Jones County, NC - Estate Records - Rachel Eubank, 1855

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                             Report of Jury
                           Legacy of Dower of
                    Rachel Eubank Widow of Asa Eubank

Filed but not recorded there being one petition for dower & the business 
unfound 1855

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                         State of North Carolina
                              Jones County
I William Pollock Sheriff of Jones County attended by the following jury of 
good and ? men viz James Lovett, William Mondine, Thomas S. Gillett, Redding 
Scott, Amos Askew, William Binum, Elijah Lovett, Micajah F. Mattick, George 
H. Meados, Rigdon P. Hewitt, Bartholomew W. Meados, George P. Young, who after 
being duly sworn acording to proceeds on the 8th day of FebruaryA.D. 1835 in 
obedience to the annexee court to lay off and allot to Rachel Eubank her dower 
and ? in the land of Asa Eubank, deceased as ? in the said court according to 
the following metes and land beginning at the corner of the said Asa Eubank 
land at a stake near the Bars? and Puns? south 40 west 6 poles to a stake in 
the yard then north 77 west 19 poles to a stake in the field then south 18 
west 107 poles to a crooked ? sweet gum on the swamp around and with the fence 
outside 51 east 41 poles with the fence North 84 East 8 poles then North 11 
East 46 poles North 69 West 16 poles North 32 East 12 poles North 18 East 69 
poles to the north side of the lane and with ? ? to the beginning containing 
27 Acres more or less together with the privilege of woodling land for Repairs?  
and fine wood feeding stock on said land.

And that road used in going to and returning from said premises shall be kept 
open and proceeds also to put her in possession of the same.

Given under the hands and seals of the said jurors before me this 8th day of 
February A.D. 1855

                       Redding Scott {seal}
                       Thomas S. Gillett {seal}
                       George P. Young  {seal}
                       William ?  {seal}
                       R.P. Hewitt  {seal}
                       James M. Lovett {seal}
                       J.H. Meadows {seal}
                       Elijah Lovett {seal}
                       M.F. Mattick {seal}
                       B.W. Meadows  {seal}
                       Amos Askew {seal}
                       William Bynom {seal}
                    Wm. Pollock, Sheriff
                      

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