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REGISTER OF DEEDS, ORANGE CO NC 1752-1768 & 1793; Eve B. Weeks, 1984, p.35
13 Nov 1764 Herman Husbands to John Fields. 661 acres. Acknowledged.

The following will would not likely be the father of Anna Field Starnes, given that she was probably already in her 40's. It appears that her brother John has married a daughter of Roger Murphy, Sr. He is dying and leaving the care of one of his sons to his sister, the other son, Roger Field, in the care of the child's grandfather, or uncle, for whom he was named.

16 Nov 1766
ORANGE COUNTY NC; Will Book A, p.56
In the name of God amen, I John Fields
of Orange County in the Province of North Carolina, being of
perfect mind & Memory, make this my last Will & Testament.
First, to my son John I give & Bequeath one half of all my Land
& the other half to my son Roger. The Land to be Divided East
& West. & it is my Desire that my Youngest son shall
have the north part for his share & the house for his part
& it is my Desire that my wife shall live in the Plantation
until my Eldest son comes of Age. & after my Eldest
Son comes of age, & after my Eldest son comes of age it is
my Desire, that she should live on my Youngest sons
part of his land; her lifetime & in the time of her living on
my Eldest sons part. I desire that should not Cleare
any upon his Share of the land only what is Cleared already
and it is my Desire, that so much of my Effects may be
Sold as may discharge my Just debts, & my wife to have a
third part of my Moveables that is left & the rest to be
Divided between the two Boys, only the Eldest to have thirtye
shillings more than the Youngest & my wife to have the
Privilege of all till she marry again & then to move off
the land only having the third part of the Movables. & it is
my Desire that Abenezar Starnes & Ann Starnes his Wife
& Roger Murphry should have the Care of the Child in Case
the child should Marry [I believe he meant to say "in case the wife should marry"]
and if it are married to take it away
the Eldest to live at Abenezers Starnes & the Youngest at
Roger Murphrey's & if Roger Murphey Ser Sould Dye
then Roger Murphey Junr to have the care over the Child.
Confirming this & no other to be my last will & Testament.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & Seal
this Sixteenth Day of November in the Year of our Lord 1766.
John (X) Fields
Test: William Ward, James Morgan, Roger Murphy Junr, Rachel (X) Fields
At an Inferior Court of pleas Etc. begin & held for the County
of Orange at the Court house in Hillsborough on the Second
Tuesday in February in the Year of our Lord One thousand
Seven husdred & Sixty Seven Present his Majesties Justices
Etc the Execution of the afod. Will Duly proved by the Oath
of William Ward & Ordered to be Recorded.
Test: Francis Nash CC


John Field's two young sons did go to South Carolina with the Starnes and Murphy families. John Field and his wife Betty Ann lived adjoining Ebenezer Starnes by the 1780's. Roger Field was in Pendleton District after records of the two Roger Murphys appear there.

Death	Feb 1767	Orange County, North Carolina
Marriage		[Daughter] MURPHY

Spouse	[Daughter] MURPHY ( - )
Child	John Field ( - )
Child	Roger Field ( - )

Father	John Field (1700 - )
Mother	Anna [Field] ( - 1740)
Sibling	Anna Field (1732 - 1802)
Sibling	Isaac Field (1735 - )
Sibling	Benjamin Field (1738 - )