[Murphy & others in "Franklin County North Carolina Loose Estates Papers, Vol. II, 1811-1825" by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., 1994] [excerpted by Mark A. Murphy, 25 Mar 2002] [page 1] (2) John P. Adams 21 May 1811. Inventory[not estate](appears to be contents of a store). Notes & accounts: ...Miss Sally Murphy...Henry Strother...James Murphy [page 5] (6) Sterling Anderson Undated. [about 1823] Account of Churchwell Anderson dec'd by Sterling Anderson. Names: ...James Murphey...Benjamin Bunn... Nicholas Murphy...William Collins.. ..Parker Murphy [page 11] (18) Captain Robert Bell 8 Sep 1815. Inventory by James J. Hill, admr. Named: Thomas Bass... (22) Rush Bledsoe Mar Ct 1818. Sarah Bledsoe, in petitioning for a year's support, stated that her husband died intestate in Dec 1817. Admr bond (incomplete) names Joseph Bledsoe, George Murphy, Kinchen Bledsoe. [page 13] (30) Benjamin Brickell 1 Oct 1812. Additional inventory, being a list of accounts. Named: ...Rebeccah Boon...Alden Bass...Kintchen Boon, Sion Boon... Augustin Bass...Lewis Boon, Willis Boon...Jethro Bass...Marka Boon... [page 14- Brickell inventory, cont.] ...Sion Murphey...Abram Odum...Hezekiah Byrd...Jer Odum...Parker Murphey...Simon Murphey... [page 15- Brickell inventory, cont.] 15 Oct 1812. Additional sale of property. Buyers named: ...Jesse Bass... Parker Murphey... [page 16- Brickell inventory, cont.] ...William Leonard... [page 18] (40) James Coggin 8 Apr 1814. Inventory & property sold by Robert (x) Coggin admr. Buyers named: ...Davis Collins...Nicholas Murphy...James Collins...Vann Leonard... James Murphey... (43) James Collins 3 Jan 1820. Inventory & sale by James (x) Collins admr. Buyers: ...David Collins, Raney Collins...James Collins, William Collins.. James Collins, Jr.... Jesse Collins... [page 19- Collins inventory, cont.] ...Mrs. Sally Leonard...James Murphey...Van Leonard...William Leonard Gideon Leonard...Bird Murphey... (44) John Collins a soldier in the United States Army 15 Dec 1818. James Collins apptd admr, with Mark Freeman security. Dec Ct 1819. Account by James (x) Collins admr. (45) Peter Collins 26 Apr 1817. Will. Wife Patience, son Josiah [under 21], other children. Excr- my father James Collins. Mar Ct 1835. other children petition for divsion of land: Josiah, Martha, Priscilla & James Collins a minor with sd Josiah his guardian. (46) William Collins 20 Dec 1821. Inventory. Named: ...Jesse Collins...Gideon Bass...Josiah Leonard...Parker Murphey est... [page 26] Alexander Falconer (69) estate sale. Sale of furniture willed to his 2 daughters Martha W. & Mary P. Falconer. Named: ...N. Murphey... (70) John Falkner 20 Jan 1815. Sale of property. [page 27- Falkner, cont.] Note against Parker Murphey [page 30] (74) Daniel Foster. 4 Apr 1817 estate sale. Buyers:...James Murphey Sr.... [page 36] (87) Marcus Gilliam. 9 Sep 1817. ...with Parker Murphey... securities. 25 Sep 1817. Estate sale. Buyers:...Jacob Bass...David Collings... David Vinson...James Collings...Wm Collings...James Murphey... [page 49] (118) Thomas C. Hill 10 Apr 1814. Inventory. Judgements against: ...Nicholas Murphey... 7 May 1814. Sale of property. Buyers:...Nicholas Murphey... [page 53] (122) John Huff (Hough, Hoof) Dec 1815. estate sale. Buyers:... Jesse Bass...Frederick Leonard, Jr.. ...Augustin Bass, Willis Boon, James Collins...William Leonard... Gideon Bass...Solomon Collins... 