Benjamin Meador, Deceased, Partition of Land, 1868 - Franklin Co. VA Franklin County, Virginia Will Book 10, Page 24 Allotment Dated: November 5, 1868 The undersigned appointed Commissioners by a Decree of the County Court of Franklin County. Dated 5 Nov 1868 in a case therein pending in which Oney Meador, John Brown and Jane his wife, Joseph M. Palmer and Julina his wife and William D. Meador, Plaintiffs against Joseph Meador on his own right and as Administrator of Benjamin Meador, Deceased. Seth As___, John A. and D. Nance, F. Meador to lay off and allot to Oney Meador widow of Benjamin Meador one-third part of the lands and slaves of which Benjamin Meador deceased seized and possessed. We the Commissioners have allotted to the said widow the portion of said lands as shown by Plot Beginning at a pine stump S 87 W 75 poles to hickory stump. S 80 W 33 poles to creek thence down creek as it meanders S 74 E 22 poles thence S 31 E 77 poles thence S 6 W 75 poles thence 67 W in poles to corner white oak thence S 14 E 11 poles to Malpures’s corner hickory thence with his line N 64 3/4 E 115 poles to road thence along the same line N 55 W 77 poles to ___ thence of S 47 W 11 poles to a white oak at Mill Pond thence __ pond N 74 W 36 poles to ___ thence N 15 W 78 poles to red oak thence S 40 E 74 poles to chestnut S 87 E 14 poles to road thence with the road as it meanders N 13 E 17 thence N 10 E 16 poles thence N 7 W 78 poles to the beginning. Containing 10-1/2 acres. Also one-third of the mill with its appurtenances and one Negro woman Peggy. Also Joseph Palmer one-third of the mill and its appurtenances and to Josephus Meador the remaining one-third the land or parcel of land known as the quarter tract believed to be 627 acres agreeable to survey Widow of B. Meador, Deceased, $ 606 Land $ 900 Negro Peggy $ 570 1/3 of Mill $2026 $ 570 Josephus Meador 1/3 of Mill $ 570 Joseph Palmer 1/3 of Mill 64 Acres less $75.62 William D. Meador All of which is submitted this 31st Jan 1856 John A. Edwards Abraham Childress William Hix Submitted by Diane Kuras 4573 Colleen St., Port Charlotte, FL 33952-9172 **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************