FRANKLIN COUNTY, NC - WILLS, Excerpts 1794-1804
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Murphy and related family excerpts from "Will Book B Franklin 
County, North Carolina 1794 -1804 Wills, Estates Records, Guardian 
Accounts" Abstracted by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr. 803 Washington 
Avenue South Boston, Virginia 1988 [with permission from Dr. Bradley]

Page 6 in Will Book, page 2 in book
Sale of estate of JAMES MURPHEY dec'd. Buyers were Rebecca MURPHEY, 
Milly MURPHEY, Willm. WEBB, George NORWOOD, Jos. GOSWICK, Smith
ABERNATHY, N. MURPHEY, H. HILL, Caty LEONARD, Simon WESTER,
 Elias CARR, James CARLILE, Wm. BARNES, Parker MURPHEY, David 
VINSON, Stephen GUPTON, Jos. JONES, Jere. BROWN, Lewis MOORE, 
Wm. STEPHENS, Josiah BRANTLEY, David SEARS, James COLLING, 
Arthur MURPHEY, Jesse COLLINS, Wm. LEONARD, Robert GREEN, 
Drury GILLIAM, Thomas LANIER, Abram HEDGEPETH, Henry HILL, 
Lewis WEBB, B. WESTRAY, B. COOK, Elisha COLLINS, Sally RICHARDSON,
Simon WESTRAY, Miriam HILL, Danl. WESTRAY, Roger CRAIG, James 
DAVIS, John WATKINS, Thomas HILL, Robt HIGHTOWER, Robt. COOPER,
 John JOHNSON, Warren BASS, Jno. WEBB, Robt. JONES.
Undated.

Page 116 of will Book B, page 29 in book
Account of estate of JAMES MURPHREY dec'd., by John PINNELL in right 
of his wife Rebekah MURPHEY.  Covers 1797-1799. MURPHEY had died 
intestate. Persons mentioned: Unity MURPHREY(a distributee of James 
MURPHEY's estate), James COGGIN(whose wife Levina was one of the 
distributees of the estate), Levina MURPHEY(before here marriage to James 
COGGIN), Wm. WEBB, Thos. LANIER. Examined March Court, 1801 by Jas. 
SEAWELL, Will. JONES.

Page 162, of will Book B, page 39 in book
Will of Arthur MURPHREY. To wife charity MURPHREY "the land whereon 
I now live" during her life, and after her death it is to go to grandson Martin 
MURPHREY.  To wife Charity MURPHREY 1 bed clothing, 1 mare named 
Daugh, 1 saddle.  To son Arthur MURPHEY 1 pound.  Rest of property to 
be sold and proceeds to draw interest to be given to wife during her life for 
her care; after her death, remainder to divided among the 6 children and 1 
grandson: Sarah WOOD, Mary WESTERS, Maria EDWARDS, Milly DOSSEY,
Parker MURPHY, William Bird MURPHY, & grandson Vandie Ven LEONARD.
 Executors:  Parker MURPHEY, William COLLINGS. March 16, 1803. Signed 
Arthur MURPHEY. Witnessed: John LEONARD, Michael SMITH, Undated.