Ok, which brother dropped the Mc, M' altogather and went by Murry, Murray? My line is James Murry found one time in early Tn records as James M'Murray or James M. Murry. He died 1835 Campbell Co. Tn. I beleive him to be son of Samuel McMurray of Rutherford Co, NC. Need proof or to disprove. Any help would be appreciated. Carol

You have a potential double whammy. The Murrays are our parent family, originally Highlanders from the old Province of Moray (Murray). The y were booted out of the Highlands in 1160 and scattered all over Scotland. So your Murry could be Murray or more likely MacMurray or McMurray. One other little problem relates back to the enumerators who, at best were poorly schooled. For example, my great-grandfather, Elijah Stewart McMurray, was listed in the death records in California as "E M. C Murry." Not only was he no longer a McMurray, he had become a Murry thanks to the court clerk. Go figure! Regards, Don -----Original Message----- From: CRoy1238@aol.com [mailto:CRoy1238@aol.com] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 3:28 PM To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McMurry] fw: a Barren Co, KY marriage Ok, which brother dropped the Mc, M' altogather and went by Murry, Murray? My line is James Murry found one time in early Tn records as James M'Murray or James M. Murry. He died 1835 Campbell Co. Tn. I beleive him to be son of Samuel McMurray of Rutherford Co, NC. Need proof or to disprove. Any help would be appreciated. Carol ______________________________