Gerard Alexander Jr. (1773–1853)
Alexander and Bushrod Washington exchanged letters regarding land matters.
Gerard Alexander Jr. was born on 12 December 1773 in Prince William County, Virginia. A planter and slaveowner, he also served as a colonel in the Virginia militia and represented Prince William County in the House of Burgesses (1805–10). At some point he relocated to New London, a small town in Campbell County.
"Alexander Family," The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 10, Number 3 (January 1902), 178–85.
"To Thomas Jefferson from Gerard Alexander, 28 July 1825," Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/98-01-02-5413.
Colonel Gerard Alexander in Stewart-Moorman Family Tree (Ancestry.com).
Gerard Alexander in 1840 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com).
Gerard Alexander at Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties.
Gerard Alexander Jr. at House History.
Col Gerard Alexander at Find a Grave.
Col. Gerard Alexander at FamilySearch.