Northampton County, NC - Estate Record - Fly, John-1804 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Bonnie Flythe This is on the back of the photocopy I received from the Archives about 20 years ago From: Northampton Estates Records, 1785 to 1929 Name: John Fly-1804 To the worshipful the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Northampton Co. The petition of Mary Fly. That your petitioner's late husband John Fly departed this life sometime in the month of February last, intestate, being at the time of his death seized and possessed in fee simple of two tracts of land lying in the county aforesaid: That on the death of the said John Fly the said tracts of land descended to his children John Fly, Cornelius Fly, Enoch Fly, Enos Fly, Rebecca Fly, Milley the wife of Elisha Johnson, and to William, Susan Driver Fly, Patsy Roberts Fly which said William Susan and Patsy are infants under the age of twenty one years. And your petitioner is desirous of having her dower laid off in the said two tracts of land, which cannot be done without the assistance of this worshipful court and therefor your Petitioner prays your worships to make the necessary order and decree for that purpose. June Court 1804 Signed: P. Brown, Jno. Pete. ============================================================== 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. The 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. ==============================================================