Edgecombe County, NC - Will of William Murphey, 1736

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[Will of William Murphey, 23 Jan 1736, Edgecombe Co. NC]

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Assembly May Court 1787

The within named will was proved by the oaths of John Pope & William Goodwin 
Subscribing Evidences & affidavit Lelld Jurat[?]

Thos. Hearny[?] Dclk

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In the name of God Amen, The twenty third day of January in the year of our 
Lord one Thousand seven hundred thirty & six, I William Murphey of Edgecombe 
in ye province of North Carolina, being sick and weak in body, but of perfect 
mind & memory, thanks be given to God, Do make & ordain this my Last Will & 
Testament.

Principally & first of all, I recommend my soul into the hands of God that 
gave it, hoping through it merits douth[?] & paSsion of my Saviour Jesus Christ 
I have for pardon of forgiveneSs of all my sins, & to [bekonith?] everlasting 
Life; and my body I commit to ye earth to be directly interred at ye discretion 
of my Executors here after named; and as touching my worldly Estate I give & 
dispose of & same in ye following manner & form: 

First, I will, that all those debts & duties as I do owe in right or conscience 
to any person or persons shall be wole & truly contented & paid.

Item, I give & bequeath unto My Daughter, Mary Murphey one hundred acres of 
Land Lying on ye South side of Gooch swamp, call'd Busby's Cabbin, one negro 
woman called Maria, one bed or bolstar & three Cows & calfs, to her & her heirs 
for ever.

Item, I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Martha Murphey my Plantation on ye 
South side of Gooch swamp containing Two hundred & forty acres, on negro Girl 
called Jude & her increase, one bed & furtiture, & three Cows & calves, & one 
sorrole mare branded with three shoes to her & her heirs for ever.

Item, I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Esther Murphey one negro Girl called 
BeSs & her increase; one bed & furniture; & three cows & calfs, to her & her 
heirs for ever.

Item, I give & bequeath my Mulatto Girl called Patience to be equally divided 
between my two daughters Martha Murphey & Esther Murphey or ye survivor of them.

Item, I give & bequeath unto my kinsman William Hurst the hundred Acres of Land
adjoining to Euleon Pollack's survey, formerly Land of for William Opice; to him 
and his heirs for ever.

Item, I give & bequeath unto Joseph Bradshaw Two hundred acres of Land Lying on 
ye South side of Gooch swamp as mentioned by Patent, To himi & his heirs for ever.

Item, I will that my Dearly beloved Wife Ann Murphey shall have ye sole use of my 
negroes, Jillak, Dick, Hannah & Tony and all other my personal Estate of whatsoever 
kind, during her naturall Life and abode upon my plantation where I now Live, and 
after her demise to be equally Divided between such of Children as shall then be 
alive.

Item, I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Esther Murphey & her heirs for ever my 
Plantation where I now Live, sending unto my Loving wife Ann Murphey ye benefit &
sole use thereof during her Life.

Hereby nominating & appointing My Loving Wife Ann Murphey, and my friends John
Edwards & Isaac Ricks, my Only Executors of this my Last Will & Testament.  In
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale ye day & year above 
written.

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced & declared by ye said William Murphey as
his Last Will & Testament in presence of us ye subscribers.

Wm  Murphey             Test. John Pope jurt

                                Wm Goodwin, jurt

                                John -signum I- Strickland

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