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James McAlexander was probably born in 1717 in Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland. His parents were probably Alexander McAlexander and Jonet McAndlish. He probably emigrated in the 1740s and was living in Virginia by 1756. He had five known sons. He died in 1798 in Davis Creek, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri and Texas.