I am the granddaughter of J Wayne Murrell from
Winnie, Texas and I'm looking for information on
the family line. I recently found a grave with
the name of James Henry Murrell in Charleston,
SC who died in 1870 and am wondering if there is
a connection. If anyone knows any information, I
would greatly appreciate any help that you can
provide. Thank you.

SHERI, I AM A MURRELL FROM SULPHUR. MY FATHER, WILLIAM T. MURRELL, WAS YOUR GRANDFATHER'S BROTHER. I KNOW THEY CAME FROM CHURCH POINT, LA. I LIVE ON THE EAST COAST. MURRELL IS A COMMON NAME HERE. MY SISTER KNOWS MORE ABOUT OUR ANCESTORS HERE. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

I am a 1st cousin to wayne. I have lots on this family Glad to share

Bonnie--I have information on this family back to England.I am usually at Murrell reunion in Sulphur. My father and your ggrandfather were brothers

This is exciting. Please e-mail me at BONECIA200@aol.com. THANX!!!

Bonnie--I can't get an e-mail to you with the address you gave me. It keeps coming back.

E-MAIL---BONECIA2000@aolcom. THANKS!!!!

If you are interested in knowing about your Murrell Ancestors just contact me .

I would greatly appreciate any information
that you could give me. If you have any
questions, please e-mail me at
sheridenise@hotmail.com. Thank you so much.

Does any of this data tie to your data? I am a descendant of Martha Jane Murrell.

Thanks

Descendants of Zachariah Murrell


Generation No. 1

1. ZACHARIAH1 MURRELL was born Bef. 1755 in Northhampton County, North Carolina, and died Aft. November 29, 1807 in Bladen County, North Carolina. He married REBECCA ?. She was born Abt. 1755.

Children of ZACHARIAH MURRELL and REBECCA ? are:
i. SAMUEL2 MURRELL.
ii. MATHEW MURRELL, b. Abt. 1778.
2. iii. MARY MARGARET MURRELL, b. Abt. 1780.
3. iv. ZACHARIAH MURRELL, b. Abt. 1782, Northhampton County, North Carolina; d. Mississippi.
4. v. JOHN MURRELL, b. January 20, 1784, Bladen County, North Carolina; d. January 25, 1847, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
vi. MOLSEY MURRELL, b. Abt. 1786.
5. vii. REBECCA MURRELL, b. 1794, Bladen County, North Carolina; d. February 06, 1860, Darlington District, South Carolina.


Generation No. 2

2. MARY MARGARET2 MURRELL (ZACHARIAH1) was born Abt. 1780.

Child of MARY MARGARET MURRELL is:
i. MOLSEY3 WRIGHT, b. Unknown.

3. ZACHARIAH2 MURRELL (ZACHARIAH1) was born Abt. 1782 in Northhampton County, North Carolina, and died in Mississippi. He married (1) EMMA WHITE. He married (2) ?.

Children of ZACHARIAH MURRELL and EMMA WHITE are:
6. i. HUGH N3 MURRELL, b. 1806.
7. ii. LEE POWELL MURRELL, b. September 25, 1808, North Carolina; d. January 22, 1892, Scott County, Mississippi.
iii. ZACHARIAH MURRELL, b. Unknown.
8. iv. JOHN FRANKLIN MURRELL, b. Unknown.
v. ELIZA MURRELL, b. Unknown.
vi. ZILPHIA MURRELL, b. Unknown.
vii. WARREN MURRELL, b. Unknown.

Children of ZACHARIAH MURRELL and ? are:
viii. EASTER3 MURRELL, b. Unknown.
9. ix. LAFAYETTE MURRELL, b. Unknown; d. Temple, Texas.

4. JOHN2 MURRELL (ZACHARIAH1)1 was born January 20, 1784 in Bladen County, North Carolina, and died January 25, 1847 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. He married MARGARET SASSER 1804 in Wayne County, North Carolina. She was born March 14, 1782 in Wayne County, North Carolina, and died April 18, 1869 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.

