George Muirson, Jr.

1708 - 1786  (78 years)

• Name	George Muirson  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1708  [2]
  Baptism	12 Jun 1709	Rye (Christ's Church), Westchester, NY   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Feb 1786	New Haven, CT   [2]
  Person ID	I6116	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	George Muirson,   b. 1679, Scotland d. 12 Oct 1708, Rodenburg, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Gloryana Smith, "Tangier",   b. 21 Jun 1690, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 7 Oct 1710, Scarsdale (Manor of Scarsdale), Westchester, NY (Age 20 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1707	Setauket (St. George Manor), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F2922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Smith, "Tangier",   b. 20 Dec 1706, Charlestown, Middlesex, MA d. Bef 1755 (Age < 48 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F2923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Woolsey,   b. 1715   d. 23 Oct 1767, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1755  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F2938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Longbotham,   b. 1736   d. 16 Sep 1799, Setauket, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1779  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F2939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Muirson was noted professionally for his practice of inoculation for smallpox. He was a Loyalist sympathizer during the Revolutionary War and suffered confiscation of his estate after the war.

  
  

• Sources

  [S103] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record (New York Genealogical Society: New York), v 5, no. 1 (Jan 1874), p. 24. [S58] Ruth Tangier Smith, M.D. and Henry Bainbridge Hoff, The Tangier Smith Family: Descendents of Colonel William Smith of The Manor of St. George, Long Island, New York (The Order of colonial Lords of Manors in America. Publication No. 34. 1978.), p. 9. [S58] Ruth Tangier Smith, M.D. and Henry Bainbridge Hoff, The Tangier Smith Family: Descendents of Colonel William Smith of The Manor of St. George, Long Island, New York (The Order of colonial Lords of Manors in America. Publication No. 34. 1978.), p. 4. [S103] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record (New York Genealogical Society: New York), The 'Tangier' Smith Records. v. 3, no. 1 (July 1870), p. 21.