I have a Thomas McMurray born about 1785 NC?????? {found on 1850 Blount Co.Al census} married????? died after 1860 Bount Co. Al Was in AL by 1824 children Joseph b. about 1812 Tenn. ma Sarah {Sally}McCollum 11 Oct. 1832 Sara Mary James Elizabeth Esther After 25 years of searching I have been unable to find any thing about Thomas.. One researcher claimed this family was in Blount Co. TN. before going to Ala. Joyce McMurray Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Barker" <Sarahbarker@sprintmail.com> To: <MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [McMurry] McMurry family book > Michelle, > > The Thomas who Don referred to settled in Lincoln County, Kentucky, > where he married 1. Catherine "Kitty" Robinson in 1784, and 2. Christina > Dice Hisner in 1792. Thomas and Christina did have a son Thomas born > circa 1795, but I have no further information on him. Perhaps someone > else does. > > Sally > > > Michelle McMurray de Luces wrote: > > > > Hi Don, > > > > That is quite a story! Thank you for taking the time to help others with > > your knowledge. > > > > I am wondering if the Thomas (brother of John)you mentioned is the Thomas I > > am looking for. The only info I have is Thomas E. T.? McMurray having lived > > in Kentucky or Illinois. He married a woman named "Mary." I have no date > > of births for these folks. I know that my Thomas was probably born around > > the late 1700's. Your Thomas may be too old to be the same guy. Tom & Mary > > bore a son named Huston (Houston?)Gillespie McMurray around 1825. > > > > It makes me wonder how in the world I'm going to find out since no one kept > > any records that are still with us. > > > > Michelle McMurray > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Don McMurray [mailto:don@norrishouse.com] > > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:29 AM > > To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: RE: [McMurry] McMurry family book > > > > Hi Carol, sorry for the delay in this reply. Your asking for a ton of > > information. I've been working on our huge McMurray family since 1989 and > > only in the last five years have I cooled off doing research. Something > > about being an innkeeper has this kind of effect on doing genealogy. If you > > will indulge me, I'll concentrate on the McMurray men in Tenn. to allow for > > a shorter memo. We can go on from there once you connect to the family. I > > can provide the proofs of the information listed below as needed. > > > > Let me give you what I know and what I can prove about my McMurray family > > members who went to N.C. in 1780. And please allow me to continue to > > provide the information to you through this forum, it eliminates duplication > > and spreads the info over a larger group. I can document the move in 1780 > > by Samuel & William McMurray from Botetourt Co., Va. to N.C. (now Davidson > > Co., Tenn.). What I can't do for you is go much beyond that time and I'll > > explain this later. Now for the history on how Samuel and William arrived > > in N.C. > > > > As indicated in previous messages, in 1775 three McMurray cousins, John, son > > of William (son of William the Elder), and Samuel, son of Samuel (son of > > William the Elder) and William, son of one of the two fathers mentioned, > > made a trek to Ky. The three men claimed land in 1775-6 on the Rolling fork > > of the Salt River and then probably returned home to Va. in the spring or > > summer of 1776. These land claims are documented in a law suit that > > occurred when land-grabbers made duplicate claims on the McMurrays' (and > > many others') claims. The suit was settled in the McMurrays' favor under > > the auspices of a Virginia Land Commission. > > > > The above three McMurray cousins made another trek in 1780, this time > > accompanied by Thomas, brother of John. The four men served in the N.C. > > militia and were rewarded with land grants on the Cumberland River in what > > is now Davidson Co., Tenn. John & Thomas sold their grants and eventually > > settled and lived out their lives in Ky. Samuel and William decided to stay > > in N.C. (now Tenn.), sold their claims on the Rolling fork in Ky., and began > > their efforts to settle on their farms on the Cumberland. > > > > Unfortunately, both Samuel and William were killed by Indians. William in > > the fall of 1782, before he could start a family. Samuel was also killed on > > his farm in 1792 (his will was probated in Clark Co. Ky.). In this case, > > Samuel married a Sarah (Sallie) Kincaid in 1785 and had three sons, William > > (1786), John (1786 or 1787), and Samuel (after 1786, before 1793). These > > three sons are the ancestors of the southern branch of our McMurray family. > > Sallie later had a fourth son, Simpson (1796). She and the children lived > > with her father in Clark Co., Ky. until the boys were old enough to return > > their farm in Davidson Co., Tenn. > > > > Regards, Don > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Patricia Davis [mailto:pgdavis47@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 11:48 PM > > To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [McMurry] McMurry family book > > > > My McMurry family were from east Tennessee.I have some named John and some > > named James in my family, and I remember something about NC. > > > > >From: CRoy1238@aol.com > > >Reply-To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [McMurry] McMurry family book > > >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:31:56 EDT > > > > > >I am most interested in this family info. You can email me direct at > > >Croy1238@aol.com I am most interested in the Samuel McMurry. I think i > > >desc. from the one that died in Rutherford Co NC after comming from Va and > > >going i think into Tn then back to NC. I beleive his son James McMurry and > > >maybe other brothers went into East Tennessee before 1800 as James first > > >shows up as James McMurry in the early records and his name later becomes > > >James Murry, then James Murray. I do not have enough proof to prove this > > >but > > >this is my throry. I would love to know the early history and i will share > > >what ever i have on this family. Thanks, Carol > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > http://www.hotmail.com > > >