Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Braswell, Benjamin - Estate 1847
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Written: 1847

	Braswell, Benjamin, 1847 estate file; petition for years 
provisions, Benjamin Braswell died Jan 1847; laid off years provisions 
to widow, Rode or Roda Braswell, May Ct. (1850), commissioners John 
Braswell, William D. Mercer, John Mercer.  Petition for dower, Feb. Ct. 
1847, Rhoda Braswell vs Cally S. Robert, Cyntha P., and Milly Braswell 
states that she is the widow of Benjamin Braswell who died in 1847, 
intestate and was possessed of a tract of land adjoining the lands of 
John and William Mercer containing 200 acres adjoining the lands of 
Zadock Braswell, and a tract of land containing 190 acres adjoining the 
lands of Duncan Braswell and others; the above named defendants are the 
only heirs of said Benjamin.  Nov. Ct. 1847, petition of Rhoda 
Braswell, Robert Lancaster and wife, Cyntha, and Milly Braswell, all of 
full age except Milly who sues in his half by Rhoda Braswell, her next 
kin vs. Robert Braswell and Cally Braswell who are infants without 
guardian and defend by order of court, petition states that Rhoda is 
the widow of Benjamin Braswell and the other parties to petition are 
the children of said Benjamin except Robert Lancaster who intermarried 
with petitioner (Prenety) and they are all tenants in common of said 
Benjamin and ask that slaves Lewis, Gilly, Any, Warren, Amos, Lettice, 
Albert, Baston, Esther, Ander, Prissy, Charlotte, Eliza, Drew, 
Hilliard, John, Elisha, and Lina who came to them from the said 
Benjamin; all are of full age except Milly who will be of full age 
before the next term of court; petitioners ask court to appoint 
commissioners to divide slaves; Nov. Ct. 1847, petition to divide land, 
Robert Lancaster and wife, Prenetty and Milly Braswell an infant and 
Robert and Cally Braswell who are also infants and sue in this behalf 
by their next friend and guardian, Rhoda Braswell, petition states that 
they are the heirs at law of the late Benjamin Braswell and tenants in 
common to land descended to them from their ancestor the said Benjamine 
to wit a tract known as the upper tract lying on Mercer’s Mill Branch 
containing 200 acres adjoining the lands of Lamon J. Dunn, Duncan 
Braswell, Elijah Williams and others also another tract containing 258 
acres lying on Mercer’s Mill Branch adjoining the lands of John Mercer, 
William Mercer, Zadock Braswell and others, they also state that Robert 
Lancaster married Prenethy is of full age and that Molly will be of 
full age and that the “others will respectively be of age in one year 
and two years and Rhoda Braswell their mother guardian and next friend 
have with view of saving expense of future divisions joined in this 
suit” the other petitioners having nearly reached the age that the law 
allows them to take control of their property, petitioners ask court to 
appoint a commission to divide the land and slaves into equal value 
shares.  Edgecombe Co. Estates, NC State Archives CR.037.508.17, 7-7-01.


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