Children of JOHN MURRELL and MARGARET SASSER are:
10. i. JOEL WATERS3 MURRELL, b. January 07, 1805, Bladen County, North Carolina.
11. ii. BARNEY SASSER MURRELL, b. 1807, Bladen County, North Carolina.
12. iii. MARTHA JANE MURRELL, b. February 25, 1810, Old Lebanon District, Tennessee; d. September 27, 1901, Weberville, Travis County, Texas.
13. iv. JOHN MURRELL, JR, b. Abt. 1812, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
v. MARY MARGARET MURRELL, b. 1815.
vi. BABY MURRELL, b. 1818.
vii. ISAAC MURRELL, b. March 20, 1819.
viii. LEE MURRELL, b. June 1821, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; d. March 25, 1847, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

5. REBECCA2 MURRELL (ZACHARIAH1) was born 1794 in Bladen County, North Carolina, and died February 06, 1860 in Darlington District, South Carolina. She married JOHN WRIGHT. He died Bef. 1830.

Children of REBECCA MURRELL and JOHN WRIGHT are:
i. MOLSEY3 WRIGHT, b. October 14, 1817.
ii. JOHN MURRELL WRIGHT, b. 1820.
iii. HUGH WRIGHT, b. 1823.
iv. PARDUE WRIGHT, b. Unknown.
v. MCDUFFY WRIGHT, b. Unknown.
vi. SARAH A WRIGHT, b. Unknown.


Generation No. 3

6. HUGH N3 MURRELL (ZACHARIAH2, ZACHARIAH1) was born 1806. He married CORDY.

Children of HUGH MURRELL and CORDY are:
i. ZACHARIAH4 MURRELL, b. 1825.
ii. ELIZABETH MURRELL, b. 1827.
iii. HUGH N MURRELL, JR, b. 1832.
iv. SARAH MURRELL, b. 1835.
v. WILLIAM W MURRELL, b. 1837.
vi. MARGARET MURRELL, b. 1839.

7. LEE POWELL3 MURRELL (ZACHARIAH2, ZACHARIAH1) was born September 25, 1808 in North Carolina, and died January 22, 1892 in Scott County, Mississippi. He married (1) NANCY TAYLOR. She was born 1811 in Mississippi. He married (2) TOBITHEA BELL. She was born in Yazoo County, Mississippi.

Children of LEE MURRELL and NANCY TAYLOR are:
i. SUSAN C4 MURRELL.
ii. ZILPHIA MURRELL, b. January 26, 1833; d. September 19, 1864, Polk County, Texas; m. ANGUS LEWIS, June 05, 1850; b. March 27, 1826; d. March 18, 1862.
iii. SOPHRONIA MURRELL, b. Abt. 1839.
iv. ALFRED MURRELL, b. Abt. 1841.
v. ELIZABETH MURRELL, b. Abt. 1843.
vi. FRANKLIN MURRELL, b. Unknown.

Children of LEE MURRELL and TOBITHEA BELL are:
vii. NATHAN CLARK4 MURRELL, b. August 14, 1860.
viii. NANCY ANN MURRELL, b. Unknown.
ix. JAMES MURRELL, b. Unknown.
x. LAFAYETTE MURRELL, b. Unknown.
xi. ALICE MURRELL, b. Unknown.
xii. JOHN LEE MURRELL, b. Unknown.
xiii. TOBITHEA E MURRELL, b. Unknown.

8. JOHN FRANKLIN3 MURRELL (ZACHARIAH2, ZACHARIAH1) was born Unknown. He married ELIZABETH DAVIS 1840 in Rankin County, Mississippi.

Children of JOHN MURRELL and ELIZABETH DAVIS are:
i. ELISHA S4 MURRELL, b. 1872.
ii. JASPER MURRELL, b. Unknown.
iii. JOHN FRANKLIN MURRELL, JR, b. Unknown.
iv. JOHNATHAN W MURRELL, b. Unknown.
v. LENORAH MURRELL, b. Unknown.
vi. ZILPHIA MURRELL, b. Unknown.

