Orange Co. VA, Chancery - Harris

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Orange County Order Book 1803-1804, p 118-120, date page 24 Oct 1803 
In Chancery 
Thomas Harris, John Harris, Lewis Harris, James Payne and Elizabeth his 
wife and Lewis Walker and Mary his wife - Plts 
against 
Sabra Harris widow of Thomas Harris deceased, and Frances Harris widow of 
Lindsay Harris deceased, Pleasant Hunter and Jane his wife, Elizabeth 
Harris, David Harris, Susanna Harris, Lucy Harris, William Harris, 
Hesekiah Harris, Matilda Harris, Brockman Harris and Francis Harris - 
Defts 
The commissioners appointed by aformer orders in this cause to divide 
such estate of Thomas Harris deceased as was divided to the said Sabra 
for life and by her given up to be divided amongst her children having 
made their report accompined by a plat of the several portions of land 
and which are in the following works and figures to wit "Pursuant to 
advice of the county court of Orange "hereunto we the subscribers being 
commissioners under the aforesaid acres have proceeded to divide that 
part of the estate of Thomas Harris deceased divided to his widow Sabra 
Harris during her life, and by her relinquished in favor of her children 
to be equally divided among them, and do report as follows. 
That about the latter end of the year 1801 at the request of all the 
children of the aforesaid Thomas Harris deceased we proceeded to divide 
among them the lands and slaves belonging to the estate of the said 
Thomas Harris deceased and decided to be divided by this acres which were 
relinquished or given up to them the said children by the aforesaid widow 
Sabra Harris and which division as directed by the decree hereto annesed 
was as follows viz.  
To Lindsay Harris "he being present and consenting to the same eighty one 
acres of land and valued at two hundred and seventy three pounds seven 
shillings and six pence 
To Thomas Harris seventy five acres of land valued at one hundred and 
ninety six pounds seventeen shillings and six pence 
To John Harris eighty seven acres valued at two hundred and sixty one 
pounds and the remaining part of the said land viz. sixty four acres 
including the dwelling house was reserved for the use of the aforesaid 
widow Sabra Harris acquisable to a plat herewith filed, the parties all 
being present and consenting to the division as made according to the 
bounds directing the decree but these bounds reducing the lots of lands 
unequal in value they were equalized to the satisfaction of all parties 
by the subsequent division of the personal property in the manner 
following viz: 
Out of twelve slaves given by the said widow to Lewis Harris was allotted 
five slaves, Andersen, Ambrey, Phobe and Milly with her child valued at 
two hundred and forty five pounds: 
To James Payne in right of his wife Elizabeth three slaves to wit, Nat, 
Hannah and Rhody valued at two hundred and forty five pounds: 
To Lewis Walker in right of his wife Polly four slaves to wit, Sam, Ann, 
Alice and child valued at two hundred and forty five pounds all being 
present and consenting the residue of the personal estate given up by the 
said widow sold for one hundred and twenty two pounds seventeen shillings 
and sixpence which with the valuation of the land and negros made total 
sums of fifteen hundred and ninety eight pounds two shillings and 
sixpence; this sum divided among all the children of the said deceased 
Thomas Harris made a dividend of two hundred and sixty six pounds ten 
shillings and five pence for each which amount or dividend was paid and 
delivered to the children or legatees of Thomas Harris aforesaid to the 
complete satisfaction of each individual thereof, including Lindsay 
Harris deceased who was present and signifying his acquiefsoned and 
consent to the same:  
given under our hands and seal this 22nd October 1803 Thomas Ellis, John 
Alcock, Caleb Lindsay 
And the court do decree and order that the said repr to be confirmed and 
that the parties respectively to whom portions have been alloted 
bequieted in their respective parts of the lands divided and of the 
slaves and other estate divided assigned them, and that the defts who are 
infants have liberty to show cause against this and the order formerly 
made in this cause at any time within six months after these respectively 
arrive to the age of twenty one years, and further ordered that the cost 
of this suit be paid out of the estate of the said Thomas Harris deceased 
and that the parties have leave to apply further order if necessary for 
carrying into effect the former decree in this cause.