All this talk of McMurrays ...same names different places. I am interested in the Samuel McMurray who ended up in Scott County, formerly Washington Co. VA. His father was Samuel McMurray and married an Elizabeth. If this ties in with anyone, I would love to know. The son Samuel was born in Sullivan Co. TN but decendents lived in Scott Co. These Samuels lived in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Hope to find out the last name of my Elizabeth. Thanks all! Lisa

Lisa, I hope this will help rather than confuse your search. Several of my male family members were in Washington Co., Va. for a time beginning in 1782. The county was a convenient area on the route to Ky. through Cumberland Gap. I think they were visiting their aunt who had moved to Washington Co. with her husband from where she lived as a single girl and where her nephews were born and lived on the Cowpasture River in Botetourt Co., Va. The McMurray men were in the process (starting in 1776) of scouting out the Kentucky territory of Va. and Tenn. (near now Nashville) for land after outgrowing their folks' family farms on the Cowpasture River. One of these men, John McMurray even purchased some land in Washington Co., Va. before moving to his previous 1775 claim in Ky. John and his brothers, Thomas and my ancestor James and their married sisters all migrated to Ky. by 1789. Added to these sightings for my gang is the fact that there are a few other McMurray men in Washington Co., Va. in the early 1780's, probably all relatives but unconnected as of this date. Best regards, Don McMurray -----Original Message----- From: FP4SALE@aol.com [mailto:FP4SALE@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 1:46 PM To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [McMurry] My Samuel and Elizabeth McMurray All this talk of McMurrays ...same names different places. I am interested in the Samuel McMurray who ended up in Scott County, formerly Washington Co. VA. His father was Samuel McMurray and married an Elizabeth. If this ties in with anyone, I would love to know. The son Samuel was born in Sullivan Co. TN but decendents lived in Scott Co. These Samuels lived in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Hope to find out the last name of my Elizabeth. Thanks all! Lisa ______________________________