Murphy Family Bible, Bedford Co. VA
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Here are the Bible dates of the John Murphy Sr. family:
                                BORN                    DIED

John Murphy Sr.    14 August 1738        19 Oct 1819   81 years 2 months 5
days  (His age is given on a separate page along with a repeat of the death
date.)
Katy Bates             15 February 1753
Emily Murphy       18 July 1770          July 1784    14 years
John Murphy Jr.   7 May 1772
Samuel Murphy     9 April 1774          4 Sep 1777    3 years
Betsey Murphy      3 May 1776
Samuel Murphy    30 March 1779      8 Aug 1821    42 years
William Murphy    20 March 1782     16 Jun 1840    This death date is on a
separate page.
Lewis Murphy      23 February 1784         27 Feb 1826
Polly Murphy       27 February 1787
James Murphy      5 March 1790       22 Oct 1850
Bennet M. Murphy  19 January 1792
Pleasants Murphy    14 June 1794
Uel S. Murphy        23 Dec 1796      1 Sep 1822

Permission to use this Bible information is granted by Roger Richards of
Topeka, Kansas.  He is the owner of the Bible.

I took the liberty of adding some additional information on the children not
included on the Bible pages.  

1) Emily Murphy
    b. 18 July 1770 Bedford County, Virginia
    d. July 1784 Bedford County, Virginia
2) John Murphy Jr.
    b. 7 May 1772 Bedford County, Virginia
    m. Theodotia Turner 30 Dec 1799 Bedford County, Virginia
    died prob. between 1840 and 1850
3) Samuel Murphy I
    b. 9 April 1774 Bedford County, Virginia
    d. 4 Sep 1777 Bedford County, Virginia
4) Elizabeth "Betsey" Murphy
    b. 3 May 1776 b. Bedford County, Virginia
    m. John Headen
    died after August 12, 1872 (probably Bedford County, Virginia)
5) Samuel Murphy II
    b. 30 March 1779 Bedford County, Virginia
    m Mary "Polly" Murphy 17 Jan 1799 Bedford County, Virginia
   d. 8 August 1821 Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana
6) William Murphy
    b. 20 Mar 1782 Bedford County, Virginia
    m Isabella Rider 21 Jan 1807 Bedford County, Virginia
 b 23 May 1883 in Bedford Co. Va. to John Rider (mother unknown) d 16 Dec 1870
Edgar Co.
     d. 16 June 1840 Edgar County, Illinois    buried    cemetery 16, Edgar
County, Illinois
7) Lewis Murphy
    b 23 Feb 1784 Bedford County, Virginia
    m Joanna Deer 4 Apr 1811 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
    died 27 Feb 1826 in Edgar County, Illinois    buried    cemetery 16, Edgar
County, Illinois
8) Polly Murphy
    b 27 Feb 1787 Bedford County, Viriginia
    single
    d. 1857 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
8) James Murphy
    b. 5 March 1790 Bedford County, Virginia
    m Phoebe Delilah Bromley 19 Sep 1820 Clark County, Illinois
    d. 22 Oct 1850 Eagle Point Township, Ogle County, Illinois
    buried Daysville Cemetery, Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois (unmarked grave)
9) Bennet M. Murphy
    born 19 Jan 1792 Bedford County, Virginia  (according to 1850 census 1798)
    m Lucinda Mitchell 27 Sep 1836 Marion County, Tennessee
    died 21 Dec 1858 St. Clair County, Missouri (from military pension record)
7) Pleasants Murphy
    b. 14 Jun 1794  Bedford County, Virginia
    m 1 Dec 1818 Ann Robertson Shelton  Pittsylvania County, Virginia
    died 1863 Tazewell County, Virginia
10) Uel S. Murphy
    b. 23 Dec 1796 Bedford County, Virginia
    single
    d. 1 Sep 1822 Edgar County, Illinois    buried    cemetery 16, Edgar
County, Illinois