Land Patents for the MURRAH surname in Alabama, 1825-1858, Limestone, Coosa, Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Marion Counties --------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. ALGenWeb File Manager - Carolyn Golowka ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday March 8, 2000 Contributed by David Dennis, ,Birmingham, Alabama Copyright March 8, 2000, David Dennis. ================================================================================ The following are the enteries for Murrah in the Bureau of Land Management database for Alabama. Many of the enteries on the database are not quite correct and are noted in the "corrected descript." column as they are shown in the orginal record. The corrections consist of incorrect enteries on the legal land description. Information has been added by comparing the database to the image of the original and adding corrections and additional info. Two middle names are given in these records and the county of residence is indicated. County lines appear to have changed very little during the period of these records. ================================================================================ Warantee Name Date Legal Sec Twn. Ran. Meridian State Patent No. Corrected Co. of Full Name Descript. Descript. Residense from Doc. at time of sale ================================================================================ MURRAH, AMOS B 05/10/1848 SE 23 2-S 6-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL3640__.027 13168 NE¼ Limestone Amos Bird, MURRAH, AMOS B 08/01/1849 SWSW 14 2-S 6-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL3640__.341 13483 SW¼SW¼ Limestone Amos Bird, MURRAH, AMOS B 08/01/1849 SESE 14 2-S 6-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL3640__.342 13484 SE¼SE¼ Limestone Amos Bird, MURRAH, AMOS B 08/01/1849 NWSE 14 2-S 6-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL3640__.343 13485 NW¼SE¼ Limestone Amos Bird, MURRAH, AMOS B 04/01/1852 W½NW 20 2-S 5-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL3680__.017 15169 W½NW¼ Limestone Amos Bird, MURRAH, AMOS B 10/16/1835 NESW 13 2-S 6-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL1290__.446 6752 NE¼SW¼ Limestone Amos Bird MURRAH, AMOS B 10/16/1835 NWSW 13 2-S 6-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL1300__.008 6814 NW¼SW¼ Limestone Amos Bird, MURRAH, CATLET 05/10/1848 NESE 20 22-N 19-E St STEPHENS AL AL4360__.255 9285 NE¼SE¼ Coosa MURRAH, CHARLES 03/01/1858 NESE 1 22N 19E St STEPHENS AL AL4440__.131 13847 NE¼SE¼ Coosa MURRAH, CHARLES 10/20/1835 E½SW 5 20-S 4-E HUNTSVILLE AL AL0960__.225 233 E½SW¼ not stated Assignee of Charles White Peters, Peters was likely a land speculator. MURRAH, CHARLES 08/01/1837 SWNE 8 20-S 4-E HUNTSVILLE AL AL0970__.074 581 SW¼NE¼ Coosa MURRAH, JAMES M 09/04/1835 SESW 19 14-S 15-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL1280__.491 6311 SE¼SW¼ Marion James Madison, MURRUGH, JAMES M 11/30/1825 W½SW¼ 19 14-S 15-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL1180__.331 1873 W½SW¼ Marion not stated MURRAH, SILAS 08/01/1853 NWNE 14 22-N 19-E St STEPHENS AL AL4410__.205 12191 NW¼NE¼ Coosa MURRAH, SILAS 03/01/1858 SENW 14 22-N 19-E St STEPHENS AL AL4430__.055 13252 SE¼NW¼ Coosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 03/30/1837 SENE 21 22-S 16-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL0910__.195 14048 SE¼NE¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 03/30/1837 E½SE 21 22-S 16-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL0910__.196 14049 E½SE¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 03/30/1837 SWNW 22 22-S 16-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL0910__.197 14050 SW¼NW¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 03/30/1837 E½NE 28 22-S 16-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL0910__.215 14068 E½NE¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 03/15/1839 NENE 21 22-S 16-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL0950__.394 16286 NE¼NE¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 03/15/1839 SWNE 21 22-S 16-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL0950__.395 16287 SW¼NE¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 03/15/1839 W½SE 21 22-S 16-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL0950__.396 16288 W½SE¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 03/15/1839 W½NE 28 22-S 16-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL0950__.397 16289 W1/2NE¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 03/15/1839 E½SW 21 22-S 16-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL0950__.420 16313 E1/2SW¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 09/20/1839 E½SE 1 20-S 14-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL2620__.466 20759 E½SE¼ Tuscaloosa W½NE 1 20-S 14-W HUNTSVILLE AL W½NE¼ E½NW 1 20-S 14-W HUNTSVILLE AL E½NW¼ MURRAH, WILLIAM 09/20/1839 E½SW 1 20-S 14-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL2650__.031 21894 E½SW Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 09/20/1839 W½SW 1 20-S 14-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL2650__.143 21945 W½SW¼ Tuscaloosa MURRAH, WILLIAM 04/15/1848 NWSE 14 19-S 17-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL2700__.134 4330 NW¼SE¼ Pickens MURRAH, WILLIAM 04/15/1848 N½SW 14 19-S 17-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL2700__.167 4363 N½SW¼ Pickens MURRAH, WILLIAM 06/01/1858 S½SW 14 19-S 17-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL2900__.351 S½SW Pickens MURRAH, WILLIAM 06/01/1858 SWSE 14 19-S 17-W HUNTSVILLE AL AL2900__.351 see below Pickens S1/2SW fraction East of the state line and...............................SW¼NE¼