There is so many inaccuracies in Bone's "McMurry Family" that it is hard to detail everything. Some examples: The "researchers" (there were at least eight of them) who attempted to detail the McMurray family in the early years (1700's and early 1800's) failed to deal with the problem of the age of William McMurray as it relates to the records unearthed by the early and more experienced researchers (Ernest I. Lewis and W.F.G. McMurry). These two couldn't explain the date problems and, as serious researchers, made no attempt to do so. They just kept digging for more records. Then there is the fact that all of William's sons were born in America, not in Ulster. How does this square with the family tradition (from Lewis) that William brought his family of five sons to America? Oops, someone in the McMurry Family group should have seen this flag, right? And the fact that William served in Morgan's Riflemen in the Revolutionary War. Now, how was this possible if he was an elderly codger in 1758 claiming to be too old to have to pay taxes? Etc, etc., etc. Couple the above with the real problem of an insignificant number of records identified to support the statements in McMurry Family. Books have a life of their own and it appears that there was more effort expended to complete the book than there was in being accurate about the family in the early days. There was obviously very little research done on William McMurray and his sons beyond what Ernie Lewis and W. Fletcher G. McMurry contributed. I have no doubt that the compilers and Marilyn Bone, the editor of McMurry Family, meant well but the book is merely a series of unproven statements. Folks reading it should carefully search for verification and proof before accepting anything in the book as a fact. Regards, Don -----Original Message----- From: Rosemary Filyaw [mailto:jfilyaw2009@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 9:29 PM To: Don McMurray Subject: McMurry Book Hi Don, I have been following some of the queries on the McMurry list and wondered, do you know which parts of Marilyn Bones book are incorrect? I have seen many references to the fact of many errors. I have a copy of the book and don't know what need changed. Don, it is so good to have you the help us that don't get to research like you have. I trust your work, without doubt. Thanks. Rosemary Birchfield Filyaw jfilyaw2009@charter.net