Bertie County NC  John Ruffin Land Division -1845

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Deed Book GG/255   Bertie County

State of North Carolina  Bertie County Court
February Term 1845
Rachel Ruffin vs The Executor of John Ruffin
(Petition for Partition)

This case coming on to be heard upon the pleadings, it is 
considered by the Courth that the prayers of the petitioner be 
granted and that H.H. HARDY,  JAMES B. LEE,  WM. S. BROWN,  
ABSALOM ROGERS AND THOMAS J. PUGH be appointed commissioners to
 lay off and allot to the petitioners ONE THIRD PART OF THE LAND 
of the Testator including the dwelling house by visible metes and 
bounds and report this proceedings to the next term of this court,
 all of which is ordered and d__  according by John T. Taylor,
 Clk.

Agreeable to the annexed order we the commissioners have this day
 met and after being sworn as the law requires have proceeded to 
lay off and allot to Mrs. RACHEL RUFFIN one third part of the 
lands of John Ruffin Dec'd.  And we do by law apart lay off and 
allot to her the land and plantation (only) upon which she 
resides, bounded on the north by CASHIE SWAMP and on the south by 
ROCQUIST POCOSIN,  adjoining the lands:

A.M. CRAIG WASHINGTON GRIFFIN,  WHITMELL HODGE'S lines JESSE A.
 POWELL KADER BIGGS, RICARD J. VEAL, WILLIE SMITH, HH HARDY  
THOMAS B HARDYand other supposed to contain about 2,000 acres all 
of which is respectfully submitted.  Given under our hand and 
seals the 22nd day of Feb AD 1845.

Thomas J. Pugh,  HH Hardy,  W.S. Brown, Absalom (Abraham?)Rogers


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