William Murphrey, Jr.

https://genfiles.com/murphree/isle-of-wight-murfreys/

Confusingly, it appears that William Murphrey Sr. had two sons named William. The first son named William predeceased his father. The William Murfree named in Sarah Murphree’s 1740 will was apparently born after the death of the first William Jr. The “first” William Murphrey Jr. was born before 1686, when he is mentioned in Edward Perkins’ will, but was clearly a minor at the time. His age is uncertain, because there don’t appear to be any references in Isle of Wight that we can definitely attribute to him. He died intestate in Isle of Wight County sometime before 25 April 1715 when the court ordered an appraisal of the estate of “William Murphery Jr.” The appraisal was dated 5 May and recorded on 27 June by his widow Mary Murphery.6 By 22 February 1719/20 the widow had remarried to Barnaby McKinnie, as Barnaby and Mary McKinnie signed an accounting as co-administrators. This final accounting includes 29 pounds to be paid to “ye four orphans” and other monies paid to “Rickeses orphans”.

It appears that William Murfrey Jr. married the widow Mary Exum Ricks sometime after September 1704, and had four children by her before 1715.

The will of her husband’s father Isaac Ricks, written on 26 September 1721, leaves one shilling each to Isaac and Martha, the children of his deceased son Jacob Ricks.

Four orphans probably refers to William Murphrey's 4 children (names unknown), and the “Rickeses orphans” would be the children of Jacob Ricks, Isaac and Martha.