 In 1753 she removed with her family to the city of New York, where Murray became ere long one of the wealthiest and most respected merchants.He had joined the Society of Friends from a persuasion of the truth of their creed and approbation of their customs, and though he was one of the four or five gentlemen who first rode in their coaches, he had a dislike to everything like luxury or ostentation, always terming his carriage his 'leather convenience'.Mrs.