James
Savage
Murdock
Born in Kortright Station, Kortright, Delaware, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Murdock
and Eleanor Riggs
Brother of
Edward Riggs Murdock, Unknown Murdock, Polly Murdock, John Murdock II, Samuel Murdock, Sally Betsy Murdock [half], Eleanor Maria Murdock [half], Jesse Sheppard Murdock [half], Emeline Murdock [half], Mary Ann Murdock [half] and Jefferson Murdock [half]
Husband of
Clarissa Dorr (Davis) Murdock
— married
12 Feb 1812 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Caroline Elizabeth (Murdock) Vanatta and Melancthon Davis Murdock
Died
at age 65
in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2016
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Biography
James was born in 1786 to parents John and Eleanor (Riggs) Murdock in Delaware County, New York.
He married Clarissa Dorr Davis, 12 Feb 1812.
James passed way in 1851 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Research Notes
From Find a Grave :
- Family Members
- Parents
- John Murdock, 1760-1858
- Eleanor Riggs Murdock, 1767-1796
- Spouse
- Clarissa Dorr Davis Murdock , 1793-1874
- Siblings
- Edward Riggs Murdock ,1787-1864
- John Murdock , 1792-1871
- Samuel Murdock , 1794-1848
- Mary Ann Murdock Shane , 1818-1883
- Children
- Eleanor Riggs Murdock Reynolds, 1812-1887
- Adaline Murdock Eakin , 1814-1880
- Caroline Angelina Murdock Pownall , 1816-1887
- James Nelson Murdock ,1817-1872
- Caroline Elizabeth Murdock Vanatta ,1823-1886
- Matilda Murdock Smith , 1828-1895
- Melancthon Davis Murdock, 1835-1913
- Parents
Sources
- FamilySearch individual profile for James Savage Murdock (L41H-CS9): https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L41H-CS9
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 July 2021), memorial page for James Savage Murdock (3 Mar 1786–14 Mar 1851), Find A Grave: Memorial #91112314, citing Delaware Cemetery, Fredonia, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Vickie Couch Lunden (contributor 47049603) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
Barbara Belanger
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A689678 [compare], Ancestry member covingtonmom
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