Estate of Shadrack Oakley, 1847 Will Book 11 page 307 Cumberland County Courthouse Va Shadrack Oakley, Division of Land Cumberland County to wit We the undersigned commissioners acting under an order of the County Court of Cumberland dated 23rd August 1847, have proceeded to make a division of the real estate of Shadrack Oakley decd among the persons entitled thereto, and exhibits the platt of survey and division as hereto attached as our reports by survey the entire tracts contains 360 acres, which we have valued at $4 per acre, and in making the division we have endeavored to give to each legatee a due portion thereof, according to quality, and have allotted the same by ballot and each legatees name written upon the allotments so made. Given under our hands this 25th day of September 1847. John T. Johns John H. Parker Chesley Brown At a Court held for Cumberland County the 25th day of October 1847. This report of the division of the real estate of Shadrack Oakley decd was presented in Court and ordered to be for exceptions til next Court, and at a court held for said County the 22nd Day of November 1847. The same was again presented in Courts and no exceptions being filed thereto ordered to be recorded. Teste: BB Woodson pg 306 Cumberland County to wit the above platt represents the est of Shadrack Oakley, dec containing by estimation 360 acres, which is divided amongst the children of sd (said) Oakley, by order of Court, as noted by marked lines, surveyed, platted, calculated, and divided, under the directions of commissioners, John T. Johns, John H. Parker and Chesley Brown this 25th day of September 1847 by Ford & Reynolds No 1 54 3/4 acres Phebe Oakley No 2 38 3/4 acres Asa Oakley No 3 58 1/4 acres Martha P Winfree No 4 58 1/4 acres Francis Oakley=s heirs No 5 35 acres William Oakley No 6 40 acres Jonas Meador and Polly his wife No 7 35 acres Thomas Oakley No 8 40 acres Jordon Oakley Land around Shadrack -- Winfree, Isbell, Meador, Brown, Johns, Ryals, Walton Submitted by Stanthia Oakley **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************