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Subject: [MAESSEX] 17th century Murphys
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:04:53 -0500

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>Subject: [MURPHY-L] 17th century Murphys
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>[Excerpts from "An Alleged First Census of the American People, A
>Criticism of William M. Clemens Book 'American Marriage Records
>before 1699' ", by Michael O'Brien, 1930]
>[excerpted by Mark Murphy 17 Mar 2004]
>
>Notes: O'Brien mostly criticizes Clemens work by the non-English
>omissions in it, and sets out to prove it by including many others
>found elsewhere in records, mostly Scotch-Irish.
>MURFY omitted from Clemens' book.
>
>John P. Prendergast, "Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland", information
>secured from the public archives at Dublin & London. From 1652-1655,
>about 6,400 Irish, mainly from Province of Munster,
>transported from Ireland to New England. Prendergast states that
>documents in archives of Dublin Castle show these people shipped from
>ports of Wexford, Waterford, Cork & Kinsale to London and Bristol,
>then to colonies.
>
>Lingard states that 60,000 Irish transported in 1656 alone. Bruodin
>(Propugualculum, 1669) stated that in first half of 17th century,
>over 100,000 Irish transported to West Indies & American
>plantations. Many originally sent to Barbados & Jamaica, in time
>removed to mainland and settled permanently in Virginia, Maryland &
>Carolinas. Many Irish took English names to disguise their origin.
>
>p. 21
>[Dearman Matthew, aka Dermin Mathue & Diarhuid O'Mahoney] baptised
>his son Teague, (Irish for Thaddeus), and his daughter, Honor, and in
>July 1654, he was "fined twenty shillings for entertaining two Irish
>women (at Boston) contrary to a law of ye town," and when his widow
>married the second time she took Bryan MURPHY for her husband, and
>her name was recorded "Margaret Mayhoone" in the entry of the
>marriage at Boston on July 20, 1661.
>
>p. 24
>Matthew Colane, whose name sometimes was rendered Collins, appears in
>Essex County [Mass.] as a "cosin of Dearman Matthew". [possible
>earlier Collins-Murphy connection-mm]
>
>pp. 26-30
>MURPHY name in Essex Co. Mass before 1699.
>MURPHY name in Hartford, New Haven, Middletown & other Connecticut
>towns before 1699.
>MURPHY name in Rhode Island between 1660 & 1698 records.
>MURPHY name in New York prior to 1699.
>MURPHY name in Long Island rate lists of 1675.
>MURPHY name in Cecil Co. Maryland, at Annapolis, prior to 1699.
>
>pp. 31-32
>MURPHY name in Maryland land records prior to 1699.
>
>Murphy's Hazard patented by John Murphy
>Murphy's Delight patented by Patrick Murphy
>Murphy's Chance patented by Thomas Murphy
>Murphy's Adventure patented by William Murphy
>
>p. 36
>William Collins came from Barbados with a band of Irish refugees in
>1640 and taught the children of the Puritans at New Haven.
>
>p. 52
>Name First year recorded Place or county Province
>William Collins 1645 New Haven Connecticut
>William Collins 1699 Nansemond Virginia
>
>p. 76
>Name First year recorded Place or county Province
>Daniel Murfe 1674 Charles County Maryland
>James Murfee 1669 Essex County Massachusetts
>Maurice Murffee 1662 Maryland
>Thomas Murffee 1696 Salem Massachusetts
>Bridget Murfue 1687 Somerset County Maryland
>John Murfue 1687 Somerset County Maryland
>Thomas Murfue 1687 Somerset County Maryland
>Ann Murfy 1696 Marblehead Massachusetts
>
>p. 77
>
>Name First year recorded Place or county Province
>Dennis Murfy 1671 Maryland
>James Murphee 1699 Nansemond Virginia
>Ann Murphy 1676 St. Mary's County Maryland
>Bryan Murphy 1661 Boston Massachusetts
>Bryan Murphy 1679 Maryland
>Charles Murphy 1683 Sussex County Delaware
>Daniel Murphy 1678 Calvert County Maryland
>Daniel Murphy 1683 Cecil County Maryland
>Edward Murphy 1678 Maryland
>Henry Murphy 1678 Maryland
>Howard Murphy 1678 Maryland
>James Murphy 1675 New London Connecticutt
>James Murphy 1675 Voluntown Connecticutt
>James Murphy 1691 New Castle County Delaware
>James Murphy 1694 Columbia County New York
>James Murphy 1683 Cecil County Maryland
>James Murphy 1669 Talbot County Maryland
>James Murphy 1699 Kent County Maryland
>Jane Murphy 1678 Maryland
>John Murphy 1691 New Castle County Delaware
>John Murphy 1680 Cecil County Maryland
>John Murphy 1686 Dorchester County Maryland
>John Murphy, Jr. 1678 Calvert County Maryland
>John Murphy, Sr.1678 Calvert County Maryland
>John Murphy 1698 Ann Arundel Co. Maryland
>Margaret Murphy 1678 Maryland
>Margaret Murphy 1661 Boston Massachusetts
>Mortegh Murphy 1678 Maryland
>Owen Murphy 1674 St. Mary's County Maryland
>Patrick Murphy 1683 Cecil County Maryland
>Patrick Murphy 1684 Baltimore County Maryland
>Patrick Murphy 1690 Ann Arundel County Maryland
>Richard Murphy 1699 Marblehead Massachusetts
>Richard Murphy 1688 Dorchester County Maryland
>Robert Murphy 1678 Talbot County Maryland
>Sarah Murphy 1678 Maryland
>[Simon Murphy- not listed here(mm) 1673 Lancaster County Virginia]
>Thomas Murphy 1662 Boston Massachusetts
>Thomas Murphy 1697 Kent County Maryland
>William Murphey 1673 Calvert County Maryland
>William Murphy 1696 Salem Massachusetts
>William Murphy 1696 Cecil County Maryland

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