Pittsylvania County, VA - MURPHEY Deeds Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mark A. Murphy ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ [William Murfey Land Patent, 20 Apr 1682, swamp near the Nanzemond] [Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689, v.1 & 2, p. 1-719), p. 135, Reel 7] [transcribed by Mark A. Murphy 31 Jan 2002] [page also contains John Macload patent] 135 Murfey 200 To All &c Whereas &c now Know yee that I the said nR Henery Chickoloy Kna, his Majesties Deputy Governr. &c Give and Grant unto Wm. Murfey two hundred acres of land, beginning att a small red oake a corner tree betwixt?] Jacob D'arden and Robert Hookes a mile from the main swamp of the western branch of nanzemond, thence by Darden south twenty degrees west two hundred eight fower po[?]: to a white oake in Francis Bridles line, thence by Bridles South South East eighth eight to a white oake shemp a Corner tree betwixt William Smelly and old Carvell[?], then by Smelly EaSt by north one hundred and fowerteen po: to a white oake in or near Edwin Corkins line north one hundred seavonty[?] six po: to three red oakes and north sixteen degrees, westerly one hundred fowerty eight po: to the first station the said two hundred acres of land being due to the said Wm. Murfey, by, and for Transportation of fower perSons &c To have and to hold &c To be held &c yeilding and Paying &c Provided &c dated the 20th Day of April ~ 1682, James Osborne, Thomas Barron, Vincent Bradshaw, Ricd: Haines ============================= [Patent to John Murfrey, Jr., 20 Apr 1685, Nansemond Co, VA] [Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 7, p. 455-456, reel 7] [transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 29 May 2002] 455 Murfrey Jun'r 650 To All &c Whereas &c Now Know yee that I the said ffrancis Lord Howard Govern'r &c doe w'th the advise and comfort fo the Councill of State accordingly give and grant unto John Murfrey Junr in right of SuSanna his wife six hundred and fiftie acres of Land lying and being in the upper pish of Nanzamund County at the head of a Creeke called Domphin [?] Island Creeke begining at a small willow standing in the branch oppoSite to Capt. JeSsys houSe and runs North by the land of Porvine[?] three hundred and twentie pole to a gum thence by the head line of Murdah and Sanders WeSt and by South to Sanders his Corner Gum thence by the line of Wright South Sixty six pole to a white oake thence North Seventie six degree Easterly five hundred fortie nine pole to a pine in a woody pagnoSon[?] thence North three hundred ninety five pole to a great warrior[?] white oake standing 456 in the Manus Swamp thence WeSt halfe Southerly thirty pole to a rod unto standing by the houSe road thence by the Said Road to a psimon standing in the head of a branch thence as the said branch runs downe to the first station intending the said guarantite & the said Land being formerly granted by pattent to Samuell Stephens Jun the twentieth 1639 for two thousand acres and after foreswall[?] Surrenders berunning [?] due to the orph's of Thomas ffrancis was reforming to & pattented & his their names for nine hundred acres October 20th 1665 but misbounded this being by Legall dispose the pper right belonging to the said SuSannah one of the orphans of the said Thomas ffrancis To have and to hold &c To be held &c yeilding and paying &c p'mised &c dated the twentieth day of Aprill one thouSand six hundred Eighty and five. [end of file] ==================================== [Patent to John Murfrey, 21 Apr 1695, Nansemond Co. VA] [Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 8, p. 442, reel 8] [transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 29 May 2002] 442 Jno Murfrey 80 To all &c whereas &c Now Know yee that I the Said Sr. Edmond Andros Knt. Govern'r doe with the advice and Comfort of the Councill of State- accordingly give and grant unto John Murfrey of NanSemond County Eighty acres of high Land and Swamp situate lying and being in the great Swamp of NanSemond County on the EaStward Side of the river in the upper pariSh begining at a Marked white oake a Corner tree of the aforesaid Murfrys and in Wrights Land and s on hence along on Wrights line thence EaSt three hundred twenty pole to a Markt poplar thence North Eighty pole to a Markt pine in Murfrys own line six degrees three hundred twenty eight poles to the firSt Station the Said Eighty Acres of Land being due unto the said John Murfry bye for the Importation of two persons into this Colony whoSe Names are in the records mentioned under this Patent To have and to hold &c to be held &c yeilding & paying &c provided &c Dated the 21th day of Aprill 1695/ E Andros James Spear, Tho Lear [end of file] ====================================== [Patent to John Murfrey, 10 Jul 1680, lower p.ish Nanzemond, VA] [Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 7, p. 37, reel 7] [transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 22 May 2002] 37 Murfrey 160 To All &c Whereas &c Now Know yee that I the Said Thomas Lord Culpeper Baron of Jhonsway his Majties Lord Knt and Goborn.r &c Give and confer [?] unto John Murfrey one hundred and Sixty acres of Land and Marish lying in the Lower p'ish of Nanzemund begining at a black burnt great pine Standing at the Mouth of a gult or branch called Brownes branch on a point that runs up or by or nigh the first branch South South EaSt Sixty pole to a small saplin Cone[?] pine on Soe then EaSt by South EaSterly sixty Eight poles by an old starthing[?] neare the said Murfeys now smelting[?] houSe thence South by WeSt inclining sometimes WeSterly sometimes Southerly by a line of old marked trees one hundred & three pole to a great [edr dabole?] w'th a broken foxx being the Corner tree to the Gloab Land thence EaSt by South one hundred pole to a great white oake by the swampe Side thence North EaSt by North by markt tree one hundre thirty two poles along the swamp side to a markt black stump & then WeSt South WeSt sixty six pole to a markt gum in the Coarse granted then West North WeSt & Northerly twenty six pole to a great poplar by a bearing side then by or night the branch side North & EaSterly fifty pole to a greath hollow poplar standing by or nigh the Skasmators[?] branch then Downe the said branch to the Creeke and on downed the Said creeke for bounds inwarding to the Sothewall[?] coarSings[?] to the Mouth thereof by Nanzemund river and soe up along the North side by the river but it comes to a small gutt or Creeke it ples[?] this from the Land and Marsh of Capt Edward Stroater and soe runs by as the Said Gutt or Creeke till it winds to the firSt point on which the black pine first stumpe the beginning one hundred acres of the Said Land being Ind.[?] & pt of a Pattent of two hundred acres ensummed[?] to Matthew RobinSon Dated the Eighteenth of AuguSt one thouSand Six hundred thirty and wabon[?] which after Soterall[?] Sales & Surrenders is now the right of the Said John Murfry & the reSidue being Marsh[?] and Bosphis[?] Land held by the Said Murfry & w'thin the bounds and andift[?] trees as aforeSaid intending the Said guarantity the Said Land being and by and for the Transportation of six pson &c To have and to hold &c to be held &c yielding & paying &c p'baded[?] &c dated the Tenth~~ day of July the one thousand six hundred & Eighty Jno. Murfry- [end of file]