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	30 Jul 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
  Photos		Alexander-James-Jr-(Mary-(Peden))-SC-Greenville-TS
  Family ID	F905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 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) . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

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