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WRIGHT, CORNELIUS

Camden County, N.C. Deed book “Y”, page 311

State of N. Carolina, Camden County

Agreeable to an order of the worshipful court of the county aforesaid, to we the undersigned directed at June term 1845. We the undersigned commissioners after having been duly sworn have proceeded to divide the lands of Cornelius Wright dec’d between his heirs as follows.

No. 6 we lot of- to Augustus Moor, C.R.Berry’s executor, commencing at Samuel A. Gordons line thence S26 ½ E3 chs & 80 links, S85W51 ch & 60 links thence N32W5 ch & 10 links thence No67E11 ch & 25 links thence S30E5 ch, thence N83E7 ½ ch thence N 87 ½ E32 ch & 53 links to the first station containing 20 acres.

No. 5- To Jabez Wright, thence S26 1/2E1 ½ ch, thence S87E7 ½ ch, thence S55E1 ½ ch thence S85W59 ch thence N32W3 ch & 60 links thence N85E57 ch& 60 links to the first station containing seventeen acres.

No. 4- To Levi Wright, S55E1 ch 60 links thence S6W1 ch 70 links thence S85W58 ch & 30 links thence N32W3 ch 30 links thence N85E59 ch to the first station containing seventeen acres.

Lot No. 3- To Edmund Mitchell in right of his wife, thence S6W3 ch 20 links thence S85W55 ch & 80 links, N32W3 ch 70 links thence N85E58 ch & 38 links to the first station containing seventeen acres.

Lot No. 2- To Jakey Wright, S6W4 ch thence S85W54 ch thence N16W6 ch thence N85E55 ch 80 links to the first station containing twenty one acres.

Lot No. 1- To William Jones & wife, thence S6W4 ch & 20 links thence S85W52 ½ ch thence N16W4 ch 20 links thence N85W54 ch to the first station containing twenty two acres.

And that Lot No. 2 Jakey Wright pay over to Lot 5 Jabez three dollars.

Lot No. 3 & 4 pay over to Lot 5 Jabez Wright six dollars each.

Given under our hands and seals June 2nd, 1848 Test J. W. Burfoot

J.G. Hughes, seal

J.W. Burfoot, seal

Jacob (his mark) Cox, seal

Contributed by: Harry Schoettle

 

LAMB, MARY CATHERINE – (d. no dates)

Mrs. Mary Catherine Lamb, age 75, died yesterday at 1:40 a. m. at the residence in Hickory  after an illness of ten years. A native and longlife resident of Norfolk county, she was the daughter of the late John and  Henrietta Hastead Waterfield and wife of Lemuel W. Lamb.  In addition to her husband , she is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Cecil Riddick, Mrs. Ward Clendenning. Mrs. Arthur Nichols, Mrs. G I. Stone and Mrs. George Whitfield all of Norfolk county.  One sister, Mrs. C. W. Mitchell of Norfolk county, and seven grandchildren. Mrs. Lamb was a member of Good Hope Methodist Church.  The body was removed to the Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk.   Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p. m. at Good Hope Methodist Church. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery. (No Date)

Contributed by: Linda Mansfield