Wayne County, NC - John Roberts - Division of Property, 1842 ~~~~~~~~~~ State of NC - County of Wayne. To the worshipful the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions - May Term, 1842. We the undersigned commissioners appointed by the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said county having been duly sworn, proceeded on the 4th day of March, 1842, to divide the lands and make partitions between or among Tabitha Pipkin, wife of Elisha Pipkin; Margaret Kornegay, wife of Joseph Kornegay; Nancy Kornegay, wife of Daniel Kornegay; Sarah Roberts; Mary Wilson, wife of Francis O. Wilson; Susan Roberts and Gideon Roberts, tenents in common in the lands descended to them as children of and heirs at Law of John Roberts, deceased. Wherefore, we have made and do hereby make the following appropriations among the respective claimants in severalty, viz; Lot No 1 - To Tabitha Pipkin, beginning at a Pine on Cabin Branch at Henry Roberts corner, thence north 50 east 70 poles to a Hickory, thence north 15 west 45 poles to a stake, thence south 85 1/2 east 103 poles, thence north 29 east 50 poles to a large Pine and stake, thence north 34 west 49 poles to a stake, thence north 47 1/2 west 86 poles, to a Pine, thence north east 32 poles to a dead Pine at stake, thence north 6 3/4 east 31 poles to a stake, thence south 35 west 325 poles to a small Blackjack on the south side of the current pond, thence north 63 east 90 poles to the run of Cabin Branch, then down the run of said branch to the beginning - 174 1/2 acres - valued at $600. Lot No 2 - Assigned to Susan Roberts, beginning at a stake at Tabitha Pipkin's corner in Allen Whitfield's line and runs thence north 6 3/4 east 133 poles to a stake in said line, thence south 35 west 555 poles to a stake in the line of Samuel Bowden's, dec., line, thence east 101 poles to a large Pine then north 2 east 6 1/2 poles to a small Blackjack at Tabitha Pipkin's corner, then with her line to the beginning - 173 1/2 acres - $600. Lot No 3 - To Mary Wilson, beginning at a stake in Susan Robert's corner in Allen Whitfield's line and runs north 6 3/4 east 22 poles to a Pine in John B. Hurst's corner, then north 88 west 162 poles to a stake, then south 39 west 54 poles to a stake, then south 34 poles to a Pine at James Herring's corner, then south 83 east 64 poles to a stake, then south 60 west 30 1/2 poles to a stake, then west 10 poles to a stake, then south 55 east 195 poles to a stake in the lane, then a direct line with said lane to the beginning - 193 acres - $314. Lot No 4 - Assigned to Nancy Kornegay, beginning at a stake in the lane at Mary Wilson's corner and runs thence north 55 west 195 poles to a stake in the back line, then west 33 poles to a Pine, then south 13 poles to a stake, then north 71 west 130 poles to a stake near the end of James Herring's lane then south 43 west 19 poles to a stake, then south 55 east 340 poles to a stake in the lane then north 35 east 75 poles to the beginning - 120 3/4 acres - $420. Lot No 5 - Assigned to Gideon Roberts, beginning at a stake in the lane line at Nancy Kornegay's line and runs north 55 west 340 poles to a stake in the back line, then south 55 east 347 poles to a stake in the lane line, then the said lane line to the beginning - 165 3/4 acres - valued at $600. Lot No 6 - Assigned to Sarah Roberts, beginning at a stake in the lane line at Gideon Roberts corner and runs thence north 55 west 347 poles to a small Sassafrass in the back line, then south 43 west 85 poles to a stake in the lane line, then north 35 east 85 poles to the beginning - 184 1/2 acres - valued at $225. Lot No 7 - Assigned to Margaret Kornegay, beginning at a stake in the lane line at Sarah Roberts corner and runs thence north 55 west 354 poles to a stake in the back line then with said line south 43 west 66 poles to a stake, then south 40 east 16 poles to a stake, then south 138 poles to a stake, then east 78 poles to a stake, then south 72 poles to a Pine, then east 94 poles to a stake, then north 18 west 18 poles to a stake then east 124 poles to a stake at the end of the lane, then with said lane line to the beginning - 289 acres - also, one other tract beginning at the mouth of Long Pond Branch and runs up the run of said branch to the lower line of Ann Roberts lot (no 4 in the division of the lands of Willis Hines, dec.) then with said line north 7 east 40 poles to the Cabin Branch, then down the run of said branch to the beginning - 25 acres - both tract - $314. All of which is respectfully submitted under our hands and seals this 4 March, 1842. Signed: James Griswold, James Herring, John B. Hurst, J.J. Baker, Benajah Herring, Seals. Recorded at Wayne County May Term of Court, 1842. __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________