John McCormick

John McCormick Born 1741 in Fort William became a prosperous merchant in Gordonsburg attached to Kilmallie Parish in Scotland. He died in 1811, probably in Glasgow. (His tombstone is in the Craig's graveyard of Lochaber, a Parish of Ft. William. The tombstone reads "Sacred to the memory of John McCormick merchant Fort William who died 1811 aged 70. The honest man's the noblest work of God. Erected 1871 by his affectionate grand children to replace the original monument which was accidentally destroyed") John married three time and had sons Daniel and Alexander who both married Minnie Fitzpatrick, first Daniel and when he died Alexander. There is evidence of John’s presence in the West Indies because he signed the back of a Brunias print of a scene in Dominica , “John MacCormick, my property, 1778. Also in the 1780’s John placed a notice in St. Croix’s The Danish-American Gazette that he would be leaving the Island, and to see him about any debts or business before his sailing.

John McCormick Nacido 1741 en Fort William se convirtió en un próspero comerciante en Gordonsburg unido a Kilmallie Parish en Escocia. Murió en 1811, probablemente en Glasgow. (Su lápida esta en el cementerio de Lochaber del Craig, una Localidad de Ft. William. La lápida se lee "Sagrado a la memoria de John McCormick comerciante de Fort William que murió en 1811 a la edad de 70 años. El hombre honrado es la obra más noble de Dios. Eregida en el 1871 por sus afectuosos nietos para reemplazar el monumento original, que fue destruida por accidente ") John se casó tres veces y tuvo hijos Daniel y Alejandro que ambos se casaron con Minnie Fitzpatrick, Daniel primero y cuando murió Daniel se caso con Alexander.