Sussex County DE Archives Bible Records.....Murray ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/defiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lewis Murray lwm022@yahoo.com March 2, 2009, 11:55 pm Transcription of the Family Bible of David Murray of Selbyville, Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County Delaware. Cover page: Copied from the original Bible owned by Mrs. Paul Pepper of Selbyville, Delaware Hall of Records Dover, Delaware July 14, 1960 Page 1 Description: Photo copy of a small Bible, black cover with the following printing: The HOLY BIBLE containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues and with (illegible) Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. Philadelphia Printed in New York NY No. 122 Market-Street 1812 Note: There is some "reverse" writing on the cover, probably from a page or paper that bled onto the cover. This is the best I can transcribe, using a mirror; 10 Nov ?? Campbell Ebe Campbell Bible ???? ?? ??? David Murray ??????? Nov 10 1825 ???? 55 ??? Page 2 Description: Much of this page is blurry and unintelligible. I will use a ? for approx. length of unintelligible letters or words. Some of the names and dates I was able to fill in based on other sources. ???tha ????? Murray (possibly Martha Matilda Murray?) ??? ???? 17th of March ??3? (best guess: was born on the 17th day of March 1830) Isabell Dickerson Murray was born October 26th 1832 Marey Ellen Murray was born December ? 1834 Janet Murray was born January 30 1837 Janet Murray departed this life September the 16th 1839 Ann, ??ariah Tunett, daughter of Caleb Murray & Ande his wife, was born May the 11 day 1840 Page 3 This is probably the worst page as far as quality goes - quite a bit of reverse writing (from page 2) and blurry information Ages of Caleb Murray Caleb Murray March the seventh day of 1797 Anday Murray was born Sept the 11th day of 1800 and they were married on the 24th day of November 1824 Eliza Jane the daughter was born on September 24th 1826 Sally ????? was born on May the ? 1828 Page 4 Clearest (Thank goodness!) of all the pages - listing the family of David Murray David Murray & Rhoda Wyatt was married on October the 28th 1773 Amy Murray daughter of the above was born November the 11th 1774 Hannah Murray daughter of the above was born September the 19th 1776 John Murray son of the above was born October the 8th 1778 Sophia Murray daughter of the above was born March the 16th 1782 Mahala Murray daughter of the above was born July the 17th 1784 William Murray son of the above was born April the 11th 1787 Nathaniel Murray son of the above was born September the 11th 1789 Zachariah Murray son of the above was born June the 6th, 1795 Caleb Murray son of the above was born March the 7 day of 1797 David Murray deceased this life September 25, 1823 - 77 years 2M 18 days old Page 5 Libern? Campbell ??? Bible?????????? his his hand and p?? this ????? ????of ?? the Lords Book William J (or B?) Hickman is Holly Name I ???? this on January the 11 day January 1829 and wars married this day of J?? 1829 to Elizabeth Williams Page 6 Another difficult page with similar writing, and also some very faint writing in by someone other than the original writer. ????? Murray??? David Murray Deceased this life September 25 day ????? ????? ?? ?? ?? 28 the of ???1773 1823. he was in this 77 yers Faint writing: Isabelle Murray ??? ???? June the 3 C. Murray 73 24 49 Mary Transcribed by Lewis Murray April 24, 2005 lwm022@yahoo.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/bibles/murray7gbb.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/defiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb