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Margaret “Peggy” GOMERAge: 80 years1765–1846

Name: Margaret “Peggy” GOMER

Given names: Margaret

Nickname: Peggy

Surname: GOMER

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Birth	August 1, 1765 Somerset Co NJ
Marriage	John McMURTRY Sr — View this family January 26, 1781 (Age 15 years) Somerset Co NJ Note: Entry found in Volume XXII, Marriage Records 1665-1800 (New Jersey) stated marriage as Jan 26 but old family bible states Jan 29, 1781. Entry of John and Peggy McMurtry's Marriage
Birth of a son #1	Henry McMURTRY December 6, 1781 (Age 16 years) Somerset Co, NJ
Death of a father	Henry GOMER January 1782 (Age 16 years) Somerset Co NJ
Birth of a daughter #2	Jean “Jenny” McMURTRY October 18, 1784 (Age 19 years) Somerset NJ
Birth of a son #3	John McMURTRY Jr March 10, 1787 (Age 21 years) Orange Co NC
Birth of a son #4	James McMURTRY December 22, 1789 (Age 24 years) Orange Co NC
Death of a son	James McMURTRY February 10, 1795 (Age 29 years) Sumner TN
Birth of a daughter #5	Mary “Polly” McMURTRY June 15, 1796 (Age 30 years) Sumner TN
Birth of a son #6	Asa McMURTRY May 1, 1799 (Age 33 years) Sumner TN
Birth of a son #7	Thomas Wilkerson McMURTRY 1802 (Age 36 years) Sumner TN
Birth of a daughter #8	Margaret “Peggy” McMURTRY October 18, 1806 (Age 41 years) Sumner TN
Death of a daughter	Margaret “Peggy” McMURTRY before 1831 (Age 65 years)
Death of a husband	John McMURTRY Sr March 16, 1841 (Age 75 years) Shackle Island, Sumner Co, TN Note: Transcribed by Laurie Shaft © 2002 Transcribed by Laurie Shaft © 2002 Will of John McMurtry Signed 6-Sept-1831 Proved Apr-1841 Source: Source: Sumner Co., TN Will Book 2, page 278. In the Name of God, Amen: I, John McMurtry, being in reasonable health at this time, yet of sound mind and memory, do take this opportunity to make this, my last will, in manner following. First, I resign my Soul to God, who gave it, and my Body to the earth from whence it came, to be buried at the discretion hereinafter named. I leave to my wife, Peggy McMurtry, the plantation on which I live, at the time, with all that I own for her support during her lifetime. But, should she marry again, she is to have only my mare called Fly, and saddle and bed, and go off the plantation with her husband. She is not to give away any of the property to one child, more than another of the children. They must all share alike. I leave my sister, Jane Hammond, the house and lot where John Garrett Jr now lives, with wood for her fire and water from my spring, for her use, if she will live on it. But, it she will not live there, it returns to the plantation again. When my wife, Peggy McMurtry, dies or marries, the children, Henry, John Jr, Asa, Thomas Wilkerson McMurtry, Jenny Garrett and Polly Forrester, can divide the land if they can agree about it. If they cannot agree, it must be sold with the rest of the property and the money equally divided with the children. Should my wife, Peggy McMurtry, think she has more property when I die than she wants to keep, she can sell it and live on the money. Should my wife, Peggy McMurtry, think proper to give up her claim on the place and property to her children, so as they could have their share at my death, she may do it, they, giving her bond and security for so much money, yearly, or to support her during life. The names of my executors are: Asa McMurtry Thomas Wilkerson McMurtry Samuel Kirkpatrick s/John McMurtry 6 Sept 1831 Signed, sealed, delivered Witnesses: Hugh Kirkpatrick, Benjamin Taylor, William Lowry Proven 1841, County Court, Sumner Co., TN Will Book 2, page 278
Death of a son	Henry McMURTRY April 28, 1843 (Age 77 years) Emma, White Co, , ILL
Death of a daughter	Jean “Jenny” McMURTRY before 1846 (Age 80 years)
Event	Revolutionary War Widow's Pension 1846 (Age 80 years) Final Rev War Widow's Pension Payment
Death	April 14, 1846 (Age 80 years) Note: Entry from pension records of Nashville TN. (Probable) Peggy McMurtry Tombstone - Beech Cemetery, Sumner TN