4 Oct 1817. Lee Sykes & his wife Amelia (x) of Isle of Wight Co. VA convey their rights in the estate of John Hough dec'd to Henry Lenow of Southampton Co. VA. She stated that while John Hough dec'd died with will, emancipating his slaves by a special act of the legislature, the legislature did not so enact & that it became as if sd John Hough died intestate... [page 54- Hough, cont.] 5 Jan 1818. William Babb, Barshaby (x) Murphey, Fanny Chapman & Nancy (x) Outland of Isle of Wight Co VA convey their rights in the estate of John Hough dec'd to Henry Lenow of South-ampton Co. VA. Spr Ct 1819. Petition of the children of Ann Baldwin, dec'd formerly Anne Babb & formerly Anne Hough & sister of sd John [Hough] dec'd, i.e. of Isle of Wight Co. VA, ... Barshaba Murphrey (formerly Babb)... [page 60] [cont. from p. 58, Simon Jeffreys Sr, widow Sarah Jeffreys] 7 Dec 1814. Additional [estate] sale in Northampton Co. Buyers... Francis Murphree...Francis Murphy... [page 69] (148) Frederick Leonard 15 Oct & 12 Nov 1816. Estate sale. Buyers:...Nicholas Murphrey... 30 Jan 1818. Petition of (blank) Lumpkin & his wife Sally (formerly Leonard), James, William, & Frederick Leonard. They stated that their father Frederick Leonard died with will in 1816, specifying certain properties to them & another son Daniel Leonard. William Leonard was excr but renounced & Smith Patterson became admr. with the will annexed & the sd. Daniel received a greater share of the property, that sd Daniel now lives in another state, & that he be excluded from any other part of the estate. (149) John Leonard Sep Ct 1813. Ebbin Nelms, Elias Carr, James Collins & William Collins to set apart year's support for the widow Scota Leonard & family. 13 Oct & 3 Dec 1813. Inventory & sale of estate by William (x) Leonard Buyers:...Fredrick Leonard..James Collins...John Leonard...Mary Leonard ...Frances Leonard..Parker Leonard... [page 70- Leonard estate sale, cont.] ...Scota Leonard, Van Leonard, William Leonard...Martin Murfee, Parker Murfee, Simon Murfee... (150) Scota Leonard 3 Oct 1816. Sale of property of Courty Leonard dec'd by William (x) Leonard excr. Buyers: Kinchen Bledsoe, David Collins, Esther Collins, Ruina Collins, William Collins...John Farmer...Parker Leonard, Van Leonard, William Leonard...Martin Murphy, Nicholas Murphy... (155) John Macklin Fall Ct 1813. Organ Thomas vs John Macklin has as witnesses: [page 71, Macklin, cont.] ...James Murphy...Jos Murphy... [page 73] (167) Nicholas Murphy 1 Jan 1818. Inventory by George Murphey excr. Included were 9 negroes & 490 acres. 15 Jan 1818. Sale by George Murphey excr. Buyers: Josh Bledsoe...Saml Bl(e)dsoe..Amey Murphey, Elizabeth Murphey, George Murphey, Nicholas Murphey, Patience Murphey, Williamson Murphey... Rial Pinnell... Undated. George & Nicholas Murphy the excrs petition for sale of negroes. The will had left land & negroes to his wife Amey Murphy during her life or widowhood & then to be divided among William, George, Nicholas, Mary, Patience, Anny, Nancy, Elizabeth, Wynnifred & Williamson Murphy; woman Palace to be divided among sd sons & daughters; Harry, Jack & Isham to be divided among sd daughters & son Williamson. They state sd Amey has died. (168) Parker Murphey [my ggggrandpa-mm] 12 Sep 1820. Guilford Lewis, with Jesse Gordon & Jordan Denson securities, appted admr. 3 Nov 1820. Inventory of perishable estate taken by Guilford Lewis admr in the presence of Josiah Jackson & Byrd Murphey. Included were notes or debts: Nathaniel Hunt, James Murphey his son, Jesse Richardson. Sale same date by G. Lewis admr. Buyers: ...Willis Leonard, Garrat Murphey...Wyatt Bass, Sion Boon...Fred Leonard...Holland Murphey...Marry Leonard...Byrd Murphey, Martin Murphey...Kintchen Bledsoe, James Collins...Joshua Johnson, Van Leonard, Elisha Murphey...Urial Pinnell... Mar Ct 1822 Petition of Holland Murphy widow of Parker Murphy. She stated that he died [page 74- Parker Murphy, cont.] intestate in 1820 owning land joining Sandy Creek, Martin Murphy, William Gilliam & others. His heirs were the sd widow & his children James, Bird, Elisa, Wm, Gray, Garret, Doctor, Nancy, Joel, Jordan, John & Mary Murphey. Gilford Lewis was admr. She petitions for dower. [page 78] (183) Benjamin Perry Sep Ct 1815. Petition of Polly [Murphey] Perry the widow. She stated that her husband died intestate since the last term of court. Petition for year's provisions. 