George McMurdy and Polly Martin

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Husband George McMurdy ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1788 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Mar 1850 3
         Buried:  - Harmony Cemetery, Harrisville, Butler Co, PA

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         Father: Isaac McMurdy, Sr. (      -1849) 4
         Mother: Ellen [Unk] (      -Bef 1849) 4

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Polly Martin ^{2 3 5}

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           Born: 1783 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Feb 1871 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: David Martin (Abt 1731-1815) 2 6 7 8 9
         Mother: Nancy Ramsey (1732-1817) 2 7 8 9

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Children

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1 M John McMurdy ¹⁰

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           Born: 25 Nov 1809 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1890
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane Gilmore (1816-1858) 10
           Marr: 1836 10

         Spouse: Nancy Vogus (1825-1859) 11
           Marr: Abt 1859

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2 M Samuel McMurdy ¹²

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           Born: 11 Mar 1811 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jan 1891
         Buried:  - Zion Union Cemetery (Old Zion), Mariasville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 13

         Spouse: Mary Karnes (1814-1851) 12
           Marr: 8 Dec 1835 14

         Spouse: Maria Hale (Abt 1826-1896) 12
           Marr: 1852 12

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3 M Isaac McMurdy ¹⁰

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           Born: 1815 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Marietta [Unk] (1822-      )

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4 F Mary "Polly" McMurdy ^{6 10 15}

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           Born: Cal 2 Aug 1816 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1884
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 16

         Spouse: Michael McFadden, Jr. (cal 1825-1884) 6 10 15
           Marr: 1850 6

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5 M James McMurdy ¹⁰

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           Born: 25 Dec 1818 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 May 1900
         Buried:  - Barkeyville Cemetery, Barkeyville, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 17

         Spouse: Elizabeth Porter (1824-1893) 18
           Marr: 1843 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 10

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6 F Nancy Ellen McMurdy ¹⁰

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1853
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James McFadden (Abt 1822-1901) 10 19
           Marr: Bef 1850

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7 F Martha "Mattie" McMurdy ^{10 20}

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           Born: Abt 1826
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1859
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Craft Walter (1826-1913) 10 20
           Marr: Bef 1849

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General Notes: Husband - George McMurdy

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He was born either in Maryland or Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
He made a settlement with his father in Irwin Township, Venango County, PA, and in 1819 bought one hundred acres of a settlement of four hundred, and subsequently purchased the entire tract. This land later formed a part of the village of Barkeyville and the balance became the possession of his sons, John and James. He built one of the early hotels, which was opened in 1812, and built the first distillery in that part of the county. It was located close to the hotel, which stood where Beatty's store was later located, at McMurdy's Corners.

He and his wife had thirteen children, six of whom lived to maturity [the list given in the source does not include Samuel].

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 527, 953.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 327.

3 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 296.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 953.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 527, 954.

6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 600.

7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 527.

8 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 1.

9 Susan Forish, Martin Ancestors (Personal Genealogy Research, 2016).

10 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 954.

11 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 954, 999.

12 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1116.

13 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 72.

14 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 169.

15 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 297.

16 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 37.

17 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 47.

18 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 954, 990.

19 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1059.

20 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1315.