MURDOCK/MURDOUGH SURNAME, YATES CO., NY Copyright (c) 1999 by Bonnie bunce (bmbunce@juno.com). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ References to persons named MURDOCK or MURDOUGH in History and Directory of Yates County, New York edited by Stafford Canning Cleveland, published 1873, Penn Yan, New York MURDOCK ____________________________________________________________________ __ p. 152, chapter on Town of Barrington, section on Sunderlin Hollow "Nancy E. [dau. of Delazon J. and Louisa Swarthout (dau. of James A. Swarthout)] married Hiram MURDOCK. a hardware merchant of Dundee, now of Rochester." p. 831, chapter on Town of Potter, section on Luke Conley "Jane [dau. of Luke and Polly (Robinson) Conley] married Lyman Hutchinson, lived at Italy Hill a number of years, and finally moved West. They had five children, John, Smith, Clara, Mary E. and Agnes. . . . Smith married a Miss MURDOCK of Benton, who died in a few years. He is a cooper at Prattsburg . . . ." p. 1127, chapter on Town of Starkey, section on Dundee "Myron Hamlin opened a store on the south-west corner in 1830, and sold his stock to Newell F. MURDOCK, in 1832. MURDOCK lived in this village, a merchant till his death in 1862, at seventy one. He built a store in 1833, a wooden block of stores in 1835, directly opposite his own place of business on Main street, a house on the west side of the same street, another standing near to it, both of which constitute the present residence of Marvin T. MURDOCK, his son. In 1846 he and his son Marvin built a brick block of three stories directly opposite where his own place of business had previously been; in 1848 a brick block of three stories on the spot where his first store had been; in 1853 the block on the north-west corner; in 1859 a dwelling house between his store and Stafford's banking house. His business career was eminently successful." p. 1128, chapter on Town of Starkey, section on Dundee "Newell F. MURDOCK and his son Hiram have each had hardware stores." p. 1130: chapter on Town of Starkey, section on Dundee "The Postmasters of this place have been Samuel Harpending, who was appointed in 1825, Nehemiah Raplee, appointed in 1827, holding the office until 1841, when Anthony C. Harpending was appointed, and under John Tyler succeeded by Edward Hoogland. After him came Lucien C. MURDOCK . . . " p. 1139 - chapter on Town of Starkey, section on Civil History. "Town Clerks: . . . Wilbur F. Diefendorf in 1856; Hiram Murdock was appointed in the same year" MURDOUGH, a spelling variation of MURDOCK ____________________________________________________________________ __ p. 953, chapter on Town of Starkey, section on Andrew Kingin "John H. [son of Andrew and Anna (Young) Kingin] married Eliza, daughter of William MURDOUGH. They had a daughter, who married Dr. D. H. Chapman of Dundee." p. 1095, chapter on Town of Starkey, section on Starkey Methodist Church "In 1835 Anthony B. Ryal and David Smith conducted a revival in the 'Stone School House,' east of Shannontown, and a class of sixty persons was organized. James Shannon was made leader. Among these are: . . . Mrs. John H. Kingin, . . . " pp. 919-920, chapter on Town of Starkey, section on Samuel Kress "John J. Kress born in 1787, married Margaret MURDOUGH in 1810. She was born in 1789. They resided in Starkey, and she died in 1867, and he in 1869. Their children were [list of 14 children follows]. . . . The parents reared also, two of their grandchildren, and lived to see them all married and well settled." p. 965, chapter on Town of Starkey, section on Jacob Hackett ". . . On invitation of Caleb [Cowing] [Jacob Hackett] visited what is now Starkey, and bought one hundred forty acres of the Hornby estate, on the north-west corner of what has since become Main and Seneca streets in Dundee. Fifty acres of this land was then in possession of Frank Little, fifty acres in possession of a Mr. Depue, and the remaining forty acres was occupied by widow MURDOUGH, mother of Mrs. John J. Kress. He purchased these possessory rights of the several owners." [Note: Replies to inquiries sent to the County Clerks of Ontario and Steuben Counties, New York revealed that there are no land records with the name of "MURDOUGH," as grantor, with respect to land transactions conducted by Jacob Hackett in what is now early Yates Co., NY. It's possible that "widow Murdough" was a tenant on the property, rather than the owner.] p. 1093, chapter on Town of Starkey, section on Starkey Methodist Church "On the old Lyons Circuit, there was preaching as early as the year 1806, every two weeks, at the house of Andrew Harrison in Eddy Settlement. But there is no record or tradition that can be ascertained of the existence of any class within the limits of Starkey previous to 1820. In that year a class was organized at Reeder's Corners, and John Starkey was the first class leader. The original members so far as can be learned were: . . . Among later members were John J. Kress and WIFE . . . "