Bertie COUNTY NC Deed Land Division Jacob Garrett File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lynn McCarthy Lcmccarthy@aol.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Bertie County North Carolina Deed Book W Page 290 Jacob Garrett's Land Division State of North Carolina Bertie County Court Nov. Term 1814 Humphry Lawrence & uxor & al: To The Court Petition for Partition of Land Ordered that Solomon Cherry Junr, John Watson, Allen Williams, William Byrum and Thomas Casper, be & they are hereby appointed commissioners to divide the Land of Jacob Garrett, decd. and that they make return to next court. Test Jos Blount Dep Clk No. 1 61 3/4 acres N 50 W No. 2 61 3/4 Acres No. 3 S 50 E 61 3/4 acres N 50 W No. 4 61 3/4 acres No. 5 S 50 E 61 3/4 acres No 50 W No. 6 61 3/4 acres [Hand drawn plat show Road on the SE; Buck Swamp on the south; P A R K E R on the east; Lane to the NE; 68 pole on the NW corner; Clarks & 24 pole, Stones line and Bazemores line on the west.] In obedience to the annexed order, We the Subscribers have met on the premises and Divided the Lands of Jacob Garrett decd. amongst his Heirs as follows, which is represented by the above plott, Lot No. 1 To Naomi Garrett, Lott No. 2 To Nancy Garrett. No 3 to Mary Lawrence and is to receive from No. 4 Twentysix Dollars to make it equal. No. 4 to Rachell Garrett and pays as above stated. No. 5 to Jacob Garrett, No. 6 David Garrett, all of which we consider as Equal Except No. 3 & 4 as above mention___________Given under our hands and seals This 9th Decr. 1814. So. Cherry Junr. (Seal) John Watson (Seal) Allen Williams (Seal) William Byrum (Seal) his Thomas x Casper (Seal) mark State of North Carolina Bertie County Court Feby Term 1815 This Division of the Lands of Jacob Garrett decd. was returned to this Term by the commissioners appointed to divide the same and ordered to be Registered. Teste, So. Cherry Junr Clk [Written on the side of the page: wrote and plotted in the night, bad eyes.] NOTE: Jacob Garrett married Rachel Eason Dec 25, 1790 Bertie County NC. Their children: Mary m. Humphrey Lawrence Nancy m. ? King Naomi m. James J. Choate Moved to Rutherford TN Rachel m. Blount B. Ruffin (Madison Co AL 1830 census; Arkansas Co Arkansas 1840 census; Deshay Co Arkansas David Garrett moved to Sumner Co TN Jacob Garrett ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============