Elizabeth Murray

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Murray was born on 24 March 1823, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Shadrack Murray, was 20 and her mother, Mary Ann Rustin, was 18. She married John Lay on 30 November 1843, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in District 10, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Precinct 8 Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

John Lay
1822–
Elizabeth Murray
1823–
Marriage: 30 November 1843
James F Lay
1844–1887
William D Lay
1862–1936
Mary Lay
1846–
Nancy Lay
1846–
Emeline Lay
1849–
Joseph H. Lay
1852–1940
John Lay
1853–
Sarah Lay
1857–1947
Elias Lay
1858–
George Washington Lay
1862–1922
Calvin Sampson Lay
1869–1941

Sources (12)

  • Elizabeth Lay in household of John Lay, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elizabeth Murray, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Billie Mourey in entry for William D. Lay, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"

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World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Moray in northeastern Scotland, which derives from Celtic mori- ‘sea’ + treb- ‘settlement’. The founder of the Scottish house of Murray was a Fleming named Freskin who was granted Strathbrock in West Lothian and Duffus in Moray by David I. The family took its name from the region in the late 12th century.

Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McMurray .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muireadhaigh ‘descendant of Muireadhach’ a personal name meaning ‘mariner’. Occasionally it may be a shortened form of McMurray .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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