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Subject: [MURPHY-L] Re: MURPHY-D Digest V00 #228
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 14:59:24 EDT


I am going to repost my Tennessee Murphy's. I have some corrections and some
additions. Please forgive any mistakes this is learn as you go for me. Hope
everyone has a Happy Labor Day.
Tennessee
Murphy's

Mail your Tennessee Murphy's to me at




Location: Wealkey County, Tennessee
Name: Simon Peter Murphy
Born: March 14, 1838
Died: April 5, 1873
Parents -
Father: Jeremiah Burns Murphy
Mother: Lavinia W. Jackson
Married: Sept. 21, 1859
Children: John R., Naomi, Geneva, Emanuel B., and Unknown


Comments: His ancestors go back to SC, Union district and before that to
Surry Co., VA sometime in the late 17th century. While his line is pretty
well documented, some of the original ancesotr's male offspring are not.
Original Irish immigrant Richard.


Contact: John Goebel
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Location: Maury County
Name: Nathaniel Green Murphy
Born: probably Virginia
Died: 3 Dec. 1830 Maury Co., TN.
Parents; unknown -- believe father was Miles Murphy
Married Mary "Polly" Mack
born: ca 1770 Prince Edward Co., Va.
Died: after 1830 census Maury Co., TN.
Known Children: John M. Murphy b. ca 1798 Pittsilvania Co., Va. (?) d.
20 Dec. 1814 Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812 under General Jackson.
Sarah Bernetta Murphy d. 1864 md. 1827,
Maury Co., Tn. Thomas Jefferson Reives
Miles Pinckney Murphy b. 20/25 Nov. 1808
Rutherford Co., TN. d. 5 Jan. 1874/1875 md. 3 Feb. 1835 Maury Co., TN.
Eleanor JaCynthis Mack, daughter of William Mack and Mary Blair b. 14
June 1809. She was the granddaughter of John Mack and was a first
cousin to her husband

Contact: Virginia Murphy
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Location: Wayne and Dyer Counties, Tennessee
Name: Horace Murphy
Born: 4/20/1871 Wayne County
Died: 9/25/1949 Dyer County
Parents -
Father: believed to be Sylvester Murphy
Mother: unknown
Married: Susanna Elsie Harris
Children: Mamie, Nellie, Ocie, Marcel, Rachel, Lewis, and Evelyn


Comments: Would very much like to find out who his mother was and his
siblings. A lot of mystery and speculation surrounds his birth.


Contact: LaRinda Middleton
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Location: Rhea County, Tennessee
Name: Dicey M. Murphee
Born: ca 1779 NC
Died: probably in MO
Parents:
Father - William of NC (possibly Bertie or Orange County)
Mother - unknown
Married: Jeremiah ELLIS possibly SC ca 1779 & Jim WILSON 1820 Rhea
Co...... TN
Children: ELLIS: Ezekial, Benjamin, Ira, Jeremiah
WILSON: Franklin, James, Jackson

Comments:


Contact: Marilyn Murphy -
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Location: Dickson and Danielsville District Tennessee
Name: Arbella Murphy
Born: 1-23-1850
Died:
Parents:
Father - William Ohuta Murphy
Mother -
Married: Nicholas Baker in 11-16-1868
Children:


Comments: Found Arbella living in the household of John and Elizabeth
Mitchell when she was eight yrs. old in the 1860 Census Danielsville District


Contact: Rhonda
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Location: TN or NC
Name: William L Murphy
Born: 1823
Died:
Parents:
Father -
Mother -
Married: Mary A Edison (Polly) in Sumner Co, TN
Children: John Wesley 1853 moved to DeKalb TX, William Travis 1855, Mary
Emily 5/26/1858 - 3/11/1940 in 1840 she married John Sanders Rogers from
McNairy NC & TN


Comments: William and Mary moved from McNairy TN to Titis TX in 1847


Contact: Sharon Church
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Location:
Name: Amos Murphy
Born: Ireland 1750 - 1760
Died: TN
Parents:
Father -
Mother -
Married:
Children: Moses Francis


Comments: His son Moses Francis married Susanna Creech and their
children were: Mary, Jeremiah, John, Sarah, Stephen, Samuel, and James


Contact: W. C.
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Location: Anson CO NC
Name: William Murphy
Born: 3/31/1760
Died:
Parents:
Father -
Mother -
Married: Nancy Hornbeak
Children: Rev. Daniel Richard Murphy born11/24/1802 in Jefferson Co TN
married Lucy Lily Carter. Migrated to Polk Co MO in Nov. of 1839. Ordained
Baptist Minister in Jefferson Co.


