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State of North Carolina, Surry County, August Session A.D. 1816 Bk JI121 in the Name of God Amen State of North Carolina, Surry County, August Session A.D. 1816 Bk JI121 In the name of God Amen. I, Joseph Murphy Senr., of Surry County and state of North Carolina, being sick, weakly in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, and calling to mind the mortality of the body and that it is appointed once for all men to die, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament and first, I recommend my soul into t~e hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth, to be buried in a decent manner by my Executors hereafter mentioned. As for what worldly goods it ha~h pleased God to bless me with, 1 do give and bequeatn as followeth. Fdrst for all, my lawful- debts and funeral expences to be -pai d . _ Secondly, I giYe and bequeath unto my son, Joseph Murphy, a_piece of land beginning at the old ford of the creek and ruqs from_thence up as hia fence runs so that the fence shall-be th~ line supposed to be one hundred acr-es . I do gfve unto my daughter, Sarah Baker-,_fort-y-five pounds, all ready r-ece-ived and ten shillIngs -more. I dQ give ~nto Judea Hobson one hundrea acres of~and all ready re- ceived and ten_ shillings more. - _ -I do-give unto_ my be.Love d wif~ ,-Catherine, all the rest of my land dur'-" ing ~er widowhood and then to be sol~ an~ the money to be ~qually divi- ded between Far-eba Bake r ,-wifl:!of James Baker-, Valentine Ru t Le'dge , Sus- - - anna Pilcher, Elend@r Wishon and Martha Murphy, also two feather beds to my wife and their-furniture and all my-£arming utensils, two horse creatures, three cows and ca~ves and one heifer and ten head of sheep and also al~my hogs and_all the residue of my hGusehold -furniture. The ~eat of my stock to be sold and the money to-be given to my son, -Richard Murphy aDd also one hundred dollar~ to my son Richard Murphy. I do gi~e unto my wife, one negro man named Peter during her life ~d then the said Peter is to Delong to Sararr'Gpoce, wife of William Groce, and also one negro girl named Chloe to my -wife during her life- and after my wife's death, the negro girl to be sold and one_hundred dollars of the mGney to be paid unto Elizabeth Speers, wffe of Andrew Speers, and after her death to the heirs of her body, then the ballance of the money to be divided among the daughters before mentioned. _ And I do hereby consti tut_eand appoint my _trusty friends Joshua Cr'eson Senr. and Charles Steelman, SBnr., Executoraof tnis my last will- and testament and -I do hereby revoke an~ disannul and make void all former wil~s by me heretofore made o~ have-had written. In witness whereof, - I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seVEnth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen._ Acknowledged in presents of us) Joseph ~ Murphy (Seal) Francis X - Lakey ) John Stow_ - ) State of North Carolina, Surry County, August Session, A.D. 1816. Francis Lakey and John Stow, the subscribing witnesses to the forego- ing last will and testament of Joseph Murphy, made oath that they saw the said Murphy sign, publish and declare the same to be his last will and testament and that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory which was ordered to be recorded, done according. V. J. Williams, C. C. ? Inventory 15 May 1817, File #1123 Settlement 18 July 1818, File #282-A 24 October 1987 Mrs. Myrtle Lytle Reynolds Library Room 207 P. o. Box 7777 Reynolds Station Winston-Salem NC 27109 Dear Mrs. Lytle, How very nice it was to meet you when we were visiting in Winston-Salem early in October. Thank you for the time you have given me toward researching the Reverend Joseph Murphy. Enclosed is a typescript of Reverend Murphy's last will and testament as recorded in Surry Co. NC. Prior records reveal that he had children named Sarah, Ferreby, Eleanor, Susanna and Elizabeth. His will is written rather ambigu- ously, listing two legatees as 'Sarah'. I am inclined to believe that Ms. Sarah Groce and Ms. Elizabeth Speers are children of a previous mar- riage of his second wife, Catherine Thompson, whom he married 1802, with Joseph Murphy Jr. as bondsman. A land sale record of 1764, Anson Co. NC, is signed by both Joseph and Valentine Mur- phy which indicates she may have been mother to his children. The will does include a married daughter, Valentine Rutledge. I shall update my research from time to time for your records. Please keep my address on file as I would appreciate correspondence from others working