BEAUFORT COUNTY, NC - Div. of Property - Frederick Downs (d. by 1850), 1910.

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Transcribed from microfilm at the  NC Dept of Archives, Raleigh, NC.
Original filed in Deed Book 173, page 392, Beaufort County, NC


                 DIVISION OF PROPERTY OF FREDERICK DOWNS

Know All Men By These Presents:

That whereas, Frederick Downs died intestate in Beaufort County, many 
years ago, prior to 1850, being seized in fee and the owner of several 
tracts of land; and

Whereas, he left seven heirs-at-law, to-wit:  Frederick Downs, Daniel D. 
Downs, Shadrack Down, Patsy Downs, who married Emanuel Taylor, Pagy 
Downs who married John Nobles and Susan Downs, who married Everrad 
Warren and Ellen Downs who was never married; and

Whereas, the said heirs at law had an actual division of the lands of 
their ancestor, Frederick Downs, and each heir at law went into 
possession of the part allotted to him in said division; and

Whereas, said division was never reduced to writing and no record 
thereof has ever been made; and

Whereas, we the undersigned descendants of said Frederick Downs, are 
knowing to the division and desire to perpetuate our knowledge about 
this matter.  We do certify as follows:  That Britton Downs is the son 
of Frederick Downs, Lacey N. Downs, is the son of Shadrack Downs and 
Amos Taylor is the son of Patsy Downs, who married Emanuel Taylor, and 
we do certify as follows:  that the share of Frederick Downs, Pagy 
Nobles, wife of John Nobles and Patsy Taylor, wife of Emanuel Taylor 
took the tract known as the Downs Pine Ridge, containing one hundred 
acres as their share in their said father's estate: each of them holding 
an undivided one-third interest in said tract.

That Dawson Downs, Ellen Downs, Susan Warren and husband Everrard 
Warren, each took their share in the tract known as the home tract, 
where their father lived, and they jointly sold the tract to John N. 
Carney.

Shadrach Downs took his share of land between the ditches, so called, 
and known as the forty acres patent.

We do further certify that our information in said matter comes from our 
ancestors.  The said Lacey N. Downs, states, that he had heard his 
father & Daniel Downs, Susan Warren and Ellen Downs state that this was 
the division and that the same was satisfactory to all parties 
concerned.

Amos Taylor does certify that he has heard his mother Patsy Taylor and 
his father Emanuel Taylor state that the above the division and that it 
was satisfactory; he also states that he has heard the other heirs, viz: 
Frederick Downs, Shadrack Downs, Daniel Downs, Susan Warren and Ellen 
Downs state, that the above was the division and that it was 
satisfactory.

Britton E. Downs, states, that he had heard his father, Frederick Downs, 
also his Uncle Shadrack Downs and Daniel Downs, and his aunts, Susan 
Warren and Ellen Downs state that the above was the division and that 
the same was satisfactory.

F. F. Taylor, son of Emanuel and Patsy Taylor and John T. Downs, son of 
Daniel D. Downs, certify, that they have heard their respective parents 
state that the foregoing was the division between the parties and that 
the same was satisfactory to all concerned; and

Whereas, we the undersigned desire to perpetuate our knowledge about 
this matter for coming generations.  We do hereby affix our names and 
seals this the 26th day of  November 1910.

                              Britton E. Downs                (Seal) 
                              Lacey N. Downs                  (Seal)
                              Amos (x) Taylor (his mark)      (Seal)
                              F. F. (x) Tayor  (his mark)     (Seal)

Witness:  A. Mayo

Filed 12 M., Jan. 1st, 1913
Gilbert Rumley
Register of Deeds