From the Genealogical Gleanings abstacted from the Yates Count;y Chronicle May 1856 to October 1867: Mrs. Catharine Wilkins Pratt died 25 August 1860 at the home of Dr. E. Huson in Tecumseh, Kansas. She was the wife of Ranson Pratt, and daughter of Isaac Wilkins, and grand-daughter of John J. Kress of Starkey, Yates, NY (13 Sep 1860). Augustus Murdock, a soldier in Co. I, 33 Regt., died 18 Jan 1862 of typoid pneumonia, at amp. He was a son of Hiram Murdock of Penn Yan, Yates. His father reached camp moments after his death and had his body shipped home for burial. (23 Jan 1862) George W. Murdock and Emma J. Pierce, both of Penn Yan, Yates Co, were married 29 Dec 1864 by Rev. E. P. Brigham, in Penn Yan. (12 Jan 1865) No this isn't exactly what you were looking for but perhaps it will help. gloria -----Original Message----- From: Bonnie Bunce [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 12:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NYFL] MURDOCK - Steuben & Yates Co., NY Is anyone researching the MURDOCK surname in Steuben or Yates Co., NY? My g.g.grandmother was Margaret Murdock, b.ca. 1789 in Orange or Ulster Co., NY, m. John Jay Kress about 1810 and died in Starkey, Yates Co., NY in 1867. She was the mother of 14 children, 13 of whom lived to adulthood. I don't have any more information about her. I recently found a record of the death of "Murdock, Mrs. Jonathan" of "Reading, NY" which appeared in a newspaper dated "28 Dec 1814 " according to an entry on the website at http://members.tripod.com/~chickened/Obits18131814.html. Reading was the former name of the towns of Starkey and Barrington, Yates Co., NY prior to 1823, which was the year that Yates Co., NY was erected. Prior to Jan. 1826, in fact, the towns of Starkey and Barrington were still a part of Steuben Co., NY and were ceded to Yates Co., NY on Jan. 1, 1826. Does anyone have information on Jonathan Murdock, and whether he may have had a daughter named Margaret? Thanks in advance. bb