Spotsylvania VA
(formed 1720 from Essex, King & Queen, and King William Counties)


Spotsylvania County, Virginia  Records (from Kathy Hembree)
Page 409:  Novr. 1, 1786. Winslow Parker, Wm. Dawson and Lewis Holladay, 
Overseers of the Poor in Berkeley Par., Spots. Co., bind David and Harris 
Murphy, orphans, to Francis Coleman, house carpenter and joiner, of Spots. 
Co. No witnesses. Septr. 4, 1787.

Page 448:  Jany. 3, 1792. Edwd. Herndon, Lewis Holladay and Wm. Bronaugh, 
overseers of the poor in Dist. No. 2 in Spots. Co., do bind Zachariah Murphy, 
aged 16 yrs. Oct. 9 last, and Susanna Murphy, aged 14 yrs. June 7 last, 
orphans of John Murphy, Decd., to Stephen Smith Rice of Orange Co., Farmer 
and Planter, etc., etc. Witnesses, Stockley Towles, Jno. Herndon. Jany. 3, 1792.

Page 425:  April 7, 1789. Edwd. Herndon, Wm. Bronaugh and Lewis Holloday, 
overseers of the poor in Berkeley Par., Spts. Co., apprentice Mary Murphy 
to "Edward Coleman, house keeper of the Parish and County afsd., etc. No 
witnesses.  April 7, 1789.





4/12/02 - from the files of:	 	
Beverly Cunningham White