Previously questioned land patents jointly of Abbott?Hancock and Adam Murray (Murry) as to who? Abbott was in the scheme of family genealogy.. Adam my 3rd great grandfather.? Sarshal Cooper, my 4th great grandfather. In reading some Mormon History at DeWitt, MO. it seems Abbott Hancock,a Baptist Minister and Sarshel Wood(s)? a Presbyterian Minister, dispatched to tell Mormons to move on or face consequences. New info to me as of yesterday morning. Do not know Wood connection yet.? Gotta love these mysteries in genealogy.. My attempt to decipher interfamily connections are as follows - always open for correction.. Adam Murray wife, Elizabeth Cooper, dau of Sarshal Cooper and Ruth Hancock Ruth daughter of Stephen Hancock and Cathrine (Kitty) Merchant Stephen son of John Hancock and Nancy Cooper dau of Francis Cooper and Ann Abbott Abbott Hancock son of John Hancock, Ruth's brother..Clear as mud.? My Eliz. Cooper Murray?would be Abbott Hancock's first cousin. New subject:? Adam Murray married Mary McCoy in 1831 after Eliz. died in 1830 and moved to Grundy. I know of a Murray/McCoy descendent that has a clock and painting/drawing in it by James C Murray dated 17 July 1801. Who is James C.?? Adam & Eliz had son James born 1820 that married Emily (Emiline) Terrill, dau of Fountain Terrill and Rebecca Galloway Terrill in 1850-Grundy county.? Not my gggrandfather, James.? Assume my James named after other one. I tie in thru ggrandmother, Minnie May Murray, James & Emily's daughter, and Richard Sheridan Lamberson to Bernice Lamberson and an unknown Martin (Arma, Crawford county, KS), my grandmother to Richard Sherdine Long, father and Ethel Roberts.? Draper Manuscript is great research paper I found on google alonw with Missouri History.? Great detail on the Cooper Family and Hancock.. Bob Long, Cameron, MO