Person:Samuel Murff (1)

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Samuel Murff
b.21 Dec 1776
d.22 Nov 1860 Winston County, Mississippi
Parents and Siblings
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m. 19 Aug 1775
  1. Samuel Murff1776 - 1860
  2. John Murff1777 - 1847
  3. Daniel Murff1780 - 1834
  4. Jacob Murff1783 - 1862
  5. Nancy Murff1785 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 16 Sep 1798
  1. Mary Murff1799 - 1861
  2. Levi Columbus Murff1800 - 1853
  3. John E. Murff1804 - 1851
  4. Sarah Murff1806 - 1887
  5. Francis Murff1808 - 1858
  6. Samuel Dorman Murff1809 - 1879
  7. Sophia Murff1811 - 1812
  8. Susanna Murff1813 - 1814
  9. Rachael Murff1815 -
  10. Julia Anne Murff1817 -
  11. Nathan Constantine Murff1819 -
  12. Alexander William Murff1821 -
  13. Sterling Elder Murff1823 - 1898
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Facts and Events
Name Samuel Murff
Gender Male
Birth? 21 Dec 1776
Marriage 16 Sep 1798 Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolinato Sarah Frazier
Death? 22 Nov 1860 Winston County, Mississippi
Burial? Ellison's Ridge, Winston County, Mississippi 
In 1807 or 1809 James Mitchell, Thomas Rawls and Samuel Murff left SC for Georgia and settled there between 1809 and 1811. By about 1830 he had moved on to Perry County, Alabama and finally settled in Mississippi. Samuel Murff was a Methodist Minister. Samuel's first 5 children were born in South Carolina. Three later children were born in Georgia. They must have lived in Georgia about 9 years. The next three children were born in Alabama. Nathan Constantine, Alexander W. and Sterling Elder. Samuel apparently settled in Mississippi because his daughter Rachel died there about 1849 in Winston County. His son Alexander W. died in Winston County in 1880 and Samuel died in Winston County in 1860. Levi Columbus, Samuel's oldest son patented land in Green County, AL in 1827. He was married in Johnson County, Arkansas in 1838. One son is listed as being born in Mississippi . (John Alexander) in 1846.
References
  1.   Jakes Genealogy PAREN: Y.
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