14 Nov 1815. Inventory of perishable estate by George Murphey admr. 84 negroes inventoried. [page 79- Benjamin Perry, cont.] Noted that Solomon "now adversely held" by Presley C. Person. 16&17 Nov 1815. Estate sale by George Murphey admr. Buyers: ...Polly Perry...John Farmer...George Murphey... 20 Nov 1815. To Polly Perry the widow, 29 negroes. Dec Ct 1815. Petition of Winifred Darnell (x), Amey (x) Person, Allen Davis & his wife Priscilla, John Howell (x) and his wife Mary, Benjamin Ingram & his wife Lettice, Jeremiah Perry (shocco), John Gee (of Brunswick Co VA) & his wife Charity, James Sherwood & his wife Rebecca, Elijah B. Perry, Saml Perry, William Hinton & his wife Temperance B., Green Perry, Nancy Perry, & Mary Perry, the last 3 minors with Jeremiah Perry gdn., all vs George Murphy admr of Benjamin Perry & Polly Perry. They stated that Benjamin Perry died intestate with negroes, stock, etc.; that sd Murphy the admr had kept the money from the sell of the perishable goods; that sd Polly, in a ruse, petitioned for a year's support & wasted the estate; the petitioners were brothers & sisters of sd Benjamin Perry (except Elijah B. Perry, Saml Perry, William Hinton & his wife Temperance B. nee Perry, Green, Nancy & Mary Perry, who were children of Joshua Perry dec'd another brother of sd Benjamin); these, with the widow Polly, are heirs. Petition for their rightful shares. 5 Jan 1816. Sale by George Murphey admr. Buyers: Joseph Bledso...George Murphey...Nicolas Murphey...Polly Perry... [page 80- Benjamin Perry, cont.] Dec Ct 1817. George Murphy summoned in Warren Co. Dec Ct 1817. Answer of George Murphy admr of Benj Perry dec'd to the petition of Winifred Daniel & others. He stated that sd Benjamin died intestate without issue & that the sd petitioners are next of kin. Oct Ct 1816. Commission to lay off to the heirs of Benjamin Perry their brother land in Franklin & Warren counties... 17 Feb 1818. Summons to Amey Murphey, Anthony Dawson, & Joseph Bledsoe in Polly Perry widow of Benjamin Perry dec'd vs Jeremiah Perry(shocco), Elijah B. Perry & Jesse Person. (186) Burwell Perry 26 Nov 1816. Inventory of Burwell Perry (Busky) dec'd by William Murphey excr. 30 Dec 1816. Estate sale. Buyers: ...Kinchen Bledsoe...Sion Boon...Joseph Murphy, Wm. Murphy... [page 81- Burwell Perry, cont.] 5 Jan 1818. James J. Hill summoned to answer William Murphy excr. 26 Apr 1818. Summons to Jordan Hill, Merriweather Johnson & his wife Elizabeth to answer William Murphey excr. [page 83] 7 Jan 1819. Sale of property of John B. Person excr of Francis Person. Buyers:...Kinchen Bledsoe...Nicholas Murphy...Fed Leonard..Rial Pinnell [page 84] (198) John Pinnell 25 Mar 1814. Estate sale by Rial Pinnell excr. Buyers: ...George Murphey...James Murphey...Martin Murphey...Parker Murphey... [page 85] (204) John Robbins 8 May 1816. Estate sale by James Robbins admr. Buyers: ...James Collins...Jesse Collins...John Farmer...Martin Murphey... Nicholas Murphey... [page 88] (217) William Solomon 9 Dec 1814. Estate sale. Buyers: ...George Murphrey...Nicholas Murphrey... [page 96] (234) Henry R. Thomas Mar Ct 1818. Estate sale. Buyers: ...Casiah Bird...N. Murphey...Nick Murphey...Ryal Pinnell... [page 100] (241) Amos Vaughn 6 Jul 1815. Estate sale. Buyers: ...Gidon Bass...Fed Lenard...Parker Murfee... Notes against: ...Batson Bass...Gidon Bass... [page 113] [cont. from page 112 (263) James Yarbrough] 15 Aug, 1 Nov, 14 Dec 1832. Estate sale. Buyers: ...Frederick Leonard..William Leonard..Willis Leonard..James Murphey... [end of record]