Menzies, John, 1777?-1860.
John Menzies (1777?-1843), born in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, ran away to sea in 1793 and was impressed into the Royal Navy in Barbados later in that year. He eventually settled in Philadelphia, where he became a watch and clock maker and a member of the Saint Andrews Society of Philadelphia. Menzies married and had at least one son, also named John, and died in Philadelphia in 1860.
From the description of Memoirs and poems : Philadelphia, 1831-1839. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702181598
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