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James Murray (1729 - 1804)

Capt. James Murray
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Died at about age 75 in Paxtang, Swatara Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

Daughters of the American Revolution
James Murray is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A083362.
James Murray was one of the Scots-Irish Immigrants to America 1718 onwards.
This profile is part of the Murray Name Study.

James Murray was born in 1729 in Scotland, son of William Murray (1689–1773) and Isabella Lindley (~1689–1773).[1]

James married Rebecca McLean (born in 1729 in Scotland). Their children were:

In 1800, James (70) was living in Middle Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania. [2]

James died on February 15, 1804, in Paxtang, Swatara Township, Dauphin, United States, aged 74. He was buried in Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.[1]

Born

1729 Scotland Map: Latitude: N56.8397. Longitude: W4.1906. Note: #N79. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] File 1729 Ireland Map: Latitude: N53.1803. Longitude: W8.1533. [10] 1729 Ireland Map: Latitude: N53.1803. Longitude: W8.1533. [11]

Death

15 February 1804 or 15 Mar 1804. Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. "Pennsylvania Genealogies" (source below) has the date of death as 15 February 1804. Died 15 FEB 1804. Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.4132. Longitude: W76.7868. [12][13][14][15][16][17] 15 FEB 1804. Dauphin, Pennsylvania. [18]

Burial

Old Dauphin Cemetery. [19] Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.3673. Longitude: W76.9311. [20][21]

Military

Captain of a Company of Foot in the 4th Battalion of Associators in the county of Lancaster. He was in active service through most of 1777 and participated in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. He later commanded a company of the 10th Battalion, Lancaster County Militia, in 1779. He contracted rheumatism during the Revolutionary War, resulting finally in his death.

Census

1800 Federal Census record:

Name: James Murray
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1800
Event Place: Middle Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Page: 184[22]
Image Number: 00017[23]

Research Notes

A source suggests wife was born in Scotland, but doesn't mention that Captain James Murray was a native of Scotland.

Note MURRAY, JAMES, son of William Murray, was born about 1729, in Scotland; died February 15, 1804, on his farm adjoining the borough of Dauphin, Dauphin, county, Pa. For this farm, he entered an application in the Land Office in 1768. The McMahan History has him as a colonel but the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) have him as a captain. (It is his uncle James Murray who was the Colonel Amy Golder-Cooper ) Note N79On form for Sons of the American Revolution the date of birth is July 4 1736 and he died April 1, 1817. Birth would be after the mother was 60 so I am not sure of the mother's birth date. (This is information for the uncle Colonel James Murray, buried in Chillisquaque Cemetery. Amy Golder-Cooper)

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database, and images (accessed 28 June 2020), memorial page for Capt James Murray (1729–15 Mar 1804), Find A Grave: Memorial #73327587, citing Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).
  2. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR4-5XJ: accessed 21 August 2018), James Murray, Middle Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 184, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 363,343
  3. ↑ Source: #S32 Database online. Record for Capt James Murray
  4. ↑ Source: #S158 Book Title: Pennsylvania Genealogies: Index of Surnames File
  5. ↑ Source: #S127
  6. ↑ Source: #S147
  7. ↑ Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File @M99@
  8. ↑ Source: #S159 Source number: 527.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KDS
  9. ↑ Source: #S15 Volume: 226 File @M498@
  10. ↑ Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File
  11. ↑ Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File
  12. ↑ Source: #S32 Database online. Record for Capt James Murray
  13. ↑ Source: #S158 Book Title: Pennsylvania Genealogies: Index of Surnames File
  14. ↑ Source: #S127
  15. ↑ Source: #S147
  16. ↑ Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File @M99@
  17. ↑ Source: #S15 Volume: 226 File @M498@
  18. ↑ Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File
  19. ↑ Find a Grave, database, and images (accessed 28 June 2020), memorial page for Capt James Murray (1729–15 Mar 1804), Find A Grave: Memorial #73327587, citing Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).
  20. ↑ Source: #S32 Database online. Record for Capt James Murray
  21. ↑ Source: #S127
  22. ↑ The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Publication Number: M32, Film Number: 40, GS Film Number:363343 Digital Folder Number:004956041
  23. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR4-5XJ: accessed 21 August 2018), James Murray, Middle Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 184, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 363,343

See also:

  • Boucher, John Newton. History of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania,Vol II History of Westmoreland County p.27
  • Source: #S32 Database online. Record for Capt James Murray
  • Source: #S158 Book Title: Pennsylvania Genealogies: Index of Surnames File
  • Source: #S127
  • Source: #S147
  • Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File @M99@
  • Source: #S159 Source number: 527.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KDS
  • Source: #S15 Volume: 226 File @M498@
  • Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File
  • Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File
  • Source: #S32 Database online. Record for Capt James Murray
  • Source: #S158 Book Title: Pennsylvania Genealogies: Index of Surnames File
  • Source: #S127
  • Source: #S147
  • Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File @M99@
  • Source: #S15 Volume: 226 File @M498@
  • Source: #S21 Database online. Record for Rebecca McLean File
  • Source: #S32 Database online. Record for Capt James Murray
  • Source: #S127
  • The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Publication Number: M32, Film Number: 40, GS Film Number:363343

Digital Folder Number:004956041

  • Colonial and revolutionary families of Pennsylvania: genealogical and personal memoirs, Vol. 3, p. 1519.
  • Source: S147 Ancestry.com Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014
  • Source: S15 Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1 NOTESons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
  • Source: Hatcher, Patricia Law Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999
  • Source: S158 Ancestry.com North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016
  • Source: S159 Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004
  • Source: Ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Women in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997
  • Source: S21 Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011
  • Pennsylvania Genealogies Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German - https://ia800205.us.archive.org/28/items/cu31924028856900/cu31924028856900.pdf
  • Records in the archives of Clan Murray, held by the U.S. Genealogist of the Clan, Michael Thomas
  • https://www.geni.com/people/James-Murray/6000000008630612525?through=6000000000978357269

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Mary Baker
I've reformatted the profile to align with style rules. I believe I've retained all the information that was in the file. I believe some of the Span ID data could be deleted - but have left for the profile owners to decide.

If anyone is concerned with the changes, please revert back to the previous version.

posted by Mary Baker
Rollet-41 Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Murray-11390 and Murray-7108 appear to represent the same person because: These two are duplicates and need to be merged. Please approve and merge.
posted by Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Thomas-7679 Gillian Thomas
Murray-15434 and Murray-7108 appear to represent the same person because: Both seem to refer to Captain James Murray of Dauphin County, Pennsylvannia. Same birth and death dates. More sources needed. Thanks for reviewing.
posted by Gillian Thomas
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Murray-11560 and Murray-11390 appear to represent the same person because: identical birth
posted on Murray-11390 (merged) by Robin Lee

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