THE MURRAY*TOY LINE
MARTHA JUSTINA MURRAY (6) daughter of John H. Toy and Mary Carlin born 1808 died 2/5/1885 married 9/7/1831 James Croker Murray born 1795 died 1/24/1885. (Tombstone Records New Cathedral Cemetery, Cathedral Marriage Records and Court of Common Pleas, Baltimore Sun and American of January and February 1885). The will of Martha Justina Toy Murray is on file at the Orphans Court, Register of Wills, Baltimore (B-53, F-527). It mentions
“Her husband James C. Murray, deceased daughter Margaret Alice Broadbent, son James H. Murray of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, daughter Mary Ann dos Santos of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, two nieces: Susan Frances Wall and Mrs. Barberry Curley Tormey. Executor Philip McClaughlin.”
THE MURRAY LINE
WILLIAM ANNESLEY MURRAY, Sr. born 1762 in Red Cross, County Wicklow Ireland, was the son of William Murray and a daughter of Richard Annesley, also of Red Cross, Wicklow, Ireland. He emigrated to the United States of America in 1795 and died in Baltimore 2/28/1846. He was buried in old St. Peter’s Cemetery. His wife Alice daughter of John Croker of Limerick and a brother Richard C. Murray emigrated with him. His wife who was born in 1768 died in June 1809 and was also buried in St. Peter’s Cemetery. (The Cathedral Burial Ground Records M.H.S.) There was a notice of the death of William Annesley Murray, Sr. in the March 3rd, 1846 edition, page 2, of the Baltimore American and Daily Advertiser. It read thus “Died on the 28th ult William Annesley Murray in the 95th year of his age, a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, but for the last 51 years a resident of the United States”.
William Annesley Murray, Sr. married 2nd Mary Ann Hamilton 1/13/1825 at the Baltimore Cathedral by Father Smith. (Cathedral Records and Marriage License Bureau, Baltimore) She was the daughter of the Captain William Hamilton who had also emigrated to Baltimore from Ireland. Richard C. Murray, the brother married Ann Ross 6/7/1808, Father Francis Beeston of St. Peter’s performing the marriage ceremony. (Marriage License Bureau, Baltimore #63)
These two Murray brothers as far as it is known were the only members of the Murrays of Red Cross, County Wicklow, Ireland to emigrate to the United States. There are no known descendants of Richard C. Murray. There was another brother Captain Peter Murray of Napoleon’s Irish Legion. It is said that Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin was a member of the Wicklow family. He was born in Wicklow. Richard C. Murray served as a Lieutenant of the Privateer Oriental, War of 1812 and William A. Murray was a Captain in the 15th Regiment, 12/24/1810. (British Invasion of Maryland, Appendix).
The traditions of the Annesley – Murrays are pretty well substantiated historically and for this reason are worthy of credence. William Murray, the father of Richard C. and William Annesley Murray was born in Scotland and was of the family of Atholl and Tullabardine. This branch of the family had always been loyal to the Catholic Faith and the Stuarts. Becoming involved in the effort to return Charles Stuart to the throne of England, William Murray fought at Culloden after which he fled to Ireland, marrying there the daughter of Richard Annesley by whom he had the three sons mentioned. William Annesley son of William Murray married Alice daughter of John Croker of Limerick. The political situation became so grave that the family was forced to flee to the Barbados. Richard C. and William Annesley Murray entering the United States from there. Effort has been made to verify their entry into the States but so far has met with no success.
The families of Annesley and Croker are of ancient English lineage antedating William the Conqueror. The founders of the Irish branch of the families were followers of Oliver Cromwell, Sir Francis Annesley having a particularly bad record. Their descendants, however, became more Irish than the Irish.
There are evidences in “Carribeanna” by Beresford, found at the Peabody Library that families by the names of Murray, Croker and Annesley had found refuge in the Barbadoes. In “Memorial of the Dead in Ireland” by Scott also found at the Peabody, in volume 8, pages 196-97 they speak of the tombstone records of the Annesleys in the old churchyard at Red Cross among which appears that of Richard Annesley, who died the 27th of January, 1795 age 66 years. In the Inishboyne Cemetery, Dunganstown, Wicklow, page 488 says “Members of the Annesley family are buried here though there is no memorial to them”, “Some members of the Murray family are also interred in this cemetery”. Volume 3, page 314 of the Fedamore Parish, Limerick says “There is a memorial to the members of the Croker family” and it quotes the memorial at length.
