Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Braswell, Solomon - Estate 1801
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Written: 1801

	Braswell, Solomon estate 1801, Edgecombe County Estate Records, 
NC State Archives CR.037.508.18.  PETITION FOR PARTITION OF LAND by 
William Braswell stating that Solomon Braswell died seized of a tract 
of land adjoining the lands of Richard Braswell and Reddick Braswell,  
court appointed Garry Fort, Bythal Bell, Geo. Bryant, Willie Wilson and 
Wm. Wilson commissioners.  PETITION FOR DOWER AND YEARS PROVISIONS by 
Elisabeth Braswell, widow of Solomon Braswell, Sen. who died seized and 
possessed of several tracts of land containing 600-700 acres of land on 
the south side of Tar River adjoining the lands of Gerry Fort and 
others and a considerable personal estate.  PETITION to divide land, 
William Britt and wife, (              ) Riddick Braswell and Charity 
Braswell and Winnie Braswell, infants by James Braswell, their 
guardian, Richard Braswell and Topping Braswell also an infant by said 
William Britt (note: this infant appears to be Nelly Braswell) and 
Thomas Boykin and Elizabeth, his wife petition for division of land, 
stating that Solomon “departed this life some time in the month of 
December last” intestate seized and possessed of a tract of land 
whereon he usually resided adjoining the lands of (Abner) Braswell, 
Sampson Braswell, Garry Fort, Solo. Braswell, Jun., dec’d. and others 
containing 600 acres and another tract purchased of Sampson Braswell 
adjoining the first mentioned tract containing 95 acres; besides the 
petitioners, who are children of said Solomon Braswell, dec’d.  he left 
three other heirs who have all received of their father in his lifetime 
their equal shares of his real estate and the two tracts of land should 
be divided among them excluding the three who have received their 
shares, signed Blake Baker, for petitioners, not dated.  

	Petition of Solomon Braswell stating that his father, William 
Braswell died possessed of a tract of containing about 700 acres 
adjoining the lands of John Sherrod, Jacob Braswell, James Braswell, 
and John Pender in Edge. Co. and that he died intestate in the month of 
January last leaving seven children and a grandchild whose father your 
petitioner’s brother died in the said William’s lifetime, but your 
petitioner charges that all the children of said William were advanced 
by him in his lifetime with parts of the said William’s real estate 
fully equal to their respective legal shares thereof except your 
petitioner his brother Isaac and one infant son Alexander who were not 
advanced at all by their father in his lifetime and petitioner asks for 
five freeholders to divide appropriate the said land between your 
petitioner and his said two brothers last mentioned.  Petition not 
dated.  Signed by Blake Baker for (petitioner).  Estates file for 
William Braswell, NC State Archives file CR.037.508.18.


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