William Murphy, son of John Murphy Jr

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William Murphy, son of John Murphy Jr, apparently did not go to the land that his grandfather John Murphy Sr intended to have bought for him in Illinois or Indiana.

William Murphy, son of John Murphy, according to Franklin Co VA death records, was born in Bedford Co VA ca 1802 and died on pneumonia, age 81, in Franklin Co on 10 July 1883. On 22 Dec 1836 in Franklin Co he married Sophia Angle (born ca 1810 or ca 1819). The apparent birth years of their children vary between the 1850 and 1860 Franklin Co census. Both years given below are rough estimates.

Children:

Pleasant Murphy, b ca 1836 or 1839
Catherine Murphy, b ca 1838, d 30 Dec 1853
James Murphy, b ca 1840
Martha Murphy, b ca 1842 or 1845
John H. Murphy, b ca 1849 or 1848
Jesse Murphy, b ca 1852
Benjamin Murphy, b ca 1855, d Apr 1881

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