Herrin, Cynthia, comp. Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Vital Records, 1720 - 1880. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000-. Original data: Early Families of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Its Past and Present. NC: The Tarboro Society for Genealogy and Biography, 1881 (with an appendix added in 1920). "Compiled by the Ladies' Tarboro, NC Genealogy and Library Association for the Preservation, Dissemination and Exultation of the History of Edgecombe Co., NC." Williams, John Birth Date: Bef 1773 Marriage Date: Bet 1792-1795 Date of Death: Jan 11, 1815 Spouse's Name: Phereba Murphy Murphy, Elizabeth Birth Date: Marriage Date: Date of Death: Aft 1795 Father: Josiah Murphy Mother: Phereba Wimberly Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, James Birth Date: Before 1760 Marriage Date: Bef 1783 Date of Death: Aft 1783 Spouse's Name: Patience Taylor Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Children: Joseph others Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Occupation: Planter Murphy, James Birth Date: Marriage Date: Feb 25, 1770 Date of Death: Aft 1770 Spouse's Name: Sarah Strothers Location of Marriage: Edgecombe Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, Josiah Birth Date: Marriage Date: Jun 7, 1764 Date of Death: Winter 1791-2 Spouse's Name: Phereba Wimberly Location of Marriage: Edgecombe Children: John, Martha, Malachai, Matthew, Mary, Elizabeth Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, Martha Birth Date: Bef 1775 Marriage Date: Bet 1792-1795 Date of Death: Aft 1795 Spouse's Name: James Williford Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Father: Josiah Murphy Mother: Phereba Wimberly Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, Samuel Birth Date: 1760 Marriage Date: Father: Jesse Murphy Mother: Elizabeth Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, Samuel B. Birth Date: 1743 Marriage Date: Date of Death: Jun 15, 1763 Spouse's Name: None Father: William Murphy, Sr. Mother: Deletha Ann Barlow Children: None Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Co. D, 47th Inf. Reg., NC Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Lynchburg, VA Murphy, Sarah Birth Date: 1737 Marriage Date: Date of Death: Aft 1777 Spouse's Name: Mr. Abbott Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Father: James Hardy Murphy Mother: Lutora Mason Children: Chaney, Wiley Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Later married Mr. McMullin. Murphy, Sarah Birth Date: 1740 Marriage Date: 1763 Date of Death: Aft 1770 Spouse's Name: Mr. Drake Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Father: John Murphy Mother: Rachel E. Children: Children Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, Spencer D. Birth Date: 1739 Marriage Date: Oct 31, 1759 Date of Death: Aft 1765 Spouse's Name: Caroline, b. 1731 Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Father: Henry Richard Murphy Mother: Lavinia B. Children: Margaret, others Location of Birth: Wayne co., NC... Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Co. D, 47th Inf. Reg., NC Murphy, Stephen III Birth Date: Marriage Date: Dec 4, 1757 Date of Death: Aft 1765 Spouse's Name: Laura Batchelor Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Father: Stephen Murphy, Jr. Children: Crawley, Etta, Rhoda, Alfred, Sarah, Buddy, others Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Co. A., 47th Inf. Reg., NC Occupation: Turpentine worker Murphy, Taylor Birth Date: 1737 Marriage Date: Date of Death: Jun 15, 1762 Spouse's Name: None Father: John Murphy, Jr. Mother: Rachel Ann Baxter Children: None Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Co. H, 12 Inf. Reg., NC Murphy, Thomas D. Birth Date: 1735 Marriage Date: Date of Death: Spring 1795 Spouse's Name: None Father: John E. Murphy Mother: Martha D. Children: None Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Murphy, Wallace John Birth Date: 1743 Marriage Date: Date of Death: Aug 13, 1764 Spouse's Name: None Father: Henry Richard Murphy Mother: Lavinia B. Children: None Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Co. D, 47th Inf. Reg., NHardy Lied about age to join aarmy. Murphy, William Birth Date: Marriage Date: Date of Death: Jan 23, 1736 Spouse's Name: Anne Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Children: Mary, Martha, Esther Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Owned land on Cooch Swamp. Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, William Birth Date: Marriage Date: Date of Death: Aft 1753 Spouse's Name: Rhoda, d. 1756 Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Father: Robert Murphy Mother: Rhoda Children: Sarah, Joanna, Nathaniel Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Murphy, William Birth Date: 1737 Marriage Date: Date of Death: Aft 1765 Location of Birth: Virginia… Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Co. H, 12th Inf. Reg., NC Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, William B. Birth Date: 1739 Marriage Date: Jan 16, 1760 Date of Death: Aft 1765 Spouse's Name: Alice A., b. 1757 Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Father: Enoch Murphy, Sr. Mother: Elizabeth Allice Lamon Children: Children Location of Birth: Wilson co., NC... Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Co. E, 7th Inf. Reg. Murphy, William B. Sr. Birth Date: 1740 Marriage Date: 1762 Date of Death: Aft 1775 Spouse's Name: Elizabeth, b. 1735 (second wife) Location of Marriage: Edgecombe co., NC Father: Jonas Murphy Children: Children Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Co. I, 30th Inf. Reg., NC Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Occupation: Farmer Murphy, William R. Birth Date: 1739 Marriage Date: Date of Death: Aft 1765 Location of Birth: Northampton co., NC... Other Notes/ Race/ Military Information: Co. H, 12th Inf. Reg., NC Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, William R. Birth Date: 17 Jan 1737 Marriage Date: Date of Death: Aft 1920 Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC... Location of Death/ Last Known Location: Tillery, Edgecombe co., NC Murphy, Zilphia Birth Date: 1737 Marriage Date: Date of Death: Aft 1793 Father: James Murphy Mother: Patience Location of Birth: Edgecombe co., NC. Sumner, John Birth Date: Bef 1773 Marriage Date: Bef 1783 Date of Death: Apr 4, 1797 Spouse's Name: Mary Murphy Father: Joseph Sumner, Sr. Mother: Anna Children: Mary, Edwin, Joseph, Daniels, Nancy, Elizabeth, Catherine, Phereba Wimberly, Phereba Birth Date: Bef1750 Marriage Date: Jun 7, 1764 Date of Death: 1795 Spouse's Name: Josiah Murphey Location of Marriage: Edgecombe Father: George Wimberly, Sr. Mother: Mourning Crudup Children: John, Martha, Malachai, Matthew, Mary, Elizabeth