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Nicholas Murphy 1785–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 DEC 1785

Birth Location: Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia

Death Date: 8 JAN 1853

Death Location: Blythe, Burke County, Georgia

Father: Edmund Murphy

Mother:

Spouse(s): Nancy Collins

Children(s): Sara Murphy, Millage Murphy, Emmaline Murphy, Mary Murphy, Lavinia Murphy

Nicholas Murphy was born in 1785 in Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia, the child of Edmund Murphy And Nancy Rhodes. Nicholas Murphy married Nancy Collins, and had children including Elizabeth Murphy, Emmaline Murphy, Jane Murphy, Lavinia Murphy, Mary Martha Murphy, Millage Murphy, Moses Collins Murphy, Nancy Murphy, Sara Murphy. Nicholas Murphy passed away in 1853 in Blythe, Burke County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Murphy was born in 1785 in Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia, the child of Edmund Murphy And Nancy Rhodes.
  • Nicholas Murphy married Nancy Collins, and had children including Elizabeth Murphy, Emmaline Murphy, Jane Murphy, Lavinia Murphy, Mary Martha Murphy, Millage Murphy, Moses Collins Murphy, Nancy Murphy, Sara Murphy.
  • Nicholas Murphy passed away in 1853 in Blythe, Burke County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Murphy
1745–1825
Birth Location: Augusta, Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Collins
1787–1819
Birth Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina
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Children(s)

Sara Murphy
1806–1852
Birth Location: Burke County, Georgia
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Millage Murphy
1808–1878
Birth Location: –
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Emmaline Murphy
1809–1879
Birth Location: –
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Mary Murphy
1810–
Birth Location: –
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Lavinia Murphy
1817–
Birth Location: –
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Nicholas Murphy's Ancestors

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Nicholas Murphy
1785–1853
Birth Place: Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia
Parents
Edmund Murphy
1745–1825
Augusta, Georgia
Grandparents
Nicholas Murphy
1710–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Murphy's Descendants

1.
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Nicholas Murphy (25 DEC 1785–8 JAN 1853) m. Nancy Collins (10 FEB 1787–20 MAR 1819)
  1. 1. Sara Murphy 1806–1852 m. Charles Clark 1782–1852
    1. 1. Edmund (Murphy) Clark 1827–1864 m. Louisa (Catherine) Matthews 1832–1921
      1. 1. Sarah (California) Clark 1857–1930 m. Frederick (James) Rheney 1851–1934
        1. 1. John (William) Rheney 1876–1932
        2. 2. Bessie (Lee) Rheney 1878–1915
        3. 3. Lou (Ellen) Rheney 1880–1908
        4. 4. Inez Rheney 1882–1969
        5. 5. Eddie (Clark) Rheney 1886–1986
        6. 6. Kate Rheney 1893–1984
        7. 7. Ruth (Amelia) Rheney 1890–1988 m. Frank (Cleveland) Jackson 1885–1956
  2. 2. Millage Murphy 1808–1878
  3. 3. Emmaline Murphy 1809–1879
  4. 4. Mary (Martha) Murphy 1810–
  5. 5. Lavinia Murphy 1817–

Nicholas Murphy's Timeline

2 Records

1785
25 DEC 1785
Birth of Nicholas Murphy in Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia
Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia
1853
8 JAN 1853
Age 68
Death of Nicholas Murphy in Blythe, Burke County, Georgia
Blythe, Burke County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1853
    Event Place: Blythe, Burke County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1785
    Event Place: Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia
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