Simon Peter MURPHY
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This family settled in Fayette County, Georgia about three miles east of Fayetteville on Love Joy Road. Simon served in the War of 1812 and has a government marker on his grave located at the old home site.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Red Book Family History, page 52. Sarah Jane Adams, Rt.2, East Layton, Utah. This family group sheet prepared by Warren Edward Pugh, 5124 Cottonwood Lane, Salt Lake City, Utah 84117. information submitted to Genealogical Society 22 May 1981. There is a little confusion concerning this Nancy. The family group sheet showing her daughters family shows her as Nancy Vicoria Murphy which is the same name as her daughter. Perhapes a typo?
Miles was a physician and served in the Confederate Army.
He married Rebecca Harris 26 Sep 1811 at North Carolina . Rebecca Harris was born at Union, South Carolina 14 Sep 1792 daughter of Joseph Harris and Martha Jones .
They were the parents of 14
children:
Nancy Briggs Murphy
born 12 Sep 1812.
Joseph Harris Murphy
born 25 Jan 1814.
Mark Murphy
born 13 May 1815.
Unity Murphy
born 31 Jul 1816.
John Pleasant Murphy
born 5 Aug 1818.
Miles Jones Murphy
born 13 Jul 1819.
Jennette Ann Perlina Murphy
born 9 Mar 1821.
Agnes Elmynah Murphy
born 21 Oct 1822.
Thomas Ensal Murphy
born 15 Nov 1824.
Charles Pinkney Murphy
born 18 Dec 1826.
Jemmima Lucinda Murphy
born 15 Aug 1828.
Martha Eugina Murphy
born 31 Jul 1830.
Mariam Cooper Murphy
born 3 Jul 1832.
Charlotte Rebecca Murphy
born 5 Mar 1835.
Rebecca Harris died 7 Jul 1885 at Spartanburg, South Carolina .