RICHMOND, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Diana Murphey, 10 Feb 1804
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I Diana Murphey of the City of Richmond being at present of sound mind and
memory, do freely make this my last will and testament in manner and form
following, that is to say:

First, I desire that all my just debts and fundral expences be paid.

Secondly, After the payment of my debts and funderal expences, I give and
bequeath to my friend Jacob Wheaton of the City of Richmond, his heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns forever during the full and completed
term of five years next immediately enshewing the day of my decease, the
service and services of my negro woman slave named Fanny for and during the
full and compleat term of term above mentioned, he, the said Jacob Wheaton,
his heirs, administrators and assigns to have and to hold the said negro woman
Fanny for his or his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns proper use
and service in like manner as if she, said Fanny, had been hired to said Jacob
Wheaton for a specially or specific valuable consideration in money or
property as compensation for service.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my afforesaid negro woman slave named Fanny
and to the future ishue of her body for and in consideration of the faithful
services by her to me rendered and done her and their liberty to commence from
and on the day and date when the expiration of the term and term of her
service to Jacob Wheaton, his heirs, administrators and assigns shall have
been complecilly ended as above mentioned of five years, the said service to
commence on the day of my death and to continue for five years thereafter and
no longer, any thing in the above to the contrary notes that and any and
excepting the aforesaid service to be by said negro woman Fanny rendered and
done to the aforesaid Jacob Wheaton, his heirs, executors and assigns. I
hereby emancipate enfranchise liberate and set free for myself and my heirs in
law at equity claiming under my or my right the said negro woman named Fanny
as present or slave the title to whom and to her future Ishue I am at present
in possession and seised of and also of her person and do hereby emancipate
enfranchise liberate and set free said negro woman named Penny and the future
ishue of her body forever.

Fourthly, I give and bequeath to my beloved friends Mts Polly Wheaton, wife of
the aforesaid Jacob Wheaton, and to her heirs administrators executors and
assigns forever all and every part of the rest or residue of my estate of what
nature or kind whatsoever it may be and herein before particularly disposed
of.

Fifthly, and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends Mr. Jacob
Wheaton herein beefore mentioned and Mr. William Cook of the City of Richmond
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all others or
former Wills or Testaments by me heretofore made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth
day of February Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred four.

                                                    his
                                              Diana  X  Murphy (seal)
                                                    mark
Signed, sealed published and declared
for the Last Will & Testament of the above
named Diana Murphey in presence of us:

Seymour F
William Crawford
Robert Paul
                         At a Quarterly Court of Hustings 
                  & Held for the City of Richmond at the Courthouse on
                          Monday the 10th day of September 1804

This Will was presented in Court, proved by the oaths of William Crawford and 
Robert Paul, two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.

                                                 Teste:
                                                 Adam Craig, CC
Examined.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1804-1806
Hustings Deeds
Reel 3, pages 129-130

Note: Spelling errors were not corrected.  Paragraphing and some punctuation
were added by transcriber for ease in reading.  There are no paragraphs in the
original.


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