Notes of Beverly Cunningham White

Craven County NC
(formed 1712 from Prec. Bath Co.)

An Abstract of NC Wills from about 1760 to about 1800 by Fred A. Olds
Craven County:
1794 - Murphy, Wm.: Lucretia, Wm. S., Wm. B., Guilford
1798:  Murphey, Moses:  Price, Sidney, Minnie
1752: Murphy, Jeremiah:  Thomas 



Colony of North Carolina 1735-1765, Abstracts of Land Patents Vol. 1, 
by Hoffman
#858:  Thomas Murphy.  03 Oct 1755.  135 acres in Craven County, joining 
near Geo. Carnegee, Pollock's line, and Murphy's own line.

#863:  John Murphy.  03 Oct 1755.  300 acres in Craven County on Beaverdam 
branch, joining the Beaverdam Pocoson and the said branch.

#1567:  Thomas Murphey.  15 Oct 1736.  264 acres in Craven Precinct on the 
N. side of Trent river, joining said Murphey, Funnycliffs land, and the 
river bank.

#1604:  Jereme Murphey.  08 Mar 1736.  300 acres in Craven Precinct on ye 
S. side of Trent river, joining Jones' corner.

#1961:  Jeremiah Murphy.  17 Nov 1738.  200 acres in Craven County on the 
North side of Trent River near Jacob Sheets, joining the S. side of great 
Branch.

#1979:  John Murphy.  27 Nov 1735.  627 acres in Craven on the North side 
of Trent river on Deep Gully, joining the river and the Mouth of the said 
branch of the river Swamp.

#3162:  John Murphy.  19 Apr 1745.  150 acres in Craven County on the N 
side of Neuse river, joining the East side of the Thoroughfare pocoson 
and a branch.

#6403:  Thomas Murphey.  10 Dec 1762.  140 acres in Craven County on the 
N. side of Trent, joining Mr. Pollock, old Beaverdam, and said Murphey.

#7588:  William Bastin Whitford.  16 Nov 1764.  100 acres in Craven on the 
N. side of Trent river and on the W. side of Deep Gulley, joining John 
Murphy and Edward Franks.

#7598.  Edward Franks.  16 Nov 1764.  200 acres in Craven on the N. side 
of Trent river and on the W. side of Deep Gulley, joining John Murphey.

#7600:  Benjamin Fordham.  16 Nov 1764.  200 acres in Craven on the N. 
side of Trent River, joining John Murphey and William Farmer.

#7372:  Joseph Pledger.  09 Nov 1764.  85 acres in Craven on the N. side of 
Trent River and both sides of long branch, joining George Cornigee, Vinyard 
Bonds and Thomas Murphey.

"Mecklenburg Signers" by Worth Ray
p. 113.  Murphy, Jeremiah died leaving will in Craven County in 1752; 
mentions son Thomas, George Lane, Thomas Murphy and John Lane, Executors; 
Witnesses were John Murphy & John and Jane Caruthers.

Murphy, Thomas left will in Craven County in 1746; sons Thomas and Jeremiah, 
John and daughter Bridgett Murphy.

Sale of Estate of John Murphey:  11 Aug 1752.



Records of Craven County, North Carolina, Vol. One 
24 Mar 1748:  William Whitford sells to Christopher Dawson 100 acres on north 
side of Neuse River, on north side of Upper Broad Creek, beginningmouth of 
Jumping Branch; patented by said William Whitford 1748.  (W. B. Whitford and 
John Murphy, witnesses).

An inventory of the balance of several accounts due on the books of William 
L:ister, deceased, exhibited to March Court in New Bern in 1744, includes 
many prominent New Bernians, to wit:   . . . Thomas Murphy, Sr., Jeremiah 
Murphy . . . John Murphey . . .

Land Grants to Edward Franck and Sale of his Estate:  To Edward Franck, 200 
acres of land on the North side of Trent River, West side of Deep Gully, 
beginning at John Murphy's line.  1764.

Sale of Estate of Jacob Mitchell:  Thomas Murphy:  1 tea kettle, 5 bushels salt.



Tracts Concerning NC, A True & Faithful Narrative 
(Page 15)  "Tue. Feb. 12, 1739, Sir Richard Everard Bart gave in a "List to 
this House of the following persons necessary for evidences, and pray'd they 
might be summoned to make good the Articles against the Hon. William Smith, 
Esq. Chief Justice, viz: William Dudley of Onslow County . . . etc. . . . 
Thomas Morphy of Craven Co. . . . many others



MISC DEEDS IN CRAVEN COUNTY, NC WITH GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION
Book 6, p 40 - John Carruthers and Jane my wife (or) - John Foster (ee) - 
Samuels Creeks - FO by patent to Maurice Moore then sold by Martin Frank, 
then to Thomas Murphy, then to Peter Mallard, then to John Kensey, then to 
James Coates, then to Christian Isler, then to William Tunnecliff, father 
of Jane Carruthers in l735 - l7 Aug l753




3/29/02 - from the files of:	Craven NC
Beverly Cunningham White