Son of Sion & Susan White Murphy∼Isaac Pearson Murphy was the oldest of 10 known Murphy children. He had been married to Sarah Pearson Hamilton, whom he married Oct 4th, 1838, in Union Co SC, she died 18 Jul 1840 Cross Keys, Union Co SC, after the 1840 census, buried in Union Co SC, possibly at the same cemetery Isaac is, a grave marker has not been found, however, there is a field of marked and unmarked grave stones, at the Padgett's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Isaac was the son of Sion S. Murphy (III), and Delilia Susannah (Susan) White, she the daughter of Robert White Sr. 1743-1843, and Mildred "Milly" [Whitehead] White abt1763-1807), also of Union Co SC.

Isaac is remembered in the White family of Union Co SC, for the "famous 1871-1886 Isaac Murphy Letters" he wrote on the complete, immediate, White family, of his mother Susan. He also detailed his Murphy Family. Without these letters, our White researchers today, would be at the mercy of here-say... We could have never advanced our genealogy, to the point we are today, I am sure the same goes for the Murphy family.

Isaac was a devote Baptist. He was the 'Big Brother', that his siblings turned to for advise and comfort. Their is no doubt, in the mind of this writer that such a character, as Isaac, was missed, by all who knew him, family and friends.

The White side of his family has bestowed the honor of "1st Family Researcher", he wrote many letters, and in those letters, we discovered, where some of the White's and Murphy's had migrated to, from Union Co SC, and from his notes, verified some of our current research findings.

He also kept a Family Bible Record recording birth and deaths and some marriages of his family. A descendant still maintains the bible today, lives in SC. This Bible is also recorded in SC Bible Records, edited by Dorothy Harris Phifer, Pnckney District Chapter, SC Genealogical Society, who has published the record.

A couple of the letters, Isaac wrote are published in the Union County SC Heritage Book.

Isaac's Siblings were:

Isaac Pearson-----1798-1886---m. Sarah Hamilton-----1838---No known children
Nathan J------------1800-1822---m. Not married
Mary White---------1801-1867---m. Robt Duke Gilliam--1824---04 children
Sylvia K 'Sivy'------1803-1886---m. Not married.
Eady 'Edith' Duke-1805-1893---m. Daniel Jackson------1844---03 children
Hiram Byrd----------1807-1889---m. Elizabeth Jackson--1830---06 children
Mildred W------------1809-1830---m. Gideon Jackson-----1824---03 children
Jason Wiley---------1811-1899----m. Nancy N White-------1838---05 children
Jeptha Martin------1813-1897----m.1. Nancy Murphy- ---1834---11 children
-------------------------------------------m.2. Elizabeth Harper--Unk--- No known children
Susanna Delilah---1816-1898-----m. Jonathan N Bailey--1834---04 children

The Picture of the gravestone was taken about 2001 (Mike).

CENSUS RECORDS:

1840 Union Co SC Census Page 178
Isaac Murphy----0000010000000 - Husband
Sarah Hamilton-0000100000000 - Wife
**Note: This is the only census with Isaac's wife, who died July 18, 1840.

1850 Union Co SC Census Page 4
46 - 46
Susan Murphy--W-F--70------------------------SC-(Susan White Murphy w/o Sion)
Isaac P Murphy-W-M-51 M planter $4272--SC-(s/o Susan)
Sylvia Murphy---W-F-47------------------------SC-(d/o Susan)

1860 Union Co SC Census page 260 Sheet 151
ED date 30th July 1860 by T J Morris
1140 - 1191
Shalolta, Murphy 82 F Farmer 2000 200 SC (maybe Charlotte?)

1241 - 1192
Isaac Murphy-61-M Farmer 7000 7000-SC
Silvia------------57-F--------------------------SC

1242 - 1193
James Murphy-50-M Farmer 2000 300-SC
Luvina------------50-F------------------------SC
Charles-----------50-M-----------------------SC

1870 Union Co SC Census page 354b PO Unionville,
Cross Keys Twp ed 25 Aug 1870 by Jas E Hacksdur
101 - 103
Murphy, Isaac-------71 M W Famer 3885 1000-SC
Silvia------------------67-F-W kephose 160?--------SC
Sumner, Culpand?-30-F-W-at home---------------SC

1880 Union Co SC Census - Cross Keys Twp Sheet 2
ED 13.2 ED date: 5th & 6th June 1880 by David Wilborn.
16 - 16
Isaac P. Murphy White M W 81 Farmer SC NC NC
Silvia K Murphy White-F-W 77 Kephse SC NC NC (Sister of Isaac)