Soldier Sion Murphy III served with South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.
Sion Murphy III is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A083290.
Simon Murphy was the son of Simon Murphy II and Sarah Jones [Duke] Murphy.
Sion was a Private in the American Revolutionary War, and he was in Brandon's Regiment, he was at the fall of Charleston and Anderson's return.
Sources
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTZ-BRL : 8 September 2017), Scion Murphy, Union, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 187, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 516; FHL microfilm 22,511.
"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Y-JR6 : accessed 26 January 2018), Sion Murphey, Union, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 540, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 61; FHL microfilm 181,420.
"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-CGR : accessed 26 January 2018), Sion Murphey, Union District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 237, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 19 Jan 2022), "Record of Sion Murphy", Ancestor # A083290.
Find A Grave: Memorial #77172872 memorial page for Sion Murphy III (31 Jan 1765–26 Oct 1846), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77172872, citing Sion Murphy Homeplace Cemetery, Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Mike White (contributor 47543185) .
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