Rev Joseph Murphy, Sr

Male 1734 - 1816  (81 years)


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  • Name Rev Joseph Murphy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 1 Apr 1734  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 7
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 1757  Orange County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joseph was a dissenter &left the Anglican Church to become a Baptist. He was baptized in 1757 at Deep River Baptist Church in Orange County, North Carolina. 
    Residence 1790  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1800  Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1810  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Probate 7 Sep 1814  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Died 1816  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 10
    Person ID P4878  Woelfel Test
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2020 

    Family 1 Valentine Haley (Murphy),   b. 1735,   d. 1800  (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Shelton Murphy (Speer),   b. 3 Apr 1769, Colonial North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1856, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     2. Valentine “Sally” Murphy (Rutledge),   b. 1780, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1825, Clark County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F1230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Catharine Thompson (Murphy),   b. 1749, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1829, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 11 Nov 1802  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F1231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joseph was born on April 1, 1734. He was the son of William and Mary Eleanor Echols Murphy. He was a dissenter, and left the Anglican Church to become a Baptist. He was baptised in 1757 at Deep River Baptist Church in Orange County, North Carolina. Joseph fought in the Revolution, from Surry County. Joseph married first, Valentine Haley, about 1750, probably in Surry County or possibly in Lunenburg County, Virginia. They had eight children and Valentine died before 1800. Joseph then married Catherine Thompson in Surry County on November 11, 1802. His will was dated September 7, 1814 in Surry County and probated in Surry County in August, 1816.

      Joseph died about 1814 at Deep Creek, Surry County, North Carolina. The location of his grave is unknown.

  • Sources 
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    2. [S-911861636] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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    4. [S1268994139] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0546467-0546474.

    5. [S1268994211] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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    7. [S-1435181132] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived), Source number: 5875.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM.

    8. [S1268994177] 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 677; Image: 680; Family History Library Film: 337908.

    9. [S1269659190] 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1810; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 674; Image: 00357; Family History Library Film: 0337916.

    10. [S1275246921] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Record of Wills, 1771-1963; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Surry County); Probate Place: Surry, North Carolina.