New in 2023
Philip Hogan (ca1760 to 1825) of Montgomery Co., VA.
  • Six children migrate to very early Indiana.
  • Hogans from Union County, South Carolina to KY, TN, & AR
  • 1st generation James Hogan (ca1735/40 - ~1810)
  • 2nd generation: James Hogan (~1760/65 - 1811+)
  • 3rd generation Ewing Hogan (1795 - 1860)

  • New in 2022
    Thomas Hogans, Sr. (ca1735-1786)
  • + wife Ann Eirls/Earls of Richmond County, Virginia
  • Hogans from Fairfield and Kershaw Counties, South Carolina
  • expanded from chapter - William Hogan (ca1675) + Elizabeth Griffin of Brunswick Co. VA. line
  • Daniel Hogan (ca1740/45 - 1801+) of Warren Co., Georgia
  • and William Hogan (~1786-1856) + Narcissa Goza (1793-1868) of Washington Counties, GA and Louisiana

  • Updated 2022
    Fauquier Hogan
    • Logan Co., KY Hogans belong to Wm. Hogan (ca1695)
    • Martin Hogan in Frederick Co., VA
    • William, son of Thos. Hogan "I" in Prince William Co. VA

    Jordan Calaway Murphy (1860 - 1939)
    • New information, more details

    Tatoms from Virginia
    • New details on Stephen Tatom "I" (ca1721-1789) and his Dickson Co., TN Descendants

    Hogans from Hanover, Louisa, Goochland Co., Virginia
    • New Findings
    • Revised - Hugh Hogan (ca1680-1743) now Patriarch
      • Are there one or two James Hogan?
      • New Debate Details
      • One migrates to Simpson Co. KY and other to Bedford Co., VA
      • New changes to John Hogan (ca1730/35 - 1772/74 + wife Judith

    Tatums whose Parents are not known
    • More details on Wilkins Tatum and Dickson Co., TN


    New in 2021
    Anson County, North Carolina Hogans
    • James Hogan (~1728 to 1793) and wife Silence _ (died 1802)
    • Includes their children and where they migrated

    Early Hogans - No Parents Found Yet
    • William R. Hogan (~1780 to 1836 Madison Co. Ky.) and wife Lavina Mullen
    • James Hogan (ca1760 - 1823 Simpson Co. Ky.) and his 2 sons
      1. Alexander P. Hogan (1783 Va to 1881? Missouri)
      2. Nathaniel S. Hogan (1806 Va to 1870+ Mo.)
    • James Hogan (~1791 to 1865) of Barren County, Kentucky + wife Ann Baldock (~1804 - 1865)

    John Hogan "II" (ca1745 to 1798) and wife Elizabeth Penix (ca1750 to 1811+)
    • Writeup expanded from "Hogans from Hanover, Louisa, and Goochland Co's, Virginia.

    Updated 2021
    William B. Hogan (1780/90 - 1835) of Barren Co. Kentucky and 2nd wife Sally D. Mallory (~1801 to 1889)
      Additional children:
    • William S. Hogan (1816-1900) + Mary Adams and ??? James A. Hogan (~1819-1880) + wife Sarah Mayfield.

    New in 2020
    Pittsylvania-Anson Georgia Hogans
    • William Hogan "I" (ca1675 to 1734) + wife Elizabeth Griffin
    • Hogans from Halifax-Pittsylvania, Virginia. Includes...
    • William Griffin Hogan (~1730), Shadrach Hogan (ca1735), & Griffin Hogan (ca1755)

    Virginia Hogans from Louisa, Hanover, & Goochland Counties
    • William Hogan (~1705-1794)
    • John Hogan (~1715-1790?)

    Virginia Hogans from Fauquier & Prince William Counties
    • William Hogan (~1695-1754)
    • John Hogan (~1720-1778)
    • Thomas Hogan (~1716-1779)

    Three Hogan Brothers in Early Kentucky
    • Prosser Hogan (1761-1830)
    • Philip Hogan (1750's - 1815)
    • David Hogan (1759-1858)

    Search for Parents of William B. Hogan (~1785 - 1835) of Simpson & Barren Counties, Kentucky


    New in 2019
    Abraham Teagarden "I" (1689)
    • New to Website with New Early Findings
    • Six Grandsons in Am. Revolution

    Henry Brous (1740's - 1821)
    • New Findings About His Family

    John Tatum (ca1640 - 1725)
    • New to Website
    • Tatums of Northampton Co., Virginia and Currituck Co., North Carolina


    New in 2018
    Rev. James A. Chambers (1728 - 1828)
    • New: Maryland, Tn/N.C., Indiana

    Henry Chambers (~1755 - ~1812)
    • New - Ashe County, North Carolina
    • Was He 1/2 Cherokee?

