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From: "Jean Edwards" <>
Subject: [MDCAROLI] Murphy/Townsend/Moore/Starkey
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:56:09 -0400


Am looking for Murphy and Townsend ancestors from Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester
Counties of Maryland --- descendants are our grandparents Richard Wallace Murphy b 3/24/1913, d 9/11/1978
and Pearle Elizabeth Townsend, b 6/13/1909, d 4/17/1979.

On the Murphy side, the first generation that I have is James C Murphy, m
Sarah Ann Reese 11/14/1848 in Talbot Co. They had two children-- James
Robinson and Mary Catherine. James Robinson (our gggrandfather) married
Lucetta Martin Wright in 1880 and I have found good information on them from the Todd
history from Caroline County.

Their son, J. Raymond Murphy was our ggrandfather. He married Cora Emma
Moore from Dorchester Co. Cora was the daughter of John Henry Shehee and Priscilla Travers.
I think they moved to and lived in Caroline Co. I am told if I go back far enough there are some Indian
connections....

On the Townsend side, I have very little. Ggrandparents were Willard Thomas
Townsend b 3/4/1866, d1/6/1954 and Ida Frances Starkey b 1/29/1872 d 12/7/1941.

Any help would be appreciated. Jean in Maryland

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