Hardy Murfree
Hardy Murfree | |
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William Hardy Murfree), 4 daughters | |
Parent(s) | William Murfree Mary Moore |
Relatives | Isaac H. Hilliard (grandson) |
Hardy Murfree (June 5, 1752 – April 6, 1809) was a lieutenant colonel from North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.
Early life
Murfree was born on June 5, 1752, at Murfree's Landing, North Carolina, later renamed Murfreesboro.[1] His parents were William Murfree and Mary Moore.
Military career
Murfree, a lieutenant in the Hertford County militia when the Revolutionary War began, was commissioned on September 1, 1775, as a captain in the 2nd North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Robert Howe, who was later a major general. Murfree saw action at the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, and achieved his greatest renown for leading a successful diversionary attack against British defenses in the Battle of Stony Point on July 15, 1779. He was then a major serving under General Anthony Wayne, and was soon thereafter promoted to lieutenant colonel.
On July 17, 1781, British forces led by
Around 1807, Murfree migrated to Williamson County, Tennessee, living on land granted to him after the American Revolution, and remained there until his death in 1809.
Murfree was a member of the North Carolina chapter of the
Personal life
Murfree married Sally Brickell on February 17, 1780. They had seven children:
Death and legacy
Murfree died on April 6, 1809. In 1811 the
References
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Haywood, Marshall De Lancey; Samuel A'Court Ashe; Stephen B. Weeks; Charles L. Van Noppen (1905). Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present. Greensboro, North Carolina: Charles L. Van Noppen. pp. 307–314.
Hardy Murfree.
- ^ a b c d Stephenson, Frank E. Jr. (December 1986). Murfreesboro, North Carolina: 200 Years on the Meherrin River. Murfreesboro, North Carolina: Town of Murfreesboro. pp. 5–9.