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m(1) of Nicholas Wallingford Murrow Sr., 5 May 1864 Polk Co. IA. Children: Charles Milton 1867-1923, John c1869, John Salter 1871-72, Roxie Eva. [LIKELY - Skaggs Files/geocities DB]

BIRTH: Amy Blue is sister to Rebecca Blue who md Benjamin Murrow, br of Charles. County of birth assumed.

Find a Grave 38260348 (Raccoon Cemetery, Parke Co IN): "s/o John & Cattron (Salter) Blaw"; SAR Patriot P-116788; DAR A011533 (Northwest Indian War 1791 under Col. William Darke). CONFLICT: a second David Blue (s/o Uriah, Bucks Co PA) filed pension R.964; Blue Family Assoc lists Capt. John Jr's wives as Catherine Williams/Sarah Herriott. See extension-colonial.md.

Name per 1942 book (OCR-garbled); details uncertain.

BIOGRAPHY: From Rockville store ledger: " Famous Blue: From July 7 to Dec 30 he bought a vest pattern and trims, mdse, elastic suspenders, fabric, kid gloves, toweling fabric, skeins of country thread, 2 pr small shoes, silk handkerchief, and a skillet lid. His account of $12.21 ¾ had $3.68 ¾ carroed over on Oct 12, 1838

BIRTH: 1850 census has birth in Kentucky; but this could have been part of Virginia which became Kentucky after her birth. BIOGRAPHY: From Bob Blue: "Her father, David, married her off quickly after Thomas birth in 1815 to an old friend from the indian wars who was much older than she was. I believe he was honoring his old friend by naming a son Famous, After Famous Mortimer. They were in fact helping each other out. Famous Mortimer had just lost his wife and had 7 children by her who would need care. Mary was somewhat of an embarasement to David and Phoebe so he took Mary off their hands and kept Thomas who they adopted. According to her son Thomas’ obituary, Famous Mortimer and Mary came to Putnam Co. IN in 1833. 1833 is most likely a mistake because Famous and Mary had their last son, Marquis DeLaFayette Mortimore in 1823 in Flemming Co., KY. She did not move to Indiana until after her husband died in 1851. I would guess 1853 was the correct year." Moved to McLean Co., Illinois after marriage to Joseph Fagan. Fleming County, Kentucky, Pension Records Abstracts of Pension Papers of Soldiers of the Revolutionary, 1812 and Indian Wars Who Settled in Kentucky. Compiled by Annie W.B. Bell SLC FHC Call #976.956 M246 Pp. 138-143 In McLean County Illinois on February 26, 1858, before A. J. Merriman County Judge of McLean County Illinois, Mary Fagan made oath that she is 65 years of age and is a resident of Old Town Illinois. that she was formerly a widow of Famous Mortimer who was a private in the Revolutionary War and who as a pensioner, on the Kentucky agency, received a pension certificate. That she was married to Famous Mortimer on 13th of October 1816 in Fleming County Kentucky by one Jonathan Wilson a minister and that her name before her marriage was Mary Blue (?) [sic]. That her husband, said Famous Mortimer died in Fleming County Kentucky on May 15, 1851. She further declares that she was married to Joseph Fagan at Park County Indiana on December 18, 1855. DEATH: Descendants and Ancestors of Thomas A. Murrow has death in Montezuma, Parke Co., Indiana.

m. (1) Mortimore, (2) Fagan per 1942 book GROUP 110.

An imported tree gives the married name Glascock.

"Sarah Blue Murrow" per Find a Grave 38260348 (1807-1879).

BIRTH: Descendants and Ancestors of Thomas A. Murrow has birth before 1799.

The 1942 Wallingford book names Mary Martin as John Saulter Blue's 1st wife (m. Jan 1829) but gives no dates for her. The birth 20 Apr 1809 here is the same as the book's birth date for her sister-in-law Mary Blue — imported trees may have conflated the two; unverified.

LIVED TO AGE 101. Swan Cemetery in Tuscarora is her family's burial ground. Parents still open (FaG 48833078 family).

Buried Swan Cemetery, Tuscarora (FaG 48833078). Wife Jane Anne Swan lived to 101; Swan Cemetery is her family's burial ground. Children: Eliza Jane (Bullock) 1843-1922, William Frederick 1845-1920, Orrin Benedick 1845-85, Leonard A. 1849-50, Sarah Ann (Boyer) 1851-1919.

m. 1 Jul 1951 Jasper NY. Her Luce descent: Henry Luce(1) > Eleaser(5) > David(6) > Eleaser(7) > Eliza Jane Luce(8) > Emma Slocum(9) > Sarah Jane Whitcomb(10) - McCourt book pp. 1617-18, 2039-40, 2706-07 [DOCUMENTED].

