Biography: Alexander McMurphy : Alexandria, Grafton Co, New Hampshire **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. Submitted by: Vera Burnham vburnham@worldpath.net Date: September 20, 2000 **************************************************************************** From Gazetteer of Grafton County, NH 1709-1886 -Alexandria Compiled & published by Hamilton Child 1886 Alexander McMurphy, one of the early settlers, came here from Londonderry, N. H., and located as the first settler on the farm known as the "McMurphy farm," on road 38. In the year 1777 he was given fifty acres of land to induce him to settle in Alexandria. He was a pensioner of the Revolution, and also served in the war of 1812. He married Mary Palmer, of Sutton, N. H. His son Daniel married Betsey Huntington, of Bristol, N. H., and had born to him eleven children, ten of whom, two sons and eight daughters, grew to maturity. Of these, Daniel Jr., married Sarah E., daughter of Silas and Rebecca (Haywood) Roades, and has two sons, Albertus N. and Silas A. The latter married Emma Tilton, of Bristol, and has one child, Lizzie I. Albertus N. married Jennie N. Tilton, of Bristol, and has one daughter, Helen A. Daniel McMurphy and his two sons, Silas A. and Albertus N., reside on the homestead, thus making four generations that have lived there.