John Morrison

Abt 1701 - 1774  (~ 73 years)

• Name	John Morrison
  Born	Abt 1701	Of, Petty, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Nov 1774	Prob., Petty, Scotland
  Person ID	I35559	Munro
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	Rev. John Morrison,   b. Abt 1682,   d. 1 Jun 1747  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Christian Munro,   b. Abt 1684,   d. 18 Mar 1770  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	Abt 1715  [1]
  Family ID	F12221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary MacKenzie,   b. Abt 1736,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Jul 1766	Prob., Petty, Scotland
  Children	1. Margaret Morrison,   b. Abt 1725,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Delvina Mackenzie Morrison,   b. Abt 1759,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F12222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John served as minister of Petty 1759-1774. He was quite talented as a poet and was called "the Bard." There was a prevalent belief in Petty and in other parts of the Highlands that Rev. John Morrison was endowed with the gift of prophecy. References: (1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 408 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S668] RW Munro's Genealogy Database, Robert William Munro, (The collected genealogy notes of RW Munro, Hon. Historian of Clan Munro (Association) edited by Dr. Jean Munro, transcribed by Charles C. Munroe, III and others. Transcription completed Jan 2009. Original card file is kept at the "Storehouse of Foulis" near Foulis Castle in Scotland.), card 136 (Reliability: 0). 1