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Samuel Alexander connected to David Parker son of James Parker and Marey Grant. He left two minor sons mentioned in Samuel Alexander will. One married into the Doty Family from the area. Both are said to have served in the RevWar and James at the Battle of Monmouth -also in the area.
(my line includes: 3g George David, 2g John Alexander, ggf John Alexander Logan)
yDNA links Elder John and my 4ggf James who have no parents named. I believe it is very possibly David is the missing link.
Any ideas?
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Comment by James David Parker on February 8, 2013 at 10:43pm -
Killed by Indians
John Doty was a very civic minded man, interested in and active in all areas of government. He was intelligent and enterprising. His children were well educated and followed in their father's manner of thinking.
Among some papers of James Alexander (Lord Stirling) now in the New Jersey Historical Society of Newark, New Jersey, there is a lease for 24 March 1739 from James Alexander to John Doty of Basking Ridge, N.J. for 800 acres there. The lease was up for renewal on 24 July 1746 when notice was served, and John signed the new lease 28 Feb 1747.
John met an untimely death in the prime of life when he was killed by the Indians in one of the Indian wars near the Delaware River in 1757. His widow continued to raise their large family in the tradition started at their birth. They were all useful citizens of their society of the day.
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