    John Wilcoxon (1671 - 1716)
    • New - Prince George's County, Maryland
    • Descendant Line Now Being Researched

    Squire Willcoxen (1778-1863)
    • New info on son: James Franklin Wilcoxen "I" (1815-1866)

    New in 2017
    Stoess: Johannes (1700), George (1707) and Stauss, Balter (1711)
    • New - German Parish Records before Philadelphia Co., Pa.

    William Tatam (~1565 to 1603), Carpenter
    • Read his wild battle with Bubonic Plague in London, England
    • Two children survived - Nathaniel Tatam/Tatum (born 1599) and Samuel Tatam/Tatem (1594)

    Edward Tatum 1730-1810 of Pendleton District, South Carolina
    • New Chapter: Grandson of Edward Tatum (1675-1739)
    • Descendants in Southern US expanded; including: Tennessee's Jesse Tatum (~1768-1830) + wife Amy
      Tennessee's Edward Tatum (~1762-1840+) + wife Sarah

    Edward Tatum (1675 to 1739)
    • Chapter now divided into two including Peter Tatum (ca1735-1782) + wife Winnifred of N.C.

    New in 2016
    James Burk Chapter Expanded
    5 sons of John Burk (1760-1836):
    • (1) James Burk 1782, (2) William Burk 1785
    • (3) Jessie Burk 1791, (4) John Burk Jr. 1797
    • (5) Lewis Burk 1799

    Tatoms From Virginia Chapter
    • John Tatom (1758-1824 Dickson Co., Tn.)
    • Much More on His Children

    Peter Tatum (1675-1771) Chapter
    • Edward Tatum III (~1779-1852) Children
    • Jesse Tatum II (~1760-1805 Tennessee)

    Edward Tatum" (1670/80 to 1739) Chapter
    • New to Chapter
    • Many New Descendants

    Tatums - No Identified Parents

    John Murphey/Morphew (~1680-1742)
    • Westmoreland + Richmond Co's, Virginia

    New in 2015
    Mariner Tatems of Norfolk County, Virginia in 4 chapters:
    • Chapter 1 - Nathaniel Tatem "I" (ca1620-1687)
    •                 - Nathaniel Tatem "II" (ca1660-1711)
                      - Nathaniel Tatem "III" (_ to 1739)
    • Chapter 2 - Nathaniel Tatem "IV" (~1715-1771)
    • Chapter 3 - John Tatem (~1716-1776) line
    • Chapter 4 - Nathaniel Tatem "V" (1745/50 - 1792)

    Tatoms from Virginia - Search for their Origins
    • New Kent, King William, Spotsylvania Co, Va.
    • Granville & Orange Counties, North Carolina
    • Wilkes & Lincoln Counties, Georgia

    Michael Schoch or Shoch (1733 - 1819)
    • of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

    Stoess, Stauss, & Stouse of Phila. Co. Pa.
    • John Stoess (~1700- ~1764)
    • George Stoess (1707-1780)
    • Balthasar Stauss (1711-1782)

    New in 2014
    John Daggett/Doggett (~1602 to 1673) of
    Massachusetts
    • New to Website
    • Watertown/Rehoboth/Martha Vineyard
    • Island/Plymouth and descendants

    John Blake (~1640 to 1700) of Massachusetts
    • New to Website
    • Plymouth Colony and Wrentham and descendants

    Henry Tatum (~1680 to 1727)
    • New to 2013 Website

    Welcome to The Morphew / Murphy Story


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    This site is divided into 3 sections:

    The Morphew/Murphy Story - by J.R. Murphy, 2nd Edition
    This section tells the story of James/Joseph Morphew and Mary Burke and their descendants while detailing the line of James Morphew and Rebecca Hogan. A number of maternal ancestors are included - Burke, Eggers, Hogan, Allumbaugh, Green, Wilcoxson, Jones, Brous, Klaumann, and others.

