JOSIAH MARTIN¹ ALEXANDER was born on August 27, 1777 in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina. He died about Abt. 1839 in Tennessee. He married NANCY AGNES PATTERSON. She was born on March 11, 1779 in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.

She died in Tennessee.

JOSIAH MARTIN ALEXANDER and NANCY AGNES PATTERSON had the following children:

i.       ELIZABETH N.² ALEXANDER was born about Abt. 1801 in North Carolina or Tennessee. She died about Abt. 1895. She married ELIJAH SPENCER, son of John "Johnsey" Spencer Jr. and Ann Unknown, about Abt. 1818 in Gibson Co., Tennessee. He was born on January 10, 1798 in North Carolina. He died on January 11, 1880 in Pleasant Hill, De Soto Co., Mississippi.

ii.     JANE PATTERSON ALEXANDER was born on December 16, 1803. She died on July 12, 1870 in Gibson Co., Tennessee. She married ELIJAH DAVIS. He was born on August 11, 1803. He died in October 1872.

iii.     JAMES PATTERSON ALEXANDER was born on December 01, 1805. He died on October 03, 1863 in Gibson Co., Tennessee. He married LUCINDA JANE C. PATTERSON.

iv.     JOHN GREEN ALEXANDER was born on August 05, 1810. He died on October 11, 1888 in Obion Co., Tennessee. He married RYSANNA VENTRES. She was born on October 11, 1812.

v.      ZENAS/FINIS HENRY ALEXANDER was born about Abt. 1811. He died about Abt. 1901. He married NANCY GIVEN.

vi.     ISAAC NEWTON ALEXANDER was born about Abt. 1813. He died about Abt. 1903.

vii.    JOSIAH MARTIN ALEXANDER was born about Abt. 1814. He died about Abt. 1899 in Lauderdale Co., Tennessee. He married MARY LOUISA LEWIS.

viii.   DOCTOR D. ALEXANDER was born about Abt. 1815. He died on March 19, 1870. He married (1) ELIZABETH J. DAVIS. She was born on March 01, 1823.