on this project. Again, thank you for your valuable assistance. Retha Steelman Ellison Route 3 Box 270 Hull GA 30646 SURRY COUNTY, N. C. MARRIAGE BONDS & ABSTRACTS, 1780-1868 BY: Elaine McKinley (F262/S9/M3x) Page 119 - JOSEPH MURPHY, JR. married PRUDENCE CHAMBERLAIN December 12, 1739. Richard Murphy, Bondsman. JOSEPH MURPHY, SR. Married CATHARINE THOMPSON November 11, 1802. Joseph Murphy, Jr., Bondsman. NAME: Murphy, Joseph, 1734- DATA: (brother of William Murphy), b. Spotsylvania, Va., 1 Apr. 1734; ord. Deep River, N. C., 1760, as a missionary to south-western Va.; sette Little River of Pee Dee (Montgomery) N. C., 1759-1768; Shallow Ford (Yadkin), N. C., 1769-1780; Deep Creek (Surry) N. C., 1790-1803; Bapt.; d. Surry co., N. C., after 1803. SOURCE: The colonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina --- By: The Reverend Frederick Lewis Weise PAGE: 66 JOSEPH MURPHY Mr. Joseph Murphy, brother to the last mentioned gentleman, and who also became a fellow labourer with him in the vineyard of Christ, is still living in Surry county, North Carolina; and is about seventy six years of age. He was not thought to possess talents equal to his brother; yet was esteemed a man of strong natural parts; which were wholly neglected until he turned religious. Then he sought for knowledge of every fort by which he could promote the cause of truth. He learned enought of letters to enable him to read and to preach his bible. He possessed ready wit and a bold intrepid spirit; by which things he often foiled his adversaries without converting them. As a disciplinarian, he was though judicious and useful. He was once taken up, and carred before a magistrate for preaching; but he defended himself so expertly, that the magistrate bade him go about his business. He is now respected as a venerable old man. HIS'l'O~YOF'.'THERISE AND PROGRESS OF THE BAPTISTS IN VIRGINIA BY: Robert B. Semple. Page: 392 Published in 1810. 286/Se5.2 1 HISTORY OF N. C. BAPTISTS, Volume I By: George W. Paschal (286/P26) MORGAN EDWARDS NOTEBOOK Page: 225 - LITTLE RIVER2 (SEPARATE) John Boneling at Little River It makes into Pedee in the parish of Anson County ---miles from Newburn---miles SW from Philadelphia. The house is (2) This church was near the mouth of Little River in Anson that was erected into Montgomery County. It was later known as the Fork of Little River. Page: 226 - 30 feet by 20, built in 1758, on land given by Thomas Ward. This church consists of four branches; one near; one house on Rocky River (Edmund Lily), Jones' Creek; another on Mountain Creek, in each of which places is a house. No estate. Salary 60 pounds. Ruling elders, laying on of hands admitted here. Divided about love-feasts, washing feet, etc. Families about 60 whereof 48 persons are baptized and in common. which here is administered the 2nd Lord's day in-----No ordained minister, but two preachers, John Bollin and Edmund Lilly. They began (about 1759 when Mr. Murphy came to the house of John Jeffries on little river and afterwards baptized one Mary Nicholas, John Bowlin & wife, Edmond Nicholas & wife, John Lucas, Wm. Lucas) 1760, when the following persons were formed into a church before they re- moved hither from Deep River, viz: Richard Curtis, Joseph Murphy and wife, John Lee and wife, William Searsy and wife and Susan Carr. The most remarkable things that may be said of this church are (1) That in three year it increased from 8 souls to 500 but is now reduced low by removal of families to other parts, chiefly occasioned by oppressions which seems to them remediless since the battle of Alamance. The first minister was REV. JOSEPH MURPHY He was born April 1, 1734, in Spotsylvania. Bred a churchman. (Embraced the principles of the Baptists in 1757 and had the ordinance administered to him by Shubal Stearns. Ordained in 1760 at which time he had the care of his little emigrating church; but resigned in 1768 to go the Atkin. His success is no less surprising than his conversion. He was once wicked to a proverb, but now an eminent christian and a use- REV. JOSEPH MURPHY-------2 ful preacher. The vile Col. F----n accused him of aiding and abettin the regulation whereof he was as clear as any man whatsoever; yet a party of horse was sent to seize him, but could not find him. He married a Haley, by whom he has children: Sarah, Ferreby, Eleanor, Susanna, Elizabeth. Page 228 - ASSOCIATION OF THE SEPARATISTS IN NORTH CAROLINA It begain in 1758, in June 2d Monday, at Sandy- creek, and therefore called the Sandy-creek associa- tion.
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