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Simon Jeptha Murphy 1732 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1732

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 November 1783

Death Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Father: Simon Murphy

Mother: Elizabeth Bird

Spouse(s): Sarah Duke

Children(s): Hannah Murphy, Mark Murphy, Sion Murphy, Elizabeth Pearson, Sarah Greer, William Murphy, Mary Murphy

The story of Simon Jeptha Murphy began in 1732 in Virginia, USA. Simon Jeptha Murphy married Sarah Jones Duke, and had children including Hannah Murphy, Mark Murphy, Sion Murphy, Elizabeth Pearson, Sarah Greer, William Bird Murphy, Mary Ann Murphy. Simon Jeptha Murphy passed away in 1783 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Simon Jeptha Murphy began in 1732 in Virginia, USA.
  • Simon Jeptha Murphy married Sarah Jones Duke, and had children including Hannah Murphy, Mark Murphy, Sion Murphy, Elizabeth Pearson, Sarah Greer, William Bird Murphy, Mary Ann Murphy.
  • Simon Jeptha Murphy passed away in 1783 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon Murphy
1703 – 1753
Birth Location: Eastern, Giles, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Bird
1704 – 1753
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Duke
1732 – 1818
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Hannah Murphy
1753 – 1787
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
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Mark Murphy
1763 – 1830
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Sion Murphy
1765 – 1846
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Elizabeth Pearson
1769 – 1827
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Sarah Greer
1772 – 1828
Birth Location: –
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William Murphy
1772 – 1852
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Murphy
1781 – 1858
Birth Location: Cross Keys, Union, South Carolina, USA
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Simon Murphy's Ancestors

Self
Simon Murphy
1732 – 1783
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Simon Richard Murphy
1703 – 1753
Eastern, Giles, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (“Bettie”) Bird
1704 – 1753
Southampton, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (J) Murphy
1677 – 1759
Altemarle, Parish, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Byrd
1683 – 1756
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
William Byrd
1674 – 1744
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Lucy Parke
1685 – 1716
Queens, Upshur, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Murphy
1651 – 1683
Sarah Vincent
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Vincent
1635 – 1661
Anne O’Hara
1635 – 1655

Simon Murphy's Descendants

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Simon (Jeptha) Murphy (Apr 1732 – 3 November 1783) m. Sarah (Jones) Duke (1732 – 1818)
  1. 1. Hannah Murphy (1753 – 7 Oct 1787) m. Thomas Lee (1749 – 1843)
    1. 1. Michael (Byrd) Lee (7 Oct 1787 – 13 Dec 1837) m. Mary ("Polly") Willard (21 Jan 1793 – 31 Mar 1888)
      1. 1. Catherine Lee (11 October 1811 – 1 August 1836)
      2. 2. Berry (Willard) Lee (18 Jul 1814 – 12 Apr 1902)
        1. 1. Mary (Frances) Lee (10 Mar 1849 – 17 Jun 1943)
      3. 3. Drucilla Lee (18 February 1816 – 8 February 1898)
      4. 4. William (Berry) Lee (27 May 1816 – January 30, 1893)
        1. 1. Eliza Lee (1850 – 1898)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Lee (8 March 1818 – 26 August 1884)
      6. 6. Mary (Frances) Lee (14 November 1819 – 1836)
      7. 7. Elena Lee (14 November 1819 – 1836)
      8. 8. John (Thomas) Lee (1820 – 1889)
      9. 9. John (Thomas) Lee (1820 – 1889)
        1. 1. Robert (Conquest) Lee (abt 1872 – 08/06/1932)
      10. 10. John (Thomas) Lee (1820 – 1889)
        1. 1. Robert (Conquest) Lee (abt 1872 – 08/06/1932)
      11. 11. Mary (Frances Frankie) Lee (30 November 1821 – 31 January 1910)
      12. 12. Robert (Byrd) Lee (22 Dec 1822 – 04 Sep 1891) m. Mary (Murphy Bobo (Beaubais)) Layne (05 Feb 1831 – 16 May 1893)
        1. 1. David (Aylers) Lee (abt 1856 – 17 Jan 1930)
        2. 2. John (Miller) Lee (24 Mar 1858 – 21 Dec 1937)
        3. 3. Rosalie ("Rosa" Lavania) Lee (12 Jan 1860 – )
        4. 4. Robert Lee (1862 – )
        5. 5. Rosa Lee (Abt 1862 – )
        6. 6. Ella (Fair) Lee (26 May 1866 – 23 Apr 1939) m. Joseph (W) Alexander
        7. 7. Mary (Lane) Lee (Mar 1868 – 1913) m. James (Philemon) Bennett (Nov 1868 – 18 Jun 1935)
        8. 8. Joseph ("Joe" Fant) Lee (1870 – 18 Jul 1930)
        9. 9. Charles (Jenkins “Charlie”) Lee (20 July 1872 – 8 Apr 1943) m. Sophia (J) Lee (abt 1875 – 3 July 1915) m. Julia Bruce m. Julia (Ann) Lee (18 January 1888 – 11 December 1956) m. Sophie (Josephine) Lee (28 October 1874 – 3 July 1915) m. Sophie (Josephine) Lee (28 October 1874 – 3 July 1915)
      13. 13. Sarah (Ann (Ana)) Lee (1827 – 9 February 1894)
      14. 14. Martha (Jane) Lee (21 August 1828 – 23 December 1855)
      15. 15. Eveline Lee (15 Nov 1831 – 6 Oct 1879)
        1. 1. Robert (Edward) Gregory (9 Mar 1868 – 6 Nov 1945)
      16. 16. Mairian (Caroline) Lee (22 July 1834 – 1889)
  2. 2. Mark Murphy (8 March 1763 – 1830)
  3. 3. Sion Murphy (31 January 1765 – 26 October 1846)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Pearson (10 May 1769 – 27 August 1827)
  5. 5. Sarah Greer (1772 – 6 February 1828)
  6. 6. William (Bird) Murphy (13 October 1772 – 30 July 1852)
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Murphy (2 Jul 1781 – 28 Apr 1858) m. Kindred Bobo (14 Jan 1775 – 24 Aug 1829)
    1. 1. Unity (Alexandria Murphy) Bobo (7 Jul 1807 – 1893) m. Robert (Fant) Layne (10 Aug 1794 – 22 Nov 1842)
      1. 1. Nancy (Pryor) Lane (1815 – 1870)
        1. 1. Saphronia (Safrona) Lee (17 Feb 1858 – 17 Jan 1935)
        2. 2. James (Goram (Jim)) Lee (6 Jan 1864 – 6 Jan 1940)
      2. 2. Mary (Murphy Bobo (Beaubais)) Layne (05 Feb 1831 – 16 May 1893) m. Robert (Byrd) Lee (22 Dec 1822 – 04 Sep 1891)
      3. 3. Solomon (Bobo) Lane (abt 1833 – Bef 1880)
        1. 1. John (F) lane (Nov 1854 – 1919)
      4. 4. David (A) Layne (20 Jan 1837 – 23 Feb 1909)
      5. 5. Frances Lane (25 Mar 1840 – 18 Jul 1875)
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Bolt (May 3 1870 – May 6 1933)

Simon Murphy's Timeline

2 Records

1732
Apr 1732
Birth of Simon Jeptha Murphy in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1783
3 November 1783
Age 51
Death of Simon Jeptha Murphy in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1732
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1783
    Event Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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