Comments: I'm searching for the parents of William


Contact: Marlene DeGiovanni
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Location: in a part of Henderson County that is now Decatur County, TN
Name: Charles Franklin and Robert Dudley Tye
Born:
Died:
Parents:
Father - John Tye
Mother - Mary Ann Jones Murphy
Married:
Children:


Comments: Daniel H Murphy and Martha Tye were my gg grandparents.
Daniels' father was also Daniel a Revolutionary veteran. There was a
Bartholomew Murphy in the area at the time also a grandson to old Daniel
named Buckner Murphy. All these show up in the 1850 TN census. Does anyone
know of the relationship of Bartholomew and Daniel H. ?


Contact: Barbara Murphy Jarvis
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Location: Wayne County Tennessee
Name: Lizzie Murphy
Born: abt 1826 Newberry SC
Died: probably Wayne County
Parents:
Father - possibly Ephriam Murphy
Mother - unknown
Married:
Children: Eliza Jane, Sylvester, William, and Mary


Comments: Ephriam Murphy died in TN between 1840 - 1850. He is
believed to be the brother of Enoch b. 1779 and Tarlton b. 2/14/1857 of SC.


Contact: LaRinda Middleton
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Location: Wayne County Tennessee
Name: Eliza Jane Murphy
Born: abt 1842
Died:
Parents:
Father -
Mother -Lizzie Murphy
Married: Hezikiah C. Roberts 11/10/1863
Children: Thomas J, Sarah Lorene, George Washington, William S, Caldonia,
Anna C, Amos P, and Mary C Roberts. At the time of her marriage she had
Francis Murphy


Comments: After the death of Hezikiah she married a man with the
last name of Rideout and moved to Lenox, TN.


Contact: LaRinda Midddleton
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Location: Wayne Co., TN area called Martin Mills or Craven Mills
Name: Sylvester Murphy
Born: 3/10/1843 in AL
Died: 12/26/1919
Parents:
Father -
Mother - Lizzie Murphy
Married: Melvina Cansada Rideout
Children: William Riley, Thomas Harvey Lee, Nathaniel Hudson, Mattie,
Parthena, Charles, Columbus Timothy, Henry, Etta, Millie, and Almond Boyd
Murphy


Comments: He might have been a Civil War Soldier for the 2nd TN Cal US
He may also have illegitimate child named Horace.

Contact: LaRinda Middleton
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Location: Wayne County, Tennessee
Name: Francis Murphy
Born:
Died:
Parents:
Father -
Mother - Eliza Jane Murphy
Married:
Children: Luther and a daughter


Comments: Francis was deaf, dumb and confined to a wheelchair. Luther
was raised by Thomas J Roberts as his own son.


Contact: LaRinda Middleton
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Location: Weakley County, Tennessee
Name: William Green Murphy
Born: Jan 15, 1836
Died: Feb, 2 1904
Parents:
Father - Jeremiah Burns Murphy
Mother - Lavinia W. Jackson
Married: Dec 9, 1861
Children: Tullulah T., Kate Nye, William G., Ernest H., Leander B., Charles
M., and Harriet F.

Comments: His ancestors go back to SC, Union District and before that to
Surry County., VA sometime in the late 17th century. While his line is
pretty well documented, some of the original ancestor's male offspring are
not. Original Irish Immigrant Richard.


Contact: John Goebel

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Location: Montgomery County TN
Name: Richard Murphy
Born:
Died:
Parents -
Father:
Mother:
Married: Mary Ann Elliot
Children: William Joseph, James Richard, Martha, Robert Dewitt, John H., and
Mary Ann


Comments: My GreatGrandmother was Emily Francis Murphy. Emily married a James
Washington Cotter.


Contact: Pat in Michigan
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Location: Maury County, Tennessee
Name: William B. Murphy
Born: 1801 NC
Died: aft Jan 5, 1867 Maury Co. TN
Parents - This is what I need to know, Father could be Nathaniel, Charles,
David?
Father:
Mother:
Married: Mary (Polly) Benton
Children: Joseph Hill Murphey, b.3/10/1837 Maury TN (came to Navarro Co.TX
1875)
James C. Murphey, b.1828 TN
Isaiah Franklin Murphey, b.1834 Wilson Co. TN
John Calvin Murphey, b. 2/25/1838 TN (came to Navarro Co.TX 1875)
William W. Murphey, b. 1841 TN
Sarah Lou Murphey, b. 7/6/1845 TN
Susan E. Murphey, b.1847 TN
Jasper Murphey, b. 1849 TN (believed killed by yankees in war)
N.M. Murphey, b.abt 1856 died young TN
Edmond Thomas Murphey, b. 1/27/1839 TN (came to Navarro Co.TX 1875)


Comments: Trying to find the line before William B.
These Murphys came to Maury Co. with the Crews, Hills, probably
Derryberrys
and Bentons as well. Prob from northern NC and southern Virginia. Help me!
I'll
help you back!
visit:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~freshnup/markmurph/


Contact: Mark A. Murphy,
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LaRinda Middleton
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/i/d/Larinda-Middlleton/

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