Difference between revisions of "Maury (surname)"
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==Notable Members== | ==Notable Members== | ||
The following is a list of notable members of the Maury family. | The following is a list of notable members of the Maury family. | ||
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| + | * Rev. James Maury (Anglican minister), eldest son of Matthew Maury and Mary Anne Fontaine. b. about 1717. | ||
| + | * Abram Maury, Jr. (planter, politician and founder of [[Franklin, Tennessee]]), grandson of Matthew Maury and Mary Anne Fontaine and nephew of Rev. James Maury. b. 1766, d. 1825. | ||
| + | * Abram Poindexter Maury (Congressman from Tennessee), son of Abram Maury, Jr. b. 1801, d. 1848. | ||
| + | * Matthew Fontaine Maury (Naval oceanographer), grandson of Rev. James Maury, nephew of Abram Maury, Jr. b. 1806, d. 1873. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | # [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maury_(name) Wikipedia article on Maury (name)] | ||
| + | # [https://www.houseofnames.com/maury-family-crest House of Names page on Maury family surname] | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 5 February 2021
Maury is a surname for a family of early settlers in Middle Tennessee.
Family Origins
The Maury family descended from French Huguenots who fled from Gascony to Ireland after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. In 1716, Matthew Maury married Mary Anne Fontaine in Dublin. The Maurys emigrated to Virginia in late 1719.
Notable Members
The following is a list of notable members of the Maury family.
- Rev. James Maury (Anglican minister), eldest son of Matthew Maury and Mary Anne Fontaine. b. about 1717.
- Abram Maury, Jr. (planter, politician and founder of Franklin, Tennessee), grandson of Matthew Maury and Mary Anne Fontaine and nephew of Rev. James Maury. b. 1766, d. 1825.
- Abram Poindexter Maury (Congressman from Tennessee), son of Abram Maury, Jr. b. 1801, d. 1848.
- Matthew Fontaine Maury (Naval oceanographer), grandson of Rev. James Maury, nephew of Abram Maury, Jr. b. 1806, d. 1873.
