Iredell County NC (formed 1788 from Rowan County) Abstracts of Unrecorded Wills 1788-1915 & Will Book III 1845-1868 Will of Esther Murphy 17 Dec 1862: My servants Fanny and her children: Pinkney, Cebon, Levinia and her husband Ned and their children, William and Foster, to be set free and emancipated and sent to Liberia and $600 is set aside to pay for their outfit or sell them to masters the servants may choose. To the Synod of the Assoc. Reformed Church I leave $600 for the spread of the Gospel. Half my estate to the children of my brother, John Murphy, deceased, and the other half of the children of William Murphy, deceased, by his first wife. Exrs: Friends, H.L. Murphy and W.B. Pressly. Wts: L. Alexander; Henry McClain, Jurats. Codicil dated 18 Jul 1863: William Murphy's children to have equal shares with the children of William Murphy's second wife. Aged servant to be in guardianship of my friend and relative, H.L. Murphy. Wts: W.B. Pressly; L.E. Pressly. Will of James Houston 10 Jun 1818/ probated February 1820: Wife: Asenath - present dwelling & negroes Letty, Dine, Will & pension received since 04 Mar last; then to son George Sidney. Sons: George Sidney 200 acres on Little Big Bee & negro Alfred. Edward Ross 300 acres in Maura County TN on Duck River on Little Big Bee Creek and negro Jourdan. Richard Franklin 300 acres on Little Big Bee Creek and negro George. Joel Brevard 300 acres on Little Big Bee Creed and negro Henry. James Hiram 200 acres on Little Big Bee Creek and negro Sarah. William 300 acres on Little Big Bee Creek and negro Milly. Daughters: Sarah McLain 200 acres on Little Big Bee now occupied by her and negro Hannah. Asenath 200 acres and negro Melly. Lydia, negro Tabitha. Elly, negro Mariah. Mary Caroline, 200 acres on Little Big Bee and negro Ginny. Friend James Murphy. Exr: sons James Hiram and William. Wts: James McKee, Jurat & James A. McKee. Will of James Murphey 01 Jul 1837/probated Feb 1838: To George Sidney Houston - all as I have been a considerable trouble and expense to him and appoint him exr. Wts: Joel Huggins, Jurat; John Donaldson; A. Torrence. 4/9/02 - from the files of: Iredell NC Beverly Cunningham White