[Will of William Murphry(Murfrey), 14 Nov 1717]
[p. 88, Isle of Wight County (VA) Deeds & Wills, Vol. 2]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 28 Mar 2002]

In the Name of God Amen I Wm. Murphry of The Isle of Wight County being
Thanks be Given to Allmighthy God in helth & of perfect mind & Memory
butt Considering the Certainty of Death & uncertainty of it To me doe
Make & ordaine This my Lastt will & Testamentt in manner & form
following  To wit} Imprimis I committ my soule into ye hands of 
Allmighty God my maker who gave it me & my body To The Earth to be
buried in Christian buriall Atty Deseresion of my Executors hereafter
Named Trustting Through ye Merritts of Jesus Christt my saviour to be
made Partaker of Everlasting Life & for what worldly Goods god of his
Great mercy hath Bestowed on me I give & Bequeath as followeth} 
Item I give & bequeath unto my Loveing son Micaell Murphry The Land &
plantation he now Lives on which I purchased of Robt. Hooks only 
priviledge of ye Timber in That swamp ye wich I give for ye 
Maintainance of all & singular The Lands & plantation hereafter in
This will by me Given I allso give & bequeath to my sd son Micaell
Murphey fifty acres of Land Next adjoyneing unto his Land which I 
purchased of Jacob Dardon as by a deed beareing Date ye 24 day of 
Aprill 1684 all Which I gave & bequeath to him & to his heires for 
Ever allso I give unto him my Greate Chest#
Item I give unto my son John Murfrey all ye Lands I tooke up as by
apattontt Bareing Date The 20 day of Aprill 1682 To him & his heires
for Ever  I allso Give & bequeath to my loveing son Jon: Murfrey
my Land & plantation called Corbitts which I purchaSed of Eversd.
Perkins as by a deed beareing Date January The 12: 1691 after ye Death
of my belovied wife Sarah Murfrey To him & the heires of his body 
Lawfully Begotton for ever  I allso give him my Chestt my pistolls
Hollsters & Sword & Long Gun#
Item I give & bequeath to my Loveing wife Sarah Murfrey ye Land &
plantation which is Called Corbitts as aforesaid  The plantation & Land
adjoyneing soefare as ye branch called the hogg branch soe downe ye
branch To ye branch ye runs into ye Maine Swamp & downe ye swamp to ye
bounds Thereof Dureing her Naturall Life I allso Give unto her ye
Labour of my Negro Woman Called Cale dureing her Widdowhood & her
finding her victualls & Cloak her Dureing her [sd Life Time?]  
[Item?] I give & bequeath to my son Wm Murfrey my Land & plantation I
purchased of Daniell[?] Davis[?] by a Deed beareing Date [blank] To
him and his heires for Ever, but for want of heires Then I give &
bequeath ye same To my son Micaell Murfrey & his heires for Ever  I 
allso give & Bequeath To my son Wm. Murfrey & my Daughter Catherine my
negro Perle Equally to be Devided betwixtt them & in CaSe of ye Death
of Either to ye surviver.  
Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Katherine Murfrey The remainer
fifty acres of Land I purchaSed of Jacob Darden to her and her heires
for ever#
Item I give & bequeath to my Loveing Daughter Margrett Lawrence a part
of what estate with the restt fo my Chilldren hereafter Named after my
Debts & LegaSyes paid  The remaining part of my Estate Lands Goods
Chattolls moveable & immoveable With ye Negro woman Cale & her increaSe
hence forward if she survive my wifes widdowhood I give & bequeath to
be Equally Devided betwixtt my beloved wife Sarah & my three sons
Micaell John William & my other five Daughters Elizabeth Farrow Elinor
Horle Sarah Anne & Katherine @ Murfrey & denominate & appointt my 
Loveing Sons Micaell & John Murfrey Joynd Executors of this my Lastt
will & Testament & do hereby revoke make null & void all forever wills
by me mande as wittneSs my hand & seale this 14 day of Novemb'r 1717
The Z marke of William Murfrey
Signed Sealed &c by William Murfrey
Acknowledged To be his Last will & Testamt
& Atty. Signing Thereof he was in perfect memory
in ye presence of with the words & my Daughter
Katherine interlined
Signum
Roger R T Tarelton Jur.		Joseph his I marke Tarelton
Nan T Tarelton his marke~
At a court held for Isle of Wight County the 26 Day of June 1721
The Lastt will & Testamentt of Wm. Murfrey was Presented in Court by
ye Executors who made oath Thereto & being Proved in Court by ye Oathes
of John Tarelton & Roger Tarelton two of The WittneSs thereto & 
Admitted To record-		Test  H. Lightfoot C.Courtt
[end of record]