Parents of Daniel (born John) Murray, 1680, Midlothian,Scotland

Question

A fruitless 2-year search for the parents of Daniel Murray led me to a reference on the Messner private Member Tree: 'Daniel (born John) Murray, 1680-Scotland, but several requests for info from the profile manager remain unanswered

If you have come across John in your travels, I would be most grateful for any information about him, particularly his ancestry

Many thanks

Brian Murray    South Africa

email:    ad.astra@telkomsa.net

Answer 1

John Murray

Scotland Births and Baptisms

Name	John Murray
Gender	Male
Christening Date	28 Nov 1680
Christening Place	, WEST CALDER, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Birth Date	07 Nov 1680
Father's Name	Mungo Murray
Mother's Name	Margaret Nimmo

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Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

Indexing Project (Batch) Number	C11701-2
System Origin	Scotland-VR
GS Film number	1067793
Reference ID	2:1870D7S

Citing this Record

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTT2-MQQ : 2 January 2015), John Murray, 07 Nov 1680; citing , reference 2:1870D7S; FHL microfilm 1,067,793.

Comments

Good morning, Frank

This is the most wonderful news!!!    Daniel was the great grandfather of 1820 Settler, James Murray;    we have extensive records of the family since arrival in South Africa, but no-one had sucessfully traced his ancestry back to Scotland, so I thought I would have a try.    I managed only 3 generations before reaching a dead-end with Daniel

Mow, thanks to your answer, we have direct lineage to the Murrays of Tullibardine,  then to Freskin (1107), the Flemish Counts  and beyond 

Has John (Daniel) emerged in your previous research, or do you have a hot-line to the Messner Tree manager?    Also, what is the significance of the codes in your second reply?

I'm pushing my luck here, but do you have any idea as to why he changed his name?

Thank you once again, Frank;    we are deeply indebted to you!

Kind regards

Brian Murray

 

 

 

 

 

Answer 2

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