Wayne County NcArchives Court.....Casey, W. D. 1881 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Guy Potts http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00017.html#0004214 July 6, 2020, 9:37 am Source: Familysearch.org Written: 1881 W. D. Casey Estate, 1881 August 6, 1881 - Petition for Dower Martha J Casey vs John Hughes and wife Anna J and Elizabeth Casey The petition of Martha J Casey widow of W D Casey who died intestate in April leaving him surviving the following children Anna J Wife of defenedant John Hughes and Sarah Elizabeth Casey (age 14 years) the last named child is a minor under 21 years of age and without a guardian. Petitioner showeth that her husband died with the following real estate: one tract on which he resided at his death on which your petitioner now lives and which was conveyed to him by Whitman Price adjoining the lands of said Price, Bennett Millard, Elisha Cherry in Brogden Township and containing 61 1/2 acres. Petitioner requested a guardian be appointed for Sarah Elizabeth Casey. --- September 19, 1881 - Superior Court On motion guardian appointed for Sarah Elizabeth Casey. --- No date - Superior Court Wayne County John Hughes and wife Anna J and Sarah E Casey To the Court Petition or partition of land This case coming on to be heard the court declares that the petitioners are tenants in common in the portion of one half to each. William B Bowden, Asher Flowers and C W Denning be appointed commissioners to divide said land and report to court. --- November 24, 1881 - To the Superior Court ordered the sheriff to set off to Martha J Casey her dower and of one third of the lands of her sd husband as follows: land adjacent to front of Charity Miller's house, Millards corner, a bridge acorss a small ditch containing 18 acres. Also one other tract adjacent to Anna J Hughes line containing three acres. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wayne/court/casey2747gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb