Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Cromwell, Charles - Estate 1807
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Written: 1807

	Cromwell, Charles estate records, 1807.  Petition or Noah Bell 
and Rebecca, his wife, states that Charles Cromwell, the brother of 
Rebecca died in 1807 seized and possessed of a tract of land in Edge. 
Co. leaving Rebecca, Elisha Cromwell, Thence Taylor, Newsom Cromwell, 
and Bytha Cromwell, his heirs at law to whom the tract of land 
descended, Noah and Rebecca Bell, along with Bytha Cromwell, Elsa 
Taylor and Thence, his wife did agree to sell their shares of land to 
Elisha Cromwell for $120 for each one fifth share and Elisha paid to 
Bytha and Elsa Taylor and his wife, Thence their money but did not pay 
Noah and Rebecca Bell their $120 and they did not make title to land, 
said Elisha took possession of said land in the year 1808 and 
cultivated land and took profits from land until 1812 and he sold said 
land total of 4/5 of on 23 Mar 1812 to James Shirley, who sold land to 
John (Hansin) who now holds said land, said Elisha was otherwise 
indebted to said Noah Bell and said Noah was indebted to said Elisha by 
sundry notes bearing dates of 1807 and 1808, these two notes balanced 
each other, said Elisha died in Feb. 1812, and had not paid said Noah 
and Rebecca Bell for land, Redding Sugg was appointed administrator of 
said Elisha and sued said Noah for money owed under notes of 1807 and 
1808 but did not pay for land, petition asks that Redding Sugg, pay 
$170 with interest from 23 March 1808.  Record does not indicate how 
suit was settled.  NC State Archives, Edgecombe Co. estate records, 
CR.037.508.31.


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