James J. Murphy was born 22 September 1799 in Chesterfield District, South Carolina. His parents were James Murphy and Jane Sarah Thomas. He married Nancy Blackshear, daughter of Alexander Blackshear and Ann Allison, 10 December 1820, possibly in Laurens County, South Carolina. They had eleven children. James died 28 June 1887 in Lorena, Texas. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi,...

John Floyd was probably born in Wales. He emigrated in about 1675 and settled in Virginia. He married Mary and they had six children. Traces his descendants through his son, Charles, who married Elizabeth and had seven children. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas and elsewhere. .

Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Bryan (and variant spellings) families who came mainly from Denmark, England, and Ireland. Some allied families came from Norway and Wales. Some Bryans came to America and settled in Virginia in the 1600's. In the 1700's, some immigrated to Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. During the 1800's, some moved to Nova...

An alphabetical compilation of various families living in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. First entry deals with Capt. James Allison, who married Sarah Fannin (1822-1848), the daughter of Major Abraham Baldwin Fannin and Jane Williamson of North Carolina. Family members were descendants of James Fanning, Rev. War soldier and emigrant and Elizabeth Saffold. He was the father of two children. Includes Ayres, Blackshear, Curls, Hubbard,...

Thomas Blackshaw and his wife, Ellinor, immigrated from England to Piacataway, New Jersey during or before 1670. They had at least two sons, Robert and Joseph, and other children who died young. With the four generation, the surname was spelled Blackshear. Descendants and relatives are listed by given name in alphabetical order, with pedigree charts at the end. Descendants and relatives lived in New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,...

William Bush (b.ca.1645) emigrated from England to Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He and his wife, Martha, later moved to Chowan County, North Carolina. They were the parents of John Bush (ca.1685-1728), who married Mary Bryan, and also lived in Chowan County, North Carolina. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and elsewhere. Includes some Bush family history and genealogical data about possible ancestry...