Murphrey Dixon

Born: approx 1740  Isle Of Wight, Isle Of Wight Co. VA
moved to: Dobbs County (now Greene County), North Carolina avout 1765

Married to: Mourning Garner Dixon  about 1760 in North Carolina

Died: approx 1812 in North Carolina

(maybe b. 1730, d. 1807)

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Children

Willis Dixon (~1776-?)of "Holliday Hill"
1st wife: Sara Holliday
2nd wife: Mary Suggs

Frederick H Dixon (~1778-?)of "Biscuit Hill"
wife: ? Christian

William Dixon (~1780-?)

Shadrach Dixon (~1782-?)of "Deer Run"

Obediah Dixon (1770-1849)
wife: Sarah ?

Benajah Dixon of "Sandy Lawn" (1786-1834)
 wife: Mary Hill Dixon (1792-1820)

Mary Dixon (~1788-?)
husband: Abraham Denny

Elizabeth Dixon (~1790-?)
husband: Robert Sammons
 

4 daughters, names unknown



Parents

Father: Thomas DIXON III b: Abt 1720
Mother: Elizabeth MURPHREY b: Abt 1705, daughter of MICHAEL MURPHY and MARY HAMPTON, at Isle of Wight, Virginia. He was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia.

GrandParents

THOMAS DIXON II married Penelope ___________



Siblings
 

Uncle
Capt. John Murphrey


Murphrey Dixon was a quaker, born in the Isle of Wight Co. Va. and later migrated to Hookerton, Greene Co. NC. He lived on a big plantation on the river there called Grampion Hills; probably one of the wealthiest people of his day.
Source: Notes of Stern Dixon, Charlotte, NC.


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