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Rachel Bacon Murphy

Birth	:	1788
Death	:	10 Mar 1853 Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne, Gisborne District, New Zealand
Coordinate	:	-38.6428900, 177.9802300
Description	:	Rachel was the wife of David Murphy, Sr. and is buried at the Masonic Cemetery on Carter & South Henry Streets. There is debate over whether Rachel's maiden name was Bacon or Jones. One possibility Rachel was the daughter of Michael & Isabella (nee Bourland) Bacon. Isabella Bourland Bacon herself is buried in this cemetery which can support there being a relation between Isabella Bacon and Rachel. Rachel Bacon Murphy was supposedly born in Eastern Tennessee, which coordinates with Isabella Bourland Bacon having with another daughter, Sarah, having been born in Hawkins, in Eastern Tennessee. Michael & Isabella Bacon's daughter,... Read More	Rachel was the wife of David Murphy, Sr. and is buried at the Masonic Cemetery on Carter & South Henry Streets. There is debate over whether Rachel's maiden name was Bacon or Jones. One possibility Rachel was the daughter of Michael & Isabella (nee Bourland) Bacon. Isabella Bourland Bacon herself is buried in this cemetery which can support there being a relation between Isabella Bacon and Rachel. Rachel Bacon Murphy was supposedly born in Eastern Tennessee, which coordinates with Isabella Bourland Bacon having with another daughter, Sarah, having been born in Hawkins, in Eastern Tennessee. Michael & Isabella Bacon's daughter, Sarah, married David Murphy, Sr.'s brother, Dubart. Dubart & Sarah (nee Bacon) Murphy are buried at the IOOF Cemetery on Ste. Genevieve Avenue in Farmington. If Rachel proves to be a daughter of Michael & Isabella Bacon, then Rachel who married David Murphy, Sr., would have been one of two Bacon sisters (Rachel & Sarah) who had married two Murphy brothers (David, Sr. & Dubart). There is a problem with the documentation of Rachel's children and the birth/death years (1773/1827) for Rachel as documented in the book "Cooks, Murphy & Hodges of Early Virginia" by Elizabeth Nichols. Rachel's actual headstone is engraved with her having died on March 10, 1853, aged 64 years, which would have meant she was born in 1788 or 89. This makes it impossible to have then born her first child in 1792. Stating this though, the generally accepted list of children of David Sr. & Rachel Murphy, beginning in the early 1790's, are as follows: 1) Isaac Murphy possibly born 1792 2) William Murphy born circa 1794 {who married Rhoda George in 1818} 3) Richard Murphy born circa 1796 {who married 1/2 cousin Sarah Barton "Sallie" Murphy} 4) Tobitha [Tabitha] Murphy born in 1799 {who married 1/2 cousin Rev. John C. Murphy in 1815} 5) Lucy Ann Murphy born circa 1800 {who married John Campbell} 6) Rachel Murphy born 1805 {who married James N. Younger} 7) Louisiana Murphy born between 1806 & 1808 {who married Watson Cole} 8) Sally Murphy born circa 1810 9) David Murphy Jr. supposedly born in 1820 {who, according to "Cooks, Murphys and Hodges of Early Virginia" by Elizabeth Nichols, married Sarah Ann Alexander, but according to Masonic Cemetery Records at the county library in Farmington married Elviny Whitenburg.} 10) Andrew Jackson Murphy born in 1828: Again according to the book "Cooks, Murphy & Hodges of Early Virginia", there is an assumption Rachel died by 1827 and David Sr. had remarried to a Miss Whitenburg in 1827 and then had child Andrew Jackson Murphy in 1828. Since Rachel's headstone clearly shows she did not die until 1853, then the more plausable assumption is Andrew Jackson Murphy was actually the child of Rachel Murphy and the "Miss Whitenburg" referred to in the "Cooks, Murphys and Hodges of Early Virginia" book was the Elviny Whitenburg who married David Sr.'s son, David Murphy, Jr. But one needs to look at the birth years of these children, there is too big of an age gap between first born (1792) and last two born (1820 and 1828 respectively). Were children #9 & #10 full siblings to their eight older brothers and sisters? The first eight children were born roughly every two years, as is an expected birth pattern for a healthy woman of that day, between 1792 and 1810, but then 10 years later, in 1820, David Murphy, Jr. is born and 8 years after him, another brother, Andrew Jackson Murphy in 1828. It appears to be too large of an age gap from first born Isaac in 1792 to Andrew in 1828, 36 years, to have all come from one mother, Rachel Bacon Murphy. Plausible assumption: With conflicting documents that stated David Murphy Sr. married either a Rachel Jones or Rachel Bacon, one research suggested Rachel might have been a widow, marrying a Mr. Jones first, then David Murphy, hence the name Rachel Bacon Jones Murphy. But that would not explain the birth years of Rachel compared to her supposed children. Possibly there really were two different Rachels. The first wife might have been Rachel Jones, having the early year children, and with one researcher stating David Sr. married twice, he could have then married Rachel Bacon which would explain the younger children birth years. All the children would have been documented as children to David Sr. & Rachel Murphy. Just speculation but there has to be an explanation with the 36 year spread of children. Side Note: One web-site by "Wendy Harrison's Family Page" states the daughters of Isabella Bourland Bacon were Sarah (b.1785 & married David Murphy, Sr.'s brother, Dubart Murphy), Mary (b. 1783 & no family listed) and Catherine (b. June 6, 1788 & married George Talyor, April of 1805). No daughter Rachel is listed, but this could/would be inconclusive evidence. Rachel's birth year is most likely 1788 as she was 64 years of age ten weeks into 1853 when she passed away and her birthday probably had not yet arrived in 1853. With the assumption Rachel most likely born in 1788, could she have been a twin to Catherine Bacon Taylor born on June 6, 1788? One last twist: Catherine Bacon Taylor herself was not a blood relative to the Murphy Family, yet two of her children carried the middle name "Murphy" according to "Wendy Harrison's Family Page." Was George Taylor a Murphy descendant himself?

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

Where is Rachel Bacon Murphy's memorial?
Rachel Bacon Murphy's memorial is located at: Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne, Gisborne District, New Zealand.
When did Rachel Bacon Murphy death?
Rachel Bacon Murphy death on 10 Mar 1853 in Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Rachel Bacon Murphy's memorial?
Latitude: -38.6428900
Longitude: 177.9802300

Family Members:

Parent

Isabella Bourland Bacon

(1761 - 1824)

Spouse

Rev David Murphy Sr.

(1770 - 1843)

Siblings

Sarah Bacon Murphy

(1785 - 1843)

Children

Tabitha Murphy Murphy

(1799 - 1877)

Andrew Jackson Murphy

(1828 - 1857)

Flowers:

Left by Anonymous on 09 Feb 2014

Left by Anonymous on 09 Mar 2014

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