Maurice Murphee
b. 28 August 1740, d. circa 1790
- Father: Michael Murphee b. say 1715
- Mother: Mary (?)
- Maurice Murphee was born on 28 August 1740.
- He was baptized/christened in October 1742 in Prince Frederick Winyaw Parish, Georgetown District, South Carolina, by the Rev. Mr. John Fordyce.
- He married Hannah Saunders, daughter of George Saunders and Hannah Gibson. Maurice was the son of Michael Murphee, brother of Hannah's stepfather Malachi Murphee..
- Maurice Murphee died circa 1790 in prison.
- According to Sellers' A History of Marion County, "Maurice Murfee, of the second generation, was a Colonel in the Revolution, and did valiant service for his country. He was an ardent Wig, of daring and reckless courage; he was a man of violent passion, so much so, as to lead him to the commission of violet and brutal acts; he killed his uncle [by marriage], Gideon Gibson, in a fit of anger, and for which he had no valid excuse or even palliation; he was a violent man through life, and finally died in prison for debt.”.
- Last Edited: 14 Aug 2015