MACPHERSON, Chief Ewan

1706 - 1764  (58 years)

• Name	MACPHERSON, Chief Ewan  [1]
  Born	1706	Cluny, Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jan 1764	Dunquerque, France
  Person ID	I3610	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	MACPHERSON, Lachlan of Cluny,   b. 25 Oct 1674, Iverness, Scotland ,   d. Jul 1746  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	CAMERON, Jean,   b. 1684, Inverness-shire, Scotland ,   d. 1746  (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1703
  Family ID	F5732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1745 he was one of the most prominent supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie, during the Uprising.1 In a rearguard action during the retreat from Derby he defeated a greatly superior force at Clifton Moor, Westmorland, and after the dispersal of the Jacobite army, was entrusted by the Prince with a sum of money for the relief of his distressed followers, and remained in hiding in the mountains with a price of £1,000 on his head.

  
  

• Sources

  [S308] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;), Ancestry Family Tree.