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Sarah DORRIS Margaret “Peggy” GOMER Henry GOMER Death: January 1782 — Somerset Co NJ
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Henry GOMER Margaret “Peggy” GOMER Mary Sarah DORRIS
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John McMURTRY Sr Henry McMURTRY Jean “Jenny” McMURTRY John McMURTRY Jr James McMURTRY Mary “Polly” McMURTRY Asa McMURTRY Thomas Wilkerson McMURTRY Margaret “Peggy” McMURTRY Margaret “Peggy” GOMER Birth: August 1, 1765 — Somerset Co NJ Death: April 14, 1846

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret “Peggy” GOMER Henry McMURTRY Jean “Jenny” McMURTRY John McMURTRY Jr James McMURTRY Mary “Polly” McMURTRY Asa McMURTRY Thomas Wilkerson McMURTRY Margaret “Peggy” McMURTRY John McMURTRY Sr Birth: February 15, 1751 25 — Somerset Co NJ Death: March 16, 1841 — Shackle Island, Sumner Co, TN
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John McMURTRY Sr Henry McMURTRY Jean “Jenny” McMURTRY John McMURTRY Jr James McMURTRY Mary “Polly” McMURTRY Asa McMURTRY Thomas Wilkerson McMURTRY Margaret “Peggy” McMURTRY Margaret “Peggy” GOMER Birth: August 1, 1765 — Somerset Co NJ Death: April 14, 1846
	Marriage: January 26, 1781 — Somerset Co NJ
10 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Araminta McMURTRY Horace McMURTRY Evalina W McMURTRY Henry McMURTRY Birth: December 6, 1781 30 16 — Somerset Co, NJ Death: April 28, 1843 — Emma, White Co, , ILL
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jean “Jenny” McMURTRY Birth: October 18, 1784 33 19 — Somerset NJ Death: before 1846
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John McMURTRY Jr Birth: March 10, 1787 36 21 — Orange Co NC Death: September 18, 1848 — Lebanaon, St Clair, ILL
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James McMURTRY Birth: December 22, 1789 38 24 — Orange Co NC Death: February 10, 1795 — Sumner TN
7 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary “Polly” McMURTRY Birth: June 15, 1796 45 30 — Sumner TN Death: July 20, 1870 — Roland, White, ILL
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Asa McMURTRY Birth: May 1, 1799 48 33 — Sumner TN Death: July 2, 1852 — White Co, ILL
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas Wilkerson McMURTRY Birth: 1802 50 36 — Sumner TN Death: June 25, 1879 — Sumner TN
5 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaret “Peggy” McMURTRY Birth: October 18, 1806 55 41 — Sumner TN Death: before 1831

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Marriage	Entry found in Volume XXII, Marriage Records 1665-1800 (New Jersey) stated marriage as Jan 26 but old family bible states Jan 29, 1781.
Death	Entry from pension records of Nashville TN. (Probable)
Media object	When Margaret filed to get a pension for John's revolutionary War service she enclosed this page from the family bible. Some of the children's names and some marriages and deaths are recorded on the two pages.
Note	John McMurtry Sr married Margaret "Peggy" Gomer, on January 29, 1781 in Somerset Co., NJ. (Sally Telford deposition in Rev. War Pension claim of Margaret McMurtry dated 1841 states that the marriage took place in her father's house in New Jersey).
Note	US Pensioners 1818-1872 Collection from Ancestry.com (Probable entry for Margaret GOMER McMurtry.) Margaret McMurtry of Tenn, widow of John, received pension after his death. She died 14 April 1846. (Nashville TN records.)

Marriage	Entry of John and Peggy McMurtry's Marriage Format: image/png Image dimensions: 771 × 79 pixels File size: 89 KB Type: Document Highlighted image: no
Event	Final Rev War Widow's Pension Payment Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 1,375 × 676 pixels File size: 78 KB Type: Document Highlighted image: no
Death	Peggy McMurtry Tombstone - Beech Cemetery, Sumner TN Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 800 × 1,067 pixels File size: 161 KB Type: Photo
Media object	McMurtry Bible Entries Format: application/pdf File size: 54 KB Note: When Margaret filed to get a pension for John's revolutionary War service she enclosed this page from the family bible. Some of the children's names and some marriages and deaths are recorded on the two pages.