* 1880 MAHASKA COUNTY ESTATE TRIAL (Session 7-8, Sep 10 2026): the Weekly Oskaloosa Herald (15/22/29 Jan, 5 Feb 1880) ran his estate notices - Gorsuch v. Murrow heirs partition suit + contested will of widow Sarah Murrow, Feb 1880 circuit court term. Heir shares sum exactly 45/45ths: James R. 6, Thomas A. 6, Benjamin F./John M./Nancy A./William A./Mary E. (Arnold) 1 each, 5 McClure grandchildren 1 joint, Gorsuch plaintiffs 27. Administrator Thomas Alexander Murrow (1839-1912, Wayne Co. IA, FaG 38088556; obituary: came with parents from Indiana to Mahaska 1850). Death 13 Apr 1878, place [LIKELY] Mahaska Co. IA (estate venue). Children family (BF1) built from the notice. Sources: murrow/MURROW-1909-MURDER-AND-1880-TRIAL.md. DISTINCT from nephew Benjamin Lewis Murrow (1834-1868, record I272787601573).

BIRTH: Wallingford Family website has birth in Mason County, Kentucky.

BIRTH: Murrow Family website has birth in Kentucky County, Virginia. Attime of his birth it was Virgina before Kentucky gained statehood.

m. 30 May 1807 Burrillville RI: 'Benedict Taft, OF MIJAMIN, and Lydia Fenner, of Robert' - the marriage record NAMES HIS FATHER [DOCUMENTED - Arnold Collection, Burrillville RI register]. Wife Lydia survived him, remarried Ebenezer C. Albee, d. 12 Mar 1867 Tuscarora. Children incl. Barbary (1813-1815), John L. (b. 1816). WikiTree Taft-1386.

Patriarch of the Kentucky-branch Murrows. Parents unknown in all free sources. NEHGR 1:375-379 "First Murrows in America" is the 1651/52 Scotch prisoner list (Neile/Jonas/James/John Murrow) - no proven link.

BIOGRAPHY: Went from Virginia to Indiana and then his children went on toIowa in 1843 where most of them homesteaded, becoming farmers.

Named "James Murrow" in the 1942 Wallingford book, the DAR file for application #896295 and the research master. "James Madison Murrow" (kept as an alternate name) is the name of his grandson b. 1826 and appears to come from imported trees.

Remy Family has name as Joseph F. James Murrow.

m. William Frederick Taft. Children: Ida May (1872-1960), Sarah 'Sadie' (1875-1913), Emma G. (1876-1962), Bertha (1890-1953), Ervin Adelbert (1895-1954).

WARNING: WIFE CONFLICT (both readings recorded, Sep 9 2026): (1) Mary CLARK 'of Gloucester RI' - Uxbridge VRs: 'Mijamin and Mary Clark of Gloucester, R.I., int. May 5, 1787' [DOCUMENTED]; (2) Amy/Luna SPRAGUE m. 1785 per Sprague genealogy/WikiTree Taft-1442/FaG 113342487 [LIKELY]. The Dorsey genealogy warns the Clark marriage may belong to the OTHER Mijamin (nephew, son of Nathan). Resolve via Uxbridge birth entries for Benedict/Jesse 's. of Mijamin'. DO NOT MERGE with his father Mijamin (1712-1785) or cousin Mijamin5 - the two same-name Mijamins have been conflated in print once already. DAR patriot 'MIJAMIN TAFT, Private, MA' exists on chapter rosters - which Mijamin it refers to needs the DAR GRS ancestor search (free). * DAR VERDICT 10 Sep 2026 (GRS, browser): OUR Mijamin (b. 9 Sep 1760 Glocester RI) is NOT a registered DAR patriot. The two registered Mijamin Tafts are: A112368 = Mijamin b. 13 Jun 1740 Uxbridge, d. 23 Jun 1817 Uxbridge (PRIVATE, MA) - our Mijamin's FIRST COUSIN (son of Nathan 1738); DAR spouse list for A112368 = (1) SARAH SMITH (2) MARY CLARK, member apps 619549/635292 (via Sally Hutchinson), 706199 (via Hannah Lilley) - this settles the Clark-vs-Sprague reading: the 1787 Mary CLARK marriage belongs to the 1740 Mijamin (as Dorsey warned), NOT to ours; and A206647 = the 1712 Mijamin (Civil Service). COROLLARY: the Amy/Luna SPRAGUE 1785 marriage attribution to OUR Mijamin rests on WikiTree/FaG only - Uxbridge VR has no Sprague entry for either Mijamin; our Mijamin's wife remains OPEN (children Benedict 1787 + Jesse 1798 need their mother documented). The DAR-registered PRIVATE 1740 cousin is also the man whose wife-problem Dorsey described.

m. (1) Elizabeth Morris; 1942 book Sub-Branch 20 covers his line.

