Alexander Murray

1843 - 1924  (81 years)

Dr. William Murray

1708 -

Birth	15 Jul 1708	Scotland
Children	+ 1. Sarah Murray           b. 1747 + 2. Dr. William Murray           b. 1752 + 3. Commodore Alexander Murray           b. 1755

Elizabeth Tilghman

1749 - 1836  (86 years)

Birth	29 Apr 1749
Died	1836
Family	William Cooke
Married	29 Apr 1771
Children	+ 1. Catherine Cooke           b. 6 Aug 1774 + 2. Anna Maria Cooke           b. 20 Apr 1777

Alexander John Murray

1793 - 1843  (49 years)

Birth	12 Jun 1793	West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Died	16 Feb 1843
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. William Murray           b. 1752
Mother	Harriet Woodward           b. 1762
Family 1	Mary Young Addison           b. 3 Mar 1797
Children	1. Elizabeth Hesselius Murray           b. 12 Mar 1832   2. William Murray           b. Abt 1832   3. James Edmund Bryce Murray           b. 25 Sep 1833
Family 2	Mary "Nancy" Clapham           b. 22 May 1806, Maryland
Married	10 May 1837	Baltimore Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Lt. Clapham Murray           b. 16 Feb 1838   2. Mary A.C. Murray           b. 9 Oct 1840   3. Capt. William Henry Murray           b. 3 Apr 1839 + 4. Alexander Murray           b. 13 Apr 1843, "Woodstock", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Mary Young Addison

1797 - 1834  (37 years)

Birth	3 Mar 1797
Died	9 Jun 1834
Buried	Friends Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Rev. Walter Dulany Addison           b. 1 Jan 1769, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Mother	Elizabeth D. Hesselius           b. Abt 1775
Married	5 Jun 1792
Family	Alexander John Murray           b. 12 Jun 1793, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Children	1. Elizabeth Hesselius Murray           b. 12 Mar 1832   2. William Murray           b. Abt 1832   3. James Edmund Bryce Murray           b. 25 Sep 1833

Mary "Nancy" Clapham

1806 - 1879  (73 years)

Birth	22 May 1806	Maryland
Died	14 Sep 1879
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Jonas Clapham           b. 31 May 1763, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Mother	Catherine Cooke           b. 6 Aug 1774
Family	Alexander John Murray           b. 12 Jun 1793, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	10 May 1837	Baltimore Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Lt. Clapham Murray           b. 16 Feb 1838   2. Mary A.C. Murray           b. 9 Oct 1840   3. Capt. William Henry Murray           b. 3 Apr 1839 + 4. Alexander Murray           b. 13 Apr 1843, "Woodstock", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Eliza Franklin

1854 - 1936  (82 years)

Birth	31 Mar 1854	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Died	3 May 1936
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. Thomas John Franklin           b. 23 Sep 1813, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Mother	Nancy Franklin           b. 10 Nov 1816
Married	14 Jul 1853
Family	Alexander Murray           b. 13 Apr 1843, "Woodstock", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	19 Oct 1896

• Name	Alexander Murray
  Birth	13 Apr 1843	"Woodstock", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Census	1900	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 18 159 Elexander Murray Head Male White 1843 57 Married Maryland Maryland Maryland Farming 19 159 Eliza H Murray Wife Female White 1854 46 Married Maryland Maryland Maryland 20 159 Elizabeth H Murray Sister Female White 1832 68 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland 21 159 Mary A C Murray Sister Female White 1840 59 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland 22 159 Robert Boardley Servant Male Black 1869 31 Married Maryland Maryland Maryland Gardener 23 159 Lina Boardley Servant Female Black 1877 22 Married Maryland Maryland Maryland House Lessee 24 159 Florence Clagell Servant Female Black 1875 25 Married Maryland Maryland Maryland Cook 25 159 William H Murray Nephew Male White 1879 20 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland  NARA Pub:  T623  Page:  11  ED:  District 0001  Enumerated:  11 June 1900
  Census	1920	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 94 181 Alexander Murray Head Male White 1844 76 Married Maryland Maryland Maryland Farmer East of Mt Zion Road. West River. P. O. MD. 95 181 Eliza F Murray Wife Female White 1855 65 Married Maryland Maryland Maryland East of Mt Zion Road. West River. P. O. MD. 96 181 Mary A C Murray Sister Female White 1842 78 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland East of Mt Zion Road. West River. P. O. MD. 97 181 William H Murray Nephew Male White 1880 40 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland East of Mt Zion Road. West River. P. O. MD.  NARA Pub:  T625  Roll:  653  Page:  9B  ED:  District 0001  Enumerated:  13 June 1920
  Military Service	From J. Harris Franklin's genealogical notebook: "A confederate soldier—a typical gentleman of the old school." [Note added by JL Sr.:] "He with his two brothers fought at Gettysburg in the Confederate army, Maryland Line, in the same infantry company—one was killed, two wounded." This notebook has his marriage date as October 25, 1896. He was in the 1st/2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry, just like James Shaw Franklin (q.v.; b. 1827). He was captured and paroled in Dec. 1862; he was wounded at Gettysburg, on July 3, by a piece of shell while trying to catch his brother William as he was killed; he surrendered at Appomatox. One good source on this family is Daniel Carroll Toomey, Marylanders at Gettysburg (Baltimore: Toomey Press, 1994).  [1, 2]
  Death	19 Dec 1924
  Burial	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [3]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Dr. William Murray           b. 15 Jul 1708, Scotland   (Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Tilghman           b. 29 Apr 1749             d. 1836  (Age 86 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I603
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander John Murray           b. 12 Jun 1793, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 16 Feb 1843 (Age 49 years) Other Partners: └─Mary Young Addison           b. 3 Mar 1797             d. 9 Jun 1834  (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Mary "Nancy" Clapham           b. 22 May 1806, Maryland           d. 14 Sep 1879 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1837	Baltimore Co., Maryland

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Eliza Franklin           b. 31 Mar 1854, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland           d. 3 May 1936 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1896  [4]
  Family ID	F341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1850 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Census - 1900 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Census - 1920 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Burial - - Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones		Alexander Murray (d. 1924)
  		Murrays at Christ Church, Owensville From the left are: Capt. William Henry Murray; his parents Alexander John and Mary Clapham; Mary Murray; Alexander Murray; and Eliza Franklin Murray.
  		The Murray family at Christ Church, Owensville

  
  

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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Alexander Murray". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I603&tree=1sttree&tngprint=1 (accessed March 19, 2025).