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| Janet Schaw | ||
| Born: 16 Apr 1735 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
 Birth Record "John Shaw mer't & Margaret Borthwick A D N Janet W. Wm Shaw mer't & Major Alex'r Hardie born thursday." |
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| Married: 24 Mar 1754 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1751-1800 Volume 5. The Register of Marriages. Register of Marriages of the City of Edinburgh. 1751-1800. Murray, William, merchant in N. W. p., and Miss Janet, d. to John Schaw, merchant in N. N. K. p. 24 Mar 1754 |
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| Died: 15 Feb 1782 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland according to one record. However, Directory of Scottish Settlers in America Vol VI pg 111 as seen below, seems to indicate both parents of Jean Murray were deceased in 1778. | Midlothian: Edinburgh - The Commissariot Record of
Edinburgh, 1701-1800 List of Burials excerpted from Register in possession of the Registrar of the Canongate. The Commissariot Record of Edinburgh. Register of Testaments. Third Section--1701-1800. County: Midlothia Country: Scotland Shaw or Schaw, Mrs. Janet, relict of William Murray, merchant in Edinburgh 15 Feb 1782 |
FATHER
MOTHER
HUSBAND
William Murray
CHILDREN
1. Amelia Murray
2. William Murray
3. Jean Murray
4. Margaret Murray
Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America 1625-1825 Vol VI pg 88
| 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) |
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Directory of Scottish Settlers in America Vol VI pg 111
| Stewart Jean Daughter of William Murray, merchant in Edinburgh, and his wife Janet Schaw, both deceased, and wife of Daniel Stewart, surgeon in Dominica, appointed Walter Ferguson, writer in Edinburgh, and George Duncan, Controller of Stamp Duty in Scotland, as her factors in Scotland. Subscribed in Edinburgh on 13 January 1778. Witnesses George Cruikshank, writer, and Alexander Kidd. (RD4.223/1.624) |
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Directory of Scottish Settlers in America Vol VI pg 45
| Field James "Discharge by John Taylor, Attorney in the Exchequer, and John More, agent for the Royal Bank of Scotland in Glasgow, surviving trustees of deceased Margaret Schaw or Field, widow of Dr. James Field, physician in Bristol parish, Prince George County, Virginia. Reference to William Field, coachmaker in Edinburgh; Margart, eldest sister of William Murray, merchant in London, and wife of Alexander McLean, former Major in the 14th Regiemtn of Foot; James Smyth, Writer to the Signet, Jean Murray, second sister of William Murray, and wife of Alexander Schaw Field in Mecklenburg County, Virginia; Margaret, Jean and Amelia Murray; John Schaw, merchant in Edinburgh. Deed written by William Milne, clerk. Subscribed in Westminster on 14 February 1806. Witnesses William Hunter and Samuel Bishop, both in Westminster. (RD4.279.379) |