    Eckart Family Story (Kansas)
    Welcome to the Eckart Family Story about William Eckart (1815-1882) and his descendants, which details the line of William F. Eckart and Victor T. Eckart.

    Steelman Story (New Jersey and West) - by J.R. Murphy, 1 January 2008
    This is the ongoing search to understand these Steelmans and their early Gloucester County, New Jersey Origins




    New in 2023
    Philip Hogan (ca1760 to 1825) of Montgomery Co., VA.
  • Six children migrate to very early Indiana.
  • Hogans from Union County, South Carolina to KY, TN, & AR
  • 1st generation James Hogan (ca1735/40 - ~1810)
  • 2nd generation: James Hogan (~1760/65 - 1811+)
  • 3rd generation Ewing Hogan (1795 - 1860)

  • New in 2022
    Thomas Hogans, Sr. (ca1735-1786)
  • + wife Ann Eirls/Earls of Richmond County, Virginia
  • Hogans from Fairfield and Kershaw Counties, South Carolina
  • expanded from chapter - William Hogan (ca1675) + Elizabeth Griffin of Brunswick Co. VA. line
  • Daniel Hogan (ca1740/45 - 1801+) of Warren Co., Georgia
  • and William Hogan (~1786-1856) + Narcissa Goza (1793-1868) of Washington Counties, GA and Louisiana

  • Updated 2022
    Fauquier Hogan
    • Logan Co., KY Hogans belong to Wm. Hogan (ca1695)
    • Martin Hogan in Frederick Co., VA
    • William, son of Thos. Hogan "I" in Prince William Co. VA

    Jordan Calaway Murphy (1860 - 1939)
    • New information, more details

    Tatoms from Virginia
    • New details on Stephen Tatom "I" (ca1721-1789) and his Dickson Co., TN Descendants

    Hogans from Hanover, Louisa, Goochland Co., Virginia
    • New Findings
    • Revised - Hugh Hogan (ca1680-1743) now Patriarch
      • Are there one or two James Hogan?
      • New Debate Details
      • One migrates to Simpson Co. KY and other to Bedford Co., VA
      • New changes to John Hogan (ca1730/35 - 1772/74 + wife Judith

    Tatums whose Parents are not known
    • More details on Wilkins Tatum and Dickson Co., TN


    New in 2021
    Anson County, North Carolina Hogans
    • James Hogan (~1728 to 1793) and wife Silence _ (died 1802)
    • Includes their children and where they migrated

    Early Hogans - No Parents Found Yet
    • William R. Hogan (~1780 to 1836 Madison Co. Ky.) and wife Lavina Mullen
    • James Hogan (ca1760 - 1823 Simpson Co. Ky.) and his 2 sons
      1. Alexander P. Hogan (1783 Va to 1881? Missouri)
      2. Nathaniel S. Hogan (1806 Va to 1870+ Mo.)
    • James Hogan (~1791 to 1865) of Barren County, Kentucky + wife Ann Baldock (~1804 - 1865)

    John Hogan "II" (ca1745 to 1798) and wife Elizabeth Penix (ca1750 to 1811+)
    • Writeup expanded from "Hogans from Hanover, Louisa, and Goochland Co's, Virginia.

    Updated 2021
    William B. Hogan (1780/90 - 1835) of Barren Co. Kentucky and 2nd wife Sally D. Mallory (~1801 to 1889)
      Additional children:
    • William S. Hogan (1816-1900) + Mary Adams and ??? James A. Hogan (~1819-1880) + wife Sarah Mayfield.

    New in 2020
    Pittsylvania-Anson Georgia Hogans
    • William Hogan "I" (ca1675 to 1734) + wife Elizabeth Griffin
    • Hogans from Halifax-Pittsylvania, Virginia. Includes...
    • William Griffin Hogan (~1730), Shadrach Hogan (ca1735), & Griffin Hogan (ca1755)

    Virginia Hogans from Louisa, Hanover, & Goochland Counties
    • William Hogan (~1705-1794)
    • John Hogan (~1715-1790?)

