Wake County NC
(formed 1770 from Cumberland, Johnston & Orange Counties)



Affidavits of A. D. Murphey and Archibald Murphey re: Children of James Murphey
State of North Carolina	)
Wake County			)
	Before me, William Pense, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for 
the County of Wake aforesaid, personally appeared Archibald D. Murphey, of 
Orange County, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has ___________________ 
and believes the fact to be so, that James Murphey, a Soldier in the Revolutionary 
War, was killed at the Battle of the Eutaw Springs; that he was an Uncle to this 
Deponent, and that this Deponent knows of his Family, he has learned from his 
father and other relatives.  

	That he has learned from them and he believes the fact to be, that the 
said James Murphey left five sons, to wit:  William, John, James, Archibald and 
Richard;

	That William and James have since died, and John, Archibald and Richard 
are still alive;

	That neither William nor James left any children.

						/s/ A. D. Murphey


Subscribed and Sworn to before me
in the City of Raleigh this _____ November 1820.

	/s/ Wm. Pense, J.P.


State of North Carolina	)
Wake County			)
	Archibald Murphey appears before me, William Pense, one of the Justices 
assigned to  _____ the law in and for the County of Wake aforesaid, on the 14th 
day of November A.D. 1820 in the City of Raleigh in said County, and being by me 
duly sworn, he did depose and say:

	 That he is the son of James Murphey, a soldier in the Revolutionary War 
who was killed at the Battle at the Eutaw Springs;

	 That his father left five sons, to wit:  William, John, James, Archibald 
and Richard;

	 That William and James are deceased without issue, and himself, John and 
Richard are the only surviving sons of the said James Murphey.

						/s/ Arch___ Murphey



Subscribed and sworn to this 14th day
November A.D. 1820, before me

	/s/ Wm. Pense, J. P.



State of North Carolina	)
Wake County			)

	We, William Pense and Richard Smith, two of the Justices of the Peace in 
and for the County of Wake aforesaid do hereby testify that Archibald D. Murphey, 
whose affidavit is set forth in the first paper of this sheaf of papers is a man 
of good character and entitled to belief.

	Subscribed by us this 13th November A.D. 1830.

							/s/ Wm. Pense J. P.
							/s/ R. Smith, J.P.



State of No. Carolina	)
Wake County		)

	I, Benjamin S. King, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of 
said County, certify that William Pense and Richard Smith, Esquires, whose names 
appear above, are acting Justices of the Peace of said County and that due faith 
and credit is and ought to be given to their official acts as such.

	I have hereto set my hand and the seal of office this 13th Nov. 1820.

							/s/B. L. (or S) King


transcribed from photocopy of original documents
by Beverly Cunningham White



Abstract of Will  John Walker, Sen. Feb Term 1842 Book 25 Page 42 & 43 - Written 
Oct 7, 1841
Unto my son, John T. WALKER my negroes LEWIS and his wife AGGY, and DAVID and his 
wife HANAH, and her youngest child  SARAH and any increase of HANAH from this date 
7 Oct 1841 forward.....

I lend unto my daughter, Nancy HARTAN a negro girl, CLARY, during her natural life 
and at the death of my said daughter I want the said girl, CLARY, her increase if 
any sold and equally divided between all of my children except John T. WALKER ... 

I bequest unto my son William WALKER and negro boy by the  name of KEMP and the sum 
of and hundred eighty dollars....

My three grandchildren James M. FASAN Caoline N? FASAN and William Jasper FASAN and 
negro boy by the name of  CHARLIE to be sold and equally divided between them....

My negro boy GEORGE, together with all the rest of my  personal property sold by my executor...the proceeds to be divided in the following manner, To Wit: I give my 
grandson Joel WALKER and hundred dollars....... 

...the ballance equally divided between Elizabeth JANIS, Creasy MURPHY, Polly 
SCARBOROUGH and William WALKER, my children....

Executor: Jos. FOWLER and in case he does not qualify,
               Brian GREEN
Signed: John WALKER



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