[Excerpts from "Abstracts of North Carolina Wills", by John Bryan Grimes, 1910]
[Excerpted 17 Sep 2007, Mark Murphy]

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HOWELL, JOSEPH. Edgecombe County. 
January 10, 1749. May Court, 1750. Sons: JOSEPH, THOMAS (land on 
Herricks Creek). Daughters: MARY, MURPHREY and MARTHA. Wife and 
Executrix: MAROBTT. Executors: JOSEPH HOWELL (son), COLL. J. DAWSON, 
SAMUEL RUFFIN, THOMAS HOWELL and JOSEPH HENDERSON. Witnesses: 
Jos. WILLIAMSON, JAS. BARRAN, THOS. BARRAN. Clerk of Court: BENJAMIN 
WYNNS. 


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JAMES, EDWARD. Pasquotank County. 
February 8, 1720. April Court, 1721. Sons: EDWARD ("my manner 
plantation"), GILBERT. Sons-in-law: DOSER BETS, HEZEKIAH. Cousins: 
JOSEPH and MARY MURFEY. Witnesses: STEPHEN SAUL, MARY HUTCHEN- 
sON, JOHN MARTYN. Clerk pro tem.: JOHN PALIN. 

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ABSTRACT OF WILLS, 1690—1760. 261

MURPHY, EDMOND. Craven County. 
March 4, 1745. Sons: BENJAMIN and JOSUA ("all my lands"), EDMUND. 
Wife and Executrix: ELIZABETH. Witnesses: JAMES TUCKER, WM. FLOOD, 
PAUL PHILLIPS. No probate. 
MURPHY. JEREMIAH. Craven County. 
November 26, 1750. May Court, 1752. Son: THOMAS. Executors: 
GEORGE LANE, THOMAS MURPHY and JOHN LANE. Witnesses: JOHN MURPHY, 
JANE CARRUTHERS, JNO. CARRUTHERS, JR. Clerk of the Court: PHIL. 
SMITH. 
MURPHY, THOMAS. Craven County. 
October 7, 1746. February 27, 1746. Sons: THOMAS (plantation on 
Trent River), JEREMIAH, JOHN. Daughter: BRIDGETT MURPHY. Wife and 
Executrix: SARAH. Witnesses: JOHN JOHNS, JOHN ABBOTT, JOHN PETER 
REMM. Proven before GABRIEL JOHNSTON. 
MURPHEY, WILLIAM. Edgecombe County. 
January 23, 1736. May Court, 1737. Daughters: MARY and MARTHA 
MURPHEY (one plantation each), ESTHER MURPHY (negroes). Other legatees: 
WILLIAM HURST, JOSEPH BRADSHAW. Wife and Executrix: ANN. 
Executors: JOHN EDWARDS and ISAAC RICKS. Witnesses: JOHN POPE, WM. 
GOODWIN, JOHN STRICKLAND. Deputy Clerk of the Court: THOS. HARVEY.

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NIXON, ZACHARIAH. Perquimans County. 
September 28, 1739. October Court, 1739. Sons: JOHN, PHINEAS, 
ZACHARIAH, BARNABY (to each is given a plantation, and to all four is given 
a sawmill and gristmill). Friend: MICHAEL MURPHY (land known by the 
name of Oak Ridge). Daughter: REBEKAH TOMS (one negro). To wife is 
given one-half of negroes. Executors: JOHN, PHINEAS and ZACHARIAH 
NIXON (sons). Grandchildren: JOSHUA and MARY MOORE. Witnesses: 
THOMAS OVERMAN, JOHN CHARLES, JOSEPH ROBINSON. OVERMAN and 
ROBINSON were Quakers. Clerk of the Court: JAMES CRAVEN.