JONES COUNTY, NC - COURT - Elizabeth Small, widow of Benjamin Small ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Martha Thayer MARTTHAYER@aol.com ==================================================================== State of North Carolina Jones County County Court November Tenn 1818. Ordered that the Sheriff summons a Jury and lay off to the widow Benjamin Small deceased her rights of dowry. In the land of said deceased agreeable to an act of the General Assembly in such cases made and furnished. Robt Korneygay CC State of North Carolina Jones County Court November Term 1818 Then ordered that James Shines, Benjamin Harrison, Christopher Bryan and James Huggins Esquires be appointed to allot of to the widow and family of Benjamin Small deceased. One year. Furnished, agreeable to an Act of the General Assembly in such cases made and promised. Attest Robt Kornegay CC The allowance to Elizabeth Small & family for one year. Agreeable to a order to us directed we have vene? the widow and family of Benjamin Small dec'd and allot of to the said widow & family for one year the following articles Twenty nine heads of year oats hogs fore and one Beafe which we think will way two hundred & fifty weight and sixty barrels of Indian Corn Two Barrel of Teay fifty weight of Brown Sugar one lofe of ruff rice five Bushels Salte and Inotater patch and gardian of greans and turnips foder patch + two katach blas__? and and Jungle fowles November 19 day 1818 B. Harrison James Huggins Chrt Bryan Transcribe as well as could be expected with the quality of the copy of the film housed in the North Carolina State Archives. Martha Thayer