Mary Polly Peden-xx

1732 - 1813  (81 years)

• Name	Mary Polly Peden-xx
  Birth	1732	Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1813	SC   [1]
  Findagrave.com	14 Jun 2021
  	See Notes
  Burial	Fountain Inn, Greenville Co, SC   [1]
  	Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I3438	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	James Alexander, Jr,   b. Between 1725 and 1730, Broughshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1810, Fairview, Greenville Co, SC (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Ireland
  Notes	Children: son John Alexander 11/17/1756 County Antrim, Northern Ireland - 5/9/1830 Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co, GA - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - ** See Obit ** - ** See DAR.org info later ** - in 1785 married Elizabeth Williamson 1764 - 1797 - ** See her findagrave.com page ** dau Margaret Alexander 1786 - 1791 son Dr Thomas Williamson Alexander 1/2/1790 Fairview, Greenville Co, SC - 2/26/1847 Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co, GA - in 1817 married Martha Walker 1794 - 1873 son Thomas Williamson Alexander Jr - married ??? Hooper son William Alexander son John R Alexander - became a Judge son Dr James F Alexander 5/24/1824 SC - served in the Confederate Army dau Elizabeth Alexander - married Dr Gordon - had 4 children - married ??? Lowry - no children son James Dixon Alexander 1788 SC - 1824 GA - married Margaret Peden 1787 SC - 1824 GA - in 1803 in SC married Sarah McRee Russell 1777 - 1853 - dau of William McRee 1750 - 1815 - prev married in 1797 William Russell 1772 - 1799 - ** See her findagrave.com page ** dau Elizabeth Alexander - married ??? Chatham - no children son John Newton Alexander 1808 - 1841 - married ??? Knox son Franklin Alexander - married ??? Neal son Harvey Alexander - married ??? - had 4 children dau Jane Alexander - married ??? - had several Children dau Amanda Alexander - died young son JOHN RAMSEY Alexander - married ELIZABETH MALTBY son WILLIAM Alexander - married REBECCA NEWTON son James Alexander III 3/8/1761 County Antrim, Northern Ireland - 6/12/1839 Fountain Inn, Greenville Co, SC - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - in 1783 married Mary Polly Miller 1765 - 1847 dau Rachel Alexander - never married dau Nancy Alexander - married John Anderson - had 6 children dau Harriet Alexander b. unknown - 1870 - married John Wilson Baker b. unknown - 1873 dau Jane Caroline Alexander - married Henry Merit Cely son James Alexander - married Esther Hanna - had 7 children son Robert Alexander - married Mary Brown Seaborn - had 3 children dau Margaret Alexander 1784 - 1808 - in 1801 married James D Peden 1771 - 1868 son Samual E Alexander 1787 - 1861 dau Elizabeth 'Betsey' Huston Alexander 1791 - 1836 - in 1815 married Alexander Thompson 1791 - 1882 - had 6 children dau Margaret Alexander 1765 Broughshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland - 6/22/1837 Ross Co, OH - ** See her findagrave.com page ** - married John Morton 1762 - 1841 dau Jane P Morton 1789 - 1826 - married ??? Evans son William Alexander 2/14/1777 - 9/18/1857 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** - married Eleanor McCrea 1782 - 1850 son James Simpson Alexander 1806 - 1878 - married ??? Humphries - had 6 children son William (Houston/Henry) Alexander - died in Confederate service son John Milton Alexander 1811 - 1898 - married ??? Gunnells - had 7 sons and 5 daughters - married 2nd ??? dau Mary Ann Alexander - never married dau Sarah Katherine Alexander 1817 - 1886 - never married dau Cynthia Adaline Alexander 12/27/1820 - 2/7/1900 both in Franklin Co, GA - married J H Shannon - had 4 sons and 5 daughters son Joseph Alexander 5/10/1759 - (1833-1841) OH - never married son Thomas Alexander son Alexander Peden Alexander b. (1780-1788) - d. (1860-1870) son Samuel Alexander - died young - in boyhood dau Katherine Alexander 5/18/1775 SC - 11/18/1849 IL dau Nancy Alexander - married ??? Cooper - moved to OH dau Mary Alexander - married ??? Gage dau Elizabeth 'Betty' Alexander dau Jane 'Jennie' Alexander - d. bef 1840 - married James Peden Jr
  Family ID	F905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1732 - Ireland Burial - - Fountain Inn, Greenville Co, SC Marriage - - Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - dau of John Peden 1709 - 1792 and Margaret McDill 1715 - 1788 - son of James Peden and Mary Mills - dau of John McDill 1675 - 1761 and Janet Leslie - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See James Alexander Jr's notes ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 6/14/2021 Mary Polly Peden Alexander Birth: 1732 Death: 1813 (aged 80–81) Burial: Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Memorial #: 126440869 Bio: Daughter of John Peden and Margaret "Peggy" (McDill) Peden . Granddaughter of James Peden, Mary Mills, John McDill [1675-1761], and Janet Leslie. Mother of Major John Alexander [1751-9 May 1830]; Joseph Alexander; James Alexander Jr. [abt 1760-1839]; Thomas Alexander; William Alexander; Alexander Alexander; Samuel Alexander; Katherine Alexander; Margaret Alexander; Nancy Alexander; Mary Alexander; Elizabeth Alexander; and Jane Alexander. Sources of information: 1.) Eleanor M. Hewell, _The Pedens of America; Being a Summary of the Peden, Alexander, Morton, Morrow Reunion of 1899, and an Outline History of the Ancestry and Descendants of John Peden and Margaret McDill; Scotland, Ireland, America, 1768-1900_. 2.) Robert McDill Woods and Iva Godfrey Woods, _McDills in America: A History of the Descendants of John McDill and Janet Leslie of County Antrim, Ireland. Also a Partial Record of Other Branches of the McDill, MacDill, Medill and Madill Families_ (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edward Brothers, Inc., 1940). Family Members Parents John Peden 1709-1792 Margaret McDill Peden 1715-1788 Spouse James Robert Alexander 1725-1810 Siblings James Peden 1734-1811 Jane Peden Morton Morrow 1740-1830 Thomas Peden 1743-1825 William Peden 1749-1817 Elizabeth Peden Gaston 1750-1824 John Peden 1752-1810 Samuel Peden 1754-1835 Alexander Peden 1756-1841 David Peden 1760-1823 Children John Alexander 1756-1830 James Alexander 1761-1839 Margaret Alexander Morton 1765-1837 William Alexander 1777-1857 Created by: Richard Shedenhelm (47878434) Added: 16 Mar 2014 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126440869/mary-polly-alexander Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/126440869/mary-polly-alexander : accessed 14 June 2021), memorial page for Mary Polly Peden Alexander (1732–1813), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126440869, citing Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Richard Shedenhelm (contributor 47878434) . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

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