Mary (Clark) Murnahan (abt. 1776 - 1860)

Born about 1776 in Virginia

Wife of Edward Murnahan — married 9 Feb 1799 in Monroe County, Virginia

Descendants

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Biography

1829 -- Apr. 7, Edward and wife Mary sell 80 acres in 14-2-16 for $300 to Hiram Murnahan. DB 6, p. 377.^[1]

1838 -- Aug. 22, Edward and wife Mary sell 36 acres in 7-2-16 and 70 acres in 18-2-16 for $441 to Hiram Murnahan. DB 8, p. 464. ^[2]

1845 -- Sept. 20, Lawrence Co., Ohio deeds from Edward and Mary; one piece in 18-2-16 to John for a bond of $800 and one piece to Hiram Murnahan for $400, then Hiram deeds his piece of the mill, to John for $100. Property description is the mill property. DB 10, pp. 79-81. ^[3]

1848 -- Mar. 29, Lawrence Co., Ohio deed lists heirs of Edward, listed as widow of Mary, Hiram Murnahan and wife Elizabeth, James McMahan and wife Elizabeth, and Jane Pinkerman to John Murnahan, releasing the mill bond, DB 11, p. 156. ^[4]

1855 -- Hiram is listed in the deed (DB 16, p. 174) filed March 13, 1855 where his mother, Mary Murnahan, "widow of Edward Murnahan decd", was giving up her dower rights. Hiram is not listed in any future deed transactions. The prior deed was dated June 30, 1854, but was not filed until March of 1855. ^[5]

Burial: New Prospect Cemetery Hamilton County Illinois, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Lawrence Co OH Recorder, Deed Book 8, page 464, Deed selling land to son Hiram, Lawrence Co OH Recorder, Deed Book 6, page 377, https://cotthosting.com/OHLawrenceExternal/HTML5Viewer/ImageViewer.aspx?bHideCartFunctions=False&bIsRefresh=False
2. ↑ Deed selling land to son Hiram, Lawrence Co OH Recorder, Deed Book 8, page 464, https://cotthosting.com/OHLawrenceExternal/HTML5Viewer/ImageViewer.aspx?bHideCartFunctions=False&bIsRefresh=False
3. ↑ Deed land to John & Hiram Murnahan, Lawrence Co OH Recorder, Deed Book 10, page 79-81, https://cotthosting.com/OHLawrenceExternal/HTML5Viewer/ImageViewer.aspx?bHideCartFunctions=False&bIsRefresh=False and https://cotthosting.com/OHLawrenceExternal/HTML5Viewer/ImageViewer.aspx?bHideCartFunctions=False&bIsRefresh=False
4. ↑ Deed for Murnahan Heirs, Lawrence Co OH Recorder, Deed Book 11, page 156, https://cotthosting.com/OHLawrenceExternal/HTML5Viewer/ImageViewer.aspx?bHideCartFunctions=False&bIsRefresh=False
5. ↑ Leinment of Dower, Lawrence Co OH Recorder, Deed Book 16, page 174, https://cotthosting.com/OHLawrenceExternal/HTML5Viewer/ImageViewer.aspx?bHideCartFunctions=False&bIsRefresh=False

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4J-4MC : 18 February 2021), Mary Monhon in entry for James Mc Mahan, 1860.