The children of William Annesley Murray, Sr. and Alice his wife:
WILLIAM ANNESLEY MURRAY, Jr., born 3/7/1800 died 4/10/1865, married 10/17/1829 Mary Jane McGrain died January 1867 daughter of the late Thomas McGrain, at St. Mary’s Seminary by Father Joubert. (Baltimore American & Daily Advertiser). William Annesley Murray Jr. was a Cabinet maker, his business was located at 24 Lexington St. and his residence 432 W. Baltimore St., where he died. (Baltimore American & Daily Advertiser of 10/26/1829 and of 4/101865). He and his wife are buried in the New Cathedral Cemetery. The will of Mary his wife is filed in B-34, F-56, Register of Wills, Baltimore. In it she mentions:
Richard C. Murray, James C. Murray, Martha J. Murray and Mrs. Mary O’Meara, half sister of her late husband. Her nieces and nephews: Mary Anne dos Santos, Martha J. Murray, Margaret Alice Broadbent and James Henry Murray children of James C. Murray; Margaret Hurd and Alice Ann Hammond daughters of Richard C. Murray;
Mary Jane Murray and Elizabeth Alice Murray daughters of John Murray and Hannah C. Murray wife of John P. Murray
Servants: Margaret Lovelace and Harriet White.
Executors: Rev. Henry B. Coskery of the Cathedral and Stephen Broadbent, Jr.
Witnesses: William A. Stewart and George P. Smith.
Securities: C. Oliver O’Donnell, William Stewart, James Garvey and Robert H. Goldsmith.
JOHN P. MURRAY married at the Cathedral 5/10/1836 by Father Gildea to Hannah C. Burgan. (Cathedral Records and Court of Common Pleas)
MARY JANE MURRAY
ELIZABETH ALICE MURRAY
RICHARD C. MURRAY, 2nd born 6/6/1808 died 1030/1878 (Cathedral Burial Ground Records). He was married at the Cathedral to Barbara Ann daughter of Charles Feinour by Father White. (Cathedral Records and Court of Common Pleas Records). Richard C. Murray was a builder and cabinet maker, he was a City Commissioner 1847, a Justice of the Peace from 1865 until his death and he was one of the founders of Irish Emancipation Society. At the time of his death he resided at 532 W. Baltimore Street.
MARGARET MURRAY HURD
ALICE ANN HAMMOND
MARY ANN MURRAY daughter of William A. Murray, Sr. and his 2nd wife Mary Ann Hamilton married 7/20/1853 James O’Meara at the Cathedral by Father Gildea. (Cathedral Records and Marriage Licenses, Court of Common Pleas)
MARTHA MURRAY born 6/23/1835 and died in infancy. (Cathedral Records)
JAMES CROKER MURRAY born 1795 eldest son of William Annesley Murray, Sr., died 1/24/1885 married 1st Frances Kinnear 1/20/1830 daughter of Frederick Kinnear at the Cathedral by Father Smith. She was born in 1796 and died 3/14/1831. (Baltimore American & Daily Advertiser, Marriage Records, Court of Common Pleas and Land Records of Baltimore City, Liber WG, Folio 194 – 258). He married 2nd Martha Justina Toy (6) born 1808 and died 2/5/1885 at the Baltimore Cathedral 9/7/1831. (Cathedral Records and Court of Common Pleas).
James C. Murray and his father William A. Murray, Sr. were manufacturers of fine shoes at 158 W. Baltimore Street in 1810 and at 14 N. Liberty St. They were also retailers of fine groceries and liquors at Pennsylvania Ave. and Seminary Lane and at Hampton St. and Park Lane 1810. (Old Baltimore Directories). James C. Murray remained in business until 1868 when he retired. With his father and brothers, Richard C. and William A. Murray, Jr., they were among the early members of the Cathedral Parish. It was in this connection he became acquainted with Thomas Gibbons, father of the Cardinal, before his return to Ireland. Later when young James Gibbons became a student at St. Mary’s Seminary and later Pastor of St. Bridget’s Church, James C. Murray became deeply interested in his welfare. The friendship thus formed lasted until the death of James C. Murray.
