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- The Murphy Family or Goodmurphy Family came from the southeast corner of Ireland, below Cork, more specifically from the Town of Wexford.
Due to the English influence in that area, they were Protestants. According to findings, they were in Ireland, before the time of the Romans. They belonged to the Gentry Landowners and also owned a fleet of boats.
Lawrence was a Captain in the Duke of Wellington's Army, and he lost a leg at the Battle of Waterloo.
According to Rhoda DeLong Jewell (a descendant through Lawrence's grandson Lawrence), John's mother's last name was Good. In order to join the British Army, you had to be Protestant.
Murphy commonly being a Catholic surname, they decided to merge the Good with Murphy to create the surname Goodmurphy. I believe this surname change did not happen until years after being in Canada.
Lawrence bought his son John, a commission in the British Army and he acquired the rank of ENSIGN in the 54th Regiment of Foot, a line Regiment under King George III.
According to son John in his letter of September 2 of 1822 to the Lieutenant Governor of Canada, Lawrence had his property plundered in the
rebellion of May 1798 when the Town of Wexford was raided. Laurence lost his Country House, a vessel, and debts, to a loss amounting to 9000 Pounds. He was awarded damages in the amount of 10,000 Pounds.
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Abt 1750 - Aft 1798 (> 49 years)