Dykes Alexander (senior)

Dykes Alexander (1724 - 10 April 1786, Needham Market) was a Suffolk banker active in the Quaker congregation there.[1] He founded the bank of Alexander & Co in Needham Market in 1744.

Family life

Dykes was the son of Samuel Alexander (died 1732) and Martha Dykes.[2] Dykes married Martha Biddle, on 18 December, 1747 in Kingston upon Thames.[3] She became a quaker minister in about 1750 and remained active as such until her death in 1775. She was daughter of John and Abigail Biddle, quakers in Esher, Surrey.[4] They had nine children:

  • 7 October 1749: Samuel
  • Martha
  • 7 February, 1760, Mary[4]
  • Sarah
  • 14 July 1763: Dykes
  • William
  • Abigail
  • 3 January 1768: William
  • Ann

References
  1. "The Descendants of un-named Alexander" (PDF). Pennyghael. Kinloch Hotel. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. Dykes, Colin. "Samuel Alexander". geni_family_tree. Geni.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. Grow, Beverley. "Martha (Biddle) Alexander (1726-1775) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree". www.wikitree.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. Alexander, Mary; Alexander, William (1811). Some Account of the Life and Religious Experience of Mary Alexander, Late of Needham Market. London: C. Peacock.
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