Halifax County, Virginia (formed from Lunenburg 1752) Virginia Tithables Pg. 8. Wm. Murphey 1765 poll Hance Hendrick 1765 poll Isham Hodges 1765 poll Pg. 12 Wm. Murphey 17 Jul 1765 Pg. 21 Hackley Warren James Murphy Jas Hendrick Jno. Warrin Will Echells Will Echells Jr List of Voters for Elections of Burgesses 1764 - 1769 Pg. 1 Danl Sullivant 19. James Murphey Pg.5. Wm. Murphy Pg 12. Wm Murphy 1785 Census: county persons bldgs other bldgs James Murphy Halifax 6 1 - John Murphy Halifax 5 2 10 John Murphy City of Richmond 2 (1782, age 22, chairmaker, had 1 slave & one not tithable. Wife Sarah, age 18) Index to Halifax County Land Warrants Richard Murphey, 1760, 400 acres. HALIFAX COUNTY, VA, WILL BOOK I , by Chiarito Pg. 7. Estate of James McEndrees, sale, Edward Murphy Pg. 101. Estate of Elisha Lacy, 27 Nov. 1781, appraisers: John Boram, Simon Holt, Wm. Murphey HALIFAX COUNTY, VA, WILL BOOK II, by Chiarito Pg. 24. (130) Will of Peter Rogers. Son: Armistead Rogers; his mother, Elizabeth Rogers; Alexander Harelson to have six months schooling at the expence of my estate. If son Alexander Rogers die without a lawfull heir the estate given him shall be sold after marriage or decease of my wife and money equally divided amongst my children then living. Exr/ wife Elizabeth Rogers; Nicholas Hopson, James Coleman & Archibald Murphey WD 22 Jan 1785 S. Peter Rogers. Wit. Jno Glass, John McMichial, Mary McMichial, David (O) McMichial WP 18 Aug 1785. Sec/William Hobson (Hico), George Wiley & Moses Fontaine. Whereupon the legatees by Robert Williams their attorney entered a caveatt against the proof of the foregoing will. Pg. 40. John Borum Inventory & Appraisement. (mostly negros) S/Moses Terry, William Murphey, George Combs. Returned 15 June 1786 Daniel Parker by his atty. Protests the legality of same. Pg. 40. Walter Robertson Estate Settlement. Thomas Hope, Admr. Names mentioned: Fran. Murphey for freight, many others. Date appears to be 3/15/5 15 March 1785? Pg. 49. (246) John Murphey Inventory & Appraisement 24 July 1787 Items listed: negros: Joe, Jack, Oliver, Lucy, Nan, Peter, Lue, Isaac, Gabriel, Rachel, Rody, Candes, Sarah; mares, colts, horses, cows, bulls, 3 feather beds & furniture, earthen ware, candlestand, flat iron, 2 looking glasses, chest, trunk & 5 chairs, I amooth bore gun, cotton wheel, flax, razor strop & hone, plantation tools, parcel pewter, mans saddle & womans. Ann Murphey & Edmd. King, Admrs. S/Jno. Wimbish, James Rice, Joseph Owen articles not present: negro, Tom, Silvy, I yoke work stears, 2 feather beds & furniture, 25 hd hogs. Ret. 20 Sept. 1787. Pg. 66. (need pg. 65 to see whose estate this was) Pg. 66 is a long list of people who were paid from the estate, among these were Archibald Murphey, Joseph Haynes and William Turner for cutting a horse. Date: 1787? Pg. 77. Wm Murphy purchaser at Edward Tuck sale, 1 Nov 1781 HALIFAX CO., VA DEEDS Pg. 3 7. (449) Bill of Sale. July 10, 1769. 1, James Murfy of Pittsylvania Co., for 5 shillings paid to me by Joseph Gill & Ann Murfy, H, sell in open market, 7 head of cattle, 2 feather beds & furniture, 2 pots, 3 dishes, 2 basins, 6 plates, & all other household goods. Signed: James Murphy. Wit - William Gill Jr, John Sullins, Peter Gill, John (X his mark) Carmichael. Rec. Apr 19,1770. Pg. 42. (20) Apr 6, 1770 from Thomas Wier of Halifax to Thomas Meriwether of Halifax, 700L, grants all that messuage or tenement (except quarter of an acre including the said Thomas Weir's graveyard, which is to be understood always hereafter excepted), south side Dan River, 614 acres, bounded by Meriwether, the North Carolina line, Hugh Kelly. Signed - Thomas Wier. Wit -Spilsbe Coleman, Anthony Samuel, Luke Murphy, Robert Meriwether, William Meriwether. Rec. June 21, 1770. (is this the Luke Murphy that appears in Caswell records?) Pg. 5 3. (145) Mar 20, 1771. From Daniel Dean of Halifax to Seth Pettipoole of Halifax, 15L, lower side Hico River, bounded by Griffens Road, thence along the