In 1864 James C. Murray lived at 13 Courtland St., which he sold to St. Francis Xavier Church for a rectory, moving to 119 N. Charles St., later to 181 Linden Ave. and in1870 to 153 Park Ave. where he and Mrs. Murray died in 1885.
The children of James C. Murray and Martha Justina Toy (6)
MARY ANN MURRAY (7) born 7/30/1835 died 1910. She was educated at the Baltimore Academy of the Visitation. On 10/4/1855 she married Carlos Felipe Semoies dos Santos of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Baltimore Cathedral by Bishop Thomas Foley. Senhor dos Santos was Secretary at the Brazilian Legation in Washington, his uncle being the Minister. Later he served at Legations in London and Paris. His sister Amalia dos Santos was a Lady in Waiting to Maria Pia, the Dowager Queen of Portugal. There was a kinship between the Braganza and Semoies families. After retirement he settled in Rio.
AMALIA DOS SANTOS (8) born in Paris 1859 married in Rio, Alexandrina de Alencar of the Brazilian Navy, later Admiral of the Fleet and Minister of Marine. Alencar took Dom Pedro the last Emperor of Brazil to Portugal on his flagship, after Brazil became a Republic.
AMALIA DE ANLENCAR (9) born 1879 in Rio
EVANGELINE DE ALENCAR (9) born 1881 in Rio
ARMAND DE ALENCAR (9) born 1883 in Rio.
ALICE DOS SANTOS (8) born 1862 in Paris married Andre Christoph of Paris France.
LOUIS FELIPPE CHRISTOPH (9) born in 1883 in Rio, became a noted artist, some of his paintings having been exhibited in the Salon of the Champs Elysees in Paris.
MARGARET ALICE MURRAY (7) born 9/16/1838 died 11/2/1878 married 1858 at the Baltimore Cathedral Stephen Broadbent, Sr. died 5/6/1872 son of Stephen Broadbent Sr., died 2/22/1822, who built “Evergreen”, Charles St. Ave. for his summer residence, known as “Broadbent’s Folly”, which later became the residence of the late John W. Garrett. Alice Broadbent was educatec at the Baltimore Visitation Academy and was a noted Baltimore Beauty. She was preparing to marry General Wade Hampton when she died from Typhoid Fever.
STEPHEN MURRAY BROADBENT (8) born 1859 died circa 1940, never married
FELIPPE A. BROADBENT (8) born 1866 married the widow of Harry Gilmor Morgan (Mary). There were no children of this marriage.
MARTHA ELIZABETH MURRAY (7) born 8/3/1836 died from Tuberculosis 1859
RICHARD C. MURRAY (7) born August 1832 died 11/26/1832
JOHN FRANCIS MURRAY (7) born 7/9/1840 died in infancy
JAMES HENRY MURRAY (7) born 1846 died 6/3/1894 married 10/1/1878 Catherine Isabella Kauffelt born 4/5/1852 died 4/17/1938 at the Baltimore Cathedral by Rt. Rev. William E, Starr. She was the daughter of James Behner and Catherine Deborah Schultz Kauffelt of Baltimore and grand-daughter of Lieut. Daniel (1812) and Isabella Emmett Kauffelt (both died in Ottawa City, Ohio), and Peter Shultz and Anna Mary Hamme of York County, Pennsylvania. James H. Murray was an alumnus of Loyola College, Baltimore and a Marine Lawyer. He was a member of the firm of Broadbent and Murray in 1870. He served as United States Vice and Deputy Consul General at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1878-1884. (Cathedral Records, Greenmount Cemetery Records, Old Baltimore Directories and York County Historical Society, York, PA)
MARIE MERCEDES KAUFFELT MURRAY (8) born 3/31/ 1882 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was connected with the Supervisors of City Charities, the Henry Watson Children’s Aid Society, was the first Superintendent of the Women’s Prison, the Baltimore Emergency Relief Commission, the Emergency Charity Association and the Department of Public Welfare for thirty five years. She was also an active member of several private Catholic Agencies, and was a member of the Maryland State Conference of Social Work, the American Association of Social Workers and the National Prison Conference. She is also a member of the Maryland Historical Society.
