My g-grandmother was Martha Ann Murphy b. 1853 who married Thomas Henry Loftis in 1870, Rockingham County, North Carolina. She was half or whole Cherokee. Her father was a James or John Murphy (whole Cherokee) who married Elizabeth Chambers. I do not know the names or number of children they had; however, they had another daughter Virginia Caroline b. abt 1856 who married a Thomas Mansfield, and they lived in North Carolina too. James/John Murphy and Elizabeth Chambers Murphy also had an unknown son who lived in NC. He became ill after he had some age and family who had previously moved to Oklahoma came back to get him and take him west to live. Family legend is that my g-gm's family all went west to live except for the three mentioned here. Family legend says that James/John Murphy may have been a slave trader, that he was erroneously accused of shooting a man, that he was sued and lost everything. He had owned lots of land and apparently had accumulated some wealth. After losing everything, he became an alcoholic and was not well thought of after that. Some even called him "Devil Murphy." As with all legends, some of this may be fact and some not after 4-5 generations. If any of this rings a familiar bell, or if names are recognizable, or if you have any suggestions, I would love to know more about this line in my genealogy. The descendants that I have known have all been very special, caring people. Thank you. Ramona Smith Supenky