Record of the descendants of John Alexander

Hugh Alexander. 31
"buried at Harrisburgh, with her husband, children,
grandchildren, and great-grandchildren." Her hus-
band, James Alricks, Esq., of respectable Holland de-
scent, was the son of Hermanus, the son of Petrus, the
son of Jacob, who came from Holland as director of the
West India Company of Amsterdam in 1657. Her-
manus was the first Prothonotary of Cumberland county;
married Ann West, and had four sons, of whom James
was the youngest. After marriage, he lived a farmer
and miller at "Oakland Mills." In 1815 he engaged
in merchandizing in Harrisburg ; was Clerk of Orphans
and Quarter Sessions, 1820, and afterwards served as
magistrate. " He was a large, handsome and attractive
man." He died October 28, 1833, aged sixty-four.
CHILDREN.
1, Ann West; 2, Margaret Hamilton — died; 3, Her-
man ; 4, Hamilton ; 5, Jane ; 6, Frances E. ; 7, Catha-
rine Allen — died.
1. Ann West Alricks married Samuel Thompson, of
Mexico, Pa. No issue.
3. Herman Alricks married Mary Elder Kerr,
daughter of Rev. William Kerr, of Donegal, Lancaster
county, 1831. Mrs. Alricks died March 30, 1857.
Mr. Alricks was an eminent lawyer and a Christian
gentleman, highly esteemed and greatly respected; dis-
tinguished for kind and considerate attention to his
female relatives, for public spirit and patriotism, and for
procuring a law protecting the married women of Penn-
sylvania in the possession of their own money, thus
shielding many from poverty and suffering. He died
January 28, 1874, and was buried at Harrisburg.
CHILDREN.
a. Mary Wilson; b. James — died; c. Jane — died,