Henry McMURTRYAge: 61 years1781–1843
- Name
- Henry McMURTRY
- Given names
- Henry
- Surname
- McMURTRY
 Birth | December 6, 1781 30 16 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Henry GOMER January 1782 (Age 26 days) |
| Birth of a sister | Jean “Jenny” McMURTRY October 18, 1784 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John McMURTRY Jr March 10, 1787 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James McMURTRY 1788 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James McMURTRY December 22, 1789 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | 1789 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | James McMURTRY February 10, 1795 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary “Polly” McMURTRY June 15, 1796 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Asa McMURTRY May 1, 1799 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Horace McMURTRY 1800 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Evalina W McMURTRY September 2, 1802 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Wilkerson McMURTRY 1802 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret “Peggy” McMURTRY October 18, 1806 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Araminta McMURTRY 1807 (Age 25 years) |
 Property | Land Grant 1809 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | 1820 (Age 38 years) |
| Religion | 1820 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John MIZE — Araminta McMURTRY — View this family February 17, 1824 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret “Peggy” McMURTRY before 1831 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Culbertson Sisk — Araminta McMURTRY — View this family September 13, 1832 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a father | John McMURTRY Sr March 16, 1841 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Evalina W McMURTRY September 7, 1841 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | April 28, 1843 (Age 61 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: February 15, 1751 25 — Somerset Co NJ Death: March 16, 1841 — Shackle Island, Sumner Co, TN |
| mother |
Margaret “Peggy” GOMER Birth: August 1, 1765 — Somerset Co NJ Death: April 14, 1846 |
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Marriage: January 26, 1781 — Somerset Co NJ |
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10 months himself |
Henry McMURTRY Birth: December 6, 1781 30 16 — Somerset Co, NJ Death: April 28, 1843 — Emma, White Co, , ILL |
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3 years younger sister |
Jean “Jenny” McMURTRY Birth: October 18, 1784 33 19 — Somerset NJ Death: before 1846 |
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2 years younger brother |
John McMURTRY Jr Birth: March 10, 1787 36 21 — Orange Co NC Death: September 18, 1848 — Lebanaon, St Clair, ILL |
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3 years younger brother |
James McMURTRY Birth: December 22, 1789 38 24 — Orange Co NC Death: February 10, 1795 — Sumner TN |
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7 years younger sister |
Mary “Polly” McMURTRY Birth: June 15, 1796 45 30 — Sumner TN Death: July 20, 1870 — Roland, White, ILL |
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3 years younger brother |
Asa McMURTRY Birth: May 1, 1799 48 33 — Sumner TN Death: July 2, 1852 — White Co, ILL |
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4 years younger brother |
Thomas Wilkerson McMURTRY Birth: 1802 50 36 — Sumner TN Death: June 25, 1879 — Sumner TN |
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5 years younger sister |
Margaret “Peggy” McMURTRY Birth: October 18, 1806 55 41 — Sumner TN Death: before 1831 |
| Henry McMURTRY + … … |
| himself |
Henry McMURTRY Birth: December 6, 1781 30 16 — Somerset Co, NJ Death: April 28, 1843 — Emma, White Co, , ILL |
| daughter |
Araminta McMURTRY Birth: 1807 25 — Tenn |
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-6 years son |
Horace McMURTRY Birth: 1800 18 — Sumner TN Death: 1847 |
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3 years daughter |
Evalina W McMURTRY Birth: September 2, 1802 20 — Sumner TN Death: September 7, 1841 — Sumner TN |
| Census | 1789 Tax Rolls McMurtry, John (Heirs) 640 1794 Tax Rolls John McMurtry 1 1802 Tax Rolls James McMurtry 50 Drakes Creek John McMurtry 163 Drakes Creek 1811 Tax Rolls McMurtry, Henry 120 Drakes Creek McMurtry, John Senior 163 Drakes Creek McMurtry, John Junior McElroy, Alexander McElroy, James 100 Drakes Creek |
| Property | Henry McMurtry and his father John both received land grants in 1809 in Sumner Co TN. John had received a land grant some 20 years earlier in east TN. |
| Census | 1820 Entry for McMurtrys in Mantau, White Co: John McMurtry 400010 001000 Henry McMurtry 110010 101010 Shows that Henry had 2 daus - one must have been Araminta. 1830 John and Henry are still there. Henry's older dau(Ariminata) is not in the family. She has married John Mize. |
| Religion | According to the 1969 published history of OLD VILLAGE CHURCH, a Cumberland Presbyterian Church near Norris City IL, Henry McMurtry was one of the first elders of the new church. Also it is stated in the booklet that Henry and his wife Polly Harrell McMurtry are buried in the church cemetery, with headstones: Henry McMurtry 1782-1849 Polly Harrell McMurtry 1793-1855 |
| Note | Copied from Laurie Shaft, Rootsweb site for Sumner Co TN John McMurtry Sr and Peggy Gomer had the following children: |
| Note | Copied from Laurie shaft, Rootsweb Sumner Co TN Henry McMurtry married (2) Polly Harrell in about 1810 in Sumner Co., TN. She was born on Mar. 4, 1793 in Bertie Co., NC and died Mar. 9, 1855 in White Co., IL. She was the daughter of Jacob Harrell and Orpha Rabey and sister to Rabey and Cader Harrell. Henry and Polly had the following children: 1. James Harrell McMurtry born 1816 in Sumner Co., TN, died 1857 in White Co., IL, married Martha Sharp. 2. Polly Emily McMurtry, born Feb. 27, 1818 in Sumner Co., TN, married William McGill. 3. Henry Simpson McMurtry, born 1821 in White Co. IL, married in 1841 Sarah Delap. 4. Cader W McMurtry, born Sept. 1, 1824 White Co., IL, died Oct. 2, 1845 White Co., IL. Married Feb. 18, 1845 to Martha Sharp. 5. Margaret Jane McMurtry, born Jan. 18, 1827 in Sumner Co., TN, died 1868, married in 1844 to James A Porter. 6. Andrew J McMurtry, born 1829 died 1860, married Ruth Champion. 7. Robey Ewing McMurtry, born Dec. 6, 1831 and died Apr. 11, 1887 in White Co., IL, married Mariah Catherine Porter. 8. John Kirkpatrick McMurtry, born 1834, died 1871, served in Union Army. Married Harriet Thompson Rice in 1865. |
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