 1725, but no way of connecting him to any specific family or townland within the parish.

Good luck with your quest.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

Thank-you for your prompt reply. Julie

Julie St George

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