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