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Kenneth McKenzie Murchison Sr.

Birth
Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland
Death
7 Jul 1834 (aged 79–80)
Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Son of William Murchison &
Elizabeth [McKenzie] Murchison

1st Married Catherine McIver
1775 - Cumberland Co., NC
(now in Moore Co.)
12 Children of this marriage:
Duncan Murchison
Margaret [Murchison] Sinclair
Nancy [Murchison] Murchison
Jane [Murchison] Worthy
John Murchison
Donald Murchison
Roderick Murchison
William Murchison
Isabella [Murchison] England
Colin Murchison, Sr.
Mary "Polly" [Murchison] Tyson
Kenneth B. Murchison

2nd Married Catherine Campbell
1802 - Moore Co., NC
10 Children of this marriage:
Alexander "Sandy" Murchison
Flora [Murchison] McLendon
Murdoch Murchison
Daniel Alexander Murchison
Catherine [Murchison] Currie
Rebecca Murchison
Aaron Murchison
Lydia Murchison
Jennet [Murchison] Currie
Christian [Murchison] McDonald


DEATH: Obituary from the "Raleigh Register" dated 29 July 1834, Page 3, Column 6: "Died on the 7th inst. in his 81st year of age in July of 1834, Mr. Kenneth Murchison, a native of the Highlands of Scotland, and for many years a member of the Presbyterian Church. Tired of the usurped power of the British yoke, the deceased emigrated to this, his adopted country, at an early age and settled in Moore County, in this State (North Carolina) where he died as he had lived, the noblest work of God ...an honest man..." Submitted by Cornelia [email protected]
Son of William Murchison &
Elizabeth [McKenzie] Murchison

1st Married Catherine McIver
1775 - Cumberland Co., NC
(now in Moore Co.)
12 Children of this marriage:
Duncan Murchison
Margaret [Murchison] Sinclair
Nancy [Murchison] Murchison
Jane [Murchison] Worthy
John Murchison
Donald Murchison
Roderick Murchison
William Murchison
Isabella [Murchison] England
Colin Murchison, Sr.
Mary "Polly" [Murchison] Tyson
Kenneth B. Murchison

2nd Married Catherine Campbell
1802 - Moore Co., NC
10 Children of this marriage:
Alexander "Sandy" Murchison
Flora [Murchison] McLendon
Murdoch Murchison
Daniel Alexander Murchison
Catherine [Murchison] Currie
Rebecca Murchison
Aaron Murchison
Lydia Murchison
Jennet [Murchison] Currie
Christian [Murchison] McDonald


DEATH: Obituary from the "Raleigh Register" dated 29 July 1834, Page 3, Column 6: "Died on the 7th inst. in his 81st year of age in July of 1834, Mr. Kenneth Murchison, a native of the Highlands of Scotland, and for many years a member of the Presbyterian Church. Tired of the usurped power of the British yoke, the deceased emigrated to this, his adopted country, at an early age and settled in Moore County, in this State (North Carolina) where he died as he had lived, the noblest work of God ...an honest man..." Submitted by Cornelia [email protected]


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