Biography of

Archibald Alexander

Born	Feb 1756, New Castle, Delaware
Died	12 Sep 1822
Married	Mary Enos

Children	Born
Esther Alexander

References

Esther Beard died in 1769. The Rockbridge County History says that Robert Alexander died in 1787.

http://www.roanetnhistory.org/bookread.php?loc=WaddellsAnnals&pgid=135

ROBERT ALEXANDER,

the founder of the first classical school in the Valley, was a brother of Captain Archibald Alexander, and preceded the latter to America and to the Valley. He married, in Pennsylvania, Esther Beard. His children were—

1. William, who died in Rockbridge, in 1829, leaving children; 2; Robert, who lived in Campbell county, and was clerk of the county court for many years, being succeeded in office by his son, and he by his son, both called Jack Alexander; 3. Peter, who, it is believed, went to the West; 4. Hugh, who died unmarried; 5. James, who married Peggy Lyle, of Rockbridge, and removed to Greenbrier; and daughters, Ann, Esther, Ellen and Sally. The last-named was the second wife of Colonel John Wilson, of Bath county.

(Ed. Archibald not mentioned...?)

Archibald Alexander (1755/6 – 12 September 1822) — Online Records
Archibald Alexander was born in 1755 or 1756 in Augusta County, Virginia, into an Ulster-Scots family, and moved to New Castle County, Delaware, as a boy. He attended Newark Academy and studied medicine under Matthew Wilson.

Revolutionary War service: Alexander first served in the Virginia state militia and then joined the 10th Virginia Regiment, Continental Army, as a surgeon. After two years he left to serve as a privateer out of Norfolk. His ship was captured and he was imprisoned on the prison hulk Jersey in New York Harbor, where he served out the remainder of the war.

Post-war career: He returned to New Castle County, practiced medicine, and became active in the Democratic-Republican Party. He was the party’s first candidate for Governor of Delaware in 1795 — carrying heavily Presbyterian New Castle County but losing the rest of the state to Federalist Gunning Bedford Sr. He ran twice for Congress (1798 and the 1802 special election for the U.S. Senate). A wealthy man, he was a founder of the Farmers’ Bank of Delaware and led the effort to build a bridge over the Christiana River. He died 12 September 1822 in New Castle County and is buried at Immanuel Episcopal Churchyard, New Castle, Delaware (Find A Grave Memorial #11377581).

Sources: Wikipedia — Archibald Alexander (politician) · WikiTree — Alexander-16108