NC, Lenoir, Estate, Estate of Daniel Hines and Duplin Will Abstract of Wm McCurdy ========================================================= 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, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by Christine Grimes Thacker and Glenn Fields , October 2000. ========================================================== Christine Grimes Thacker State of North Carolina } Superior Court of Law Lenoir County } Spring Session 1847 * Sent by Glenn Fields 8/24/2000. To the Honourable the Judge of the Superior Court of Law for Lenoir county. The petitioner of Nancy Hines, widow and relict of Daniel Hines, deceased of the County of Lenoir, Humbly complaining shewith unto your Honor that the said Daniel Hines was in his life time, and at the time of his death, seized or entitled in fee simple in possession of the following tract of land situate, lying and being in the County of Lenoir and Duplin viz. lying and being on Poly Bridge Swamp adjoining the lands of Daniel Hines, Jr., Joseph Hines the heirs at Law of Isaac Hines dec'd, Jesse Hardy, Jr. and Jesse Hardy, Sr. as will minefully appear by reference to the deeds of title papers for the same which are now in the hands of the defendants hereafter named, his heirs at Law. Your petitioner further shewith unto your Honour that the said Daniel Hines departed this life intestate on or about the _____ day of _____ A. D. 18____ leaving your petitioner his widow and James Hines, Ivy Hines, Charlotte Hines, Betsey J. Hines, Ivy Hines, Henry Hines, Buckner Hines, Charles Hines and Mary Ann (later on she is listed as Nancy Ann) Hines and that Betsey J. Hines has intermarried with Jesse Hardy, Jr. his only children and heirs of Law. Heirs surviving to whom the aforesaid tract of land descended as tenants in Common subject to the dower therein of your Petitioner. Your petitioner further shewith unto your Honor that no settlement or provision in lieu of dower having been made upon as for the benefitt of your petitioner upon or before her marriage with the said intestate. Your petitioner upon the death of her said late husband became and is now entitled to dower in or out of all the aforesaid tract of land which he was seized in fee at the time of his death as aforesaid being one third part of the same including the house or mansion as part in portion thereof in which he dwelt most generally next before his death together with the building and improvements belonging and appertaining thereto and your petitioner being entitled in manner aforesaid hath frequently applied in a friendly manner to the said defendants and requested them to assign and set apart by metes and bounds to your petitioner a full third part of said lands, as and for her dower therein and Your petitioner well hopes that they would have complied with such reasonable request as in justice and equity they ought. But now so it is may it please your Honor that the said defendant for certain reasons unknown to your petitioner utterly refused to comply with such request to the end therefore that the said defendants may answer the premeses and that in case any of the said defendants are infants of tender years with(out) a Guardian duly appointed, some suitable and discreet person may be appointed by this Honorable Court to defend the rights and interest of said infants in this suit and that dower of one third part of the aforesaid lands may be assigned and set apart so that your petitioner may hold and enjoy the same in severalty as and for her dower according to the statute in such case made and provided and that to effect that object a writ of dower may (be) issue(d) to the Sheriff of said County commanding him to summons a jury of good and lawful men to lay off and allot by metes & bounds to your petitioner her dower as third part in the lands aforesaid and put her in possession of the same and that your Honor would grant unto your petitioner such other and further relief in the premises as the nature and the circumstances of the Case may require, and to your Honor to grant unto your petitioner a copy of this petition for each one of the said defendants, together with a writ of Subponea as notice to be directed to the said defendants, James Hines, Ivy Hines, Charlott Hines, Ivy Hines (repeated here and earlier), Henry Hines, Buckner Hines, Charles Hines, & Nancy Ann Hines (listed earlier as Mary Ann) and Jesse Hardy & Betsey his wife commanding them at a certain day and under a certain _____ therein to be limited personally to be and appear before your Honour in this Honourable Court and then and there full true direct and perfect answer make to all and ________ the premeses, and further to perform and abide (by) such further order direction and decree therein as to your Honor shall _____ ______. And Your Petitioner shall ever pray. Bryan Solicitor The outside cover: Nancy Hines Vs James Hines, Ivy Hines, Charlotte Hines, Jesse Hardee & wife & others heirs at Law of Daniel Hines and Petition for Dower To Lenoir Superior Court March Year 1847 To be served on Jesse Hardee & wife Betsey Jane ************************************************************** Will Abstract of Wm McCurdy Source Duplin Co.,NC Wills 324. McCurdy,William (CR.035.801.7) 20 Feb 1838- Apr Term 1838 John & Henry, sons of Henry Winders all my land Except one acre for Grave Yard at the Graves: IRY D. HINES & LOTTY HINES, the Heirs of Nancy McCurdy that was former wife of Daniel Hines $50 Each; Catherine ,dau .of James Winders deseased Negro Girl Citty; ALMIRER, dau. Of James Winders Negro Girl Hager; Mary Ann , dau. Of William Newton Negro Man Balaam; Sally ,dau of Zebeedee Hollensworth Negro Woman Betty; John son of James Hill Negro boy Liaz; WILLIAM son of Henry Winders Negro Boy Moses; Elizer, dau. Of Zebeedee Hollensworth Negro Boy Ben and $150; negro Woman Clarry to be sold with all my other property, JOHN L. HILL to have $100 out of the Moneyand the Balance to be Equally devided between Elizer Hollensworth, John Hurst, Charles Hurst & Henry , the son of Holoway Hodges. Extr: friend JOHN L. HILL Wit: BH. WILLIAMS, HARRIS LANIER Signed : Wm. McCurdey (sic) · either a son of Wm McCurdy that died ca1806 or could be a son of Thomas McCrudy & Zilpha Winders.. CGT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------