Hi Ben, I had forgotten that you are a descendant of Samuel & Margaret McMurry. Have you ever discovered why Margaret had the same surname as Samuel? Is she a widow of another McMurry or a daughter of one? And do you know how or why Samuel & Margaret moved from Granville Co., N.C. , close to the Virginia border down to Rutherford Co., N.C.? My reason for asking is there are several researchers trying to connect the McMurrays, including a Samuel in Scott Co., Va. and Sullivan Co., Tenn. just over the Scot Co. and state line of Va. Regards, Don -----Original Message----- From: Robert Davis [mailto:rdav1759@bellsouth.net] Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 10:29 AM To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McMurry] North Carolina Mcmurry BCalla6711@aol.com wrote: > Bob, > I have info on the family of BY McMurray. He was the son of John McMurray > and Peggy Smith. I have the 8 children you listed and some info on their > families. I am a descendant of Samuel & Margaret McMurray. Samuel was the > brother of BY's grandfather, William McMurray. I have been trying for a long > time to gather more info on the Rutherford/Cleveland Co. NC McMurrays and > would love to share info. You can reach me at bcalla6711@aol.com. > Ben Callahan > > ==== MCMURRY Mailing List ==== > Post your McMURRY, Pension Information at the following URL: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/m/c/MCMURRY/pensions ______________________________

Below is the James Samuel I am looking for. Now according to a Loy McMurry, James Samuel or Jim's father was William McMurry who served under Gen. Sterling Price. I have not yet been able to find that as documented info, but am presently researching that direction. I have found numerous James, Williams and Samuel McMurrys. I think they must have really liked those names. (James' wife Betty is Alice Elizabth Biggerstaff.) Census:1900 Fannin Co Tx-Prec #4 #286/286 Line 85 Jim S.McMurry 28 Ar 1872 Ar, Bettie Mar 1875 25, Obie Nov 1893 6, Roy W. Nov 1897 2, Tra (d) Mar 1899 1 Jim & Bettie been married 6 years & have 3 children 3 living 1910 Fannin Co Tx- Near Gober part of Prec #4 #319/324 James S. McMurry 39 Ar, Betty wife 36Tx, O...W. 15Tx, Wyatt 13 Tx, T... (d)11Tx, Dedie L. (d)8nTx, Arnel L. (s)4Tx, James S. Jr. 2 Tx, _______son 4/12 Tx.( This is my husbands grandfather Cleo) James & Betty been married 16 years & Have 8 children 7 living