JAMES JOSEPH ANNESLEY MURRAY (8) born in York, PA 2/7/1884 while his mother was on a visit to the States. He has been connected with the United States Government in Washington since before Word War II. He was a graduate of the Classical and Business Courses of the York High School, York, PA, Class of 1902, For a number of years he was connected with the York Gazette as City Editor and the Baltimore News. Later he became Vice-President and General Manager of the Keystone Roofing Co. of York and later was connected with the C. E. Sheppard Co. of Long Island City, NY. He married in April 1913 Theressa C. Stambaugh at St. Patrick’s Church, York, daughter of John and Anne Winfelder Stambaugh of York.
ANNA CATHERINE MURRAY (9) born 12/6/1914, valedictorian of her class at the York High School, attended Notre Dame of Maryland for one year and graduated from the Ursuline College of New Rochell, class of 1935 and from Katharine Gibbs of New York, class of 1936. She married 1/29/1938 Commander Herbert T. Creedon at St. Katharine’s Church, Pelham NY. Herbert T. Creedon is a son of Jeremiah Creedon, of Brockton, MA. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an executive of the New York Telephone Company. He served during World War II as a Lieutenant Commander and in now in U.S.N.R. The Creedons live at New Canaan, Connecticut. Their children are:
JAMES MURRAY CREEDON born 12/10/1938 (10)
JOHN FRANCIS CREEDON born 2/12/1940 (10)
HERBERT TIMOTHY CREEDON Jr. born 10/9/1943 (10)
LAWRENCE JOSEPH CREEDON born 6/3/1945 (10)
PAUL EMMETT CREEDON born 5/6/1954 (10), married Patricia Mary Nugent, 6/1/1985.
MARY DOROTHY MURRAY (9) born 7/4/1916, graduated from the Flushing High School with honors and a scholarship from the State of New York. She then graduated Cum Laude from the Ursuline College of New Rochelle, NY, Class of 1938. She married 1/29/1939 at St. Katherine’s Church, Pelham Edward Brandon Lyman, son of Edward B. Lyman and Genevieve Tynan of Scarsdale Manor, NY. He is a graduate of Fordham University and a former President of the Fordham Club. He has been a member of the Pan American Union, Caribbean Area, Standard Oil of New Jersey. He has been Secretary and President of American Public Relation Society and served as Executive Assistant to the President of Fordham University. Mr. Lyman is now with the Civil Defense Board in Washington. The family live in Bethesda Maryland. Their children are:
MARY BRANDON LYMAN (10) born 10/30/1939
DONALD MURRAY LYMAN (10) born 10/3/1941
ROBERT TYNAN LYMAN (10) born 5/4/1943 killed by a truck on his was to school 2/6/1952
JOHN PATRICK LYMAN (10) 7/10/1944
NANCY ANNE LYMAN (10) born 11/7/1945
RICHARD EDWARD LYMAN (10) born 11/3/1946
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH LYMAN (10) 11/30/1950
DAVID THOMAS LYMAN (10) born 6/19/1952
THERESSA JOSEPHINE MURRAY (9) born 2/16/1919, is a graduate of the Pelham Manor, Westchester County, NY High School, of the Mills Schools and Adelphi College, New York, Class of 1942. She taught in the Primary Schools of Kenwood, Bethesda, MD. She married William Thomas Lyons 12/1/1945 in the Chapel of Perpetual Help, Pelham Manor, NY by Monsignor Hammer. William T. Lyons is a son of William T. Lyons and Theressa Lyons of New Rochelle and Falls River, CT. he graduated Summa Cum Laude from the School of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He is now the construction engineer for the Carrier Company of Syracuse, NY in their Southern Area. The Lyons live in Atlanta, Georgia. Their children:
WILLIAM LYONS (10) born 4/29/1947
SUSAN THERESSA LYONS (10) born 8/8/1951.