Mecklenburg County NcArchives Military Records.....Alexander, William 
Revwar - Pension 
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM ALEXANDER 
of North Carolina

   Captain William Alexander applied for revolutionary pension while living in
Mechlenburg County, N. C. He entered service in that county under Captain Adam
Alexander. He was commanded by General Griffith Rutherford in an attack on the
Indians. He served under Captain Ezekial Polk in pursuit of the  Tory William 
Cunningham. He served under General Thomas Sumter in the battles of Rocky Mount,
Hanging Rock and Gates Defeat. He was associated with Colonel Wade Hampton in
the battles of Monk's Corner, Eutaw Springs, and the taking of Friday's Fort.



Additional Comments:
From:


Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution
PAMPHLET NO. V
Compiled From Pension Statements
By
Zella Armstrong

Tennessee connection of the pensioner not specified

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