Alexander Magruder

1610 - 1677  (67 years)

• Name	Alexander Magruder
  Birth	1610	Balmaclone, Maderty, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1677
  Notes	Alexander Magruder was born in Balmaclone, Maderty Parish, Perthshire, Scotland. He is believed to have served the Drummond family as the Chamberlain for their estates in the civil parish of Dunblane in Strathallan. He was captured either at the Battle of Preston in 1648 or the Battle of Worcester in 1651 during the English Civil War, and he served a period of indenture in Maryland following his imprisonment, possibly in Barbados. Alexander's first wife was a close relative of either Samuel Taylor or Ninian Beall. By the time of his death in 1677, Alexander Magruder was very wealthy and owned 4000 acres of land, known as "Craighnaigh," "Dunblane," "Alexandria," "Good Luck," and "Anchovie Hills." His will was drawn on 20 February 1676, and was probated on 25 July 1677.
  Person ID	I575	Private
  Last Modified	20 Nov 1999

  
  

  Father	Alexander McGruder,   b. cir 1569   d. Bef 1 May 1617 (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Margaret Campbell,   b. cir 1580
  Marriage	cir 25 May 1605
  Family ID	F218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah ?   d. cir 1671
  Children	1. James Magruder   d. 23 Dec 1685   2. Samuel Magruder,   b. 1660   d. cir 1711 (Age 51 years)   3. John Magruder   d. Aft 1685
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Hawkins   d. cir 1665
  Children	1. Alexander Magruder,   b. cir 1673   d. 1746 (Age 73 years)   2. Nathaniel Magruder,   b. cir 1675   d. 1734 (Age 59 years)   3. Elizabeth Magruder,   b. cir 1675
  Family ID	F213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

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