Franklin County NcArchives Court.....Stallings, Et Al 1880
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Source: Franklin County, Nc
Written: 1880

State of North Carolina
Franklin County
Book 54 Page 201
Agreement between Mary Ann Massey et al

Be it known that James Stallings late of the county of Franklin and state
aforesaid died 25th day or there abouts of August in 1868 intestate having no
property but ninety-five acres of land in the county of Franklin adjoining the
lands of Zelly Norwood, Jarrett Bell and others it being his first inherited
from his father Calvin Stallings Estate and whereas the said James Stallings is
not indebted to any person and no administrator has been had on his estate.  Now
therefore we Mary Ann Massey widow of Patan Massey, Candis Upchurch widow of
John Upchurch, Charlotte Evins wife of Hinton and William J Stallings son of
Joseph Stallings dec'd, we being the ownly heirs at law of the said James
Stallings and are managing for themselves do mutually agree with each other to
divide the aforesaid ninety-five acres of land equally by agreement between
ourselves by a survey and plot made by F P Pearce on 8th day of December 1879
into the following lots No 1 23 acres No 2 25 acres No 3 23 and No 4 24 acres
and divided by agreement as follows
William J Stallings take lot No 1 twenty three acres Candis Upchurch takes lot
No 2 twenty five acres Mary Ann Massey takes lot No 3 twenty three acres and
Charlotte Evins wife of Hinton Evins lot No 4 twenty four acres and pays over to
William J Stallings four dollars and fifty-nine cents difference in valuation. 
Now we Mary Ann Massey, Candis Upchurch, Hinton Evins and wife Charlotte, and
William J Stallings do bind ourselves as heirs and assigns in the sum of two
hundred dollars each to be levied of goods and chattels lands and tenements to
void on condition that we and each of our heirs and assigns do stand to and
abide the above division of said land then this obligation is to be void
otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
Signed and sealed in the presents of Mary Ann Massey, Candis Upchurch, Charlotte
Evins, William J Stalling
Witness James W Pace
E W Stalling


Additional Comments:
Am not sure about the year - most likely 1880, the year after the survey was
performed.  

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