James Morrison (bef. 1670)

Born before 13 Jan 1670 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Simpson) Morrison — married 14 Nov 1689 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Husband of Jenat (Ryburn) Morrison — married 17 Jul 1709 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Biography

• This profile is a work in progress. 3/17/2023

• James Morrison was baptized on 13 Jan 1670 at Fordyce Parish, Scotland, Father: John Moreson, no mother listed.^[1]

• James married Marie Simson on 14 November 1689 in Campbeltown. ^[2]
• James and Marie emigrated to Northern Ireland sometime after 1695, possibly living in Tyrone County and Londonderry County.

• James's wife, Marie apparently died in Ireland some time before 1709.
• James married Janet Ryburn in 1709. ^[3]

Children of James Morrison

Mother: Mary Simpson

• James Simpson Morrison, baptized in Campbeltown 14 Feb 1692.^[4]
• Jenat Simpson Morrison, baptized in Campbeltown 2 July 1694.^[5]
• Samuel Morrison born about 1701 in Ireland
• William Morrison born about 1704 in Ireland
• Guyon Morrison sr born about 1705 in Ireland
• Alexander Morrison born about 1707 in Ireland

Mother: Janet Ryburn

• Sarah Jean Morrison Moore, born about 1712 in Ireland.

Migration

James and his extended family members migrated first to Northern Ireland. Many family members emigrated to Pennsylvania in the 1720's-1730's. In the 1740's- 1750's many moved on from Pennsylvania to North Carolina.

Research Notes

• Because birth and marriage records are not available from Northern Ireland in the 1700's, this profile was developed from Birth and marriage records in Scotland recorded at ScotlandsPeople and DNA matches to Morrison, Simpson and Mcnair ancestors in Scotland. The inter-relationships of the Morrisons in Pennsylvania and North Carolina are revealed in large scale GEDmatch multi-kit analyses of dna kits already attached to profiles in WikiTree.

• This James Morrison appears to be the proverbial James Morrison who "left his native Scotland and immigrated to Northern Ireland, probably Londonderry or around Fermanagh. Around 1730 he came with his family to America, settling in Lancaster County, Pa. Four of his sons, William (1704-1771), Thomas, James, Andrew (1718-1770) moved south to Iredell (then Rowan County)in the early 1750's, settling along Third Creek, south and West of Loray". This passage begins several Morrison Family biographies in Heritage of Iredell County^[6] (Also note, the Andrew in this passage is "Andrew Morrison Sr" the son of James, "James Simpson Morrison" not the brother. i.e. William is Andrew's uncle.

DNA

MRCA: Alexander Still

• Maternal relationship is suggested by a GEDmatch test match between 10th cousins Fred Hall GEDmatch KX3740611 and CC (not on wikitree) who share 13.2 cM over 2 segments, the largest being 7.6 cM.

MRCA: Alexander Still

• Maternal Relationship is suggested by a GEDmatch test match between 9th cousins Lillian Pauley GEDmatch WA594280C1 and CC (not on wikitree) GEDmatch DH6442207, who share 26.2 cM over 4 segments, the largest of which is 7.5 cM.

MRCA: James Morrison and Mary Simpson

• Parental Relationship is suggested by a match between 8th cousins once removed Karen McDowell GEDmatch HN2597488 and David Hughey GEDmatch QQ6893016 sharing a 7.1 cM segment on Chromosome 2.

MRCA: James Morrison and Mary Simpson

• Parental Relationship is suggested by a GEDmatch test match between 8th cousins, once removed, Karen McDowel GEDmatch HN2597488 and Jeff LaPlaca GEDmatch TE6751556, of 20.7 cM on chromosome 17.

MRCA: James Morrison and Mary Simpson

• Parental Relationship is suggested with an Ancestry DNA test match between Karen McDowell and REW, 7th cousin, twice removed, predicting 5th to 8th cousins based on a 10 cM segment across one segment.

MRCA: John Morrison Sr

• Parental relationship is suggested between 10th cousins Karen McDowell GEDmatch HN2597488 and RD (not on Wikitree) GEDmatch T667027 by sharing a segment of 8.3 cM on chromosome 12.

MRCA: John Morrison

• Parental Relationship is suggested by a Gedmatch test match between 9th cousins Fred Hall Gedmatch KX3740611 and Kathi (MacNeill) Lafser Gedmatch FJ6151276, consisting of a shared match of 14.1 cM over 2 segments, the largest of which is 8.1 cM on chromosome 15.

MRCA: James Morrison and Mary (Simpson) Morrison

• Parental Relationship is suggested between 6th cousins once removed Michael MacPhail GEDmatch A379775 and Betty (Hale) Lindgren GEDmatch A805134, consisting of 12.8cM shared over 2 segments.

MRCA: James Morrison and Mary (Simpson) Morrison

• Parental Relationship is suggested by a GED test match between 8th cousins David Hughey GEDmatch QQ6893016 and Lillian Pauley GEDmatch WA594280C1, consisting of 46 cM over 7 segments, the largest of which is 9.4 cM on chromosome 20.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 17 March 2023), Surname MORESON, Forename JAMES, Parents/Other details JOHN MORESON/, Gender M, Birth Date 13/01/1670, Parish Fordyce; citing Parish Number 153, Ref 10/25.
2. ↑ Banns and Marriages,"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers-Banns and Marriages", database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 17 July 2021), Surname Morison, Forename James, Spouse Name, Surname SIMSON, Forename MARIE FR209 (FR209), Marriage Date 14/11/1689, Parish Campbeltown; citing Parish Number 507, ref 10/9.
3. ↑ Banns and Marriages,"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers-Banns and Marriages", database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 17 July 2021), Surname Morison, Forename James, Spouse Name, Surname RYBURN, Forename JANETT FR215(FR215), Marriage Date 17/07/1709, Parish Campbeltown; citing Parish Number 507, ref 11/417.
4. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 5 March 2023), Surname MORRISONE, Forename JAMES, Parents/Other details JAMES MORRISONE/MARY SIMPSON FR36 (FR36), Gender M, Birth Date 14/02/1692, Parish Campbeltown; citing Parish Number 507, Ref 11/59.
5. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 5 March 2023), Surname MORRISON, Forename JENAT, Parents/Other details JAMES MORRISON/MARY SIMPSON FR39 (FR39), Gender F , Birth Date 02/07/1694, Parish Campbeltown; citing Parish Number 507, Ref 11/66.
6. ↑ The Heritage of Iredell County 1980, Published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, second printing 2000. beginning on pg. 416.

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