lines of lands devised by Hon. William Byrd Esq to Samuel Griffin, thence along his line to a tract of land laid off out of Byrd's tract for John Murfey, Howard Hurst, Pinsons Shoal Branch, Byrd's old line, Ralph Griffen, about I 00 acres. Signed: Daniel (- his mark) Dean. Wit: George Boyd Jr, Patrick Fitzgerald, Elisha Estes. Recorded Mar 21, 1771. Pg. 58 (199) May 16,1771. From Richard Echols of Halifax to John Murphy of Mecklenburg Co, 200 L, south side Banister River, 250 acres, bounded by (trees). S/Richard Echols. Wit. None. Recorded May 16, 1771. Pg. 69 (31 1) Oct 12, 1771 from Seth Pettepool Sr of Halifax to Thomas Wiles of Halifax, 3 L on Hico Cr., bounded by Thomas Wiles, John Murphy, Robert Wall, John Griffin, Ralph Griffin, by computation 36 acres. S/Seth (X) Pety Pool. Wit: Nash (X) Glidewell, John Boyd, Robert Jones, Richard Griffin. Rec. Mar 19, 1772. Pg.87.(485) Oct 3O, l772 from Edmund Bentley of Halifax to John Murphy of Halifax, 50L, southside Banister River, 396 acres, bounded by Easly, Burch? S/Edmund (X) Bentley. Wit.Reuben Ragland, Thomas Lacy, John Pound, Elisha Lacy. Rec. Nov. 19, 1772. Deed Book 8. Daniel Dean of Halifax to Seth Pettipoole of Halifax, lower side of Hico River, bounded by Grifffens Road, thence along the lines of lands devised by Hon.William Byrd Esq to Samuel Griffin, thence along his line to a tract of land laid of out of Byrd's tract for John Murfey, Howard Hurst, Pinsons (cwh,Person??) Shoal Branch, Byrd's old line, Ralph Griffen , about 100 acres; signed: Daniel Dean.; witness: George Boyd Jr, Patrick Fitzgerald, Elisha Estes; 20 Mar 1771; recorded: 21 Mar 1771. Deed Book 8. Seth Pettepool Sr of Halifax Co. to Thomas Wiles (Wiley??) of Halifax Co., 36 ac on Hico Creek, bounded by Thomas Wiler, John Murphy, Robert Wall, John Griffin, Ralph Griffin; signed: Seth (X) Pety Pool; witness: Nash (X) Glidewell, John Boyd, Robert Jones, Richard Griffin; 12 Oct 1772 recorded: 19 Mar 1772 Halifax Co. Orphans/bound children 1760-62 August Ct. 1760: William MURPHY, also failing to render and account, as guardian of Keziah and Peniah SMITH. Sept. Ct. 1760: William MURPHY, guardian of Keziah & Peninah SMITH, orphans of Gideon SMITH, dec'd, returned an account of said ward's estate. Some Halifax County Marriages Betsy Murphy to William Beal on 02 Mar 1785. Daniel Murphy to Eliza Moore on 14 Jan 1847. Dotice Murphy to Robert Hubbard on 20 Dec 1825. Edward Murphy to Nancy Richardson on 27 Jan 1800. Sur: Henry Burge. Wts: Francis Spalden. Edward Murphy to Polly Adams on 05 Jul 1803. Elender Murphy to Thomas E. West on 21 Oct 1817. Elizabeth Murphy to George Godley on 10 Nov 1807. Frances Murphy to Thomas Brady on 21 Dec 1790. Francis Murphy to Mary King on 05 Dec 1792. James Murphy to Sally Ford on 07 Dec 1796. Sur: John Murphy. Married 09 Dec by Rev. Hawkins Landrum. James Murphy to Mary A. Haynes on 09 Dec 1823. Jesse Murphy to Ruth Shelton, d/o Jonah Shelton who consents, on 11 Jun 1792. Sur: John Murphy. Married 14 June by Rev. Hawkins Landrum. John Murphy to Sally Brown on 21 Dec 1790. Sur: Martin Brown. Sally signs her own consent. John Murphy to Mary (Polly) Robertson on 29 Jul 1800. Sur: Josiah Robertson. Married 07 Aug by Rev. Hawkins Landrum. John Murphy to Elizabeth Hodges on 07 Jan 1831. Joseph Murphey married Leanner Oen on 4 April 1794 Nancy Murphy to Elias Sutherlin on 12 Nov 1792. Patty Murphy to James Wills on 14 Oct 1790. Peggy Murphy to George Borum on 04 Feb 1783. Polly Murphy to James Wills on 17 Apr 1793. Sally Murphy to Thomas Dillon on 24 Sep 1792. Sally Murphy to Sutton Coleman on 23 Dec 1811. Sarah Murphy to Josiah Chaffin on 27 Feb 1832. Sistyry Murphy to Timothy Lax on 21 Nov 1786. Thomas Murphy to Lucy Coleman on 15 Jan 1831. William Murphy to Mildred Hickman on 22 Jul 1784. Married by Rev. Nathaniel Hall. William Murphy to Temprence Brown on 10 Nov 1830. William Murphy to Martha J. Hodge on 27 Jan 1840. 4/8/02 - from the files of: Halifax VA Beverly Cunningham White