Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJean GORDON 2492,1507
Birthabt 17832493
Memoage 40 upon arrival in Charleston in 1823
Immigration1823, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina2493 Age: 40
Individual Notes
• Hugh MacMorran married a Jane Finlay. This could be Jean or Jane. Her maiden name was Gordon. I found a marriage certificate for a Jean Gordon and Andrew Finlay on Ancestry who were married on Nov. 13, 1793, in Midlothian, Edinburgh (Exhibit E(1). I found a Birth Certificate for a John Finlay born to Andrew Finlay and Jean Gordon with a birthdate of March 6, 1801 in Edinburgh (Exhibit E (2)). I believe John Finlay was Jean/Jane McMorran’s son from her marriage to Andrew Findlay. His date of birth and his age on the ship manifest to South Carolina is about right.2495, p 6
Spouses
1Andrew FINLAY 2492
Marriage13 Nov 1793, Edinburgh, Scotland2492,2495, p 7,3821
ChildrenJohn (1801-)
2Hugh MACMORRAN 2494
Birthabt 1782, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland1496, p 2
Memonear Douglas
Deathabt 1 Sep 1824, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina3775 Age: 42
Memoaged 42
Death causeYellow fever3775
OccupationFarmer3775
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• Hugh MacMorran: An owner of woolen mills in Lanark. Came to Charleston, S.C. where he died of yellow fever in 1821. His widow, Jean Gordon MacMorran returning to Edinburgh, Scotland (where she remarried) taking with her her son Robert William MacMorran.2495
Marriage14 Feb 1811, South Lieth, Midlothian, Scotland2492,3776
ChildrenThomas (1807-1887)
 Robert William (1816-1855)
Last Modified 24 Aug 2020Created 8 Aug 2023 using Reunion for Macintosh
Updated 8 Aug 2023
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