Hi Inez, I got back to looking through the Murray land grant warrants & plats. Here's what else I found. Stephen Murray - 1790. http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/looseplats&CISOPTR=8668&REC=18 Timothy Murray - 1835, with Dempsey Murray adjacent. http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/looseplats&CISOPTR=8887&REC=5 And that's all that I could find. But, there are the names of neighbors and the Chain Carriers (typically neighbors or near kin). That makes for a start. In fact, here's an 1836 plat for my gg-grandfather Nicholas Reddick. At the time of the actual survey one of the adjacent landowners had been Stephen Murray (his land was sold within the following month). This is immediately southeast of present-day Sardis and heading out towards Murray Hill along Reddick Road. http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/looseplats&CISOPTR=9295&REC=5 Then, here's an 1846 plat for Nicholas. This time Jesse Murray served as a Chain Carrier during the survey. http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/looseplats&CISOPTR=8929&REC=6 I would suggest looking for plats of lands granted to members of the Ellison family. They too were nearby - along with the Paris / Parris family. You might find further Murrays as neighbors of those folks. Record the surnames of neighbors as you find and then look for their plats. You may find more Murrays as additional neighbors. Then, go back to the census sheets and see how close everyone was to one another. Dale ___________________________________ IKPharo@aol.com wrote: > I really appreciate this information so much. Thank you. Inez > > > >