Thomas McMurray, son of William the Elder, left Va. in 1758 and went to Anson Co., N.C. (the area is now a part of York Co., S.C.). He and a group of Ulster Scots from the Shenandoah Valley of Va. followed their minister, The Rev. Alexander Craighead, to safer climes after the defeat of Gen. Braddock in the French and Indian War. Thomas's farm, unfortunately, was right next to the Great Indian Warpath in the Shenandoah Valley (now Rt. 11). Not a good choice of land under the circumstances. Most of the rest of the family were a little east of Thomas up on the Cowpasture and they survived the onslaught of Indian raids. This Thomas eventually settled in Mecklenburg Co., N.C. I believe he is the ancestor of many of the McMurray families in the N.C. area. A note of caution, a second McMurray, possibly a relative, left Ulster and came to York Co., S.C. via Charleston. He tends to confuse the researchers working in that region. TTYL, Don -----Original Message----- From: CRoy1238@aol.com [mailto:CRoy1238@aol.com] Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 2:32 PM To: MCMURRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McMurry] McMurry family book How do the Samuel , Thomas, William, and Robert McMurry of old Tryon Co. NC fit in with your group of McMurrys? Dates range from 1770 -1787 there abts. I find Samuel and William McMurry in Green Co. Tn. 1783 Tax List and some in Ala. abt 1812. How does Samuel McMurry who dies Rutherford co NC abt 1805 fit in? ______________________________