My mother's family comes from a long line of people who use their mother's maiden name when naming their children. Usually they were used as middle names but in the case of my great - great grandfather, Murray, it was used as his first name. He was named after his mother Betsey Murray. Betsey was born in May 18, 1786 and married Dr. Prentiss Dana in 1807. She died three and a half months after giving birth to her eight child on October 31 1821, age 35 years, 5 months and 13 days. Although I know many generations back on Murray's father's side, Betsey's parents have been a mystery. I've been snooping around lately and came upon several leads. While probably not 100% accurate there is likely to be some truth in the information: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 49 Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historic Genealogical Society (published 1906) MURRAY – Information of any kind regarding the following persons is desire
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