William McMurtrey (~1750-1808)

1. William MCMURTREY 1750, b. ca. 1750 at Prob Ireland, d. 1808 at Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina

    To South Carolina in December, 1772
     Will of William McMurtrey: Laurens Co., South Carolina.

    February the 23rd day 1808.
    In the name of God Amen. Being weak in Body but in good memory and calling to mind 
    that all Men Must yeald to Death when pleased god to Call them this my Last Will. All 
    lawful Debts be first paid and I give unto my Daughter Jinney Brifon one Dollar. Second I 
    give unto  Susana Hall one Dollar. Thirdly Elizabeth McMurtrey McCluskey one Dollar and
    to my son William McMurtrey one Dollar and to my son  Matthew McMurtrey one Dollar 
    and I give to my son Cambel McMurtrey to have four Head of Horses three Cows & 
    Calves & what household Belongs  to Me and also all the plantation tools Belonging to 
    Me Making the Reserve that my wife Marey McMurtrey is to have her living of the said 
    Cambell McMurtrey while the Stay with him and Death a Mothers part by  him the Cambell
    is to have Both barn & hadds with reserve that he pay Unto his brothers children. Betsey 
    McMurtrey three dollars and to her sister Jinney three dollars and three lots of land that is
    due me next December two of them is Me from my Son Mathew forty Dollars Each of  
    them and of Nineteen Dollars Due from Andrew Bradley My Son Cambell is to have the 
    Money of the above Mentioned Notes. I give my son Wm. My big coate and as my will 
    that Cambell have two years Schooling and is my desire my son Mathew keep Cambell 
    convenant to him if Pasable this I acknowledge to be my last will and testament and no 
    other Revoking and anulling all will and wills hereafter by me made this only to be taken 
    for my last will. It is my desire and wil l that my trusty friends David Greer and McSire Cast 
    be Executors to this My Last Will Signe d Sealed & Delivered in presence of
                  John Monroe William [x] McMurtrey
                  Mathew McMurtrey
                  John League
                  Proven in Court March 7, 1808.

Spouse: Mary Puckett, b. ca. 1760 at 

Children:

  1 William McMurtrey 1774, b. bef. 1774, m. Rebecca JOHNSON, 1 February 1800 at 
    Newberry Dist, SC, d. September 1820

 Go to William's Descendants 

  2 Mathew MCMURTREY, b. 1783 at , m. Ruth McDonald, ca. 1802 at 
    Knoxville, Tennessee, m. Julia CLEMONS, ca. 1827 at Lauderdale Co, Ala, d. 2 
    September 1863 at Greenhill, Lauderdale Co, Al

 Go to Mathew's Descendants 

  3 Jenny MCMURTREY (2), b. ca. 1784 at , m. William Bryson, ca. 
    1809

  4 Susan MCMURTREY, b. ca. 1786 at , m. William Hadder Hall, 
    ca. 1790

  5 Elizabeth MCMURTREY, b. ca. 1788 at , m. Jeremiah 
    McCluskey, ca. 1813

  6 Alexander Campbell MCMURTREY, b. ca. 1792 at , 
    m. Nancy Lawley, ca. 1813 at N Carolina, m. Sara Duce, 1837, d. 1849 at Cleveland Co, 
    Ark
 Go to Alexander Campbell's Descendants 
 
Descendant families report created by Gene 4.2.1, Fri, 24 Aug 2001