Thomas Henderson Murray (abt. 1779 - abt. 1837)

Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 2 Research Notes 2.1 Birth/Death/Immigration 2.2 Research Questions of William D. Murray 2.3 Census Records 3 Sources

Biography

Thomas Henderson Murray was born in Scotland on 12 Jul 1779. He arrived in Pennsylvania about 1803.

Thomas married Mary Magdalena Livingston in 1803 in Pennsylvania. Thomas and Mary moved their family to near Springboro in Clearcreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, about 1819. Springboro is a suburb of Cincinnati. The family moved to Green Township, Wayne County, Indiana, about 1830.

Thomas died on 21 Jan 1837, probably in Wayne County, Indiana.

Thomas Henderson Murray and Mary Magdalena Livingston had the following children:

• James C Murray (b. 1804)
• William Murray (1805–1853)
• Isiah Henderson Murray (1806–1860)
• Robert Murray (1808-1862)
• Elizabeth Murray (b. 1810)
• Ann Murray (b. 1813)
• Margaret Eleanor (Murray) Tinsley (1816-1896)
• Thomas Livingston Murray (1818–1888)
• Tirzah Jane (Murray) Personett (abt.1820-1903)
• Aaron Murray (1822–1887)
• Mary Jane (Murray) Felton (1827-1895)

Research Notes

The Biography above was stitched together from an analysis of the records and research listed below. In order to confirm that any of this information is accurate, we need to find descendants of the children listed here and compare their DNA results.

Birth/Death/Immigration

The following information was published in A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the U.S.A.^[1]:

"Murray, Thomas, 12 July, 1779-21 Jan., 1837. To Pennsylvania before 1803. M. 20 May, 1803, Mary Magdalene, daughter of James Livingstone and Elizabeth Clemson, with issue: (1) James (2) William (3) Isaiah (4) Robert (5) Elizabeth (6) Ann (7) Margaret (8) Thomas (9) Jane (10) Aaron (11) Mary."

Research Questions of William D. Murray

William D. Murray was a great-grandson of Isaiah Henderson Murray. He published questions in Indiana and Ohio newspapers in the 1950s and 1960s, looking for help with his research. These examples suggest that he had evidence of the facts he claimed, but we don't know for certain that he did.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Sat, 15 Jul 1950^[2]

"SOME DAYS AGO we asked if anybody had any mysteries they wanted solved. Well, William D. Murray, publisher of the Lawrenceburg, Ind. Press, says we can help him locate his great grandpa. Mr. Murray has been tracing his family tree, and he got as far back as Isaiah Henderson Murray, who lived out in back of where Shillito's store is now, in 1830-1835. That is a little before our time, but he says his grandpa, Thomas Murray, always said he was born on the present site of the Cincinnati Federal Building although the 1831 directory showed the family to be living on George Street near Western Avenue (now Central) at the time. Will anyone with any dope on Isaiah please write Mr. Murray at Lawrenceburg? "

The Indianapolis Star, Sun, 4 Aug 1963^[3]

"Q-51 Want to trace Mrs. James LIVINGSTON, widow, moved from Springboro, 0. , to. Richmond in 1831. Her son-in-law, Thomas HENDERSON MURRAY, may have preceded her to Indiana. They were Hick-sites or Quakers William D. Murray, P.O. Box 231, Lawrenceburg."

The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, 12 Dec 1965^[4]

"Q-2839 About 1830, James LIVINGSTON (LEVINSON), a Hicksite, d. Springboro, O., and was buried in the church cemetery (without marker in keeping with custom). His widow is believed to have joined their m. children in a Quaker meeting at Richmond or nearby, including Thomas Henderson MURRAY and wife who may have been Brethren communicants. Begats of the undersigned in succeeding generations were Isaiah, Thomas and William Edwards MURRAY. Are there relatives of Thomas Henderson MURRAY or records available? William D. Murray, 703 Ridge Avenue, Lawrenceberg, 470-J5."

Census Records

1820 - Clearcreek Township, Warren County, Ohio - "T Murray" appears as the head of a household in Clearcreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, in the 1820 U.S. Census.^[5] If this is the same family, and if the information above is accurate (including the birth order of the children), then the birth dates of those children may be as follows:

1820 U.S. Census; T Murry, Clear Creek, Warren, Ohio Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

• Males - 26 thru 44 - 1776-1794 - (Thomas - 1779)
• Females - 26 thru 44 - 1776-1794 - (Mary - 1782)
  • Males - 16 thru 25 1795-1804 - 1 (Not known)
  • Males - 16 thru 18 1802-1804 - James (prob. 1804)
  • Males - 10 thru 15 1805-1810 - William (abt 1805)
  • Males - 10 thru 15 1805-1810 - Isaiah (abt 1806)
  • Males - 10 thru 15 1805-1810 - Robert (abt 1808)
  • Females - 10 thru 15 1805-1810 - Elizabeth (abt 1810)
  • Females - Under 10 1810-1820 - Ann (abt 1813)
  • Females - Under 10 1810-1820 - Margaret (abt 1816)
  • Males - Under 10 1810-1820 - Thomas (abt 1818)
  • Females - Under 10 1810-1820 - Jane (Mar 1820)

1830 - Green Township, Wayne County, Indiana - "Thomas Murry" appears as head of household in Green, Wayne, Indiana, in the 1830 U.S. Census.^[6] These individuals don't line up with the family members listed in 1820 very well (for example, there isn't a male of Thomas's age in the household):

1830 U.S. Census; Thomas Murry, Green, Wayne, Indiana

• Males - 20 thru 29 (1801-1810): 2
  • William - b. abt 1805
  • Robert - b. abt 1808
• Females - 15 thru 19 (1811-1815): 2
  • Ann- b. 1813
  • Margaret - b. 1816
• Females - Under 5 (1825-1830): 2
  • Jane - b. 1820 (or possibly they misgendered little Aaron? - b. 1822)
  • Mary - b. abt 1825
• Females - 60 thru 69 (1761-1770): 1
  • (possibly Thomas's mother-in-law, Elizabeth (Clemson) Livingston)
• Missing from this household:
  • Male - 51 (Thomas)
  • Female - abt 50 (Mary)

Sources

1. ↑ Whyte, Donald. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the U. S. A. United States, Genealogical.com, 2009. - page 240, [1]
2. ↑ Newspapers.com, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sat, 15 Jul 1950, Page 6.
3. ↑ Newspapers.com, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun, 4 Aug 1963, Page 74 Q-51.
4. ↑ Newspapers.com, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sun, 12 Dec 1965, Page 99, Q-2839.
5. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census; Place: Clear Creek, Warren, Ohio; Page: 395; NARA Roll: M33_87; Image: 338.
6. ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census; Place: Green, Wayne, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 29; Page: 112; Family History Library Film: 0007718; Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.