About: John Murrell (bandit)

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John Andrews Murrell (1806 – November 21, 1844), the "Great Western Land Pirate", was a 19th-century bandit and criminal operating along the Natchez Trace and Mississippi River, in the southern United States. He was also known as John A. Murrell, and his surname was commonly spelled as Murel and Murrel. His exploits were widely known, and he became a legendary figure in fiction, film and television in the 20th century.

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  • John Andrews Murrell (1806 – November 21, 1844), the "Great Western Land Pirate", was a 19th-century bandit and criminal operating along the Natchez Trace and Mississippi River, in the southern United States. He was also known as John A. Murrell, and his surname was commonly spelled as Murel and Murrel. His exploits were widely known, and he became a legendary figure in fiction, film and television in the 20th century. He was first convicted as a youth for the crime of horse theft. He was branded with an "HT", flogged, and sentenced to six years in prison. He was released in 1829. Murrell was convicted the second and last time for the crime of slave stealing, in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Tennessee. He was incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville from 1834 to 1844. (en)
  • L'histoire tumultueuse de John Murrell (parfois écrit Murel ou Murrel), un bandit de grand chemin opérant aux États-Unis le long du fleuve Mississippi au milieu du XVIIIe siècle est aussi controversée que l'orthographe de son nom. (fr)
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  • Great Western Land Pirate (en)
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  • 1806-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1844-11-21 (xsd:date)
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  • 1844-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1806 (xsd:integer)
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  • Lunenburg County, Virginia, US (en)
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  • John A. Murrell, with a boyish face, in the Tennessee State Penitentiary, Nashville, from the only known, accurate portrait, of Murrell, made during his lifetime. (en)
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  • 1844-11-21 (xsd:date)
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  • Pikeville, Tennessee, US (en)
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  • European-American (en)
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  • John A. Murrell (en)
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  • Alleged, criminal mastermind behind the 1835 Murrell Slave Insurrection Conspiracy or "Murrell Excitement" (en)
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  • Alleged members: (en)
  • Approximately 400 in Grand Council (en)
  • Up to 650 Strikers (en)
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  • John A. Murrell (en)
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  • American (en)
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  • bandit, horse thief, slave stealer, burglar, camp meeting preacher, counterfeiter, river pirate, criminal gang leader, convict, carpenter, blacksmith (en)
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  • Great Western Land Pirate (en)
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  • Smyrna First Methodist Church Cemetery, Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee (en)
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  • Elizabeth Mangham (en)
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  • 1830.0
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  • L'histoire tumultueuse de John Murrell (parfois écrit Murel ou Murrel), un bandit de grand chemin opérant aux États-Unis le long du fleuve Mississippi au milieu du XVIIIe siècle est aussi controversée que l'orthographe de son nom. (fr)
  • John Andrews Murrell (1806 – November 21, 1844), the "Great Western Land Pirate", was a 19th-century bandit and criminal operating along the Natchez Trace and Mississippi River, in the southern United States. He was also known as John A. Murrell, and his surname was commonly spelled as Murel and Murrel. His exploits were widely known, and he became a legendary figure in fiction, film and television in the 20th century. (en)
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  • John Murrell (bandit) (en)
  • John Murrell (bandit) (fr)
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  • John A. Murrell (en)
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