Born: Abt. 1666

Married: Abt. 1685

Died: Bef. 1666 

FATHER

James Alexander

MOTHER

unknown Blanchville

HUSBAND

Richard Fenner

CHILDREN

1. James Fenner
    b. Abt. 1686

2. Elizabeth Fenner
    b. Abt. 1687
    married Parry before 1607

3. Alexander Fenner
    b. Abt. 1689

4. Edmund Fenner
    b. Abt. 1692

5. Susanna Fenner
    Abt. 1694
    m. Johnstone

6. Mary Fenner
    Abt. 1697

7. William Fenner
    b. Abt. 1699

Sarah Alexander
by Chase Brooke
Apr 2021

It is assumed that Sarah Alexander was born about 1666 since we know she had at least seven children as were named in her husband's will of 1734. (1)  We also know she was deceased at the time of her father's will written in 1699. (2)  And when her brother, Edmond Alexander, wrote his will in 1607 he also named the children of his "dear sister Fenner", indicating they were all under the age of 21. (3) Therefore, the oldest child, James Fenner, cannot have been born until 1686 since he was under 21 in 1707.  And the last child, William Fenner, has to have been before 1699 as Sarah was deceased by the time of her father's will written in 1699.  Thus she must have married about 1685 and assuming she was about 19 when she married, she was probably born about 1666. 

Sources

(1) Will of , Richard Fenner, Gentleman  28 Jun 1734
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(2) Will of James Alexander written 25 Dec 1699
Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the house of Alexander, pg 142

"and do desire that all my worldly substance may be equally divided amongst my four children--viz., my sons Edmond, Richard, & John, and my daughter Hannah, and if any of them dye before they be fitt to receive their portions, I desire that the portion of such child or children that shall so dye may be divided amongst those of them that shall survive, & because I am at an uncertainty about my son-in-law, Richard Fenner, whose portion I designed to be paid him out of the debt due to my upon the estate of Edmond Blanchville, of the county of Kilkenny, Esq., the same seeming to be in hazard if the said Blanchvill be not restored, and if so, I desire that he may come in for a share as the rest of my children, besides one hundred sterling, with the interest thereof, that I left with the said Richard Fenner when I went out of this kingdom, beginning of the late warr, and which he lent out and took bond to Audley Mervin, Esq, and I do hereby appoint the said Richard Fenner, and my son Edmond Alexander, to be executors of this my last Will, praying & enjoyning that they take special care that my three younger children by my second wife, be well secured their portions till they come to age to make use thereof themselves."

(3) Will of Edmund Alexander written 13 May 1706  proved 27 Jun 1716
Memorials of the Earl of Stirling and of the house of Alexander, pg 146
also Will of Edmond Alexander on Ancestry.com

Item, I give & bequeath to my sister, Hannah Alexander, alias M'Clelan, the sum of five shillings and five pence, to buy her husband a glass eye, and this with the consent of her three counselors, Elizabeth, Richard & Jenny Jones. Item, I give and bequeath to my brother, Richard Alexander, the sum of five shillings, to purchase his guardian a Rattle.  Item, I give and bequeath to my brother, John Alexander, the sum of five shillings; I intended him ye best share of what I had, but as he has turned me from being his guardian, so I now do him with this give shillings to buy him more understanding in the future.  Item, I leave Mrs. Jones my pardon for her perjury about my Father's will, & hope she may heartily repent and make her peace with God.

"Item, I will that all my substance be equally divided amongst my dearest sister, Fenner's children; yt is, to James, Alexander, Edmond, William Fenner, & to Elizabeth Fenner, alias Parry, Susanna, and Mary Fenner, to be paid them at the age of one-and-twenty, & if any of them dye before they arrive at that age, ye share of such child or children to be equally divided amongst the raining children of my sister Fenner.

I do appoint Richard Fenner and his son James Fenner to be executors of this my last will.