John Murphy is my 3rd great-grandfather, born in Virginia about 1755, the son of John Murphy and Nancy Jane Ransome. John married Mary Polly Yarbrough July 19, 1796, in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Mary was born 1781 in Halifax County, Virginia, the daughter of Randolph Yarbrough and Mary Bailey. […]
This is a bit longer than most biographies from the 1880’s, but gives a marvelous picture of the life of the man and his family. from – History of Union County, Kentucky, 1886 Thomas Strother Chapman (deceased) was the son of John Strother and Polly Casey (Waggener) Chapman. […]
John Murphy and Mary ‘Polly’ Yarbrough are my 3rd great-grandparents. Their daughter Lucy Murphy married Isaiah Hill, and thence a direct line down the Hill’s to me! This marriage record is a copy of the original, found in the Lincoln County Courthouse. Only a few months later Garrard […]
Lucy Murphy Hill died 163 years ago – March 4, 1850 – in Garrard County, Kentucky. Lucy was the daughter of John Murphy and Mary Polly Yarbrough. She married Isaiah Hill in July of 1827. Lucy and Isaiah had 13 children: John, William, James, Jesse, Mary Jane, Thomas […]
Mary Polly Yarbrough and John Murphy were married 217 years ago – July 14, 1795 – in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Mary was the daughter of Randolph Yarbrough and Mary Bailey. Mary and John had 8 children: Elizabeth, William, James, Hardin, Jane, Joseph, John and Lucy Murphy. The portion […]
Jane Murphy and Frederick Hill were married 181 years ago – April 13, 1831 – in Garrard County, Kentucky. Jane was the daughter of John Murphy and Mary Polly Yarbrough. Frederick was the son of Jesse Hill and Jane Southern. Frederick and Jane Hill had 9 children: John, […]
This is the Hill family involved in the Hill-Evans Feud in Garrard County, Kentucky. You’ve never heard of this? Neither had I – but you’ll be hearing more in upcoming blogs! Family Group Sheet for Isaiah Hill Husband: Isaiah Hill Birth: 1807 in Kentucky Death: 13 Mar 1852 […]
Isaiah Hill and Lucy Murphy were married 184 years ago in Garrard County, Kentucky – July 1827. The actual date is not to be found. The marriage bond at the courthouse is not in the individual sleeve like the others. It is unsure if it has been misfiled […]
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