Rev. Thomas Murrell lead several families into the Washington Co Settlement of Big Creek, Carters Valley. Lets Take a Look at Rev. Thomas Murrells Families and where they came from (Known Travel Patterns in file of Murrell Family Travels) 1730 Sept 28 Thomas Murrell granted 400 acres Goochland County on the Little Byrd Creek adj. Jonas Lawson and Geo. Payne: Cav. And Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and grants Vol. 3 1695-1732 by Nel Marion Nugent pg 146 This Thomas Murrell is married to Elizabeth Oliver daughter of William Oliver above to Edward Oiliver above and this is the relatives of Rev. Thomas Murrell who died in Dickson County Tn. ,Thomas Murrell born 1690 Surry Co. Va. he owned properties in Charles City County and in Goochland Co. Va. He was married to Elizabeth Oliver and had the following Children: Mary Murrell: born abt 1715 of Goochland Co. Va. Jeffery Murrell: born abt 1717 of Goochland County Va. William Murrell: born abt 1719 Surry Co. Va died 1780 Lunenburg Co. Va. ( this is the father of Reverend Thomas Murrell) Drury Murrell: born abt 1720 of Goochland Co. Va. Thomas Murrell: born abt 1721 of Goochland Co. Va. Elizabeth Murrell: born about 1723 of Goochland Co. Va. Married one Richard Fields of Amherst County Va. She had one son with him Rubin Fields of Wilkes County NC, He became a distinguished Baptist Minister and went to Bloomington Ind. Elizabeth Murrell re married a ? Gilliam and had the following children: John Gilliam of Amherst Co. Va.: John Gilliam born abt 1765 of Va: Epaphroditus Gilliam born abt 1765 of Va: Cornelius Gilliam born of Albemarle Co. Va: Cornelius Murrell: born abt 1728 of Goochland Co. Va. Died aft 1790 in Nelson Co. Va: He married unknown: had the following Children: Thomas Murrell born 1762 Amherst Co. Va.: Joseph Murrell born 1764 Amherst Co. Va: Polly Murrell born abt 1768 Amherst Co. Va.: Elizabeth Murrell born 1772 Amherst Co. Va: Reuben T. Murrell born abt 1771 Amherst Co. Va: Ailisie Murrell born abt 1774 Amherst Co. Va. William Murrell born 1777 Bedford Co. Va: Charles C. Murrell born 1788 Nelson Co. Va.: Jane Murrel 1790 of Va: Notes: A Branch of this Murrell families Jan Murrell or Jane Murrell left the Rockingham Co. NC Matrimony Baptist Church with Seymore Shropshire father of Joel Shropshire County Recorder for Hawkins Co. Tn. and moved back to Rockfish River in Amherst Co. Va. Ralph Payne has children Thomas Payne b abt 1660 Bernard Payne Robert Payne who married Elizabeth Lawson daughter of Epaphroditus Lawson and Elizabeth and Grand daughter of John Lawson and Sarah Rowland, she is also reported to have been married to William Devereaux Gilliam. Now in 1734 Jan 22 Goochland Co. VA deeds pg 38 Martin King of St. James Parish Goochland Co. Va. to William Medlock of same for 10 pounds 200 acres on North side of North Fork of James River part of a Patent dated 26 June 1731: Wit. Robt Payne, Jno Webb, James Daniel,: Signed Martin King (BHM) . Mary wife of Martin reliquished her dower rights. Notes: How does Jno. Webb abd Slyvester Webb connect:: http://www.ba044ancestory.com/MatlockMedlock/WilliamMatlockSonofJohn1.html For Full copies of Johnson and Allied Families of Rockfish River, Rockingham Co NC: Henry Co Va or Murrell Travels Hawkins Co Tn Johnson and Allied Families; Big Creek Johnson and Allied Familes: Carters Valley Johnson and Allied familes please contact me off site. 1782: Goodspeed History of Hawkins County Tennessee Settlers prior to 1783 Elisha Walling: William W. Brown, Thomas HUTCHINGS Capt: James Short, Abraham Rice, William INGRAM, William Lauson ( Lawson ?) Reese Jones, Capt. Thomas English, James Berry, Benjamin MURRELL, George Brooks, Littleton Brook, Thomas Henderson, Thomas CALDWELL, Robert KING, John Cox, Colonel John Smith:: William McGehee, Peter Harris, HUTSON JOHNSON, John Evans, Thomas Brooks, Rev. THOMAS MURRELL in 1782 on Holston River, John Long 1783 School Master, William Evans 1783 School Master Notes Descendants of LTC Richard Cocke and wifes Bailey and Ashton are found in numerous documents with the spelling of Cox NOTE NO THOMAS MURRELL: as his is taxes paid by Thomas (Long ) on 1779 Tithable list of Henry Co. Va as Reverend Thomas Murrell is in Washington County NC now Hawkins County Tn. 1787 List of Name on Timothy Amis First Account Book Page 4 Moses Johnson, Mayberry Jackson, John King Sr., Thomas King, Major David Larkins, John Looney, Capt. Retter Lawson, Benjamin Maden, James Mills, Mark Mitchell, Joel Morrison, Joseph Martin, Colonel John Matlock, John Miller, Capt. William Morris, David Morrida