NICHOLAS WALLINGFORD MURROW Jr (1882-1952), son of Nicholas W. Murrow Sr. (1842-1929). DISTINCT from Nick Murrow (1877-1968, son of John Salter) and from Nick Sr. Three same-named men - DO NOT MERGE. Father of Harry Murrow (1904-1988); great-grandfather of Harold Noyes Murrow. DO-NOT-MERGE flag: GEDCOM record I272787601542 carries NSFX 'Jr' in error for the 1877 son. Sources: extension-iowa-cousins.md; geocities dalemorrow DB; Skaggs files.

CIVIL WAR: Private, Company G, 2nd Regiment New York Veteran Cavalry ('Empire Light Cavalry'). Enlisted 9 Sep 1864 at Addison NY (age 18); mustered out 23 Aug 1865 at Talladega, Alabama. Also borne as 'Toft, William F.' VERIFIED against official NY Adjutant-General roster + NPS CWSS film M551 roll 138 [DOCUMENTED]. His brother Orrin Benedick enlisted 3 days earlier (6 Sep 1864, Tuscarora) into the SAME company. Buried Swan Cemetery, Tuscarora (FaG 48774630). Fold3 page exists.

m. Jacob Applegate.

Name spelled Murrah in marriage record.

May have been a cousin.

s/o Reason Porter Shivers Sr + Lucinda J. Thompson. [DOCUMENTED - FS KCWT-MJ7; WikiTree Shivers-692]

1942 book: born about 1735; Find a Grave 38260348 gives 1731-1814. ** DAR PATRIOT CONFIRMED 10 Sep 2026 (GRS, browser): Ancestor #A129604 - BENJAMIN WALLINGFORD, VIRGINIA PATRIOTIC SERVICE: "FURNISHED MATERIAL AID" (Abercrombie & Slatten, VA Revolutionary Public Claims, Vol 1 p 124). DAR gives b. CIRCA 1731 Prince Georges Co (prob. Maryland), d. 24 Jun 1814 MASON CO KENTUCKY, resided Berkeley Co VA, spouse (1) PRUDENCE - all matching our Benjamin Franklin Wallingford (b. ~1731, m. Prudence Elliott, d. Jun 1814 Mason Co KY per FaG 38260348). DAR flags ONE bad previously-verified paper (a Joseph-daughter ELIZA mislink, DATA CF 3/2010) - does not affect our line. 25+ member applications hang off this patriot INCLUDING #896295 through child REBECCA, spouse [1] JAMES MURROW - a DAR app already exists through Rob's exact 3G-grandparents (Rebecca Wallingford m. James Murrow, m. 4 Jan 1816 Fleming Co KY). Also apps through Phoebe m. David Blue (922048/49) - the double-cousin Blue line. Rob qualifies: MURROW-DAR line = Benjamin Wallingford (A129604) -> Rebecca -> Charles Harlan Sr -> John Salter -> George Washington (1870) -> Robert Dale (1905) -> John W. (1927) -> Rob (1948).

The 1942 Wallingford Family Record lists one daughter Betsey. Copies "Betsy" (b. 1770) and "Mary Elizabeth" (b. 1772) were merged here; both had d. 24 Jun 1851 Ft Knox, Hardin Co KY; this record had d. 24 Jan 1851 Hardin Co. Month unresolved.

Birth: 1778 Berkeley County West Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 9, 1815 Mason County Kentucky, USA Mark was born in what was then Berkeley Co, Virginia, (now Jefferson Co, WV). Although there is no stone for Mark in the Mt Gilead Cem, he is most likely buried there. Death date is from a transcription of his brother's family Bible. Family links: Children: Nancy Wallingford Payton (1808 - 1882) (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62223860)* * Reverse Relationships:] body=[This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial. ] fade=[on] fadespeed=[.09]">Calculated relationship Burial: Mount Gilead Cemetery (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=62224244&CRid=2369081&) Mount Gilead (Mason County) Mason County Kentucky, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=editVcInfo&vcIntId=62224244) [ Virtual Cemetery:] body=[What is a Virtual Cemetery? A Find A Grave Virtual Cemetery is essentially a collection of names from the Find A Grave database. As a Find A Grave contributor, you can build Virtual Cemeteries to group listings in whatever way you would like. For example, you might make a 'Smith Family Virtual Cemetery' where you would place all of the members of your Smith family tree. Other examples: 'My Favorite Actors' or 'Memorials I Visit Often'. Be creative! A VIRTUAL CEMETERY HAS NO RELATION TO A REAL CEMETERY! People listed in your VIRTUAL cemeteries can be buried in many different REAL cemeteries. You can add any name in the Find A Grave database to the Virtual Cemeteries you create. You can choose to make your Virtual Cemeteries visible to the visitors of your Find A Grave contributor page so that others can view the collections you have created. ] fade=[on] fadespeed=[.09]">?] Created by: Darryn Lickliter (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47096939) Record added: Nov 27, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 62224244

