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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- 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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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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