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Part of estate papers for Joseph Thomas: State of North Carolina County of Chatham We the undersigned commishiioners having bin appointed to divide the lands of Joseph Thomas among the heirs as set forth in the petition met on the premises on the 7th day of Feb 1877 and after being duly sworn as the law directs proceded to make the following division to wit sat up bounders (sp?) as folows, Begining at a stake cor of dawer and running South 2 .. (this could be a degree mark) west 23 3/4 poles to a stake in Haweth (sp?) line then siuth 85.. east with said line 47 poles to a stake then north 2 .. east 23 2/3 poles to a stake in dower line then north 85.. west 47 poles, to first staken an containing 7 acres valued at twenty one dollars, assiged to Melinda A. Thomas and receives from No. 4 four dollars & ten cents and fraom No. 6 eighty cents to make it equal in valuation twenty five dollars and ninety cents being an equal share. Lot No., 2 Beginning at a stake cor of No. 1 and runing south 2.. west 23 2/3 poles to a stake then south 85.. east 47 poles then noth 2.. east 23 2/3 poles to a stake corner of dower then north 85.. west 47 poles to begining containing 7 acres valued at $23 dollars assigned to James O. Thomas and receives from No. 6 $2 90/100 dollars to make it equal in valuation. Lot No. 3 Begining at a stake cor of dower runing south 85.. east 47 poles to a stake north 85.. west 47 poles to a stake then south 2.. west 24 1/2 oles to begining containing 7 1/4 acres valued at $23 dollars assigned to John Thomas and receives from No. 6 forthy cents and from No. 8 $2 10/100 dollars & from No. 9 forty cents to make it equal in valuation. Lot No. 4 Begining at a stake cor of No. 3 & running south 85.. east 47 poles to a stake the north 2.. east 25 1/2 poles to a stake then north 85..west 47 poles to a stake then south 2.. west 25 1/2 poles to first stake an containing 7 1/4 acres valued at $30, dollars assigned to Nancy Brown and pays to No. 1 $4 10/100 dollars, to make it equal in valuation. Lot No. 5 Begining at a stake cor of No. 3 & runing south 85.. east 47 poles to a stake then north 2.. east 25 3/4 poles to a stake then north 85.. west 47 poles to a stake then south 2.. west 25 3/4 poles to begining containing 7 1/2 acrews valued at $22, dollars and receives from No. 9 $3 70/100 dollars & from No. 10 twenty cents to make it equal in valuation (assigned to Jeff D. Thomas). Lot No. 6 Begining at a stake cor of No. 4 & runing south 85.. ast 47 poles to a stake then north 2.. east 25 3/4 poles to a stake then north 85.. west 47 poles to a stake then south 2.. west 25 3/4 poles to begining containing 7 1/2 acres valued at $30 dollars and pays to No. 3 forty cents and to No. 2 $2 90/100 dollars & to No. 1 eighty cents to make it equaly in valuatin (assigned to Ruthie Thomas). Lot No. 7 Begining at a stake cor of No. 5 runing south 85.. east 47 poles to a stake then north 2.. east 25 3/4 poles to a stake then north 85.. west 47 poles to a stake then south 2.. west 25 3/4 poles to begining containing 7 1/2 acres valued at $22, dollars & receives from No. 10 $3 70/100 dollars to make it equa.l in valuation assigned to Venilla Thomas. Lot No. 8 Begining at a stake cor of No. 7 & runing south 85.. east 47 poles to a stake then north 2.. east 25 3/4 poles to a staken then north 85.. west 47 poles to a stake then south 2.. west 25 3/4 poles to begining containing 7 1/7 acres valued at $28 dollars assigned to Annah Thommas & pays to No. 3 $2 10/100 dollars to make it equal in valuation. Lot No. 9 begining at a stake on road & runing south 2.. west with Pattersons line 46 poles to a stake then south 85.. east 29 1/2 poles then north 2.. east 18 poles then west 9 poles to redoak then noth 2.. east 43 poles to road then with road to begining containing 7 1/2 acrews valued at $30 dollars & pays to No. 4 $3 70/100 dollars & to No. 3 forty cents to make it equal in vluation (assigned to Wm H Thomas). Lot No. 10 Begining at a stake cor of No. 9 & runing south 85.. east 60 poles to a stake then north 2.. east 23 poles to a white oak then north 58.. west 60 poles to to a stake then south 2.. west 18 poles to begining containing 8 1/2 acres valued at $30 dollars assigned to Josiah Thomas and pays to No. 7 $3 70/100 dollars & to No. 5 twenty cents & to No. 7 twenty cents to make it equal given under our hands and seals the day and year above written. W. J. Gunter (Seal) H. H. Prince (Seal) Richard Cotton (Seal) I Wm F. Foushee Clerk of the Superior Court do certify that the foregoing rport of Commisioners was on the 31st day of March 1877 in all things Confirmed and ordered to be registered. Wm F. Foushee C.S.C. The written reort of __________ of laws recorded in office Register of Deeds Chatham County, NC in Books A. W. pages 7, 8 & 9 June 11th 1877. W. H. Hatch Reg of Deeds [Document contained a drawing of parcel of land with following note:] Scale 40 poles to an inch. The _______ plat represents a divisin as made amongth the heirs of Joseph Thomas decease this Feb the 7th 1877. &nbs p; _ P. Snipes C.S. [Document contained a second drawing of parcel of land with following note:] Scale 40 poles to an Inch. The ________ plat represents a dawer of land as surveyed and marked out for Widow Joseph Thomas. Feb the 7th 1877 &nb sp; _ P. Snipes, C.S. State of North Carolina County of Chatham J. L. _ Taylor Sheriff attended by the following Jurors to wit W. T. Gunter, Richard Cotten, Anderson Holt, Henderson Holt & J. R. Thomas met on the premises of Joseph Thomas deces on the7th of Feb 1877 and after being duly swanne according to law preceeded to lay of to the widow of Joseph Thomas his dower & thinds in said Thomases lands according to the folowing meets and bounds to wit. Begining at a stake & runing south 85.. east 94 poles to a stake then north 2.. east 58 2/3 poles to a stake then north 85.. west 94 poles to a stake then south 2.. west 55 2/3 poles to first stake and containing 34 1/4 acres and ____ him in possession of the same. This the day and year above written given under our hands and _____ & C W. T. Gunter (Seal) Richard Cotton (Seal) J. R. Thomas (Seal) A. A. Holt (Seal) Henderson Holt (Seal)