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Charles County MD Will Book 1777-1780; Page 47.
Daniel Murphey's Will. Aug 19, 1777. I, Daniel Murphey Sr of CC, am in health and sound memory, but knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make this my last will.
To my grandson Daniel Murphey, son of my son, Zephaniah Murphey - 1 good bed and furniture.
To my granddaughter Mary Murphey, daughter of the afd Zephaniah Murphey - 1 good bed and furniture.
To my granddaughter Rebecca Murphey, daughter of the afd Zephaniah Murphey - 1 chest and a pewter dish. To my granddaughter Jane Murphey, daughter of the afd Zephaniah Murphey - 5 pewter plates, 1 pewter basin, and 3 chairs.
All of the above legacies are now in the possession of my well beloved son, Zephaniah Murphey and Margret Murphey, his wife, but not to be disposed of by sd Zephaniah Murphey or his wife, Margaret, nor to be taken in payment of sd Zephaniah's debts, and if anything should thereafter happen, that the above articles should be in danger of being wasted or disposed of or taken in payment of Zephaniah's debts, then I or my executrix to take the above articles in possession again, and to be kept for the use of my grandchildren afd, until they arrive to their proper age. If any of the afd grandchildren dies underage, their part will go to whomever I or my executrix designates.
To my wife Mary Murphey - all my moveable effects, and the privilege to dispose of the same.
Executrix: my wife Mary.
Signed Feb 10, 1774 - Daniel (6 his mark) Murphey Sr.
Wit - Catherine Amory, Mary Mackhon,
Probated Aug 19, 1777 via the oaths of both witnesses.
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=== Contributed by Ralph D. Smith
Apr. 1802 - Maryland High Court of Chancery. Henry Cooksey, of Charles Co. vs. Benjamin Burch's heirs. Cooksey set forth that on Mar. 23, 1786, he contracted with Benjamin Burch of Charles Co., since deceased, for the purchase in fee simple of sundry tracts of land lying in Charles Co., known by the name "Lumley," "Pernury" [sic] and "Burch's Help" [sic] and on the day and year aforesaid passed his bond to the said Burch for the quantity of 47,659 lbs. of tobacco. Cooksey futher stated that the said Benjamin Burch put him [Cooksey] in full and quiet possession of the lands sold to him, and that the said Benjamin shortly afterward, that is to say in the year 1786 or 1787, departed this life leaving the following persons his heirs at law to wit, Leonard Burch, Eleanor Burch, issue of Leonard Burch a deceased brother, Sarah Burch, a sister of the said Benjamin. and now the wife of Zadock Harris, Susanna, another sister, and now the wife of Notley Maddox, Anne, another sister, and now the wife of Peregrine Thorn, and Sarah Burch, issue of Justinian Burch, A deceased brother [that is, Benjamin's brother Justinian Thomas Burch], that all the heirs of the aforesaid Benjamin Burch are living and residing out of the jurisdiction or this state in the commonwealth of Virginia as he [Cooksey] has been informed and believes, and that the said Benjamin Burch left Francis Hammersly and John Winter of Charles Co his executors.
Henry Cooksey brings this action to obtain a conveyance in fee simple of the following tracts of land in Charles County to wit "Lumley," "Pernury" [sic] and "Burch's Hope" [sic] which Benjamin Burch of said County since deceased sold'to him [Cooksey] at and for the quantity of 212 lbs. of tobacco per acre.
The Deposition of Samuel Turner aged sixty nine years, being duly sworn, deposeth, and saith, that Samuel Amery and Benjamin Burch married two sisters, that he was well acquainted with all Benjamin Burch's family, that the said Benjamin had only one child a son, who died before he arrived to legal age, that the said Benjamin had two brothers and three sisters, the eldest brother Leonard left two children a son and a daughter, who it is said live in Kentucky. The other brother Justinian left a daughter who it is said lives in Virginia, the 2nd sister Sarah was married to Zadock Harris and it is said lives in Ky., and the third sister Anne was married to Peregrine Thorne, who says he lives in Virginia ... and all of them reside out of state .... Jan. 18, 1803. [Deposition of Samuel Amery made in Charles Co., Md. an Jan. 18, 1803 and included an Page 248' of this Chancery Court case.]
Source: 53 Maryland Chancery Court Records - Liber S.H.H. Nei. 9 - 1802, Page 242-250 [above abstract from Marilu's book,
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1750 - 1784 (33 years)