William Murdock (abt. 1710 - 1769)

Born about 1710 in Prince George's County, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Addison) Murdock — married 1729 in Prince George's, Maryland

Husband of Mary (Dulany) Murdock — married 1 Jan 1757 in Prince George's, Maryland

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1769 at about age 59 in Prince George's County, Province of Maryland

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Biography

1710 Birth and Parentage

MURDOCK, WILLIAM (ca. 1710-1769). BORN: ca. 1710, probably in Prince George's County; only son. ^[1]

• NATIVE: probably second generation.
• RESIDED: probably at "Padsworth Farm," near Queen Anne, Prince George's County. ^[1]

FAMILY BACKGROUND.

• FATHER. Capt. John Murdock, Gent., a merchant.
• MOTHER: Katherine, daughter of William Barton (1667/68-1705).
• AUNT: Sarah Barton (?-1733), who married first, by 1713, Samuel Perrie (?-1729). ^[1]

William Murdock was born ca 1710^[2]

1729 First Marriage to Ann Addison

• MARRIED first, ca. 1729, Ann (1711/12-1753), daughter of Thomas Addison (1679-1727) and wife Eleanor Smith (1689-1761). Ann was the niece of Lucy Smith (1688-1770), who married Thomas Brooke (1683-1744); ^[1]
  • Anne Smith (1694-1759), who married second, Thomas Trueman Greenfield (1682-1733); and Rebecca Smith (1696-1737), who married Daniel Dulany (1685-1753).
  • Her brothers were John Addison (1713-1764); Thomas (1715-1770); Henry (1717-1789); and Anthony (?-1753).
  • Her half sisters were Rebecca (1703-?), who married first, James Bowles (?-ca. 1727/28), and second, George Plater (1695-1755); and Elinor (1705-?), who married fourth, Corbin Lee (?-1774).

William Murdock married Ann Addison (1711/12-1753) ^[2]

1757 Second Marriage to Margaret Dulany

• MARRIED second, on January 1, 1757, his first wife's first cousin Margaret (?-1791), widow of Alexander Hamilton (1712-1756), daughter of Daniel Dulany (1685-1753) and wife Rebecca Smith (1696-1737). ^[1][3]
  • Margaret was the niece of Lucy Smith (1688-1770), who married Thomas Brooke (1683-1744); Eleanor Smith (1689-1761), who married Thomas Addison (1679-1727); and Anne Smith (1694-1759), who married second, Thomas Trueman Greenfield (1682-1733).
  • Her brothers were Daniel Dulany, Jr. (1722-1797); Walter Dulany (?-1773); and Dennis (1730-1779).
  • Her stepbrother was Samuel Chew (by 1734-1786). Her sisters were Rachel; Rebecca; and Mary.
  • Her stepsisters were Henrietta Maria Chew (1731-1762), who married Edward Dorsey (1718-1760); Margaret Chew (?-1773), who married John Beale Bordley (1726/27-1804); and Mary Ann Chew (1736-1774), who married William Paca (1740-1799).

He also married Margaret Dulany Hamilton (? = 1791) ^[2]

Career and Status

PRIVATE CAREER. ^[1]

• EDUCATION: literate.
• RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County.

1769 Death and Will

William Murdock died 1769 ^[2]

October 19, 1769 On Tuesday morning (Oct. 17, 1769) died at his seat near Queen Anne, Prince George's County, William Murdock, Esq., for many years a representative of that county.

Md. Gazette Annapolis, Maryland 19 October, 1769

Will

MURDOCK, WM, Prince George's Co, 23 Mar. 1766; 2 Dec. 1769

• Children: Rebecca, Margaret, John, Mary, Eleanor Hall, Cath. Sim and Addison,
• Tracts: "Bowles Choice."
• Exs: Sons Addison and John.
• Wit: Walter Dulaney, Samuel White, John Clagget, son of Edward. MCW 37, 382

Children

SONS: ^[1]

1. John (1729-died in infancy);
2. Addison Murdock (1731-1793); and
3. John (1733-1790) of Georgetown, Montgomery County, who married Ann Belt.

DAUGHTERS: ^[1]

1. Catherine (ca. 1735-1771), who married Joseph Sim (?-1793);
2. Ann, who married in 1774 Rev. Clement Brooke (1730-1800), son of Thomas Brooke (1683-1744);
3. Mary (?-1795), a spinster;
4. Eleanor (Elinor) (?-1796), who married in 1757 Benjamin Hall, of Francis (?-1803);
5. Rebecca (?-1826), who married Anthony Addison; and
6. Margaret (1761-1828), a spinster.

COMBINED

1. MURDOCK, ADDISON (1731-1793). BORN: on July 31, 1731, in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County; eldest surviving son. NATIVE: probably third generation. RESIDED: in Patuxent Hundred, Prince George's County, 1757, 1759; Collington Hundred, Prince George's County, 1763; "Perrywood," Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, probably from 1769 until death.

• FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: William Murdock (ca. 1710-1769). MOTHER: Ann Addison (1711/12-1753). STEPMOTHER: Margaret Dulany Hamilton (?-1791). UNCLE: John Addison (1713-1764). STEPUNCLES. Daniel Dulany, Jr. (1722-1797); Walter Dulany (?-1773). BROTHERS: John (1729- died in infancy); John (1733-1790). SISTERS.Catherine (ca. 1735-1771), who married Joseph

Sim (?-1793); Ann; Mary (?-1795); and Eleanor (?-1796), who married in 1757 Benjamin Hall, of Francis (?-1803). HALF SISTERS: Margaret (1761-1828); Rebecca (?-1828). NIECE: Anne Hall (1762-1809), who married Thomas Clark (ca. 1760-17%). MARRIED probably never. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Mr., by 1763; Gent., by 1768; Esq., by 1793. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: probably planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Conventions, Prince George's County, 1st, 1774, 2nd, 1774. LOCAL OFFICES, churchwarden, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, 1764-1765; Queen Anne Parish Vestry, Prince George's County, in office, 1765-ca. 1767; Committee of Correspondence, Prince George's County, elected 1774, 1775; Committee of Observation, Prince George's County, elected 1775. STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: manumitted two slaves in his will and apprenticed three others to trades on the condition that they be set free to practice their trades at the age of 21. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. PERSONAL PROPERTY: inherited unknown amount of personal property from his father, 1769; 89 slaves, 1790. LAND AT FIRST EL ECTION: 2,419 acres in Prince George's County (all inherited from his father). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: sold 1,250 acres in Prince George's County, 1778-1791 (his stepmother had a life estate in 746 acres of this prop- erty, which he sold to his half sisters in 1790 prior to his stepmother's death); mortgaged 600 acres of land to his brother-in-law Benjamin Hall, of Francis (?-1803), 1790. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: will probated on May 14, 1793; probably in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV, £6,732.5.3 current money (in-cluding 76 slaves, 54 oz. plate, books, 26 horses, and a diamond ring); FB, £2,803.18.2. LAND: ca. 1,169 acres in Prince George's County, plus the 600 acres that were mortgaged but later released to the estate. In his will he directed that 300 acres of his dwelling plantation be sold to help pay his debts.^[2]

• MURDOCK, GEORGE (1742-1805). BORN in 1742, probably in Prince George's County; eldest son. NATIVE: third generation. RESIDED: in Frederick Town, Frederick County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: William Murdock (?-1815), son of Rev. George Murdock (?-ca. 1761), an immigrant from England, rector of Prince George's Parish, Prince George's County, in 1726, who married Eleanor Sprigg, widow of first, John Nuthall (?-1714), and second, Thomas Hillary.

BROTHERS: William (?-1825), a merchant of London; Benjamin, who resided in Frederick County. SISTER: Barbara (?-by 1822), who married by 1814 Andrew Bruce (?-1815). FIRST couSIN: William Murdock Beall (ca. 1742-1823). MAR- RIED by 1771 Eleanor (1747-1828), daughter of Arthur Charlton (?-1771) and wife Eleanor Har- rison (?-by 1797). Her brothers were Thomas; John Usher. Her sisters were Alice, who married Casper Schaff (?-1798); Mary, who married Pe- ter Grosh; Alice (Ann) Phebe Penn (ca. 1756-1830), who married John Ross Key (1754-1821); Usher; and Jane (?-1797), who never married. Her nephew was Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), author of "The Star-Spangled Banner," who mar- ried Mary Tayloe, daughter of Edward Lloyd (1744-17%). CHILDREN. SON: George William (?- by 1822), who married Jaqueline Haines. DAUGHTERS: Eleanor (?-1842), who married Richard Potts (1753-1808); Ann, who married Richard Potts, Jr. (1786-1865), a lawyer who served in the Maryland Senate, 1838-1844; Harriett (?-by 1822), who married Dr. William Brad-^[2] ley Tyler of Frederick County; and Mary (?-1820). PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. Anglican, All Saint's Parish, Frederick County. In 1820 his wife paid off part of the parish debt. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Gent., by 1779; Esq., by 1790. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: merchant; farmer; officeholder. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: 1st Convention, Frederick County, 1774 (appointed, but did not attend). LOCAL OFFICES: sheriff, Frederick County, appointed November 17, 1764, until September 28, 1765, reelected in 1777 but did not serve; visitor, Public School, Frederick County, 1768; Committee of Correspondence, Frederick County, elected 1774; Committee of Observation, Frederick County, date unknown; register of wills, Frederick County, 1776-1805; continental commissary, Frederick Town, 1777; issuing commissary, Frederick Town, 1778-1781; agent to purchase provisions, Frederick County, 1779; forage master, Frederick County, 1779; justice, Frederick County, 1783-1796; judge, Court of Appeals for Tax Assessment, 1786; trustee, Frederick County School, 1796. JURY SERVICE: Frederick County Court, 1781. OUT OF STATE SERVICE: presidential elector, 17%, 1800. WEALTHDURING LIFETIME. PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed value £270.0.0, including 6 slaves and 17 oz. plate, 1782; 19 slaves, 1790; 9 slaves, 1800. ANNUAL INCOME: received annually from his brother William half of the profits of William's business in London "for his great services towards the promotion of it in America where the foundation of it lay." LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 926 acres in Frederick County (at least 398 acres inheritedfrom his grandfather). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: purchased ca. 1,500 acres in Frederick County, plus 3 lots and a part of 3 additional lots in Frederick Town (1 lot was purchased as confiscated British property), 1778-1801; patented 91 acres between 1790 and 1792; sold 461 acres from 1779 to 1802, plus 3 lots and at least part of a fourth lot in Frederick Town. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on May 5, 1805; administration bond posted in Frederick County. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV, at least$9,932.72 current money (including 28 slaves, books, and 233 oz. plate). LAND: ca. 2,000 acres in Frederick County, plus part of at least 1 lot in Frederick Town. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Papenfuse, 606
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Papenfuse, 605
3. ↑ Warfield, Joshua Dorsey, "The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A Genealogical and Biographical Review from Wills, Deeds, and Church Records", Baltimore: Kohn and Pollock,1905, Archive.org, p. 184

Bibliography of Frequently Cited Sources

Edward C. Papenfuse, et al. Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789. Volume 426, Page 605-606 View pdf image (33K) http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000426/html/am426--606.html. Accessed Oct 19, 2016.