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WRIGHT, GAMALIEL & BURFOOT

 

Camden County, N.C. Deed book “X”, page 425

This indenture bearing dated October anno domini eighteen hundred forty three, between Gamaliel Wright of full age and Burfoot Wright by his guardian Jaketh Wright of the one part and Luke Stephens of the second part both of the county of Camden and state of North Carolina. Whereas the said Gamaliel Wright and Jaketh Wright guardian, in pursuant to an order of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions passed at June term 1843in the following words.

To the court Gamaliel Wright and others petition to sell lands.

Camden Court of Pleas & Quarters Sessions, June term 1843

Ordered that the lands named in the petition be sold on accredit of 3, 6, 12& 18 mos.

With interest from date and notes to be taken with approved security.

By order of which decree, we Gamaliel Wright and Jaketh Wright guardian as aforesaid after given legal notice did expose to the public sale the premises upon a credit of 3, 6, 12 & 18 mos. And Luke Stephens did appear at the sale and bid the sum of nine hundred dollars for the tract and was the last and highest bidder. Make this indenture witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of nine hundred dollars to us secured to be paid the receipt where of we do hereby acknowledge have bargained, sold a leined into offered and cosigned and by these presence do bargain, sell a lein into offered and convey unto the said Luke Stephens his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Camden County, butted and bounded as follows, by lands of the petitioner Gamaliel Wright, Caleb Barcoe & others and as land that Gamaliel W. Wright ? in his lifetime and devised to Gamaliel, Burfoot Wright orphans of Benjamin Wright dec’d. Containing by estimation seventy five acres more or less to have and to hold the above deserted land and premises with all the improvements. There pieces and profiters to the same belonging as in anguish offer leaning unto him the said Luke Stephens his heirs, execors, admins and assigns forever. And we the said Gamaliel Wright and Jaketh Wright guardian aforesaid for ourselves, our heirs, executors and admins do covenant and agree to and with the said Luke Stephens his heirs, execs, admins to warrant and defend the title to the said land and premises as far as we are bound to do in obedience to the petition and no further. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the day and year first written.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of: Jaqueth (her x) Wright, seal

G. Wright, mark, seal

Camden County Court, March term 1844

This deed of bargain and sale from Gamaliel Wright and Jaketh Wright to Luke Stephens was exhibited in open court and acknowledged in due form of law and on motion ordered registered. Test A.H. Grandy, clerk

Registered May 16th, 1844 J.G. Hughes, PR

Contributed by: Harry Schoettle

 

WRIGHT, BENJAMIN

Camden County, N.C. Deed book “V”, page 322 Division of Land 1839

Indenture to ? ? 9th Court of Pleas & Quarter session we the undersign commissioners being duly summoned was sworn by the ? ? person, have proceeded this 19th day of March 1839 to divide the lands of Benjamin Wright dec’d among his lawful heirs in manner following.

Lot 1- To Luke Stephens and wife Mary, bounded as follows beginning at a gax post at the angle of the road thence N35 E21 chs 40L thence N75 W23 chs 30L along a big ditch thence S4 W19 chs 40L rt on road thence binding the road to the first station containing 35 1/2 acres of cleared land also another piece of wood land lying in the neck beginning at a ? x maple thence S 50 E 16 chs 20L to Robert ? heirs line thence along said line to Pete Sigmours and others line thence along their line S80 E24 chains thence NE to the first station containing 10 ½ acres, being in full for their part of the lands of said dec’d.

Lot 2- To Burfoot Wright, bounded as follows, beginning at a gax post at lot 1, thence N35 E21 chs 40L thence binding Devotion Perkins heirs line to Ransom Porters line thence binding said Porters line to the road thence along the road to first station containing 28 ½ acres also another piece beginning at a gax post near Gamaliel W. Wrights house thence S34 W31 chs 20L from post thence S61 E31 1/2 chs to a cherry tree at the road thence N31 E70 chs 20L thence N61 W13 chs 60L to first station containing 11 acres also a piece of wood land on the road binding ? ? ?- No.1 thence S80 E 16 chs 20L to Robert ? heirs line thence binding said Brochetts heirs line to a beach thence N66 W5 chs 20L to ? ? thence S10 W12 chs 40L to first station containing 10 ½ acres, being in full for his part of the lands of said dec’d.

Lot 3- To Gamaliel Wright, bounded as follows, beginning at a cherry tree at the edge of the road at lot 2 thence ? to Gamaliel W. Wrights line, thence along said line to Lemuel B. Brochetts & William S. Berry heirs line thence binding said line to a corner beach thence binding Ransom Porters line to Isaac Garretts heirs line thence binding said line to the road thence along the road to the first station cherry tree containing 54 acres, being in full for his part of the lands of said dec’d.

Given under our hands and seals:

William Bartlette, seal

Peter Sigmour, seal

Abrm. Feeber, seal

T.B. Berry, seal

Bailey Barcas, seal

Contributed by: Harry Schoettle

GAMIEL W. WRIGHT (1842 Will)

Will of

GAMIEL WRIGHT

1842

State of North Carolina, Camden county

I Gamiel Wright being of sound mind and memory blessed be God do this 29th day of January 1840 make and publish this my last will and testament. I give my property in the following manner.

Item 1: I give and bequeath all of my land and plantation where on I now live to be equally divided between Gamiel Wright and Burfoot Wright sons of Benjamin Wright dec’d to them and their heirs forever.

Item 2: I give and bequeath to Mary Williams the land that I bought of Jno. Williams to her and her heirs forever.

Item 2: I give and bequeath to Mary Porter two negroes namely ? and girl ? to her and her heirs forever.

Item 3: I leave the use of negro man Isaac to Francis Garrett during her natural life and at her death I give him to her lawful heirs forever.

Item 4: I leave my negro woman Phillis and one half of negro man named Simon to be sold by my executor and the money paid to Priscilla Legrange at fifty dollars from sale and if the said Priscilla should not to live to use the sale of said negroes and in that case I give the balance left at her death to her heirs forever.

Item 5: I give one half of negro man George to Mary Stephens at the death of Susan Taylor to her and her heirs forever.

Item 6: I leave all of my chattle, property not already given away to be sold by my executor and after paying all of my just debts and lawful expenses I give the balance thats left in his hands to Mary Stephens the wife of Luke Stephens.

Item 7: And lastly I nominate and appoint my worthy friend John S. Burgess executor to this my last will ans testament in witness whereof I here unto set my hand and seal day and date first above written.

G. W. Wright
Witness: D. C. Bell, Albert Rooker

Camden county court Sept. Term 1842

This last will and testament of G. W. Wright was exhibited in open court and the executor of said will was proved in open court in due form of law by D. C. Bell one of the subscribing witnesses there to and John Burgess executor named in said will come into open court and qualified as such by taking the necessary oath whereupon it was ordered by the court to be recorded.

Teste A. H. Grandy clerk

Contributed and transcribed by Harry Schoettle