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James Murdock 1765–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: NC

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Mordah

Mother: Elizabeth Bowles

Spouse(s): Margaret Gray

Children(s): Mary Murdock, Andrew Murdock, Elizabeth Murdock

James Murdock was born in 1765 in NC, the child of James William Murdock Mordah And Elizabeth L Bowles. James Murdock married Margaret Elizabeth Gray, and had children including Andrew Murdock, Elizabeth Murdock, James Murdock, Mary Polly Murdock. James Murdock passed away in 1825 in Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Murdock was born in 1765 in NC, the child of James William Murdock Mordah And Elizabeth L Bowles.
  • James Murdock married Margaret Elizabeth Gray, and had children including Andrew Murdock, Elizabeth Murdock, James Murdock, Mary Polly Murdock.
  • James Murdock passed away in 1825 in Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mordah
1733–1811
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Bowles
1736–1814
Birth Location: Colony of Pennsylvania (British)
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Gray
1770–1847
Birth Location: Wmc, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Murdock
1797–1883
Birth Location: Alamance, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
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Andrew Murdock
1798–
Birth Location: Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Murdock
1808–
Birth Location: –
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James Murdock's Ancestors

Self
James Murdock
1765–1825
Birth Place: NC
Parents
James William Murdock Mordah
1733–1811
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (L) Bowles
1736–1814
Colony of Pennsylvania (British)
Grandparents
Thomas Bowles
1700–1789
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth (Tompson) Thompson
1690–1761
St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ann Harris
1640–1700
Robert Thompson
1663–1697
Mary French
1670–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Thompson
1628–1701
Susanna Stratford
1637–1671
James French
1639–1733

James Murdock's Descendants

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James Murdock (1765–1825) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gray (1770–2 Apr 1847)
  1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Murdock 1797–1883 m. James Cozort 1797–1871
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Cozart 1824–1891 m. David Beals 1822–1901
      1. 1. Hannah (M) Wright 1856–1935 m. Cyrus (Jefferson) Wright 1840–1888 m. Oscar (Otis) Mitchell 1865–
        1. 1. Rebecca (Sarah) Wright 1862–1943 m. Stephen (Cochran) Osborn 1855–1944
        2. 2. Mary (Mabel) Wright 1879–1954 m. Isaiah (Dudley) Arrasmith 1871–1945
    2. 2. Andrew Cozart 1822–
    3. 3. John (W) Cozart 1826–1892
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Cozart 1832–1904
    5. 5. James (Jefferson) Cozort 1828–1916
  2. 2. Andrew Murdock 1798–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Murdock 1808–

James Murdock's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of James Murdock in NC
NC
1825
1825
Age 60
Death of James Murdock in Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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