Murray Family
Generation One
1. James1 Murray married Sarah Thomas.
He resided at Barbadoes.
Known children of James1 Murray and Sarah Thomas were as follows:
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2. i. Dr. William2 Murray, born 15 Jul 1708 at Scotland; married Ann Smith.
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ii. Alexander Murray was born in 1719.
He was a merchant.
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iii. Elizabeth Murray was born in 1720. She married James Calder.
Generation Two
2. Dr. William2 Murray (James1) was born on 15 Jul 1708 at Scotland. He married Ann Smith, daughter of James Smith and Sarah Hynson, on 22 Jan 1740 at Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. He died on 13 Apr 1769 at Kent Co., MD, at age 60.
He was a physician. He resided at Barbadoes. He immigrated in 1735 to Maryland. He and Ann Smith resided at Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. He left a will on 12 Feb 1758; proved 25 Apr 1759.
Ann Smith was born on 7 Dec 1720 at St. Paul's Parish, Kent Co., MD. She died on 18 Aug 1807 at age 86.
Known children of Dr. William2 Murray and Ann Smith were as follows:
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3. i. Dr. James3 Murray, born 1 Jan 1741; married Sarah Ennalls Maynadier.
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4. ii. Elizabeth Murray, born 7 Oct 1743; married John Thompson.
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iii. Ann Murray was born on 5 Sep 1745. She died in 1808.
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5. iv. Sarah Murray, born 12 Nov 1747; married John Thomas.
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6. v. Katherine Murray, born 27 Feb 1749; married Richard Bennett Carmichael.
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vi. Dr. William Murray Jr. was born on 12 Jul 1752. He married Harriet Hesselius, daughter of John Hesselius, on 5 Nov 1788; lic., 3rd husband. He died on 25 Sep 1842 at age 90.
He was a physician.
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7. vii. Commodore Alexander Murray, born 12 Jul 1755 at Chestertown, Kent Co., MD; married Mary Miller.
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viii. Mary Murray was born on 7 Jan 1757. She died on 23 May 1760 at age 3.
Generation Three
3. Dr. James3 Murray (William2, James1) was born on 1 Jan 1741. He married Sarah Ennalls Maynadier, daughter of Rev. Daniel Maynadier Jr. and Mary Murray, on 6 Oct 1773; 2nd husband. He died on 17 Dec 1819 at age 78. He was buried at St. Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD.
He was a physician. He resided at Annapolis, MD. He was educated at Edinburgh, Scotland. He and Sarah Ennalls Maynadier had 6 children.
Sarah Ennalls Maynadier was born circa 1751. She married John Rider Nevett; 1st husband. She died on 21 Nov 1837.
Known children of Dr. James3 Murray and Sarah Ennalls Maynadier include:
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8. i. James4 Murray, born 7 Apr 1786; married Charlotte Winder Ratcliffe; married Catharine Ratcliffe.
4. Elizabeth3 Murray (William2, James1) was born on 7 Oct 1743. She married John Thompson, son of Dowdall Thompson and Hester Baldwin, circa 1774; 2nd wife. She died in Mar 1840 at age 96.
John Thompson was born on 14 Jul 1741. He married Ann circa 1762; 1st wife. He died on 7 Sep 1803 at age 62. He resided at Chestertown, Kent Co., MD.
5. Sarah3 Murray (William2, James1) was born on 12 Nov 1747. She married John Thomas, son of Philip Thomas and Ann Chew, on 23 Aug 1777. She died in 1824.
She and John Thomas had 4 children.
John Thomas was born on 26 Aug 1743. He died on 3 Feb 1805 at age 61. He resided at 'Lebanon', West River, Anne Arundel Co., MD. He was President of the Senate of Maryland.
Known children of Sarah3 Murray and John Thomas include:
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i. John4 Thomas was born on 27 Apr 1788. He married Elizabeth Murray, daughter of Commodore Alexander Murray and Mary Miller, on 31 Dec 1817. He died on 27 Dec 1858 at age 70.
He was educated at St. John's College, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD. He was a member of the House of Delegates at Maryland. He and Elizabeth Murray had 6 children. He and Elizabeth Murray resided at 'Lebanaon', West River, Anne Arundel Co., MD.
6. Katherine3 Murray (William2, James1) was born on 27 Feb 1749. She married Richard Bennett Carmichael, son of William Carmichael and Ann Brooke, on 6 Mar 1774. She died on 5 Oct 1785 at age 36.
Richard Bennett Carmichael was born on 20 Jan 1752. He died on 13 Feb 1824 at age 72. He was a farmer. He resided at Queen Anne's Co., MD. He resided at 'Bennett's Choice', Queen Anne's Co., MD. He was a captain in the 20th Battalion of Queen Anne's County Militia in 1780.
7. Commodore Alexander3 Murray (William2, James1) He was born on 12 Jul 1755 at Chestertown, Kent Co., MD. He married Mary Miller, daughter of Capt. Magnus Miller and Mary McCormick, on 18 Jun 1782. He died on 6 Oct 1821 at near Philadelphia, PA, at age 66. He was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
He was a Capt. in the 1st Maryland Regiment during the Long Island Campaign. He was the Captain of the privateer sloop 'General Mercer', 10 guns, crew of 50 on 10 Jun 1777 at Maryland. He was the Captain of the privateer brig 'Saratoga', 20 guns, crew of 20 on 1 May 1778 at Maryland. He was the Captain of the privateer brig 'Columbus', 16 guns, crew of 25 on 5 Apr 1779 at Maryland. He was the owner of the privateer sloop 'Bennington', 10 guns, crew of 15 on 18 Aug 1779 at Maryland. He was the Captain of the privateer brig 'Revenge', 12 guns, crew of 32 on 24 Jun 1780 at Maryland. He was a Lieutenant on the Continental Frigate 'Trumbull' on 20 Jul 1781. He was the Captain of the privateer brig 'Prosperity', 14 guns, crew of 40 on 6 Nov 1781 at Virginia. He was a Lieutenant on the Continental frigate 'Alliance' on 20 Jun 1783. He was the Captain of the United States frigate 'Constellation' in 1803. He was the Captain of the United States frigate 'Adams' before 1805. He was the Commandant of the Navy Yard in 1812 at Philadlphia, PA.
