Catherine Humphras (born Mackelroy)

Betty Stokes Nov 8, 2009

Property (July 1762): name spelled Humphras

General: Family Adventures, David Muckleroy has her born before 1760.

This child is listed in some places as not being in her father's will. An earlier transcript left her out, but she is there.

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Johnston County Deed Abstracts 1759 - 1825

23 Jan 1770 John Humphres & wife Catherine of Johnston Co. to William Dawson of Johnston Co for L80 proc Money, 100 acres in Johnston Co. on NS Crabtree Creek beginning at a White Oak on the cr bank thence N 20d E 180 p to Pointers N86 W 90 p W 90 p to Pointers S 20 d W 180 p to a small Gum, S 52 E to the cr down thecourses of the cr to the beginning, it being the land Archibald MUCKLEROY willed to his daughter Catherine, who is now married to the sd John Humphres...

Wit: James Martin, Abington (A) MUKLEROY (Muckleroy), John McIvers. N. C. 7th Novr.

Catherne Humphres privately examined by Theops Hunter & James Martin.

A reference to this need can be found in gteh book Johnston County North Carolina Abstracts, Deed Books H-1; I-1; K: L-1 1771-1782, Vol. III, by W. P. Haun, 1985, p. 5.

This document clearly shows that Catherine Humphries' father was Archibald McElroy of Johnston Co., NC. Archibald McElroy left a will in Johnston Co. NC about 1760 that bequeathed 100 acres of land to his daughter Catherine. Archibald is documented in Volume 9 of the book "Historical Southern Families" by John Bennett Boddie with the McElroy chapter being written by "Judy" Barnett. The printed transcript leaves out the bequest to daughter, Catherine, but family researcher Betty Stokes has a copy of the second page of the will which includes Catherine's name and bequest.