Lenoir County, NC - Hardee Croom Deceased, 1809 State of North Carolina Lenoir County Court October Term, 1809 William Croom and others, brothers and sisters, and their issue of the whole and half blood on the part of the father of Hardee Croom, deceased versus Abram and Susanna Sheppard, and others, sisters and their issue of the half blood, on the part of the father and mother of Hardee Croom, deceased. PETITION FOR PARTITION It appearing from this petition, that several of the Heirs at Law of Hardee Croom of the County of Lenoir who died intestate some time about the month of November, 1807, reside or are absent out of the State - Ordered that notice be given to such and the heirs of said Hardee Croom, deceased, as reside or are absent out of the State, of the Filing of this Petition for Partition of his Lands, and an intention to apply to said Court, at the next Term thereof to be held at Kinston, on the first Monday of January next, for an Order to have Commissioners appointed to make partition of the Lands and Real Estate of said Hardee Croom, agreeably to the directions of the Acts of Assembly in such cases made and provided, as an Advertisement of this Order for six weeks successively, at the Court house of said County of Lenoir, or at three places in said County, and also in the State Gazette. A true Copy of the Minutes. Attest, Charles Westbrook, Clerk Source: Newbern Herald, November 27, 1809 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Connie Ardrey ______________________________________________________________________