This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dunphy, Dunfey, Dunfee Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BmT.2ACEB/224.1 Message Board Post: Your line has an interesting story. Harry Dunphy was born in NJ (b 1/19/1864) and was married to Mary Ann McKeever (b 4/1849) on 2/6/1886. They had 4 children; William, Mary, Francis (b. 12/6/1890) & Agnes. They did not come from Ireland. They track back in NJ to at least the late the 1700's. Here is the story on Harry: An interpretation of the 1870 Census, seems to indicate that Harry "Henry" may have been residing with his Great Uncle & Aunt, William (brother of Charles) & Elizabeth Dunphy in Plumstead Township, New Jersey, at the age of only 7 years. Both Harry's parents were still alive and the same Census indicates he was at home with his parents. The family story says Maryann kicked Harry out of his home because he was a drunk. She was then unable to take care of her children, so they were sent away, Francis to an orphanage and the two girls to a convant. However, the two daughters were found in the St. Michael's Orphanage in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, in the 1900 Federal Census. Harry's son Francis married twice. 1st to Gertrude Young of NY, between 1900 & 1920 (4 children), then to Isabelle Smith in 1920 (8 children). Francis, like his father, has a sorted past. Harry decends from my line; William Dunphy & Diadamey Bennett. William decends from Charles Dunphy & Nancy Inman. Charles decends from John Dunfey who was born in NJ about 1774. We do not know his wife's, Lucy (Betsy), maiden name.