Catherine Alexander's Will, 1775
This abstract of Catherine Alexander's will was contributed by David Moore, who transcribed
it. This Catherine was married to Theophilus.
Abstract of the WILL of CATHERINE ALEXANDER
. . . to my daughter Sophia Sharp, forty shillings & £4 to each of her two eldest daughters
Arimenta and Levina; my other six children: Joseph Alexander, Margaret Cannon, Ann Cannon, Lezia
[i.e., Keziah] Young, George Alexander & Catherine Sharp; son Joseph Alexander and brother-in-law
John McKnitt Alexander, executors.
20 July 1775
Catherine (C) Alexander (Seal)
Wit: Jno Patterson Sarah Thompson
Jno McK. Alexander, jurate
Probated April 1778
C. R. 065.801.10
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The signpost erected by the state of South Carolina at Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church in
York County reads:
1)“Under the leadership of Dr. Joseph Alexander, pastor 1774-1801, this church, organized in 1769,
was a Whig stronghold during the Revolution. Three hundred yards west is the site of one of the
earliest academies in upper South Carolina, established in 1787 by Dr. Alexander. One and one-half
miles southwest is the site of Dr. Alexander’s home, used as a hospital during the American Revolution.”
[the Dr. Joseph Alexander mentioned (1735-1809) was the eldest son of Theophilus and Catherine
Wallace Alexander, former pastor of Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church and one of the founders of Queens
College in Charlotte NC; this sign is written all in capital letters]