STANLY COUNTY, NC - Court Records - Elizabeth Fesperman Petition
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Elizabeth Fesperman Petition
State of North Carolina
Superior Court
Stanly County
May 15th, 1886
Elizabeth Fesperman  Ptff
Petition for Dower
Vs.
Tilman Fesperman
William Fesperman
Thomas Fesperman
Wilson Hamilton and Wife
Camaline Hamilton Defts
To the Clerk of the Superior Court of Stanly County
The petition of the Plaintiff above named would respectfully show 
that she is the widow of P.A. Fesperman who died intestate in the 
County of Stanly on or about Nov. 1st, 1885 seized and possessed 
of a tract of land in said County adjoining the lands of Gilbert 
Harris, Thomas Hall, Rufus Hunsucker and others containing 390 
acres more or less.
That said track of land descended to his children the Defendants 
above named Viz. Tilman Fesperman, William Fesperman, 
Thomas M. Fesperman who reside in the County of Stanly, and 
Camaline Hamilton wife of Wilson Hamilton who reside in the 
County of Montgomery and that all of said defendants are of free 
age.
Wherefore she asks that summons may inform said Defendants to 
the fact that her Dower may be allotted to her according to law 
and your Petitioner shall be in prayer.
S.S. Pemberton
Atty. For Petitioner
Stanly County  SS
Elizabeth Fesperman being duly sworn says that facts put forth in 
the foregoing Petition of her own knowledge are true.  Thus such 
stated her state of information and belief she believes to be true.
Sworn and subscribed before me May 15th, 1886.
Elizabeth (her mark) Fesperman
A.C. Turnmire CJC
Stanly County