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Probably the 1942 book's "Prudence (or Polly) Wallingford married Jacob Applegate" (son Benjamin b. 25 Apr 1774). Her death 24 Jan 1851 Hardin Co KY is the same as her sister Elizabeth's — one of the two is a copy error; unresolved.

Birth: Dec. 14, 1759 Frederick County Virginia, USA Death: Sep. 5, 1829 Mount Gilead (Mason County) Mason County Kentucky, USA Son of Banjamin F. Wallingford (1731-1814) and Prudence Elliot Wallingford (1740-1824). About 1779, he married Alice Hayes (1760-1810). They were the parents of: John Wallingford, Joseph Wallingford, Prudence (Wallingford) Beckett, Mary Chloe (Wallingford) Boone, James Wallingford, Sarah "Sallie" (Wallingford) Hull, Willaim Wallingford, Elizabeth (Wallingford) Reeder Owens, and Mark B. Wallingford. On September 18, 1810, and after the death of Alice, he married Mary Ginn. They were the parents of: Hiram Wallingford, Alexander Wallingford, Lewis Bean Wallingford, Mary Ginn Wallingford, Alexander M. Wallingford, Angelina (Wallingford) Warder, Sophronia J. (Wallingford) Bragg, Thomas Ginn Wallingford, and Martha A.E. (Wallingford) Clark. Family links: Spouse: Mary Ginn Wallingford (1789 - 1855) (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63791996)* Children: James Wallingford (1793 - 1865) (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58199290)* Mark B. Wallingford (1803 - 1858) (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58200423)* Hiram Wallingford (1811 - 1888) (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48386231)* Milley Ginn Wallingford (1816 - 1827) (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63795907)* Thomas Ginn Wallingford (1828 - 1909) (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15493842)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Mount Gilead Cemetery (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=58199630&CRid=2369081&) Mount Gilead (Mason County) Mason County Kentucky, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=editVcInfo&vcIntId=58199630) [ Virtual Cemetery:] body=[What is a Virtual Cemetery? A Find A Grave Virtual Cemetery is essentially a collection of names from the Find A Grave database. As a Find A Grave contributor, you can build Virtual Cemeteries to group listings in whatever way you would like. For example, you might make a 'Smith Family Virtual Cemetery' where you would place all of the members of your Smith family tree. Other examples: 'My Favorite Actors' or 'Memorials I Visit Often'. Be creative! A VIRTUAL CEMETERY HAS NO RELATION TO A REAL CEMETERY! People listed in your VIRTUAL cemeteries can be buried in many different REAL cemeteries. You can add any name in the Find A Grave database to the Virtual Cemeteries you create. You can choose to make your Virtual Cemeteries visible to the visitors of your Find A Grave contributor page so that others can view the collections you have created. ] fade=[on] fadespeed=[.09]">?] Created by: Kevin Farrar-Wallace (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47290731) Record added: Sep 05, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 58199630

Recorded with name suffix "fourth Gen." (generation marker from an imported tree).

Also Phoebe Murphy (1st husband James Murphy, m. 22 Oct 1782, 2 daughters). Find a Grave 38260348.

BIRTH: "Descendants of James Murrow," by Charles Harlan Murrow, Des Moines, IA ttorney, ca 1930's. Copy in Des Moines, IA, Historical Lib.; also in Iowa Genealogical Society Lib., Des Moines, IA. DEATH: Rebecca was mentioned in minutes of Old Mt. Gilead church, Mason Co, KY, dated 30 Apr 1820. Rebecca must have died between then and 1832-35 when James Murrow supposedly went to Parke Co, IN. There is a possibility that James was in Indiana by 1830 -- see Notes for James Murrow under "Resided." [Note: James Murrow was received for baptism, 2 Jun 1824.]

Morrow family has her as daughter of Benjamin Franklin Wallingford'sfather Ben, senior.

The 1942 Wallingford Family Record lists one daughter Sally ("Sally Wallingford married Zach Williams"). Four imported copies (b. 1759, 1760, 1764, 1767) were merged here; birth year unresolved.