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Maury was married twice, firstly to
Catherine Armistead, and secondly to Margaret Rutson. He and Rutson had five children: James Sifrein Maury (1797–1864); William Maury (1799–1849); Matthew Maury (1800–1877); Ann Maury (1803–1876); Rutson Maury (1805–1882). Ann Maury conducted considerable research
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for an appointment for his former classmate of two years. The petition was successful, and Maury, who was already living and working as a merchant in
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on her family history and published a substantial genealogical chart of the Maury family, which can be still be obtained from The
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