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John (Govenor) Murphy 1785 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Columbia, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 Sep 1841

Death Location: Gosport, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Father: Neill Murphy

Mother: Margaret Downing

Spouse(s): Sarah Hails, Sarah Darrington, female slave

Children(s): John Murphy, Robert Murphy, Duncan Murphy, Ellen Murphy, Betsy Murphy, Maria Murphy

John (Govenor) Murphy was born in Columbia, Robeson, North Carolina, United States in 1785, to Neill Murphy and Margaret Downing. Later in life, John (Govenor) Murphy married Sarah Susannah Richardson Hails, Sarah Darrington and female slave; among their children were John Murphy, Robert Neil Murphy, Duncan Witten Murphy, Ellen Murphy, Betsy H Murphy and Maria Murphy. John (Govenor) Murphy died in Gosport, Clarke, Alabama, United States, 1841.

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Parents

Neill Murphy
1754 – 1820
Birth Location: Kintyre, Scotland
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Margaret Downing
1750 – 1820
Birth Location: Kintyre, Scotland
MD

Spouses(s)

Sarah Hails
1787 – 1831
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SH
Sarah Darrington
1793 – 1867
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
SD
female slave
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Murphy
1792 – 1840
Birth Location: –
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Robert Murphy
1810 – 1853
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
RM
Duncan Murphy
1810 – 1853
Birth Location: Gosport, Clarke, South Carolina
DM
Ellen Murphy
1815 –
Birth Location: Clarke, Alabama, United States
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Betsy Murphy
1827 –
Birth Location: –
BM
Maria Murphy
Birth Location: –
MM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1785
    Event Place: Columbia, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ., Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Bet. 1772–1859
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Biographical sketches of the bench and bar of South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: , Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: ; Image:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Sep 1841
    Event Place: Gosport, Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

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