Katherine, This is just a tidbit to give you something to mull over while I'm at the dentist (do patron saints go to dentists?). 3A 503 Stephen Herring to Daniel Murphy, both of Duplin Co., 31 Oct 1804, for 125 silver dollars 100A on the waters of Rockfish, beg. at a maple at the mouth of Peg's Marsh Branch, adj. the lines of Moore, Timothy Murphy & John Matthis, to Matthis's Mill Branch, being part of a survey of 300A granted by patent to William Murphy dec'd. Wit: Thomas Lanier, Timothy Murphy. Oct. Ct. 1808. I'll do more as soon as I get home. Dee -----Original Message----- From: Katherine Ricker <cheery2@quiknet.com> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 11:12 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Duplin County Abstracts >My goodness, Dee! We're going to have to make you the patron saint of >Duplin County genealogy. You are one of the most generous persons--an >inspiration! > >I don't know if you can help me. I'm all mixed up with Laniers, Carltons, >Sloans, Murphys (well, maybe/maybe not), Wells, Aldermans, etc. > >I have two major problems. > >1) Thomas Murphy Lanier was born January 22, 1805, in Duplin and grew up >"near Magnolia." He had a first wife, then married Temperance Carlton >(Hardy and Elizabeth Sloan's daughter) once they had all gotten to >Thomas/Colquitt County, GA in the 1830s-1840s. Tempy and Murphy (as he was >called) had six fine sons (no daughters). After the war, they had two--and >one of them was minus his right hand. The baby, Marion Bruce, was too young >to go. He was my gr-grandfather. > >Who were Murphy's parents? I have settled on Thomas Lanier (b. 1780, and >son of Jesse and Sarah Whaley). He was married twice. The first wife's >name and the name of their three children (two boys, one girl) are lost. >The second wife was Theana Herring and she and Thomas had lots of children. > >(Some have suggested Thomas' brother, John Lanier (b. 1782) was Murphy's >father, but I have checked this out thoroughly and it is not possible. An >uncle perhaps, but not the father.) > >In the Ps & Qs (which I MUST get my hands on) for Duplin, about 1803, a >Timothy Murphy (ah, yes!) and Thomas Lanier were to help build a road >together. I have been told that meant they were probably neighbors. Now, >did Thomas Lanier marry a relative of Timothy Murphy (he was born about >1779, I think)? Is that why my Murphy was so named? My Murphy and Tempy >named one of their sons--Timothy! (Their other sons were John (after >Murphy's uncle???), Hardy (after Tempy's father), Gibson (after one of >Tempy's relatives--there were several Gibson Sloans), and Thomas Murphy Jr. >in addition to Uncle Gip and Marion Bruce). > >If you have any information that would help, it would be mightily >appreciated. (In honor of my grandfather, Tom Lanier, I have pledged to try >and find Murphy's parents before I die. It's a long-ago memory, and I may >have created it, but I could almost swear that my grandfather and his >brothers told me one day when I was 10 or 11 and we were sitting on the >front porch of that old Georgia farmhouse that my grandfather built by hand >that they thought that Murphy's father was named Tom.) > >2) Who was Murphy's first wife? Murphy had two daughters by the first >wife: Nancy Caroline and Sarah Ann. Since Nancy Caroline was born about >1825 (she was the eldest and was listed as 35 in the Colquitt County Census >of 1860), Murphy and his bride had to have been barely 20 years old when >Nancy Caroline was born. I'm scouting around in the Sloans since "Nancy" is >a name they seemed to like--and "Caroline" too crops up among them. The >problem with trying to find any females is, as you well know, so difficult. > >Any light you can shed on these mysteries would brighten my life and lighten >my heart--and mean I could get back to the daily chores of living rather >than searching for lost ancestors. > >Many, many thanks! You are most kind! > >Katherine Lanier Ricker > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >To: Katherine Ricker <cheery2@quiknet.com> >Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 1:38 AM >Subject: Re: Fw: Duplin County Abstracts > > >> Katherine, >> This particular book came from Barnes and Noble on-line. I >special-ordered >> it many weeks ago and it arrived yesterday(bn.com/ Abstracts of Duplin >> County, North Carolina, Deeds, 1784-1813, Vol. 1, $32.50) .I have a number >> of Bladen and Duplin County books (plus North Carolina books) and about a >> dozen more on backorder. I'm certain that it would be far quicker and >> cheaper to try the Duplin County Historical Society, but I don't have that >> contact information. I think it can also be gotten at Frontier Press Book >> Store >> (North Carolina) 1-800-772-7559. I have three more Duplin Abstract books >> due in this week. In the meantime, I would be more than happy to check on >> something for you. >> Dee >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Katherine Ricker <cheery2@quiknet.com> >> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >> Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 10:57 PM >> Subject: Re: Fw: Duplin County Abstracts >> >> >> >Dee, where did you get all that info? Please tell me how I can purchase >> >your source. Many thanks! Katherine >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >> >To: <NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 5:07 PM >> >Subject: Re: Fw: Duplin County Abstracts >> > >> > >> >> Martha, >> >> No charge. >> >> 1A 34 >> >> John Magee to Ebenezar Garrison, both of Duplin Co., 13 Dec 1783, for >30 >> >> pds. specie 135A on the Es of Northeast Branch of Cape Fear River & on >a >> >> certain branch of Muddy Creek known by the name of Marsh Branch, being >> >part >> >> of the planta. whereon sd. Garrison now lives on & the SS of sd. Marsh >> >> Branch, beg. at a gum & to the back patent line of John Magee dated 22 >> Dec >> >> 1779, & to James Blaks corner. Wit: Charles Bostick, William Farrior. >> >July >> >> Ct. 1764. >> >> >> >> 1A 137 >> >> William Magee of Duplin Co. to John Magee(co. not given) 23 Nov 1784, >75 >> >> pds. specie 400A on the Marsh Branch joining Muddy Creek where the sd. >> >> William Magee formerly lived in 3 planta. to wit: (1) on the SS of >Marsh >> >> Branch; (2) on the NS of the same branch where John Magee's store is; >(3) >> >> one in the fork of same branch, being the tracts of land that William >> >Magee >> >> bought of John Woodward, Jacob Brown, Richard Keen, Ebenezar Garrison. >> >Wit: >> >> William Farrior, Andrew Laws, John Farrior. Apr. Ct. 1785. >> >> >> >> 1A 257 >> >> Wm. (William) Kenan, admr. of his father Felix Kenan, Esqr., dec'd, >late >> >> shff. of Duplin Co., to Jesse Brown, planter of Duplin Co., 17 Jan >1786, >> >12 >> >> pds. for 100 A. The sd. Felix Kenan by virtue of a recovery & >judgement >> >in >> >> the Inferior Court of Duplin Co. against James Moore late of Duplin >Co., >> >did >> >> issue an execution for the afsd. sum of 12 pds. for the cost of a suit >> >> brought by Archibald Bell, then of Duplin Co. The sd. Felix Kenan by >> >virtue >> >> of the execution did levy the same on a tract of land patented by John >> >Brown >> >> on the NE side of Muddy Creek cont. 100A, beg. on the corner at the sd. >> >> creek, which sd. land is between the land now John Woodward's & John >> >Magee's >> >> & the afsd. Jesse Brown purchased the same for the debt & cost afsd. of >> >the >> >> sd. Felix Kenan. Wit: Catherine Kenan, Elizabeth (X) Cannon. Apr. Ct. >> >> 1786. >> >> >> >> 1A 488 >> >> John Magee of New Hanover Co., nigh the Town of Wilmington, to Ebenezer >> >> Garrison, planter of Duplin Co., 24 Aug 1787, for 35 pds. current money >> >50A >> >> on th Marsh Branch near Muddy Creek, it being part of >> >> 2 surveys of land patented by William Magee & the other one patented by >> >John >> >> Magee, beg. at a red oak on the SS of the Mill Branch upon William >> >Farrior's >> >> line, to a pine upon Thomas Blake's line, to William Farrior's corner. >> >Wit: >> >> William Farrier, Justice Miller. Jan. Ct. 1788. >> >> >> >> 1A 552 >> >> John Magee to John Farrier, both of Duplin Co., (date not given), for >120 >> >> pds. specie one negro boy named Ceasar. Test. William Southerland, >> Justic >> >> Miller. Apr. Ct. 1788. >> >> >> >> Martha, these entries are copied exactly as written. >> >> Dee >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: mid3@juno.com <mid3@juno.com> >> >> To: d7777@worldnet.att.net <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >> >> Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 7:15 PM >> >> Subject: Re: Fw: Duplin County Abstracts >> >> >> >> >> >> >Dee, >> >> >William seems to be mine, not sure about John. How much to send me >> >> >copies? >> >> >My address: Mrs. Martha Dutsch >> >> > P. O. Box 1155 >> >> > Covington LA 70434 >> >> >Thanks, >> >> >Martha >> >> > >> >> >On Mon, 1 Nov 1999 15:34:32 -0500 "Dee Thompson" >> <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >> >> >writes: >> >> >> Martha., >> >> >> John (5 listings) and William (2 listings). Both of William's >> >> >> listings also >> >> >> had John in them. Are these your MAGEES? >> >> >> Dee >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> From: mid3@juno.com <mid3@juno.com> >> >> >> To: d7777@worldnet.att.net <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >> >> >> Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 2:34 PM >> >> >> Subject: Re: Fw: Duplin County Abstracts >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >Dee, Would you check book for MAGEE, please? >> >> >> >TIA, >> >> >> >Martha >> >> >> > >> >> >> >On Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:18:53 -0500 "Dee Thompson" >> >> >> <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >> >> >> >writes: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> >> From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >> >> >> >> To: mvfctower1@aol.com <mvfctower1@aol.com> >> >> >> >> Cc: Bladen <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> >> >> Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 1:16 PM >> >> >> >> Subject: THOMPSONS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Mike, >> >> >> >> I know you think that I've forgotten who I'm supposed to be >> >> >> >> researching. Well, the Duplin County, North Carolina Abstracts >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> Deeds 1784-1813 Vol. 1 just arrived, including Benjamin, David, >> >> >> >> Elizabeth, Jacob, James, John, John C. John Carter, Lawrence, >> >> >> >> Nicodemus, Nicodemus Jr., Sanders, Solomon, Thomas, and William. >> >> >> >> Also Elizabeth and John Thomson. Now do you forgive me? Do you >> >> >> >> want it zeroxed or typed? >> >> >> >> Dee >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >