John Murphrey (1715 - 1776)

Born 1715 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Harrison) Murphrey — married 1730 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1776 at about age 61 in Greene, North Carolina

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Biography

John Jack Murphree will

NORTH CAROLINA DOBBS COUNTY July session 1776

[ Papers pertaining to the settlement of the estate of John Murphrey found among some old papers formerly belonging to a Murphrey. These papers were in bad condition, thus causing the typed copies to be made.]

To the worshipful the Justices of the County Court aforesd, The Petition of Elizabeth Murphry widow of Capt. John Murphry decd. respectfully showeth that JOHN MURPHREY her late husband depart'd this life in the Month of May, a greatly lamented event caused by his being thrown from his riding chair, which accident fractured his skull. Your petitioness sheweth thather late husband died intestate and being duly distressed as to the nature of these times and the distribution of her sd.husband's estate amongst herself and orphans she is advised she is entitled to her Dower and the orphans to their Inheritance in the lands which said John Murphrey died possessed of and also to a distribution share of his personal estate. To witt: one track in the Beare garden whereon the Mansion house standeth, one other called the Panther Swamp quarter adjacent, one other adjacent called Sweetin quarter, two tracks adjoining the mansion farm, the Meadow track on Mill Swamp and Muskettoe quarter on Contentne river whereon stand the mill landing and the Dutch house sd,quarter now in the tenure of John Murphrey the younger, also two other tracks, one purchased of William WADE (in the tenure of William Murphrey) and one called Longbridge adjacent to Nahuney Swamp (for a more paticular description ..she begs leave to refer to the title papers of thesd. John murphrey, decd...left children 10 of whom are still living within this govt. vizc. MICHAEL, JOHN, WILLIAM, PATSEY wife of ROBERT HILL, ELIZABETH, wife of JOHN SUGG,ANN, wife of MARTIN CASWELL, GALE of lawful age, JETHRA, ELEANOR, and SARAH under the lawful age of 21 years...may it please the court to offer a writ of subpoena to these children..to be directed to Benja. CASWELL, sheriff of Dobbs County..to summon a lawful jury...Benja . EXUM Follows a letter to the sheriff of Dobbs commanding him to summon 12 freeholders connected by CONSANQUINITY or affinity to allot and set off the properties etc..Wittness: MARTIN CASWELL, Clerk of sd. court. The list is as follows: MURPHREY DIXON/sAMUEL HOLLADY /GEORGE MEWBORN/ SPYERS SINGLETON /RICHARD CASWELL JR /RICHARD HILL / DREW ALDRIDGE THOMAS ALDRIDGE / NICHOLAS SMITH /SAMUEL CASWELL / JOS. HOLLADAY / JOHN HAMPTON

Captain John Murphrey was killed across Contentnea from his home plantation when he was thrown from his shay. According to his manservant, a covey of birds spooked the horse, and he lost control. When the shay turned over, he was thrown clear, but the Captain was thrown against a fence post and cracked his skull. Grandma Nancy (Nancy Hill Sugg) who was a young girl at the time, remembered going to his funeral which she said was an elegant affair. The Priest went before the coffin carried by six slaves who held it on white napkins. A pall was held over the coffin by four of his gentleman friends, and his wife and family came next followed by friends and other relatives. It was indeed a high style funeral. Everyone had gathered that morning for tea and cakes and to sit with the corpse and after the service and burial, all went back to the house for a large dinner and great bouts of drinking, in what Grandma called "the Virginia Style".

"The Murphrey Line" by Eleanor Casey 1993, Goldboro Public Library. John Murphrey was a large plantation owner. He was a Captain of Militia, a merchant, a magistrate, and a surveyor. He and Elizabeth, with his daughter Gale, attended the opening of Government House (later called Tryon Palace) at New Bern. Elizabeth danced and chatted with Governor Tryon with whom she shared many mutual acquaintances from her stay at Williamsburg, Virginia. All of John's sons served in the Revolution.

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Dobbs County, N. C. Bible Records by Bill Murphy Other: According to Dixon family history, Captain John Murphrey arrived in Dobbs County, N. C. from Virginia with his nephew Murphrey Dixon in 1747. He was the founder of the Beare Garden plantation in Greene County, North Carolina. Listed as a Captain in the list of officers for the Dobbs County Militia on March 11, 1761. Died in 1776 when he was thrown from his riding chair and fractured his skull.Sources: Information about Captain John Murphrey and his family can be found in "The Quarterly Review of the Eastern N. C. Genealogical Society, Vol. IV, No. 1 and No. 2, 1977."

This citation provides evidence for John Murphrey Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution 1 citation provides evidence for Residence King George County, Virginia 1720-1990 1 citation provides evidence for Residence The Edward Pleasants Valentine papers : abstracts of records in the local and general archives of Virginia relating to the fami 1 citation provides evidence for Residence Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 5 citations provide evidence for Name