9. LAFAYETTE3 MURRELL (ZACHARIAH2, ZACHARIAH1) was born Unknown, and died in Temple, Texas. He married JOSSIE TAYLOR.

Children of LAFAYETTE MURRELL and JOSSIE TAYLOR are:
i. FRANK4 MURRELL, b. Unknown.
ii. SALLIE MURRELL, b. Unknown.
iii. MATTIE MURRELL, b. Unknown.
iv. FAYETTE MURRELL, b. Unknown.
v. MOLLY MURRELL, b. Unknown.
vi. ANNIE MURRELL, b. Unknown.
vii. ELLIOTT MURRELL, b. Unknown.

10. JOEL WATERS3 MURRELL (JOHN2, ZACHARIAH1)2 was born January 07, 1805 in Bladen County, North Carolina. He married MARTHA ELIZABETH BUTLER Abt. 1832. She was born Abt. 1812 in Tennessee.

Children of JOEL MURRELL and MARTHA BUTLER are:
i. JOEL SIMEON4 MURRELL, b. Abt. 1833, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
ii. ELIZABETH REBECCA MURRELL3, b. Abt. 1835, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
iii. JOSEPH BENONIE MURRELL3, b. Abt. 1837, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
iv. ALMEDIA MURRELL3, b. Abt. 1839, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
v. ISAAC NATHAN MURRELL3, b. Abt. 1843, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
vi. MARTHA LEVONIA A MURRELL, b. Abt. 1845, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
vii. WALTER LEE MURRELL3, b. May 13, 1849, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
viii. NANCY EMELINE MURRELL, b. Abt. 1851.
ix. LEE ROY MURRELL, b. 1856.
x. CYRUS DRURY MURRELL, b. August 28, 1857.

11. BARNEY SASSER3 MURRELL (JOHN2, ZACHARIAH1)4 was born 1807 in Bladen County, North Carolina. He married NANCY PETERS4, daughter of JOSHUA PETERS and MARY SMITH. She was born November 11, 1817.

Child of BARNEY MURRELL and NANCY PETERS is:
i. RILEY4 MURRELL, b. Unknown.

12. MARTHA JANE3 MURRELL (JOHN2, ZACHARIAH1)5 was born February 25, 1810 in Old Lebanon District, Tennessee, and died September 27, 1901 in Weberville, Travis County, Texas. She married JOHN WILLIAMSON JONES6 1826 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. He was born December 22, 1804 in Louisiana, and died 1874 in Weberville, Travis County, Texas.

Children of MARTHA MURRELL and JOHN JONES are:
14. i. LOUISA MURRELL4 JONES, b. Abt. 1826, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
15. ii. MARGARET JONES, b. December 27, 1828, Minden, Louisiana; d. August 28, 1904, Kerrville, Texas.
16. iii. WARREN AUGUSTUS JONES, b. Abt. 1832, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; d. Bef. 1870, Arkansas.
iv. JOHN R JONES, b. Abt. 1833, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
v. NATHAN WARREN JONES, b. Abt. 1835, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
vi. EUNEACY JONES, b. Abt. 1836, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
vii. WILLIAM CLIFTON JONES, b. Abt. 1838, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
viii. CLAIBORN E JONES, b. Abt. 1840, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
ix. MARY E JONES, b. Abt. 1843, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
17. x. CATHERINE MEDORA JONES, b. Abt. 1846, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
xi. LAURA JONES, b. Abt. 1850, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
xii. ISOFENIA JONES, b. Unknown.

13. JOHN3 MURRELL, JR (JOHN2, ZACHARIAH1) was born Abt. 1812 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. He married ELIZABETH BETSY PETERS January 02, 1835 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, daughter of JOSHUA PETERS and MARY SMITH. She was born Abt. 1814 in Alabama, and died 1876 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.

Children of JOHN MURRELL and ELIZABETH PETERS are:
i. TONY4 MURRELL, b. Abt. 1837.
ii. SUSAN LUCINDA M MURRELL7, b. May 20, 1839; d. July 08, 1879; m. (1) MARCELLUS T JONES, 1857, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; b. Baltimore, Maryland; d. October 08, 1859; m. (2) NEWTON H WALKER7, March 06, 1867.
iii. JOHN N MURRELL, b. Abt. 1844.
iv. LEEANN MURRELL, b. Abt. 1848.
v. WILLIAM COLUMBUS MURRELL, b. Unknown.


