Although large portions of eastern Tennessee remained in Indian ownership, many white settlers crossed the mountains from North and South Carolina or came down the valleys from Virginia to establish homes in the territory. The Indians were under constant pressure from the settlers and the government to sell or relinquish their lands. David and his sons seemed to always get themselves into public office, quite frequently as Justices of the Peace.ДЄbout the spring of 1807, David Murphree left Pendleton District, South Carolina, and took his family to Rhea Couonty, Tennessee. In 1800, the census for Pendleton District enumerates the David Murphree family with his wife and two sons, Martin age 4, and Ransom, age 2.Дavid Murphree signed as a Justice of the Peace in Pendleton District as early as February 1800 and is found subsequently signing documents in this capacity in several states. David Murphree's name appears as a witness to several deeds in that area. Many early Murphrees were recorded by the clerks as Murphey. The 1790 South Carolina census lists a David 'Murphey' in Pendleton County and this is likely our David Murphree. However no service records are said to exist. The provisions of that will are listed on the Daniel Murphree page.ДЄfter the death of his father in 1771, David Murphree and others of his family became part of the southern and westward migrations popular at the time.Дavid Murphree is listed in Revolutionary War pay accounts and in the Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot Index with a place of service as North Carolina. The very first mention of our David Murphree recorded in official records is in the unrecorded will of his father Daniel Murphree made in Chatham County, North Carolina. Jamestown Cem., Garden Valley, Smith Co., TX.Д©. Oct 1812 nr Washington, Rhea Co., TN, md.

1832 Tuscaloosa, AL, Sarah Frances Brown, and d. 1822 Jefferson Co., AL, Benjamin Lassiter, md. 1823 Jefferson Co., AL, Polly Steelman, and d. No records of this son have yet been found, but he appears in lists of the children of David and Jemima made out by old-timers.Д¤. 1846 Chickasaw Co., MS, Emily Elizabeth Craze, and d. The children of David and Jemima Murphree were:ДЎ. She was born in 1772 in South Carolina and died on in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, buried beside her husband at the Airmount Baptist Church Cemetery in Yalobusha County. Cornelius and Anne Phillips but no evidence has been found. Дavid Murphree's wife, Jemima Cornelius, is claimed to be the daughter of William C.

He married Jemima Cornelius in Pendleton District, South Carolina, before 1796, and died in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.

While the other sons mentioned in Daniel Murphree's will were given land, David was left 30 pounds, being the younger son. LinderДavid Murphree, son of Daniel and Sarah Murphree, was born about 1763 in Orange County, North Carolina. Of North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi Extracted from The Murphree Ancestry of Bill R.

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