Edgecombe-Nash County NcArchives Wills.....Daughtridge, Ernest - Estate 1894
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Written: 1894

	Daughtridge, Ernest, 1894 estate file.  PETITION- Ernest 
Daughtridge, a minor, suing by his general guardian, George Hackney 
states that W.M. Daughtridge the grandfather of Ernest, died intestate 
in the year 1894, domiciled in Nash Co, seized and possessed of divers 
tracts of land, some in Nash Co. and some in Edgecombe Co., which was 
duly partitioned amongst his heirs at law in a Special Proceeding in 
Nash Superior Co.  One tract containing 117 77/100 acres situated in 
South Rocky Mount owned by the W.M. Daughtridge estate dated May 22, 
1894 was assigned in severalty to the petitioner, Ernest Daughtridge, 
being commonly known as the Lancaster Tract, bounded on the north by 
Lancaster Street, and on the west by the W&W R.R. canal and lot #4 in 
the plat above mentioned, on the east by the lands of Mrs. Hargrove, on 
the south by Tyan Cokey Swamp and the lands of land company and on the 
west by the lands of the W&W RR Co., saving, reserving and excepting 
one acre heretofore dedicated and used for the burial of the dead, 
valued at $5000, Ernest Daughtridge is under age, being (14) years old 
and that said George Hackney was appointed his guardian on the 14th day 
of May, 1894 before the Superior Court Clerk of Wilson County; petition 
is to sell land as contracted, subject to the approval of court to W.H. 
Whitehead in the sum of $5800 and Whitehead to pay all costs of this 
special proceeding, there is a house on the property but it is not very 
suitable for living, being so close to the tracks where trains are 
constantly shifting, signed Dec. 21, 1897, Jacob Battle, Atty for 
guardian.  (C)L. Daughtridge states that he has read petition and 
agrees with the sale to Dr. W.H. Whitehead.  Several people, being 
sworn, say that they are acquainted with land and agree with petition, 
signed by J.B. Lancaster, D.D.D. Daughtridge, (L.V.) Bassett, Thos. H. 
Battle, Jas. H. Chapman, J.H. Hunter in the presence of W.(?) 
Wilkinson, Notary Public.  NC State Archives estate file for Ernest 
Daughtridge, CR.037.508.34, 2-23-02.  


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