[Murphy Excerpts from "More English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1625-1777.  Abstracts 
of Examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with Reference to Colonial America", 
by Peter Wilson Coldham, 2002]
[excerpted 19 Jun 2008, Mark Murphy]

pp. 8-9
Providence of London
14 December 1678.  Richard Baker, mate of the Providence of London, deposes that
he and another mariner William Butler, before the ship's departure from Accomack,
Virginia, in August 1678 were sent to the house of Col. John Stringer to fetch
biscuit on board: there they heard that Col. John Custis had paid several hundred
pounds as duty for the tobacco loaded onto the ship which might then sail when
she pleased.  Deposition sworn 3 January 1679 by Patrick Littell, Admiralty officer
in Ireland, that he and another officer John MURPHY who were employed to arrest the
Providence went aboard in Dublin and place a broad arrow upon the ship...

pp. 30-31
25 May 1737-1 Feb 1739, Hudshon v. Curling...
John Galloway of Anchor & Hope Alley, St. George's, Mddx., mariner aged 55.  He
was on three voyages with Curling, two in the Brunswick, Mr. Thomas MURPHET, and
one in the Ann, Mr. Powell.  He found Hudshon to be always mild tempered...

p. 67
Chance, snow of New York
Feb 1756?  John Fell of New York, master of the Chance, aged 30 or more.  The ship
of 150 tons sailed from Sandy Hook, New York, on 13 June 1755 for London carrying
naval stores.  Off the Isles of Scilly the second mate Robert Smith in company with
foremastmen William Perrett, William Power, William Walter, Charles MURPHY and
Richard Smith, assisted by the cook Thomas King, raised a mutiny, overpowered the
examinant and the chief mate John Leggatt, confined them and made off in the ship's
longboat.  The examinant, Leggatt, a foremastman John Coe and a negro servant were
able to make a distress signal to the Guinea ship Pemberton, Capt. Walter 
Kirkpatrick, who lent them three men to assist in navigation.  The mutineers were
found to have stolen L300 from the ship.  John Leggatt of Hull, Yorkshire, aged
33, testifies similarly. (HCA 1/58).

p. 84
King George of New York
11 Jun 1768.  The King v. Morris.
Edward MURPHY gent and B. Morris gent depose at the Bay of Honduras that the
brigantine King George, Mr. James Ball, owned by Joseph Morris, on 10 June 1768
was wearing the King's Colours in the Road of St. George's Key. (HCA 15/57).