Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Murdaugh, John, 1843 

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John MURDAUGH, will dated 25 Mar 1843, recorded 21 Aug 1843 

                                               Jerusalem March 25th 1843. 
I leave to Capt. Geo. A. W. Neusom (one of the few friends I have found in 
Southampton County) the charge of all my affairs. I request him to bury my body 
decently - & to this and, request that he and John W. Rochelle will use their 
best endeavours. 
P. S. I here add my obituary notice 
Died in Jerusalem Southampton County.  John Murdaugh, a Lawyer, and a most 
miserable man. _ 

Please pay my debts. I owe very little.
Something to Capt. Neusom
    "     to Wm. T. Young of Warrick
    "     to Fred Hall of Suffolk
    "     to the Crawford House in Portsmouth
My little clothing & things to my brother Edmund
I owe Major Edwards a writ tax Account

I wish particularly to be burried in my old Drab Coat
Be sure to publish my obituary notice as above- I transcribe it so that you will 
 "Died in Jerusalem, Southampton County, John Murdaugh, a Lawyer, and a most 
miserale(sic) man. Love, Liquor and Laudanum are the Trinity of his worship."

Several persons are in debt to me. 
Col. Rochellle                        $  10.00 
Capt. Smith                              35.00 
I. or old Mr Pretlow                     20.00 
Jos T. Claud admin of Theophilus Barnes} 
   and others                          }  5.00 

I leave my best regard for Capt. Neusom & family- for Mrs. Rochelle & family 
(see my Manuscript poems _.._), for Dr. Mingo & others. But Death so soon 
approaches that I have not time to say more. I die forging(sic) and, I hope, 
forgiven.- 
                                               John Murdaugh

At a court held for the County of Southampton the 21st day of August 1843 
A writing bearing date March 25th 1843 purporting the last will and Testament of 
John Murdaugh, was produced to the Court, and there being no subscribing witness 
thereto William S. Goodwyn and E. Dwight Nash being sworn severally deposed and 
said that they were well acquainted with the hand writing of the said John 
Murdaugh & verily believe that the body of the said writing, as well as the 
signature thereto to be wholly in the hand writing of the said John Murdaugh, 
and the Court being thereof satisfied, it is ordered that the said writing be 
recorded as and for the last will & T estament of the said John Murdaugh dec.d 
And on the motion of George A. W. Neusom the executor therein named who made 
oath & together with John M. Gurley & John R. Williams his securities entered 
into & acknowledged a bond in the penalty of One Thousand dollars, conditioned 
as the Law directs certificate is Granted him for obtaining a probat of said 
Will in due form. 
                                               Teste L. R. Edwards CC 


Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 13, 1842-1847, pp. 137-38 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 21 

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[Transcribed by Dale Whitfield (whitfieldroots@aol.com), 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.] 

[BARNES, CLAUD, EDWARDS, GOODWYN, GURLEY, HALL, MINGO, MURDAUGH, NASH, NEUSOM, 
 NEWSOME, PRETLOW, ROCHELLE, SMITH, WILLIAMS, YOUNG]