Posted By:	Anna Murray
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	Subject:	Bennett Murray, James Murray, William Murray; Scotland->Virginia in 1768
	Post Date:	April 02, 2009 at 16:27:07
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	Forum:	Murray Family Genealogy Forum
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...at least that's what my great-great-grandmother reportedly said. I am looking for any information on the following people: James Murray and William Murray, possibly with a third brother who was possibly named Bennett Murray. According to the family history: "In 1768 three Murrays came over from Scotland. Two of them married Irish ladies. William, Bennett, and James were the Scotland Murrays. They came to Virginia and were Revolutionary soldiers in the War for Independence. William and Bennett after the war went to North Carolina and later to Tennessee and Missouri." ...though we are not certain that Bennett existed, or at least that he lived, since he does not appear in the censuses. Possible connection with a James and a William Murray, over 45 years, living in Orange County, NC in 1800. - Connections to Bennett Murray, son of Bennett Murray and Frances Hilterbrand, born near Castor River, MO on 18 February 1823. We know a fair amount about this Bennett; but we're really curious to know about his father, also Bennett Murray. This is not the same as the Bennett Murray born 22 miles away in 1820, though I'm very interested in hearing about him too.