Orange County NC (formed 1752 from Bladen, Granville & Johnston Counties) Register of Orange County NC Deeds 1752-1768 and 1793 14 Aug 1764: Deed of Sale from Harmon Husbands to Roger Murfey, 200 acres, acknowledged. 14 May 1765: Deed of Sale from James Kirkley to Daniel Murphey, 180 acres. Wts: John Hally. 14 May 1765: Deed of Sale from Luke Bynum to Daniel Murphey, 175 acres. 12 Aug 1766: Deed of Sale from Roger Murphey Sr. to Roger Murphey Jr., 106 acres. Wts: Harmon Husband. 25 Oct 1768: Deed of Sale from Luke and Martha Bynum to William Blyth. 175 acres. Wts: David Murphey. 25 Oct 1768: Deed of Sale from James Hunter Underwood to Daniel Murphey. 180 acres. Wts: Danl. Murphey, Jr. 25 Oct 1768: Deed of Sale from John Wheelis to Jacob Rogers. 40 acres. Wts: Daniel Murphey. Orange County NC Wills by Shields Pg. 14. A-56. Will of John (x) Fields. Dated 16 Nov 1766, proved Feb. 1767. Wife (name not stated); son, John, one half of estate; son Roger, other half. Abeneasar Starnes and Ann Starnes, his wife, and Roger Murphy "should have the care of the child" the oldest to live with the Starnes; the younger to live with Roger Murphy, Sr. If Murphy should die, he is to live with Roger Murphy, Jr. Wts: William Ward, James Morgan, Roger Murphy, Jr., Rachel Fields. Last Will and Testament of Martin Murphey I, Martin Murphey of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say: First: That my executors (hereinafter named) shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my relations and friends and pay all funeral expenses together with my just debts, howsoever and to whomever owing out of the monies that may come into his hands as part or parcel of my estate. Item: I give and devise to my beloved wife, Polly (Smith) Murphey, the tract of land whereon I now live so as to include all improvements and appurtenances, to have and to hold to her the said Polly Murphey for and during the term of ner natural life in satisfaction for and in lieu of, her dower and thirds of and in all my real estate and at her decease to be disposed of as is hereinafter directed, also all my stock of all kinds; household and kitchen furniture, farming tools, shop tools, all the crop on hand, including all growing crops of all sorts, together with all my personal estate, to be hers during her natural life then to be disposed of as I shall hereinafter direct. Item: After the death of my wife, Polly Murphey, and the payment of all furneral expenses and her just debts, my will and desire is that all the property, both real and personal as is above willed and disposed of ____________ and is hereby bequeathed to Timpy (?) Barton to have and to hold to her and her heirs in fee simple forever. Item: And whereas the said Timpy (Tinisy) Barton is a minor. Therefore, my will and desire is that my friend, Henry Whitted, is hereby constituted and appointed Guardian of her, the said Timpy Barton, to have and to hold the custody and guardianship of her estate until she shall arrive at the full age of twenty one years. And lastly: I do hereby appoint my trusty friend, Henry Whitted, my lawful executor, to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and every clause thereof, hereby revoking and disclaiming utterly void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof, I the said Martin Murphey, do hereunto set my hand and seal the 26 day of September A.D. 1848. /s/ Martin Murphey (seal) Signed, Sealed and Delivered In Presence of Us: ____________ Jno. Lawes(?) Recorded Orange County NC May 1849 William Henry Whitted - 29 July 1824 I William Henry Whitted of the town of Hillsborough in North Carolina do make & publish this writing as my last will & testament.___ In the first place I direct all my just debts to be speedily paid out of my personal estate not herein specifically bequeathed. - Secondly, I give to my sister Eliza Jane Murphy my old family servant Will whom I bought at the sale of my mother's estate. -- Thirdly I give devise & bequeath to my wife Frances Whitted on equal half part of the whole of my estate, both real & personal after the payment of my debts; .. to her, her heirs, Executor of ..founded ....I give devise & bequeath to each child or children as I may have by said wife & leave living at my death or that may be born within the natural line of gestation after my death the other part of my estate, real & personal, after the payment of my debts to him, her or them and his, her or their heirs, executors ..... & forever. Fifthly, in case, however that no child should be born to me by my wife or if born he or she should die before me, my will is to give ..