Mary Miller was born on 25 Apr 1766. She was baptized on 30 Apr 1766 at 1st Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA. She died on 7 Feb 1834 at age 67. She was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. She resided at Philadelphia, PA.
Known children of Commodore Alexander3 Murray and Mary Miller were as follows:
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i. Mary4 Murray was born on 14 Sep 1783. She died on 26 Jul 1786 at age 2.
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ii. William Murray was born on 2 Jul 1785. He died on 19 Aug 1785.
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iii. Magnus Miller Murray was born on 22 Feb 1787. He married Mary Wilkens, daughter of Gen. John Wilkens and Catherine Reagan. He died in Mar 1838 at age 51.
He had 8 children.
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iv. Anne Murray was born on 24 Feb 1789. She died in Nov 1791 at age 2.
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v. Alexander Murray was born on 25 Jul 1790. He died in Nov 1790.
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12. vi. Mary Ann Murray, born Jun 1792; married Joseph Bloomfield McIlvaine.
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vii. Juliana Murray was born on 3 Sep 1795. She died on 26 Dec 1843 at age 48.
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viii. Alexander Murray was born on 18 Sep 1794. He died on 6 Sep 1799 at age 4. He was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.
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ix. Elizabeth Murray was born on 27 May 1798. She married John Thomas, son of John Thomas and Sarah Murray, on 31 Dec 1817. She died on 28 Oct 1847 at age 49.
She and John Thomas had 6 children. She and John Thomas resided at 'Lebanaon', West River, Anne Arundel Co., MD.
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x. Alexander Magnus Murray was born on 10 Jan 1801. He died on 25 Jul 1822 at age 21.
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xi. Katherine Murray was born on 28 Mar 1804. She married William Stewart on 24 Aug 1830; 1st husband. She married James Murray, son of Dr. James Murray, on 31 Oct 1849; 2nd husband. She died in Jun 1870 at age 66.
Generation Four
8. James4 Murray (James3, William2, James1) was born on 7 Apr 1786. He married Charlotte Winder Ratcliffe on 29 Aug 1809; 1st wife. He married Catharine Ratcliffe; 2nd wife.
He and Charlotte Winder Ratcliffe had 7 children.
Charlotte Winder Ratcliffe was born on 19 Apr 1791. She died on 20 May 1845 at age 54.
Known children of James4 Murray and Charlotte Winder Ratcliffe include:
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i. James Daniel5 Murray was born on 20 Sep 1829. He married Catharine Carmichael Spencer, daughter of William Alexander Spencer and Catherine Murray Carmichael, on 29 Jun 1858; 1st wife. He married Elizabeth Murray Spencer, daughter of William Alexander Spencer and Catherine Murray Carmichael, on 24 May 1864; 2nd wife. He died on 9 Dec 1906 at age 77.
He and Elizabeth Murray Spencer had 4 children. He and Catharine Carmichael Spencer had 1 child. He was pay director of the US Navy.
Catharine Ratcliffe was born on 28 Mar 1801. She died on 15 Jun 1870 at age 69.
9. Elizabeth4 Thompson (Elizabeth3 Murray, William2, James1) married Isaac Spencer.
10. William4 Carmichael (Katherine3 Murray, William2, James1) married Sarah Downes.
12. Mary Ann4 Murray (Alexander3, William2, James1) was born in Jun 1792. She married Joseph Bloomfield McIlvaine, son of Dr. William McIlvaine and Mary Shippen, on 31 Jul 1812. She died on 27 Dec 1824 at age 32.
Joseph Bloomfield McIlvaine was born on 15 Jan 1790 at Bristol, Bucks Co., PA. He died on 14 Jul 1847 at Philadelphia, PA, at age 57. He resided circa 1793 at Burlington, Burlington Co., NJ. He resided at Philadelphia, PA.
Additional Generations
13. William Alexander5 Spencer (Elizabeth4 Thompson, Elizabeth3 Murray, William2, James1) married Catherine Murray Carmichael.
14. Catherine Murray5 Carmichael (William4, Katherine3 Murray, William2, James1) married William Alexander Spencer.
17. Alexander Murray5 McIlvaine (Mary4 Murray, Alexander3, William2, James1) married Mary Cowperthwaite Olden.
18. Charles McGill6 Spencer (William5, Elizabeth4 Thompson, Elizabeth3 Murray, William2, James1) married Mary Shippen McIlvaine.
21. Mary Shippen6 McIlvaine (Alexander5, Mary4 Murray, Alexander3, William2, James1) married Charles McGill Spencer.
23. Julia McIlvaine7 Spencer (Charles6, William5, Elizabeth4 Thompson, Elizabeth3 Murray, William2, James1) married Charles Turner Marshall.
29. Julian McIlvaine8 Marshall (Julia7 Spencer, Charles6, William5, Elizabeth4 Thompson, Elizabeth3 Murray, William2, James1) married Henrietta Armitt Harrison.
32. John Randolph9 Marshall (Julian8, Julia7 Spencer, Charles6, William5, Elizabeth4 Thompson, Elizabeth3 Murray, William2, James1) married Deborah Lynn Reilly.
Pedigrees:
Pedigree Base - Marshall
21 - Mary Shippen McIlvaine
18 - Charles McGill Spencer
2 - William Murray
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