South Carolina Family Group Sheet for the George GALPHIN Family

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Submitted by: Isabel Vandervelde
Email address: <VanceDV@msn.com>


Husband: George GALPHIN
Birthdate: 1709
Birthplace: Antrim, North Ireland
Death date: Dec 1, 1780
Place of death: South Carolina
Burial: Silver Bluff, SC
Father: Thomas GALPHIN
Mother: Barbara RANKIN

Marriage date: about 1750
Marriage place: Coweta, Creek Nation, GA

Wife: Metawney
Birthdate: unknown
Birthplace: Coweta, Creek Nation, GA
Death date: unknown
Place of death: unknown
Burial: unknown
Father: Creek Leader
Mother: Tyger Clan Woman


CHILDREN

Child No. 1: George GALPHIN II
Sex: M
Birthdate: about 1751
Birthplace: Creek Nation GA
Death date: about 1800
Place of death: Unknown
Burial: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown
Spouse's name: Hannah (slave)

Child No. 2: Judith GALPHIN
Sex: F
Birthdate: about 1755
Birthplace: Creek Nation GA
Death date: about 1782
Place of death: Steel Creek, Barnwell Co, SC
Burial: unknown
Marriage date: before 1780
Marriage place: Silver Bluff, SC
Spouse's name: William Dunbar

Child No. 3: John GALPHIN
Sex: M
Birthdate: about 1760
Birthplace: Creek Nation, GA
Death date: Dec. 1800
Place of death: Burke County GA
Burial: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: Silver Bluff, SC
Spouse's name: Delia (slave) 

 Documentation: Will and all estate papers of George Galphin I, SCDAH,
other files of George Galphin, files of George Galphin I SC Hisorical
Society, files of all Galphins from the Georgia Dept of Archives and
History, Georgia Historical Society Archives.  George Galphin I is known
for having at least six "wives", his estate papers detail his nine
children.  This marriage with Metawney assured him of his fortune and
high place among the Lower Creeks, where he was especially helpful
keeping the Lower Creeks neutral during the Revolutionary War while the
Upper Creeks joined England trying to defeat the Americans.