User:Erp/Sandbox Townsend party

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Notes for Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party. Who was in it. 50 people plus two added later

  1. Elisha Stephens (c. 1804-) - party leader
  2. Caleb Greenwood (c. 1763 or 1783 – c. 1850) - trail guide[1]
  3. John Greenwood (1827 or 1828 to ?), son of Caleb Greenwood[1]
  4. Britton Bailey Greenwood (between 1827 and 1830 to ?), son of Caleb Greenwood[1]
  5. Isaac Hitchcock (1779-1855) - trail guide[2]
  6. Elizabeth Isabella Hitchcock Patterson (1809-1887) - widowed daughter of Isaac Hitchcock
    1. Mary Patterson (1830-1851)
    2. Isaac Patterson (1831-1906)
    3. Lydia Alice Patterson (1831-)
    4. Margaret Patterson (1833-)
    5. Helen Melinda Patterson (1838-1913)
  7. John Townsend (-1850) - doctor
  8. Elizabeth Townsend (-1850) - his wife - group to Tahoe
  9. Moses Schallenberger (-1909) - Elizabeth Townsend's brother
  10. Francis Delanet - servant, group to Tahoe
  11. Allan Montgomery
  12. Sarah Armstrong Montgomery - Allan Montgomery's wife
  1. Martin Murphy, Senior (1785-1865) - widower, head of a 23 (or 26) person party[3]
    1. Martin Murphy, Junior (1807-1884) - son of Martin senior, founder of Sunnyvale, CA
    2. Mary Bulger Murphy (1808-1892) - Martin junior's wife, married 1831[4]
      1. James
      2. Patrick Washington Murphy (1837-1901) - child
      3. Martin Joseph Murphy (1838-1865) - child
      4. Bernard Daniel Murphy (1841-1911) - child
      5. Elizabeth Yuba Murphy (1844-1875) - born on the trip, daughter of Martin Junior and Mary Bulger Murphy
    3. James Murphy (1809-1878) - son of Martin senior
    4. Ann Martin Murphy - wife of James Murphy
      1. Mary - daughter of James and Ann Murphy
    5. Bernard Murphy - killed in the explosion of the steamboat Jenny Lind in 1853
    6. John Murphy (1825-1892)- son of Martin senior, married Virginia Reed of the Donner Party - group to Tahoe
    7. Helen or Ellen Murphy - youngest daughter of Martin senior, married Charles Weber founder of Stockton in 1848 - group to Tahoe
    8. Daniel Murphy (1826-1882)- son of Martin senior - group to Tahoe
  1. Mary Murphy Miller - daughter of Martin senior
  2. James Miller (1814–1890) - husband of Mary Murphy Miller
    1. Ellen Independence Miller (1844-?) - born on the trail to Mary Murphy and James Miller
  3. Patrick Martin, senior - Father of Ann Martin Murphy, remained at women's campsite
  4. Dennis Martin - son of Patrick Martin, senior
  5. Patrick Martin, junior - son of Patrick Martin, senior
  1. John Sullivan
  2. Mary Sullivan (later Sherrebeck) - sister of John Sullivan
  3. Robert Sullivan, Younger brother
  4. Michael Sullivan, Younger brother
  1. John Flomboy,[5]
  2. Joseph Foster - remained at women's campsite
  3. Oliver Manent or Magnet or Manet - bachelor, group to Tahoe
  4. Mat Harbin,
  5. Mr. Calvin,

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Mountain Men". South Lake County, California, History. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "THE EMIGRANT PARTIES TO CALIFORNIA FROM 1841 - 1846" (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ Berner, Noah. "The Murphy family played important role in settling the Golden State". Calaveras Enterprise. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29429764/mary-murphy. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ http://www.mariposaresearch.net/santaclararesearch/SCBIOS/storymurphy.html. Retrieved 1 September 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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