Maury-Giles County TN Archives Military Records.....Alexander, Elijah 
Revwar - Pension 
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ELIJAH ALEXANDER



   Elijah Alexander applied for revolutionary pension while living in Maury

County, Tennessee, September 11, 1832. He was then 72 years of age. He stated

that he was born in Mechlinburg County, North Carolina, in 1760, as recorded in

his father's family Bible. He remained in Mechlinburg County until 1819 when he

moved to Maury County, Tennessee. In March, 1780, Colonel Thomas Polk made a

demand on nearby companies of men to guard a magazine. With the consent of

Elijah Alexander's father Elijah entered the service under Captain Thomas

Alexander and served three months. Shortly after that the father, William

Alexander, sent Elijah to Maryland. After returning he enlisted again in

February, 1731. Smallpox appeared in camp and Moses Alexander, brother of the

Governor of North Carolina, died. Elijah Alexander was sent home to be

inoculated. He enlisted again and rendezvoused at Charlotte under Colonel Thomas

Polk and Captain James Jack in March, 1781.



   Sarah Alexander, widow of Elijah Alexander, applied for widow's pension

November 21, 1850, while living in Giles County, Tennessee, aged 88 years. She

stated that Elijah Alexander died in Giles County, November 11, 1850. She stated

that she was married to the soldier at the home of her grandfather, in

Mechlinburg County, N. C. in June, 1783, by _____ Giles, a Justice of the Peace.

She stated that her late husband's sister, Ruth Clark, living in Iowa, 86 years

of age in 1850, was present at the wedding. In 1855 Mrs. Sarah Alexander had

removed from Tennessee to Mississippi.



Note:- This is one of the most interesting pension declarations as Elijah's

statement is entirely in his own handwriting. The widow stated that they lived

together for sixty-six years but no children are mentioned.



Additional Comments:
From:



Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution

PAMPHLET NO. V

Compiled From Pension Statements

By

Zella Armstrong





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