William Sturrock

William Sturrock¹

• Father*: William Sturrock¹ b. 3 Aug 1742
• Mother*: Isabella Mudie¹ b. 17 Mar 1746

• Charts: Descendant Chart for Alexander Sturrock

• Relationship: Great-granduncle of Andrew Murray Gibson.

• Birth*: William Sturrock was born on 10 February 1781 at Lucky Slap, Monikie, Angus, Scotland.^1,2
• He was the son of William Sturrock and Isabella Mudie.¹
• Marriage*: William Sturrock married Ann Swan in 1806.³
• Note*: William Sturrock and Ann Swan William Sturrock and Ann Swan were married about 1806 in Scotland. They were married about 1806 in Scotland, probably in Murroes Parish Church. They were of Scottish lineage and came to America about 1830, settling on the Hudson for about two years, and then moving on to New Orleans and then to Natchitoches Louisiana.
  Scott Sturrock wrote: "Wm. Sturrock had two brothers: John and James (my forebear) they hit Texas about 1833 out of Dundee, Scotland. James had about 10 kids and most of the males ended up named after American presidents. I come down from George Washington Sturrock. James served in a local Confederate home guard unit in the War between the States. .... Simon Weiss and Wm. Sturrock at one time owned the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches which is now a state historical site.
  They lived near Colmesneil, also known as Colmesneil Junction, which is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm Road 256, nine miles north of Woodville in north central Tyler County. The current town was consolidated from two towns - Ogden and Colmesneil. The two towns had a long-standing feud, largely between the Manns and Sturrocks of Colmesneil and the Ogdens and Campbells of Ogden. They were brought together under the single name of Colmesneil in early 1888. in 1833.³