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Set forth below is what is known and what I am GUESSING (it's just a THEORY, needing more reseach/evidence to prove or disprove). Do NOT take this as established fact.
Facts.
1. Margaret Murray married Archibald Shearer on March 13, 1763 either in Glassford (sometimes Glasford) Parish or in East Kilbride Parish of Lanarkshire (sometimes just Lanark), Scotland.
Best Guesses.
1. Archibald and Margaret (Murray) Shearer resdided at Drumtal farm, in either Glassford or East Kilbride Parish, and had a large family (8 children, I think I have found). In what I believe to be the correct birth order (but please correct me if you have different information), their children were: Janet (1764), John (1766, d. bef. 1776), Christian (abt 1768, female), Archibald (1774), John (abt 1776), William (1778), Gavin (1780) and Katherine (1785).
2. To be married in 1763 and a mother as late as 1785, Margaret was most likely born between 1740 and 1745 (so that she was no older than 45 at the birth of her last child and no younger than 18 at marriage in 1763).
3. On the LDS website, there is a baptism of a Margaret Murray on March 2, 1740 in Glassford, with a father William. This information was extracted from (microfilmed) original parish records, and so is reasonably reliable.
4. Margaret (Murray) Shearer named a son William Shearer.
5. William Murray was likely no older than 50 and no younger than 20 at the baptism of his daughter Margaret, so I am guessing he was born between 1690 and 1720, quite probably in Lanarkshire (another guess). He likely would have married the mother of Margaret sometime between about 1719 and 1739 (depending on whether this Margaret was the first born or the "baby" of the family).
6. A map of Lanarkshire parishes can be found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/LKS/parishmap.htmlhttp://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/LKS/parishmap.html. Using the analogy of the map as a clock, and starting at 12 o'clock (North) and going clockwise, Glassford Parish is surrounded by Blantyre, Hamilton, Stonehouse, Avondale and East Kilbride Parishes.
7. The LDS website includes the marriage of a William Murray and Janet Cochran on August 15, 1736 in Avondale Parish.
8. Margaret (Murray) Shearer named her first daughter Janet.
9. Janet Cochran, to be married in 1736, was probably born between 1710 and 1718 (to be no younger than 18 and no older than 26).
10. There is a record of the baptism of a Janet Cochran on March 18, 1714 in Stonehouse Parish, the daughter of John and Jean (Riddle) Cochran.
11. IF the William Murray, father of Margaret of 1740, is the same man as the William who married Janet Cochran in 1736, then he was likely born between 1706 and 1718, to be between 18 and 30 at marriage.
12. I have not found any likely baptismal record for a William Murray born in the right part of Lanarkshire (i.e., not Govan and not Glasgow) during the period 1706 to 1716.
13. Archibald and Margaret (Murray) Shearer also named a son Gavin, and this name could be the clue to an ancestor on either the Shearer or Murray side of the family.
14. There is a marriage record for a Gavin Murray and Mary Hamilton on February 3, 1710 in Stonehouse Parish.
15. As a THEORY, I would propose that William Murray was a son of Gavin and Mary (Hamilton) Murray.
Summarizing.
IF (big IF), any of the guesswork above is close to accurate, then the ancestors (going back in time) of Margaret (Murray) Shearer might have looked like this.
Ancestors of Margaret Murray
1. Margaret Murray, born Abt. February 1739/40 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Bet. 1785 - 1810 in Drumtall farm, (now East) Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of 2. William Murray and 3. Janet Cochran. She married (1) Archibald Shearer March 13, 1763 in (now East) Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was born Abt. 1738 in Drumtall farm, (now East) Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, and died Bet. 1785 - 1810 in Drumtall farm, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was the son of Archibald Shearer and Isobel Gowans.
Generation No. 2
2. William Murray, born Abt. August 1713 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1748 in Scotland. He was the son of 4. Gavin Murray and 5. Mary Hamilton. He married 3. Janet Cochran August 15, 1736 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
3. Janet Cochran, born March 18, 1713/14 in Stonehouse Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1748 in Scotland. She was the daughter of 6. John Cochran and 7. Jean Riddle.
Children of William Murray and Janet Cochran are:
i.Alexander Murray, born December 14, 1737 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1771 in Scotland; married Agnes Granger April 10, 1763 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland; born Bet. 1737 - 1745 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1771 in Scotland.
1ii.Margaret Murray, born Abt. February 1739/40 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Bet. 1785 - 1810 in Drumtall farm, (now East) Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; married Archibald Shearer March 13, 1763 in (now East) Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
iii.Jean Murray, born Bet. 1742 - 1746 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; married George Baird April 12, 1767 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland; born Bet. 1731 - 1747 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
iv.Janet Murray, born February 17, 1747/48 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; married William Bell November 09, 1766 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
v.William Murray, born Bet. 1749 - 1753 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; married Jean Beg November 21, 1773 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; born Bet. 1745 - 1755 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Generation No. 3
4. Gavin Murray, born Bet. 1689 - 1697 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1729 in Scotland. He married 5. Mary Hamilton February 03, 1709/10 in Stonehouse Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
5. Mary Hamilton, born Bet. 1685 - 1692 in Stonehouse Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Bet. 1720 - 1724 in Scotland.