&.. I do hereby give & bequeath to my said wife in addition to the devise in the third clause of this will the following eight negro slaves, which I got by her,.....Charles & his wife Esther Charity ... Thomas, Delia, William & John & the increase of these my lifetime after the date of this will, and further in that case, I will devise & bequeath that half of my estate be given to my children by this fourth clause in this will excepting the half of the eight slaves specifically given herein to my wife.... unto my sister Eliza Jane Murphy & unto my brother James' children, William Nash Whitted & Thomasina Mary Whitted their heirs to be divided in the manner following that is to say, my sister to have one half of it & my nephew & niece the other half between them share & share alike. Sixthly and in case I should have a child or children born unto me as aforesaid that shall survive me or be born after I am dead, then my will in that if there be two of them & one shall die under the age of twenty one years & without having a child living at his or her death the share of that one so dying shall go over to the survivor of them in absolute estate & further my will is that if I should have only one child as aforesaid & that one shall die after my death under the age of twenty one years & without leaving ... at his or her death; or if I have more than one child as aforesaid & all of them shall die under the age of twenty one years respectively & without having ....living...at his, her or their death as aforesaid, then if in these cases or within .... I give devise & bequeath the whole one half of my estate give by the fourth clause of this my will to my child or children unto my said sister Elize Jane & the said William Nash & Thomasina Mary than heirs of .... to be divided as aforesaid that is to say, my sister to have one half thereof to her & her heirs & my brother's two children to have the other half equally between them share & share alike: --- and it may be necessary to a just & equitable division of my estate that the same may be sold I do hereby give full power & authority to my executor to do in his own discretion & to convey the real estate in ...simple. I appoint my friend Dr. James Webb of Hillsboro the executor of this will; and in care of his death I do hereby appoint the excutor or executors of his will to execute the trust of this will & particularly in relation to the sale of my said estate. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of July 1824 in .... publish & declare by W.H. Whitted .....in ... before us, who attested it in this presence of him & of each other____ Thomas Ruffin James Child Codicil I give & bequeath to my wife Francis Whitted in addition to my other bequests five hundred dollars in money and my two bay horses to her & her heirs - witness my hand & seal December 8th 1824 Witness W. H. Whitted {seal} James Webb John ......... Orange County February term 1825 The executor of the foregoing last will and testament of William Henry Whitted was duly proved in open court by the oath of James Child & the codicil thereto subjoined by the oath of John .... two descriptive subscribers thereto ordered to be recorded at the same and said Webb the executor therein named qualified as such accordingly. Last Will and Testament of Daniel Murphree State of North Carolina ) County Of Orange ) In the Name of God Amen. The tenth day of November in the year of our Lord 1769, I, Daniel Murphree of the County Of Orange, Planter, being Sick and Weak in Body but of perfect Mind and memory, thanks be given unto God therefore, calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and Knowing that is is appointed for all men once to Die, Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to Say Principally and first of all, I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it; and for my Body I Recommend it to Earth to be buried in a Christianlike and Decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting, but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this Life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First and foremost I lend to my Well Beloved Wife Sarah (Dempsey) Murphree the plantation whereon I now live and all my household goods and chattels after all my Just Debts is paid and some Legesses hereafter menshened. Item: I give to my Well beloved (son) James Murphree the plantation whereon he now lives. Item: I give to my Well beloved Son Daniel Murphree the land whereon he now lives. Item: I give to my Well beloved Son John Murphree the plantation that I bought of Demsey Rawls with half the land the other half I give to my Well beloved Son Levi Murphree, to be equally divided. Item: I give to my Well beloved Son Solomon Murphree a plantation that I made on the Earl Granvil's Land, with half the land that shall be saved when the office is open and the other half of the said land I give to my