June 10th 1854, Will of Herndon Murphy

	Beinge concious of my approchinge death and beinge in my proper
mind I am desirious to make this my last will and Testament  I wish to
divid my land and property as follows, The Sand Lick place or Survey I give
to my Son John Murphy and my home Tract down to the McDonal field to my Son
Henry Murphy and the Lustin place to my two daughters (words above the line
crossed out and unreadable) for them to divide as they pleas when they
become of age  The home place & Lustin place and all of my personal
property I Leave to Polly my wife by him payinge all my just debts &
raisinge the children untill they become of age and then She may divid the
personal property as she Sees proper.
	I alsoo wish Henry T. Peery to bee my Executor
		My effects distributed I will my Soal to God


June 10th 1854
Test						Herndon Murphy By
James H. Shannon				H. T. Peery
Henry T. Peery


I have what I am pretty confident is the
location of the property of which Herndon speaks, i.e. "Sand Lick" being
what is now the "main Gary" (Gary/McDowell County, West Virginia).  If
anyone is interested, I can expand a bit.

Contributed by Pat Murphy

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