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Voted in 1779 p. 138 N. C. Taxpayers Jethro Murphrey 2,475 John Murphrey 2,068 Michael Murphrey 1,810 William Murphrey 1,240
1 - free white males 16 and up, including the head of family 2 - free white males under 16 3 - free white females 4 - other free persons 5 - number of slaves 298 John Murfree 1-4-4-0-5 299 Jethro Murfree 1-1-4-0-9 300 James Young (Who was he? Appears to be associated with Murphreys.)
1 - free white males under 10
2 - free white males 10 to under 16
3 - free white males 16 to under 26
4 - free white males 26 to under 45
5 - free white males 45 and over
6 - free white females under 10
7 - free white females 10 to under 16
8 - free white females 16 to under 26
9 - free white females 26 to under 45
10 - free white females 45 and over
11 - free persons of color & indian
12 - number of slaves
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
190 William Murphrey 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 18
191 Jethro Murphrey 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 18
192 John Murphrey 1 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 3
193 William Murphrey,Jr 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1
194 James Young 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 11
1 - free white males under 10
2 - free white males 10 to under 16
3 - free white males 16 to under 26
4 - free white males 26 to under 45
5 - free white males 45 and over
6 - free white females under 10
7 - free white females 10 to under 16
8 - free white females 16 to under 26
9 - free white females 26 to under 45
10 - free white females 45 and over
11 - free persons of color & indian
12 and higher - number of slaves
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
184 Willis Murphrey 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0
185 Benjamin Murphrey 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0
384 Penelope Murphrey 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 7 - 0 - 0 - 3
385 William Murphrey 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 8 - 0 - 0 - 0
1 - free white males under 5
2 - free white males 5 thru 9
3 - free white males 10 thru 14
4 - free white males 15 thru 19
5 - free white males 20 thru 29
6 - free white females under 10
7 - free white females 10 to 16
8 - free white females 16 to 26
9 - free white females 26 to 45
10 - free white females 45 and over
11 - free persons of color & indian
12 and higher - number of slaves
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
299 Bettie Murphrey 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 3 - 0
551 Bennet J. Murphrey 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0
30 Dixon Murphrey - born 1817 - Laborer (wife Gideon Ann)
William Murphrey b. 1846 (possibly died 1850)
Joseph Murphrey b. 1848
Sarah Ann Murphrey b. 1849
214 Hidleburg, Richard
Sarah Murphrey 16 yrs.
215 William Grimsley
Thomas Murphrey 21 yrs.
221 James Murphrey - b. 1814 - Farmer - (wife Caroline b. 1818)
Louisa Murphrey b. 1837
John Murphrey b. 1839 (Co. F, 40th Regiment - Confederate soldier)
Henry Murphrey b. 1841 (Co. F, 40th Regiment - Confederate soldier)
Joseph Murphrey b. 1843
Priscilla Murphrey b. 1848
222 Thomas Murphrey - b. 1811 - (wife Martha b. 1821)
James Murphrey b. 1842
Martha Murphrey b. 1846
Jacob Murphrey b. 1847 (Co. F, 40th Regiment - Confederate soldier
- entered 8/31/1864)
227 Winaford Murphrey - b. 1807 (Who was her husband?)
Nancy Murphrey - b. 1834
James Murphrey - b. 1843
Jackann Murphrey - b. 1845
259 Willis Murphrey - b. 1796 - owned slaves at the 1850 census
Oliver Murphrey b. 1828 (Co. A, 3rd Regiment, Confederate soldier)
James R. Murphrey b. 1833
Nancy Murphrey b. 1836
Mary E. Murphreyb. 1838
Willis E. Murphrey b. 1841
261 Benit W. Murphrey - b. 1798 - (wife Mary b. 1802) owned slaves at the
1850 census
Drury Murphrey b. 1832
William Murphrey b. 1824
392 Losianna Murphrey b. 1824
Virginia Murphrey b. 1845
John P. Murphrey b. 1847
448 Josiah T. H. Murphrey b. 1828 - (wife Alcinda Ann Frizzelle b. 1828)
Henryetta Murphrey b. 1847
Julia Murphrey b. 1849
References to "Jones" in Dobbs/Greene County
I. Dobbs County Grantor Index, Book 19, 4/1789 - 4/1792:
Thomas Dixon to Frederick Jones
II. From Creech's History of Greene County, NC:
Men over age for military service at 10/20/1781, Dobbs Co.:
James Jones Thomas Jones
1769 Dobbs County Tax List
Jones, James, Frederick and John
Jones, Griffin
Jones, Richard
1780 Dobbs County Tax List
(voted in 1779 p. 138 N. C. Taxpayers)
Sylvannus Jones
Frederick Jones*
James Jones*
* Lived in District 10, from Snow Hill south including Hookerton;
Murphey Dixon lived here.
Dobbs 1779 voters:
John Jones Hardy Jones Richard Jones John Jones Frederick Jones
Wm. Jones Wm. Jones Willis Jones Arthur Jones Uriah Jones
Greene Co. 1800 Census:
Nathan Jones Pleasant Jones James Jones Jesse Jones
John Jones,Jr. Wm. Jones John Jones, Sr.
Sylvannus Jones Daniel Jones Wm. Jones, Jr.
Frederick Jones John Jones, Jr. Allen Jones Jesse Jones
Greene Co. 1820 Census:
Umphrey Jones Reading Jones Rial Joness Ziphiniah Jones
Calvin Jones Eli Jones Reading Jones
People with Surname "Jones" who voted in Dobbs election on 8/8/1793:
Wm. Frederick Jesse Allen Humphrey
Silvanus John John Frederick Joseph
Jesse David
People with Surname "Jones" who served in the Revolutionary War from Greene Co.:
John Silvannus David, Sr. James
People with Surname "Jones" who served in War of 1812 from Greene Co.:
Simon Gardner
There is also a reference to Rufus Best and Big Jim Jones, the tallest
and largest men in the state at one time who lived in the Shine
Community of Greene Co.
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