Edgecombe County, NC - Petition for Dower-Harrell, Temperance-1903

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EDGECOMBE COUNTY)   Before the Clerk
SUPERIOR COURT)

TEMPERANCE HARRELL   )
                     )
	VS           )   Petition for Dower
                     )
J. H. HARRELL, ET AL.)

To the Superior Court of Edgecombe County:

     The petition of Temperance Harrell, widow of William Harrell, deceased,
respectfully showeth to the Court:

That William Harrell, her said husband, died intestate on February 25th,
1903, domiciled in said County, leaving surviving him the following children:
(1) John H. Harrell, (2) Amy Boyette, wife of Ferd. Boyette, (3) the
children of his deceased son Thomas Harrell, to wit: Carrie Harrell married,
W. B. Bradley, Lillian Waters, married Ed. Waters, and Tommy Harrell, the
latter being a minor above 14 years of age, and without general guardian,
(4) Jos. B. Harrell, (5) Geo. W. Harrell, (6) Mac G. Harrell, (7)
Caswell Harrell, (8) Mary Francis Harrell, married W. M. Savage, (9) The
children of his daughter, Alice Harrell, who married Jno. B. Cummings, and
died leaving William Cummings, Richard Cummings and Benjamin Cummings, as 
her only children and heirs at law, and they are minors without general 
guardian.

     That the said William Harrell was seized and possessed in fee simple 
at the time of his death of the following real estate, to wit: A tract of 
land in said County, adjoining the lands of R. M. Mayo, F. M. Leigh, 
W. G. W. Leigh, Mrs. Geo. W. Harrell, Mrs. Mary A. Saunders and others, 
containing 223 acres, more or less, and on which he resided at the time of 
his death.

     Your Petitioner desires to have her dower in said lands allotted to, 
and to that end prays the Court to issue a writ to the Sheriff of said 
County, commanding him to summons Commissioners for that purpose in 
pursuance of the statute, to view the said lands and to allot to her one-
third part thereof, including the dwelling house and all outbuildings and 
improvements appertaining thereto, and to report their proceedings in due 
form of law.

This day of July, 1903.

                                           James Pender
                                           Attorney for Petitioner

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