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Title: Alexander McPherson, Sr. and Emily McGill

Chart No:
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Associated Grants/Deeds:
1768 - James Robeson to Alexander McPherson, Cumberland Co., NC
Sources: The 1801 estate record of Alexander McPherson, Cumberland County, NC; Cumberland, NC deeds; 1828 estate record of John McPherson, Robeson County, NC.
Parents:
Father
Mother


HUSBAND

Alexander McPherson, Sr.

Notes:
Birth

c.1735

Place

Scotland

Chr

Place

Death

1801

Place

Cumberland County , NC

Burial

Place

unknown

Father

John McPherson of the Argyll Colony

Mother

unknown

Marriage

Place

#2 spouse

info

WIFE

Emily McGill

Notes: There is no proof Emily McGill was Alexander's wife, but the McPherson family in Cumberland County has held for many generations that her name was Emily McGill.
Birth
Place
Scotland or NC
Chr
Place
Death
Place
probably Cumberland County , NC
Burial
Place
unknown
Father
Probably a daughter of Archibald or his Neill McGill
Mother
unknown
#2 spouse
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CHILDREN
Birth
Death
Spouse
Chart #
1. Mary McPherson
c.1755
1845
John Buie, son of Duncan and Sarah Buie
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2. John McPherson, Jr.
1760
1829
Sarah "Sallie" Black, in 1812, dau. of Archibald Black and Margaret Black of Cumberland Co., NC.
3. Colin McPherson
1763
1835
Ann "Nancy" Campbell, about 1797, dau. of Daniel and Christian Campbell of Nicholson Creek, Cumberland Co. NC. "No surviving children". Gave the land for McPherson Presbyterian Church.
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4. Duncan McPherson
c.1765
c.1801-1806
unmarried; may have died at same time as his father
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5. Flora McPherson
c.1765
c.1801-1806
unmarried; may have died at same time as her father
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6. Catherine McPherson
?
1810
John McRae of Savannah, GA, 1809. One child who died in 1818.
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