Children of Gavin Murray and Mary Hamilton are:
i.Alexander Murray, born Abt. January 1710/11 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1747 in Scotland; married Agnes Lawson April 25, 1735 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; born Bet. 1712 - 1717 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1747 in Scotland.
2ii.William Murray, born Abt. August 1713 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1748 in Scotland; married Janet Cochran August 15, 1736 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
iii.John Murray, born Abt. January 1714/15 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; married Janet Scott May 08, 1738 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; born Bet. 1710 - 1720 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
iv.Isobell Murray, born June 07, 1716 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
v.Mary Murray, born December 05, 1717 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
vi.Agnes Murray, born February 14, 1719/20 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
6. John Cochran, born Bet. 1680 - 1690 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1717 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He married 7. Jean Riddle 1710 in Stonehouse Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
7. Jean Riddle, born Bet. 1682 - 1692 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1717 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Children of John Cochran and Jean Riddle are:
3i.Janet Cochran, born March 18, 1713/14 in Stonehouse Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died Aft. 1748 in Scotland; married William Murray August 15, 1736 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
ii.Eupham Cochran, born November 07, 1717 in Stonehouse Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Instead of looking at Gavin Murray from the perspective of his possible granddaughter, Margaret, here is a look at some descendants of Gavin Murray (a THEORY).
Descendants of Gavin Murray
1.GAVIN2 MURRAY(ROBERT1) was born Bet. 1689 - 1697 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died Aft. 1729 in Scotland.He married (1) MARY HAMILTON February 03, 1709/10 in Stonehouse Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.She was born Bet. 1685 - 1692 in Stonehouse Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died Bet. 1720 - 1724 in Scotland.He married (2) JANET SCOTT February 09, 1724/25 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.She was born Bet. 1699 - 1706 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Children of GAVIN MURRAY and MARY HAMILTON are:
2. i. ALEXANDER3 MURRAY, b. Abt. January 1710/11, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. Aft. 1747, Scotland.
3. ii. WILLIAM MURRAY, b. Abt. August 1713, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. Aft. 1748, Scotland.
iii. JOHN MURRAY, b. Abt. January 1714/15, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. JANET SCOTT, May 08, 1738, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; b. Bet. 1710 - 1720, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
iv. ISOBELL MURRAY, b. June 07, 1716, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
v. MARY MURRAY, b. December 05, 1717, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
vi. AGNES MURRAY, b. February 14, 1719/20, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Children of GAVIN MURRAY and JANET SCOTT are:
vii. DAUGHTER3 MURRAY, b. January 22, 1726/27, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
viii. ISOBELL MURRAY, b. May 25, 1729, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Generation No. 2
2.ALEXANDER3 MURRAY (GAVIN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. January 1710/11 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died Aft. 1747 in Scotland.He married AGNES LAWSON April 25, 1735 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.She was born Bet. 1712 - 1717 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died Aft. 1747 in Scotland.
Children of ALEXANDER MURRAY and AGNES LAWSON are:
i. MARGARET4 MURRAY, b. September 25, 1742, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. WILLIAM DALGLISH, April 10, 1763, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
ii. JANET MURRAY, b. January 13, 1744/45, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
iii. HELEN MURRAY, b. December 13, 1747, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. ANDREW HAMILTON, December 08, 1765, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; b. Abt. 1745, Scotland.
iv. WILLIAM MURRAY, b. Bet. 1749 - 1754, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. JEAN HAMILTON, April 24, 1774, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; b. Bet. 1746 - 1756, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
3.WILLIAM3 MURRAY (GAVIN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. August 1713 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died Aft. 1748 in Scotland.He married JANET COCHRAN August 15, 1736 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, daughter of JOHN COCHRAN and JEAN RIDDLE.She was born March 18, 1713/14 in Stonehouse Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died Aft. 1748 in Scotland.
More About JANET COCHRAN:
Date born 2: Bet. 1713 - 1719, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Children of WILLIAM MURRAY and JANET COCHRAN are:
4. i. ALEXANDER4 MURRAY, b. December 14, 1737, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. Aft. 1771, Scotland.
5. ii. MARGARET MURRAY, b. Abt. February 1739/40, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. Bet. 1785 - 1810, Drumtall farm, (now East) Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
6. iii. JEAN MURRAY, b. Bet. 1742 - 1746, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
iv. JANET MURRAY, b. February 17, 1747/48, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. WILLIAM BELL, November 09, 1766, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
More About JANET MURRAY:
Date born 2: Bet. 1738 - 1748, Lanarkshire, Scotland
v. WILLIAM MURRAY, b. Bet. 1749 - 1753, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. JEAN BEG, November 21, 1773, Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; b. Bet. 1745 - 1755, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Generation No. 3
4.ALEXANDER4 MURRAY (WILLIAM3, GAVIN2, ROBERT1) was born December 14, 1737 in Avondale Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died Aft. 1771 in Scotland.He married AGNES GRANGER April 10, 1763 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.She was born Bet. 1737 - 1745 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and died Aft. 1771 in Scotland.
