Albemarle County NcArchives Court.....Peterson - Deceased, Thomas 1715-1716
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Source: Colonial Records
Written: 1715-1716

Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1715 - 1716
November 17, 1715 - January 19, 1716
Volume 23, Pages 1 - 96

CHAPTER LXIV.

An Act impowering Johanna Peterson, Widow of Thomas Peterson, late of 
Albemarle County, Esq., to make Sale of certain Lands, late belonging to the 
said Thomas Peterson; and to make other provision for Anna, the Daughter of 
the said Thomas Peterson, to whom the said Lands do Descend.

I. Whereas Thomas Peterson, late of Albemarle County, Esqr.; died seized and 
possessed in his Demense, of Fee, of, and to a certain Plantation or Tract of 
Land, lying in the fork of Queen Anne's Creek, in Chowan Precinct, containing, 
by Estimation, Four Hundred Acres, be the same more or less, butted and 
bounded to the Eastward on the Town Land, and to the Westward on Slocomb's 
Creek; and also, of, in, and to one Halfe Acre or Lot of Land in Bath Town, 
butting and bounding to the Southward on the Lot of Col. Xpher Gale, and to 
the Northward on one of the Cross streets; which said Plantation and Lot of 
Land, do descend unto Anna, an infant, the Daughter of the said Thomas: And 
Whereas Johanna, the Mother of the said Anna, by her petition preferred to 
this Assembly, is very willing, for the Advancement of the said Anna's 
Portion, to relinquish her Right of Dower of, in, and to the said Lands and 
Lot, provided that the same Lands and Lot may be sold, to and for the use, 
Benefit and Interest of the said Anna, the said Lands and Lot now having 
considerable Improvements thereon, which makes them valuable; which otherwise 
will be very much impaired and ruined before the said Anna shall come of age: 
Wherefore,

II. Be It Enacted, by his Excellency the Pallatine, and the rest of the true 
and Absolute Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, by and with the 
Advice and Consent of the rest of the Members of the General Assembly, now met 
at Little River for the North East part of the said Province, and it is hereby 
Enacted, by the Authority of the same, That the said Johanna be, and she is 
hereby impowered, to bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, and transfer the said 
Plantation or tract of Land lying in the Fork of Queen Anne's Creek, in Chowan 
Precinct, containing, by Estimation, Four Hundred Acres, be the same more or 
less, butting and bounding to the Eastward on the Town Land, and to the 
Westward on Slocomb Creek; also one Halfe Acre or Lot of Land in Bath-Town, 
butting and bounding to the Southward on the Lot of Col. Xpher Gale, and to 
the Northward on one of the Cross Streets; or any Part or Parcel of the same; 
to any Person or Persons that shall be willing to give most Money for the 
same; to have and to hold the same to such Purchaser or Purchasers, his or 
their heirs and Assigns, forever.

III. And for the better securing the Mony arising by such Sale, to and for the 
Use, Benefit, and Interest of the said Anna, her Heirs and Assigns; It is 
hereby further Enacted, That immediately at and upon the Sale of the aforesaid 
Plantation or Tract of Land, and Lot, or any Part of the same, the said Anna 
shall stand and be seized in her Demense, as of Fee, of, in, and to one 
certain Plantation or Tract of Land, whereof the said Johanna is and now 
stands seized and possessed of, in Perquimons Precinct, containing, by 
Estimation, One Hundred and Seventy Acres, be the same more or less, situate, 
lying, and being on Castleton's or Laker's Creek, butting and bounding on the 
Lands of Inliana Lakers and Richard Skinner; to have and to hold the same 
Plantation or Tract of Land, to her the said Anna, her Heirs and Assigns, in 
Fee-Simple, with Condition that if the said Johanna do pay the said Monies 
arising by such Sale to the said Anna, at and upon her Arrival to the Age of 
Eighteen years, or Day of Marriage, or otherwise appropriating the Monies 
arising by the Sale of the Aforesaid Plantation or Tract of Land at the Fork 
of Queen Anne's Creek, and Lot aforesaid, by purchasing young Female Slaves 
for the Use of the said Anna; then the aforesaid Estate of the said Anna, of, 
in, and to the aforementioned Plantation or Tract of Land in Perquimons 
Precinct, to be invalid and of no Force or Effect.


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