Well beloved Son Moses Murphree. Also I ordain that there shall be as much leavied out of my personal Estate as will make a Right to the Said Land when my Lord Granvil's office is open. Item: I give to my Well beloved Son David Murphree thirty pounds to be Raised or Leavid out of my Estate. Item: I give to my Well beloved Daughter Sarah Blyth five shillings. Item: I give to my Well beloved Daughter Milley Murphree ten pounds. Item: I give to my Well beloved Daughter Edey Murphree ten pounds. Item: I give to my Well beloved Daughter Mary Murphree ten pounds. Item: I give to my Well beloved Son William Murphree the Plantation Whereon I now live. Also I ordain James Murphree and William Murphree Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. Also I ordain that if either of my childrin should Die without issue, their land or part shall fall to my younger Son David Murphree and if more than one should die without issue, their part to be divided amongst the rest, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former testament, Wills, Legacies, Bequests and Executors by me in any way before this time named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year above written. /s/Daniel Murphree (seal) Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of us: John (by his mark) Hatley (Jur.) Thomas (by his mark) Ward (Jur.) John Owen Note: This was copied from published source: "The Descendants of Daniel I. Murphree and Benjamin & Nancy Murphree Ellis" by O. D. Bates, 1974. No date of recording was given; inventory filed Nov. 1771. Some Orange County Marriages: Thomas Murfey to Nancey Graves on 08 Aug 1783. Stephen Merit, bm. Archibald D. Murphey to Jeany Scott on 04 Nov. 1801. And. Flinn, bm. Henry J. Murphey to Mary J. Farrar on 20 Jun 1858. William F. Anderson bm. Jonathan Murphey to ---------------- on 15 May 1834. William Murphey, bm. William Murphey to Elizabeth Whitted on 22 Oct 1823. Thomas Scott, bm. Martin Murphy to Polly Smith on 09 Feb 1805. John McDade, bm. Solomon Murphy to Betsey Gun/Guion on 29 Oct 1781. John Lynch, bm. Thomas C. Murphy to Hannah McIntire on 10 Jun 1789. William Murphy to Susan Hart on 13 Sep 1819. David Clark, bm. Hillsborough Presbyterian Church Cemetery Elizabeth J. Murphy, born 27 Nov 1803, departed this life October -- 1826 in the 23rd year of her age. Chapel Hill Cemetery Margarette Lynch Murphy, wife of Charles Lee Murphy, daughter of William & Margaret Kirkpatrick Lynch - 04 Feb 1898 - 14 Feb 1978. Charles Lee Murphy, husband of Margaret Lynch Murphy, son of John & Alice Wright Murphy - 19 Feb 1896 - 02 Sep 1945. Salisbury NC Roster of Texas DAR Pg. 1565. Murphey, Roger Jr., born ca. 1767, Orange Co. NC; d. 09 Sep 1854 (will 16 Feb 1854) Cass Co. (now Bartow) GA. Married ca 1790 Nancy Wilson, b. 1771 PA; died after 1854 in Cass Co. Resided 96 District, Laurens Co. SC. Children: Elizabeth, Ezekial, Charles, Moses, John, Mary, Lucinda, Bridget. (note: based on Fields Will, the Roger Murphy Jr. above must have been Roger III). GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NC 1798-1851. Taken from Historical Sketches of North Carolina by Col. John H. Wheeler published 1851 and re-printed 1925. 1798 William HINTON Alexander OSBORNE Samuel HINTON Edwin J. OSBORNE Hinton JAMES Adam SPRINGS Robert LOCKE 1799 Francis Nash Williams BURTON William Morgan SNEED William D. CRAWFORD William S. WEBB Andrew FLINN George W. LONG Archibald Debrow MURPHY Samuel A. HOLMES John PHIFER 1801 Thomas Gale AMIS John Davis HAWKINS Thomas Davis BENNEHAN Thomas D. KING John BRANCH Archibald LYTLE William McKenzie CLARKE William H. MURFEE Francis Little DANCY 1821 Nath. W. ALEXANDER Thompson M. JOHNSON Samuel J. ALVES Thomas J. LACEY Benj. F. BLACKLEDGE Willis M. LEE Robert H. COWAN William K. MEBANE Bryan CROOM Anderson MITCHELL Frederick J. CUTLER William S. MHOON John R.J. DANIEL William D. MURPHY Nicholas J. DRAKE Spencer O'BRIEN Robert GALLOWAY Edward G. PASTEUR Henry T. GARNETT Jos. H. SAUNDERS Nath. HARRISS William A. SHAW George W. HAYWOOD Samuel H. SMITH William R. HAYWOOD Jas. STAFFORD Samuel HEADEN James H. TAYLOR 1823 Samuel S. BELL Hugh MARTIN George T. BETTNER Benjamin T. MOORE Alex. M. BOYLAN Victor M. MURPHY Daniel W. COURTS Richmond M. PEARSON William S. CHAPMAN Jno. RAINS George F. DAVIDSON Benjamin S. RICKS Jas. H. DICKSON Mathias E. SAWYER John C. ELLERBE Alfred M. SCALES Robert B. GILLIAM Samuel STEWART Thomas G. GRAHAM Thomas SUMNER Isaac HALL James A. WASHINGTON Thomas B. HAYWOOD George WHITFIELD James K. LEITCH Robert P. WILLIAMSON Edmond L. MARTIN William L. WILLS Roster of Alumni from UNC Chapel Hill lists a William DeBow Murphey, graduated with BA in 1832; residence Orange Co. NC. 4/12/02 - from the files of: Orange NC Beverly Cunningham White