I would love to have your info.I am sure they are all somehow kin,I have heard those names sometime. My email is PGDavis47@hotmail.com Patty Davis >From: GARVINTX@aol.com >Reply-To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com >To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [McMurry] introduction >Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 18:40:12 EDT > >I don't know if we are from the same McMurray family or not. My lineage >runs >from John McMurray born in Ireland who came to America before the >Revolutionary War. His sons were Joseph McMurray born Abt. 1795 in >Tennessee >Territory and William Lafayette McMurray and there were three younger >sisters, Sarah (b. 1809 in Warren Co., TN), Mary Ann "Polly" and Nancy. >This >family moved to Washington Co., Arkansas in 1829 in the area which later >became Madison Co. This William McMurray sold his land in Madison Co. in >1846 and moved elsewhere. > >I Warren County, you will find a number of McMurray (and McMurry's) in the >1820 Census: John, Betsy, James, Samuel, and Alexander. I don't know if >any >of these were related to John McMurray (from Ireland), but family >information >indicates that John had one brother that came with him. > >Looking at land records in Warren County: Alexander and John purchased land >in 1814. Alexander sold his land in 1819 and John in 1825. > >I can send you a file in Microsoft Word 97 on this data if you are >interested. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com