Generation No. 4

14. LOUISA MURRELL4 JONES (MARTHA JANE3 MURRELL, JOHN2, ZACHARIAH1)8 was born Abt. 1826 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. She married WILLIAM VAN PELT.

Child of LOUISA JONES and WILLIAM VAN PELT is:
i. MARY TEXANNA5 VAN PELT, b. Unknown.

15. MARGARET4 JONES (MARTHA JANE3 MURRELL, JOHN2, ZACHARIAH1)9 was born December 27, 1828 in Minden, Louisiana, and died August 28, 1904 in Kerrville, Texas. She married SIMEON MOSES WILLIAMS10 1849 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. He was born February 03, 1829 in Atlanta, Georgia, and died July 16, 1868 in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Children of MARGARET JONES and SIMEON WILLIAMS are:
i. WINFREY HERSHEL5 WILLIAMS10, b. July 08, 1850; d. January 14, 1885.
ii. LUCY USHER WILLIAMS10, b. October 19, 1851, Louisiana; d. Marathon, Texas; m. (1) JOHN DAVIS; m. (2) ? CRAWFORD; m. (3) SAMUEL B HARRIS, 1869.
iii. WILLIAMSON EUGENE WILLIAMS10, b. September 23, 1854.
iv. HENRIETTA EMMA WILLIAMS10, b. May 05, 1857; d. September 11, 1938, Phoenix, Arizona; m. CALVIN AKARD; b. 1842; d. 1892.
v. WHITAKER ERASMUS WILLIAMS11, b. January 23, 1859; d. March 08, 1864, Lampasas, Texas.
vi. EXA WILLIAMS11, b. November 25, 1862; d. May 05, 1864, Lampasas, Texas.
vii. OLIVIA WILLIAMS11, b. October 19, 1864.
viii. EDGAR WILLIAMS11, b. October 20, 1867; d. July 11, 1868.
ix. SIMEON ALMA WILLIAMS, b. March 21, 1868.

16. WARREN AUGUSTUS4 JONES (MARTHA JANE3 MURRELL, JOHN2, ZACHARIAH1) was born Abt. 1832 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, and died Bef. 1870 in Arkansas. He married MINERVA JANE DANIEL November 08, 1849 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. She was born 1829 in Georgia.

Children of WARREN JONES and MINERVA DANIEL are:
i. VIRGIL JEFFERSON5 JONES, b. October 11, 1852, Columbia County, Arkansas; m. SULTANA CAROLINE CATCHINGS, Abt. 1879, Columbia County, Arkansas; b. August 24, 1858, Kansas; d. April 18, 1932, Arkansas.
ii. JOHN ASH JONES, b. July 08, 1854, Emerson, Columbia County, Arkansas; d. 1933; m. ELIZABETH JANE NALL; b. September 12, 1855, Village, Columbia County, Arkansas; d. March 17, 1935, Not sure of date?.
iii. LENORA JONES, b. Abt. 1858.

17. CATHERINE MEDORA4 JONES (MARTHA JANE3 MURRELL, JOHN2, ZACHARIAH1)11 was born Abt. 1846 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. She married ASHFORD MINER.

Children of CATHERINE JONES and ASHFORD MINER are:
i. JANE MINER5 MINER, b. 1872; m. OSCAR DOWNS.
ii. ARTHUR JONES MINER, b. 1874; m. ADA THOMAS.
iii. WILLIAMSON MINER, b. 1875.
iv. MARTHA MINER, b. 1878.
v. TEXANA MINER, b. 1879.
vi. ISAAC LEE MINER, b. Unknown.


Endnotes

1. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 28, 29.
2. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 27, Gen 929.22 Gould (H).
3. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 27.
4. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 28.
5. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 28, 29.
6. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 28.
7. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 42.
8. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 29.
9. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
10. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 41.
11. Allena Robinson Gould, John Murrell, 1784-1849 Pioneer of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 42.