Johnston County NcArchives Court.....Raper, Elizabeth 1845 ************************************************ 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: Sloan S. Mason http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00022.html#0005225 October 30, 2018, 4:35 pm Source: Register Of Deeds Johnston County, Nc Written: 1845 8 October 1845 Division of Land to Elizabeth RAPER, her dower in lands of husband John RAPER, dec’d. Probated Nov. Term 1845 Bk. 2, p. 263-264 State of North Carolina Johnston County To the Worshipful the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions we the undersigned good and lawful men of the said county having been summoned and duly sworn to lay off allot unto Elizabeth RAPER her dower in the lands the husband John RAPER died seized and possessed of-Proceeded on the 8th of October 1845 to do the same do make this following Report, Viz: Beginning for the Dower at a Stake in Asa WARDS line and North 165 poles to a stake in Samuel BARNES line and the West side of the Bee pond then with his line East 56 poles to a stake said BARNES corner then with his line South 40 poles to a stake near the path then with his line East 70 poles to a stake then South to a large Black gum on the run of Buffaloe Swamp then down the Swamp to the mouth of a Bee? branch then up the said Branch about North 40 poles to a stake Asa WARDS corner then with his line to the beginning containing one hundred and thirty acres Including the Dwelling house and all the other houses & put her in possession of the same all of which is respectfully subscribed submitted under our hands and seals this day and year & date above written. Noel BARNES (seal) Asa WARD (seal) Dempsey WATSON (seal) Loverd ATKINSON (seal) John ATKINSON (seal) Samuel BARNES (seal) Thomas KIRBY (seal) Willie (his X mark) RENTFROW? (seal) Jesse HINNANT (seal) Amos WATSON (seal) James RENTFROW? (seal) Thomas (his X mark) DAVIS (seal) State of North Carolina Johnston County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Nov. TERM 1845 There was this the written Report duly Returned in Open Court and Ordered to be Recorded & Registered. Thos. BAGLEY, Clk. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/johnston/court/raper1003nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb