CASWELL COUNTY, NC - COURT - Vanhook vs Dixon, Rector, Gray, Richards
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Caswell County North Carolina
Superior Court
Special Procding
File#204

J.T. Vanhook, Robert C. Vanhooe, Nancy Hudson, Farmwille Stigale and 
wife Sarah Stigale, Susan D. Vanhook and Lucretia E. Vanhook:

Defendants

AGAINST
Mary A Dixon, Thomas Dixon, -----Rector and wife Sarah F. Rector:-----
Gray and wife Mary A Gray, --------Richards and wife Cornelia E. R. 
Richards; William R. Vanhook minor Def'ts. 

The Plaintiffs complain and aledge

1.  That Kindle Vanhook late of Caswell County departed this life some 
time since intestate.

2.  That at the time of his death he was sized and possessed of the 
following real estate in Caswell County which descended to his next of 
kin to wit: One tract of land adjoining the land of John G------Thacker 
and others containing 105 acres one other tract  adjoining the lands of 
Thomas------- William--------and others and  containing 39 acres one 
other tract adjoining the lands of Thomas------ containing 40 acres.

3.  That Kindle Vanhook left his surviving widow who is since dead and 
the following descendants who are his only heirs and legatees:  J.T. 
Vanhook who reside in Caswell Co., Robert C. Vanhook,  Nancy Hudson a 
widow who resides in Virginia.  Sarah who intermarried  with Farmville 
Stigale and reside in Caswell County: Susan D Vanhook  and Lucretia E. 
Vanhook who also reside in Caswell County: and who are the plaintiffs in 
this action and Mary A Dixon and Thomas Dixon children of a deceased 
daughter and reside in the State of Georgia and David Vanhook who is 
dead leaving the following children to wit:  Sarah F. intermarried with -
---Rector:  Mary Ann intermarried with ----Gran:  Cornelia E 
intermarried with ----Richards: William R Vanhook and Martha A Vanhook 
who reside in the state of Georgia.

The last two of whom are minors and Frances Vanhook who is dead leaving 
one son, his only child to wit:  David F Vanhook who  is a minor and 
reside in Caswell County who are the defendants in the above entitled 
action.

4.  That Plaintiffs desr-------to have partition of said lands between
themselves and the defendants according to their respective rights and
interest and are entitle to the same that they may hold shares in -----

6.  That to obtain a firm and satisfactory partition of the same for
sale made necessary and that is desired and ask on the parts of the
plaintiffs being satisfactory a sale for partition would promote the
interest of all concerned and especially the minors.

Wherefor the plaintiffs demand judgement that a sale of the land be
ordered by the court to be made by a proposed  comission to be appointed
by the court and that Thos. W. Burton be appointed commisioner to sell
said lands and for such other etc.