Children of ALEXANDER MURRAY and AGNES GRANGER are:
i. WILLIAM5 MURRAY, b. March 06, 1764, East Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
ii. JANET MURRAY, b. November 04, 1765, East Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
iii. JEAN MURRAY, b. January 28, 1768, East Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
iv. ALEXANDER MURRAY, b. May 15, 1771, East Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
5.MARGARET4 MURRAY (WILLIAM3, GAVIN2, ROBERT1) was born Abt. February 1739/40 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Baptism: March 02, 1739/40, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died Bet. 1785 - 1810 in Drumtall farm, (now East) Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.She married ARCHIBALD SHEARER March 13, 1763 in (now East) Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, son of ARCHIBALD SHEARER and ISOBEL GOWANS.He was born Abt. 1738 in Drumtall farm, (now East) Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, and died Bet. 1785 - 1810 in Drumtall farm, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Children of MARGARET MURRAY and ARCHIBALD SHEARER are:
i. JANET5 SHEARER, b. Abt. February 1764, Drumtal farm, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
More About JANET SHEARER:
Baptism: March 11, 1764, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ii. JOHN SHEARER, b. April 09, 1766, Drumtal farm, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. Bef. 1776, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
More About JOHN SHEARER:
Baptism: April 22, 1766, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland
iii. CHRISTIAN SHEARER, b. Abt. 1768, Drumtal farm, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. Abt. 1825, Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. (1) JAMES STEVEN, Abt. 1786, Scotland; b. Abt. 1764, Scotland; d. Bef. 1797; m. (2) WILLIAM THOMAS YUILLE, March 16, 1797, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; b. Bet. 1750 - 1768, Scotland; d. Aft. 1797, Scotland.
iv. ARCHIBALD SHEARER, b. March 24, 1774, Drumtal farm, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; d. January 07, 1851, Little Hareshaw farm, Parish of Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; m. ANN WILSON, August 03, 1794, Glassford or East Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; b. Bet. January 20, 1774 - January 19, 1775, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland (calculated from age 72 on date of death); d. January 19, 1847, Little Hareshaw farm, Parish of Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
More About ARCHIBALD SHEARER:
Census: 1841, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Migrated: Abt. June 1810, Glassford Parish to Shotts Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland
More About ANN WILSON:
Date born 2: Bet. 1772 - 1776, East Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (from age reported in 1841 census; 65, rounded down from 65 to 69)
Census: 1841, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (age 65-69)
v. JOHN SHEARER, b. Abt. 1776, Scotland; d. Aft. 1841; m. UNKNOWN, Abt. 1810, Scotland; b. Bet. 1772 - 1790, Scotland; d. Bet. 1836 - 1841, Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
More About JOHN SHEARER:
Baptism: September 10, 1777, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Census: 1841, Glassford, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation: 1841, Hand loom weaver (cotton)
vi. WILLIAM SHEARER, b. September 20, 1778, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. Aft. 1841; m. JEAN REID, June 11, 1815, East Kilbride or Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; b. Bet. 1778 - 1795, Scotland; d. Aft. 1815, Scotland.
More About WILLIAM SHEARER:
Census: 1841, Glassford, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation: 1841, agricultural laborer
vii. GAVIN SHEARER, b. September 19, 1780, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. Bet. 1841 - 1876, Scotland; m. MARGARET LENNOX, Bet. January 02 - 18, 1803, East Kilbride or Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; b. Bet. 1784 - 1785, Lanarkshire, Scotland; d. Aft. 1841.
More About GAVIN SHEARER:
Date born 2: September 19, 1784, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died 2: Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Baptism: October 03, 1780, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Census: 1841, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Occupation: 1841, Shoemaker
viii. KATHERINE SHEARER, b. Abt. March 08, 1785, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. DAVID MILLIGAN, December 04, 1812, East Kilbride or Glassford Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; b. Bet. 1775 - 1785.
More About KATHERINE SHEARER:
Baptism: March 28, 1785, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
6.JEAN4 MURRAY (WILLIAM3, GAVIN2, ROBERT1) was born Bet. 1742 - 1746 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.She married GEORGE BAIRD April 12, 1767 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.He was born Bet. 1731 - 1747 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Children of JEAN MURRAY and GEORGE BAIRD are:
i. MARGARET5 BAIRD, b. March 09, 1768, East Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
ii. JAMES BAIRD, b. October 10, 1769, East Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
iii. BASIL BAIRD, b. January 21, 1771, East Kilbride Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m. ANN PETTIGREW, December 17, 1799, Carmunnock Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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