John Murray1

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ChartsBarbara Nicholson - ancestors
Last Edited7 Dec 2020
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Direct descendants of John and Kennedy Murray have had their DNA tested and their DNA matches the head of the MacGregor clan. This indicates that John and Kennedy were in fact MacGregors. MacGregor was a banned surname in Scotland and Murray was a common alias.2

He married Elizabeth Calder, daughter of (?) Kennedy, on Friday, 15 February 1771 at Dundonald, Ayreshire, Scotland..3 John Murray was a servant of the Countess of Eglintoune.4

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
Note memo only CR CR2
1771MarriageDundonald, Ayreshire, Scotland3
Occupation4

Family

Elizabeth Calder
Child

Citations

  1. [S614] Rootsweb Ancestry.com, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com) Family Tree of BRENDEN ANTHONY LYNCH - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  2. [S1039] E-mails from Cheryl to Tim Hill, 2017- 'Kennedy Murray' - 31 Jan 2017, 15:35.
  3. [S907] Parish Registers for Dundonald, OPR 590/00 0010 0144 Dundonald (marriage).
  4. [S907] Parish Registers for Dundonald, OPR 590/00 0010 0144 Dundonald.