[Description of "Murphy Site", built about 1786, Isle of Wight, VA]
[Research by Florence M. Jordan, 16 June 1937, WPA, VCC]

1. Subject: Murphy Site
2. Location: 1 1/2 miles South of Benn's Church, Virginia on Route #10;
thence 0.8 mile West of Route #10 on Route #620; thence 0.6 mile South
of Route #620.
3. Date or Period: Built approximately 1786
4. Owners:
	Mike Murphy 1860
	Joe Murphy  1917
	E.R. Murphy 1937
	
5. Description:
The old house was burned in November 1936.

6. Historical Significance:
The Old Murphy burying ground is here but has no markers.

7. Art:  none

8. Sources of Information:
Informant: E.R. Murphy, Benn's Church, Virginia, who said his
grandfather built the house and he thought the place to be 150 years 
old.