Lt. Clapham Murray

1838 - 1925  (87 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

Mary Grundy Gibson

1844 - 1915  (71 years)

Birth	1844
Died	8 Feb 1915
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Charles Crosdale Gibson
Mother	Priscilla
Family	Lt. Clapham Murray           b. 16 Feb 1838
Children	+ 1. William Henry Murray           b. 19 Nov 1879   2. Priscilla Charlotte Murray           b. 3 Oct 1881 + 3. Clapham Murray, Jr.           b. 2 Sep 1884

William Henry Murray

1879 - 1945  (66 years)

Birth	19 Nov 1879
Died	19 Dec 1945
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Lt. Clapham Murray           b. 16 Feb 1838
Mother	Mary Grundy Gibson           b. 1844
Family	Fannie Cheston Ellzey           b. 29 Apr 1878

Fannie Cheston Ellzey

1878 - 1962  (84 years)

Birth	29 Apr 1878
Died	10 Sep 1962
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. Mason Graham Ellzey           b. 31 Jul 1838
Mother	Mary Cheston Murray           b. Abt 1845
Family	William Henry Murray           b. 19 Nov 1879

Priscilla Charlotte Murray

1881 - 1884  (2 years)

Birth	3 Oct 1881
Died	11 Jan 1884
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Lt. Clapham Murray           b. 16 Feb 1838
Mother	Mary Grundy Gibson           b. 1844

Clapham Murray, Jr.

1884 - 1971  (87 years)

Birth	2 Sep 1884
Died	30 Oct 1971
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Lt. Clapham Murray           b. 16 Feb 1838
Mother	Mary Grundy Gibson           b. 1844
Family	Thelma Ford           b. 30 Oct 1896

Thelma Ford

1896 - 1987  (90 years)

Birth	30 Oct 1896
Died	4 Feb 1987
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Clapham Murray, Jr.           b. 2 Sep 1884

• Name	Clapham Murray  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Lt.
  Birth	16 Feb 1838
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Military Service	Wounded at Gettysburg, where he fought with his two younger brothers William and Alexander. He was captured on 19 August 1864 at the Battle of Weldon Railroad, and released May 31, 1865. One good source on this family is Daniel Carroll Toomey, Marylanders at Gettysburg (Baltimore: Toomey Press, 1994).
  Death	5 Jun 1925
  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	I8189
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2023

  
  

  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	Mary Grundy Gibson           b. 1844             d. 8 Feb 1915 (Age 71 years)
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  > 1. William Henry Murray           b. 19 Nov 1879             d. 19 Dec 1945 (Age 66 years) └─ Fannie Cheston Ellzey  (Age 84 years)   2. Priscilla Charlotte Murray           b. 3 Oct 1881             d. 11 Jan 1884 (Age 2 years) > 3. Clapham Murray, Jr.           b. 2 Sep 1884             d. 30 Oct 1971 (Age 87 years) └─ Thelma Ford  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F5822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1850 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Burial - - Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones	2 Headstones
  	Clapham Murray (d. 1925)
  	The Murray family at Christ Church, Owensville

  
  

  Histories

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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Lt. Clapham Murray". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I8189&tree=1sttree (accessed April 28, 2025).