John Murphy Deed Record, Van Buren County 1841

MURPHY, MULLEN, BOYER, CARTER, RABB

Posted By: LuRee Runnells (email)
Date: 6/24/2005 at 10:24:31

Deed Record, Patents, No. 57, Van Buren County
The United States of America to -- John Murphy

Filed for Record the 30th day of August, A.D. 1913 at 11:40 o'clocl A.M.
Elmer Mort - Recorder by Estella Wright - Deputy
Recording Fee 60[cents]
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Certificate No. 5485 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
to all to Whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas, John Mjurphy of St. Louis County, Missouri has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Burlington whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said John Murphy according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "an Act Making Further Provisions for the Sale of the Public Lands." for --

The West half of the North East quarter of Section Thirty one in Township Sixty eight North, of Range Eight West, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Burlington, Iowa Territory, containing Eighty Acres

according to the official plat of the survey of the said lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said -- John Murphy.

NOW, KNOW YE, That the united States of America, in consideration of the premises and in conformity with the several Acts of Congress in such case made and provided, Have Given and Granted, and by these presents Do Give and Grant, unto the said -- John Murphy -- and to his heirs, the said tract above described. To Have and to Hold the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances, of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said -- John Murphy -- and to his heirs and assigns forever.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I -- John Tyler --, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.

Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the First day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one [1841] and of the Independence of the United States the Sixty Sixth.
By the President: John Tyler
By R. Tyler - Secretary
J. Williamson - Recorder of the General Land Office

John Murphy is my great, great, great grandfather; this property is south of Highway 2, south of Thompson Cemetery on Robin Ave. in Van Buren Cty., IA. John Murphy was born in Ireland about 1796 and died in Van Buren Cty., IA. He and his first wife Margaret Mullen also born in Ireland had two sons, Thomas Benton Murphy and Cornelius Murphy. Thomas B. Murphy and Martha Jane Carter Murphy are my great, great grandparents and are buried in Vernon Cemetery; Corneluis and Emily Rabb Murphy are buried in Thompson Cemetery on Robin Ave. John Murphy's second wife is Ellen (Boyer) Murphy. John Murphy was a steamboat captain on the Mississippi River, plying his boat between Cairo, Il and New Orleans, LA. When the U.S. Government opened the Black Hawk Indian purchase of land for settlement, John bought a claim located between Farmington and Bonaparte, Iowa (which is described above). John and Ellen (Boyer) Murphy had 10 children: Julia; Elizabeth; Ellen; John; James; Margaret; Samuel; Mary; Andrew; William. The first five were born in Missouri, the last five in Van Buren Cty., Iowa. Ellen (Boyer) Murphy is buried in Thompson Cemetery, but there are no records that John Murphy is buried there. The information that has been available is the records never went back that far, so if he is buried in Thompson Cemetery by his second wife Ellen (Boyer) Murphy, there are no records to prove it. If anyone has any information on John Murphy, please contact me.