Robert Murray of Murray (1721 - 1786)

Born 1721 in Scotland [uncertain]

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Died 22 Jul 1786 at about age 65 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States

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Robert Murray of Murray was one of the Scots-Irish Immigrants to America 1718 onwards.

Biography

This profile is part of the Murray Name Study.

Robert Murray born 1721 in County Armagh, Ireland, son of John Murray, entered as a native of Perthshire, Scotland (however this information has no source and is as yet unproven. Robert emigrated with his father and brother to Pennsylvania in 1732.^[1]

Ulster birth is plausible, but questionable, and requires further research. ( Birth( was said to have been )in Scotland, as stated in the Pennsylvania Genealogies source listed below - (by) Michael Thomas (Thomas-10705)

Robert became a merchant in New York City, dying there in 1786. He had two sons, John Murray, who took over the business, and Lindley, who returned to England where he became a famous grammarian. He is buried in Holgate, England. [Records in the archives of Clan Murray, held by the U.S. Genealogist of the Clan, Michael Thomas]

From Pennsylvania Genealogies:Italic text

Robert came to America with his parents and lived in the Swatara area until about 1750, when he moved to North Carolina during the immigration rush. After a few years, he moved north to New York and became a merchant. He purchased a tract of land known as "Murray Hill" in the heart of New York City. It became historical as the spot where Robert's wife entertained Lord Howe and his officers long enough for American troops under Putnam to escape during the Revolutionary War.

Robert and Mary had 12 children in all, but only four were noted in the records - Lindley, John, Beulah, and Susan.

Birth: 1 JUL 1721 Ulster Plantations, IE

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Name: Robert Murray

Birth: 1721 in Scotland

Death: 22 Jul 1786 in New York City

Father: John Murray b: 1691 in Scotland

Mother: Mary

Marriage 1 Mary Lindley b: 1726

Married: 1744 in Pennsylvania

Children

Lindley Murray birth b: 1745 in Dauphin Co. Pa.

Mary Murray birth b: 1750 in Swatara,Pa.

John Murray birth b: 3 Aug 1758

Beulah Murray birth b: 25 May 1762

Susan Murray birth b: 1765

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Name: Lindley Murray

Birth: 1745 in Dauphin Co. Pa.

Death: 16 Feb 1826 in Holdgate,York,England

Father: Robert Murray b: 1721 in Scotland

Mother: Mary Lindley b: 1726

Marriage Hannah Dobson 22 Jun 1767

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Name: John Murray

Title: Quaker

Birth: 3 Aug 1758

Death: 4 Aug 1819 in New York City

Burial: Friends Meeting House,Flushing,NY

Father: Robert Murray b: 1721 in Scotland

Mother: Mary Lindley b: 1726

Marriage Catharine Browne 13 Nov 1783 in Flushing,New York

Sources

1. ↑ "The Murrays of Murray Hill: A New York Quaker Family Before, During and After the Revolution" by Charles Monaghan Quaker History Vol. 87, No. 1 (Spring 1998), pp. 35-56 https://www.jstor.org/stable/

See also:

• 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

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Murray-793 created through the import of Foster-Volkenant.ged on May 31, 2011 by Terry Foster.

• WikiTree profile Murray-1409 created through the import of Doering Family Tree.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Teresa Harageones.