Murrays' found in "Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America"
MURRAY AMELIA
Daughter of William Murray, deceased, merchant in Edinburgh, and wife of Thomas Menteith, Green Island, parish of Hanover, Jamaica, appointed James Smyth, Writer to the Signet, as her factor in Scotland. Reference to her brother William Murray, deceased, merchant in London; John Schaw, merchant in Edinburgh, and his wife Margaret Borthwick, her grandparents; her mother Janet Schaw. Subscribed on Green island, Jamaica, on 7 June 1796. Witnesses Simon Little in the parish of Hanover, and David Connel in the parish of Westmoreland. ( RD3.275.543)
JAMES MURRAY
Of airy Castle, in the parish of St. Thomas in the East, Jamaica, signed a bond in favor of his sisters Helen, Janet, and Elisabeth, daughters of Gideon Murray of Sundhope. Subscribed in Edinburgh on 10 August 1766. Witnesses Gideon Schaw, Registrar of Tobacco for Scotland, and Alexander Schaw. (RD2.236/2.634)
MURRAY JAMES
Copy of a Bill of Excange between Honorable james Murray, Governor of Quebec, and Alexander Fraser, Senator of the College of Justice in Edenburgh, 1772. Witnesses A Campbell and A Fraser; servants at Strichen. (RD2.213.239)
MURRAY JEAN,
Second daughter of William Murray, merchant in Edenburgh, and his wife Jamet Shaw, now wife of Daniel Stewart, surgeon in Dominica, appointed Walter Furguson, writer in Edinburgh, and George Duncan, Controller of Stamp Duty in Scotland, as their commissioners in Scotland. Subscribed in Edinburgh on 13 January 1778. Witnesses George Cruckshank, writer and Alexander Kidd. (RD4.223/1.624)
MURRAY JOHN J
Bond between John J Murray , Straten Island, New York, and Samuel Smith, Georgetown, South Carolina, on the one hand and Adam Tunno in Charleston, attorney for John Tunno. merchant in London, on the other for 2120 pounds. Subscribed in Charleston, South Carolina on 26 january 1804. Witnesses Patrick McOwen, Robert Primrose and Nicol McNicol. (RD4.277.37)
MURRAY ROBERT
And John Murray, murchants in New york, and Philip Samson merchant in London, appointed Anthony barclay, Writer to the Signet, Edenburgh, as thier attorney. Subscribed in london 9 August 1786. Witnesses William Frame and Nathaniel B. Metcalf.
MURRAY ROBERT
In Jamica, son of Robert Murray, deceased, leathermerchant in Cannongate, edinburgh, having reached the age of 21 discharged his tutors and curators- Alexander Ross, Depute Clerk of Session, patrick McVicar, writer in edinburgh, Mrs. jean Gordon, widow of Robert Murray. Daniel Miller, merchant in Cannongate, Rev. Walter Buchanan, minister in Cannongate, George Rae, candlemaker in Cannongate. Subscribed in Kingston Jamaica 17 November 1798. Witness David Munro and Charles Gibble, merchants there.
Source: Edenburgh Register of Deeds: 1750-1825
