MURRAY, JOHN [SSNE 326]
- Surname
- MURRAY
- First name
- JOHN
- Title/rank
- CAPTAIN
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- Social status
- OFFICER
- Education
- Religion
Text source
John Murray served as an ensign in the Sjaelland infantry regiment in 1681 and became a captain in 1692. Murray later served in British-Dutch service in the Low Countries 1692, died at Sluys (Brabant) 1702. He left a son, Alexander. A record exists of Murray as a captain on 15/7/1696 making a bill of exchange of 50 rixdollars in favour of Henrich Ehm to pay by Johan Martin Ployart at Hamburg.J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814 (12 vols. compiled 1888-1907), VII, vol.3; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.93.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, SJAELLAND REGIMENTS
- Arrived 1681-01-01, as ENSIGN
- Departed 1692-12-31, as ENSIGN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, BRABANT, FLANDERS
- Arrived 1692-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1702-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY