Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Robbins, Elisha - Estate 1826 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tommy Colbert clycolbert@aol.com June 23, 2011, 2:12 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1826 Robbins, Elisha, 1826. Order to lay off dower for Elizabeth Robbins, widow of Elisha Robbins, dec’d., his land consisting of one tract of land containing 125 acres adjoining Drewry Williams on the north, Littleberry Land on the south, Hardy Flowers on the west, Edwin Williford on the east, fourth Monday of Nov. 1826. Order from court that Hardy Flowers, Drewry Williams, Jonathan Bailey and Weeks Parker with Robert W. Barnes, Esq., allocate years provision to widow Elizabeth Robbins, Nov. Ct. 1826. Years provisions laid off on Dec. 20, 1826 by Hardy Flowers, Jonathan Bailey, Drewry Williams and Robert Barnes. Nov. 24, 1830, Elizabeth Robbins (X) petitioned the court to sell two negro men from her father’s estate. There were eleven heirs or distributees and no other way to divide said Negroes equally. Petition asks for an order to Col. David Williams, guardian to the children to sell Negroes. Witness to petition were Duncan Robbins and one other illegible name. Sept. Ct. 1831, Duncan Robbins petitioned court to sell his father’s land, sold at public auction on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1831 to Jacob Robbins for $230. At March Term 1832, Duncan petitioned the court stating that land should have brought more money, based on statements made by David Williams, guardian of the infant petitioner above (Duncan?) and should be exposed to sell again. Petition of Duncan Robbins, adult, Jordan, (Beady), Warren, Carter, Esther, George, (Polly or Dolly), Cecaly, and Elizabeth Robbins, infants by their guardian, David Williams to court stating that their father, Elisha Robbins died intestate in the year 1826 seized and possessed of a tract of land lying in Edgecombe Co. adjoining the land of David William, Burrel Land and Hardy Flowers and containing 348 acres, leaving his wife who hath taken her dower out of the aforesaid land, he left as heirs the petitioners, his children, Duncan is of age and desires his portion of said land laid off to him and they suggest that a division would injure the value of the land and that land should be sold and proceeds divided among the petitioners, excepting the dower of widow. By order of court of Nov. Ct. 1826 dower was laid off for Elizabeth Robbins out of the land of her deceased husband, Elisha Robbins, beginning at a pine Littleberry Land’s corner then along his line east 120 poles to a post oak in Hardy Flowers line then south 120 poles to the center of two gums on the west side of a branch then west 148 poles to a stake then north 100 poles to a pine in the said Littleberry Land’s line then along his line east 28 poles to a stake his corner then north to the beginning, containing 108 acres, including the dwelling house, out houses and orchards, etc. where the deceased most generally live before his death, 15 Dec. 1826, signed Briton Bridgers, William Mercer, Daniel Land, Zadoc Braswell, Williams, Benjamin Braswell, Dempsey Webb, Sen., Jacob Proctor, William (Williams), John Bridgers, Josiah Williams, Jonathan Bailey. Edgecombe Co. Estates, NC State Archives CR.037.508,104. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/robbins2754wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb