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Ann Watson (1722 - 1795)
Source 1: Our Southern Family- a compilation from many cousins Entries: 178 Updated: 2005-10-03 21:45:01 UTC (Mon) Contact: Gaila Merrington gaila@merrington.net *****************************. ..
Anna Murphy (Benedict) (1741 - d.)
Audie Murphy, 1LT (1924 - 1971)
A legend in his own time, Audie Murphy was the most decorated American Army soldier of World War II who went on to become a celebrated movie star for over two decades in the post-war era, appearing in ...
Catherine "Kate" Guilfoyle (1893 - 1968)
Miss Catherine "Kate" Murphy from Aghnacliffe, Co Longford, Ireland, was born on 13 September 1893 [1], one of thirteen children [2] born to Michael Murphy and Mary Lyons. She and her siblings were bap...
Charlie Murphy
Charles Quinton "Charlie" Murphy (born July 12, 1959) is an American actor, comedian, and writer notable as being a cast member and writer on the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show . ...

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Murphy

Murphy is an Anglicized version of two Irish surnames: Ó Murchadha/Ó Murchadh ("descendant of Murchadh"), and Mac Murchaidh/Mac Murchadh ("son of Murchadh")derived from the Irish personal name Murchadh, which meant "sea-warrior" or "sea-battler". (Muir meaning "sea" and cath meaning "battle".
Spelling variations include Murphey, MacMurphy, MacMurrough, O'Morchoe and others. In modern Irish, "Ó Murchú", rather than "Ó Murchadha", is used.
Murphy is the most common surname in Ireland and the fifty-eighth most common surname in the United States

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Patrick B. Murphy 1852-1935 (Private tree)