McDowell County VA
Notes of Beverly White, 4/12/02

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