Murray, Burthel (b. ABT 1870, d. ?)

Census: Date: 1880
Place: East Deer, Allegheny, PA

Census: Date: 1880
Place: East Deer, Allegheny, PA

Census: Date: 1880
Place: East Deer, Allegheny, PA

Note: removed to Washington county, Md.

Note: emigrated to Kentucky about the close of the century and engaged in mercantile pursuits at Frankfort ; m. Catharine Winebrenner , widow of M. N. Schneider , whose parents emigrated from Maryland at an early day;

Note: He graduated in medicine, and came to America prior to the struggle for independence. In 1776 he was commissioned surgeon of the Fifth cattalion, Lancaster county associators, and was the surgeon in charge of the British prisoners at Lancaster during the years 1777 to 1779 . He continued in the active practice of his profession until his death, which occurred suddenly while preparing to make a visit to Ireland

Note: From The Galbraith Families ..., section 1, page 16. William Bertram received his education in the university of his native place (Edinburgh), studied for the ministry, and was licensed by the Presbytery of Bangor, Ireland, who gave him "ample testimonials of his ordination, ministerial qualifications, and regular Christian conversation." He married about 1706, Jane Gillespie, the widow of Angus McClain, and their children were, John, first, second and third, who died in infancy; Phebe, who died at age 17, and Elizabeth, who married James Galbraith. During one of those periodical political excitements in the British Isles, the son disappeared and his parents, under the impression he had come to America, determined to find him, and came to Pennsylvania about 1730. Failing in their search, they decided to remain in Pennsylvania, and the following year the Rev. Mr. Bertram was unanimously received by the Donegal Presbytery, which he joined. At the same time, presented him an invitation to settle at Paxtang and Derry [near Harrisburg], which he accepted. He was installed November 17, 1732, at the meetinghouse on Swatara Creek. The congregations then appointed representatives who executed to Bertram the right and title to the "Indian town tract" situated in Hanover township, on the north side of Swatara Creek, containing 350 acres. Upon the settlement of Rev. Bertram, the congregation in Swatara took the name of Derry, and the upper congregation, on Spring Creek, was styled Paxtang. In 1735, Mr. Bertram complained of the "intolerable burden" he was under with the two congregations, and September 13, 1736, he was released from the care of Paxtang. Rev. William Bertram died on May, 2, 1746, aged seventy-two, and his remains are interred in Derry Church graveyard, his wife dying prior thereto. He was a faithful minister of the gospel.

It should be noted that through his marriage with Miss Gillespie, William Bertram's descendants became heirs to a handsome estate in Edinburgh. Efforts were made to secure this, but it is assumed that the difficulties inherent in proving their descent prevented the rightful parties from enjoying this inheritance.

William and Elizabeth Bertram were buried with James Galbreath.

Note: served in the Revolutionary war, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island

Note: received a classical education at the school of the Rev. Dr. Alison , in Chester county , and was recommended by him for an ensigncy in the provincial service as being "a gentleman of good family." He was appointed commissary sergeant, and, during the Bouquet expedition to the westward in 1763 , was connected with the Second Provincial Regiment. From 1771 to 1773 he served as sheriff of Cumberland county . At the outset of the Revolutionary struggle he entered heartily into the contest and assisted in raising a battalion of associators, of which he was commissioned lieutenant colonel, holding the position until his appointment, by the Supreme Executive Council, as county lieutenant of Cumberland , April 5, 1777 . This office he resigned in August following, when he entered the commissary department in the Continental establishment. He was commissioned commissary general of purchases, February 19, 1778 , a position he held over three years, including one of the most trying periods of the war--the cantonment at Valley Forge . He was a man of large fortune, and the record shows that, during that long and severe winter, with the aid of personal friends, he made an advance of $600,000 for the use of the patriot army. Millions of dollars passed through his hands without a suspicion of his purity and disinterestedness. Owing to his personal sacrifices, however, Col. Blaine 's estate became impaired, although his fortune remained ample. While in the service he enjoyed the confidence of Washington and his fellow officers. It was at his home that the first president remained during his week's stay at Carlisle when on the so-called Whiskey Insurrection of 1794 . Subsequently Col. Blaine retired to his farm in Middleton township, Cumberland county , where he closed his eminently patriotic and honorable career in his sixty-third year. He was twice married--his second wife being Sarah E. Duncan , widow of John Duncan , of Carlisle , and daughter of Col. Samuel Postlethwaite , and they had one son, Ephraim , who d. s. p. By first wife, Rebecca Galbraith , there was issue six children,

Note: removed to Cumberland county, Pa. ; he was an officer in the French and Indian wars, and a man of prominence in provincial days.