    Virginia Hogans from Fauquier & Prince William Counties
    • William Hogan (~1695-1754)
    • John Hogan (~1720-1778)
    • Thomas Hogan (~1716-1779)

    Three Hogan Brothers in Early Kentucky
    • Prosser Hogan (1761-1830)
    • Philip Hogan (1750's - 1815)
    • David Hogan (1759-1858)

    Search for Parents of William B. Hogan (~1785 - 1835) of Simpson & Barren Counties, Kentucky


    New in 2019
    Abraham Teagarden "I" (1689)
    • New to Website with New Early Findings
    • Six Grandsons in Am. Revolution

    Henry Brous (1740's - 1821)
    • New Findings About His Family

    John Tatum (ca1640 - 1725)
    • New to Website
    • Tatums of Northampton Co., Virginia and Currituck Co., North Carolina


    New in 2018
    Rev. James A. Chambers (1728 - 1828)
    • New: Maryland, Tn/N.C., Indiana

    Henry Chambers (~1755 - ~1812)
    • New - Ashe County, North Carolina
    • Was He 1/2 Cherokee?

    John Wilcoxon (1671 - 1716)
    • New - Prince George's County, Maryland
    • Descendant Line Now Being Researched

    Squire Willcoxen (1778-1863)
    • New info on son: James Franklin Wilcoxen "I" (1815-1866)

    New in 2017
    Stoess: Johannes (1700), George (1707) and Stauss, Balter (1711)
    • New - German Parish Records before Philadelphia Co., Pa.

    William Tatam (~1565 to 1603), Carpenter
    • Read his wild battle with Bubonic Plague in London, England
    • Two children survived - Nathaniel Tatam/Tatum (born 1599) and Samuel Tatam/Tatem (1594)

    Edward Tatum 1730-1810 of Pendleton District, South Carolina
    • New Chapter: Grandson of Edward Tatum (1675-1739)
    • Descendants in Southern US expanded; including: Tennessee's Jesse Tatum (~1768-1830) + wife Amy
      Tennessee's Edward Tatum (~1762-1840+) + wife Sarah

    Edward Tatum (1675 to 1739)
    • Chapter now divided into two including Peter Tatum (ca1735-1782) + wife Winnifred of N.C.

    New in 2016
    James Burk Chapter Expanded
    5 sons of John Burk (1760-1836):
    • (1) James Burk 1782, (2) William Burk 1785
    • (3) Jessie Burk 1791, (4) John Burk Jr. 1797
    • (5) Lewis Burk 1799

    Tatoms From Virginia Chapter
    • John Tatom (1758-1824 Dickson Co., Tn.)
    • Much More on His Children

    Peter Tatum (1675-1771) Chapter
    • Edward Tatum III (~1779-1852) Children
    • Jesse Tatum II (~1760-1805 Tennessee)

    Edward Tatum" (1670/80 to 1739) Chapter
    • New to Chapter
    • Many New Descendants

    Tatums - No Identified Parents

    John Murphey/Morphew (~1680-1742)
    • Westmoreland + Richmond Co's, Virginia

    New in 2015
    Mariner Tatems of Norfolk County, Virginia in 4 chapters:
    • Chapter 1 - Nathaniel Tatem "I" (ca1620-1687)
    •                 - Nathaniel Tatem "II" (ca1660-1711)
                      - Nathaniel Tatem "III" (_ to 1739)
    • Chapter 2 - Nathaniel Tatem "IV" (~1715-1771)
    • Chapter 3 - John Tatem (~1716-1776) line
    • Chapter 4 - Nathaniel Tatem "V" (1745/50 - 1792)

    Tatoms from Virginia - Search for their Origins
    • New Kent, King William, Spotsylvania Co, Va.
    • Granville & Orange Counties, North Carolina
    • Wilkes & Lincoln Counties, Georgia

    Michael Schoch or Shoch (1733 - 1819)
    • of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

    Stoess, Stauss, & Stouse of Phila. Co. Pa.
    • John Stoess (~1700- ~1764)
    • George Stoess (1707-1780)
    • Balthasar Stauss (1711-1782)

    New in 2014
    John Daggett/Doggett (~1602 to 1673) of
    Massachusetts
    • New to Website
    • Watertown/Rehoboth/Martha Vineyard
    • Island/Plymouth and descendants

    John Blake (~1640 to 1700) of Massachusetts
    • New to Website
    • Plymouth Colony and Wrentham and descendants

    Henry Tatum (~1680 to 1727)
    • New to 2013 Website