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Camden County, N.C. Deed book “X”, pages 15 and 16<\/span><\/p>\n Camden County Court Nov. Term 1839<\/span><\/p>\n To the worshipful the Justices of the court aforesaid the petition of Nathanial Wright, Ebergean Davis and wife Phebe of full age, Peter Wright, John Wright, Thomas Wright and Margaret Wright heirs at law of John Wright. Respectfully show that they are tenants in comman of a tract of land in said county bounded by lands of Phebe Torskey, Isaac Tillets heirs and lands of Peter Saymour containing about one hundred acres and they pray your worships to appoint commissioners to make division among them and your petitioners.<\/span><\/p>\n C.R. Kenny, sol<\/span><\/p>\n Camden County Court Nov. Term 1839<\/span><\/p>\n Ordered that the prayer of the petition be granted and that John Burgess, Abner Forbes, Peter Saymour, Charles Taylor and John J. Forbes be appointed commissioners to divid the lands named in the petition and make report thereof to the court.<\/span><\/p>\n 29th<\/sup> Nov. 1839 A true copy, C.G. Lamb, clerk<\/span><\/p>\n State of North Carolina, Camden County<\/span><\/p>\n We the commissioners in obedience to an order of court to us have this day March 6th<\/sup>, 1840 proceeded to set apart and divide the lands of John Wright dec\u2019d amongst his lawful heirs in manner following.<\/span><\/p>\n Lot 1- Beginning at the gate at the main road running south 7 W 11 \u00bd chs to a stake thence S25 W to a head of a sleuth thence running down the middle of said sleuth to a branch thence running up an eastwardly course to the fork of a branch thence up the N.E. spring of said branch to a blown up gum thence to main road and along it to the first station containing 20 acres more or less, valued at two hundred and twenty five dollars, to Peter Wright.<\/span><\/p>\n Lot 2- Commencing at a stake at the stable and running No67W to a pine at the swamp binding Nathan Bells line to the main road thence accross the main road along a line of marked trees to an oak and beach at a pine stump thence S50E3 chs and 80 links to a pine thence S41E3 chs 56 links to a gum S67E1 ch 67 links to a maple N66E2 chs to a gum No69E2chs and 90 links to an oak thence S18E6 chs to an oak thence S15E to the road down the road to the gate thence S7W11 \u00bd chs along Lot no. 1 to the first station, containing sixteen acres more or less, valued at one hundred and fifty dollars, to John Wright.<\/span><\/p>\n Lot 3- Beginning at the corner of Lot no. 1 & 2 running S25W to mouth of a sleuth thence down said sleuth to a branch thence down center of the westwardly branch to the swamp thence up the said swamp to Lot no 2 at a pine thence S67E along a line of No. 2 to first station containing 25 acres more or less, valued at one hundred and twenty five dollars, to Thomas Wright.<\/span><\/p>\n Lot 4- Commencing at a gum and beach of Lot no. 3 running down the branch of Lot no. 3 to the fork of said branch thence down the southerly branch to a cypress at the river thence westwardly along the river to the center of the swamp thence up said swamp to line of J. Tillets heirs to the first station containing 32 acres more or less and valued at one hundred and twenty five dollars, to Ebergean Davis in right of his wife Phebe.<\/span><\/p>\n Lot 5- Beginning at a cypress at the river in line of Lot no. 4, thence eastwardly along the center of the swamp to a ditch thence northerly along said ditch binding the line pf Phebe Torskey 14 chs and 37 links to a crab apple tree thence S72W to the mouth of a branch to a maple thence binding said branch to the first station cypress at the river containing 30 acres more or less and valued at one hundred and fifty dollar, to Nathanial Wright.<\/span><\/p>\n Lot 6- Beginning at the crab apple tree of Lot no. 5 down said branch to the fork of the branch of Lot no. 1 thence up the NE branch of Lot no. 1 to a blown up gum thence along Phebe Torskeys line to the first station apple tree containing twenty eight and one half acres more or less valued at one hundred and twenty five dollars, to Margaret Wright.<\/span><\/p>\n And we further say that Lot no.1 pay to Lot no. 3, 4 & 6 twenty fives dollars each.<\/span><\/p>\n Given under our hands and seals day and date first above written. Signed in the presents of Tho. N. Berry, sheriff<\/span><\/p>\n J.T Burgess, seal<\/span><\/p>\n Abner Forbes, seal<\/span><\/p>\n Charles Taylor, seal<\/span><\/p>\n Camden County Court May term 1840<\/span><\/p>\n This division of the lands of John Wright dec\u2019d was returned to court and ordered registered and confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n Test C.G. Lamb, clerk<\/span><\/p>\n Contributed by: Harry Schoettle<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Camden County, N.C. Deed book “X”, pages 15 and 16 Camden County Court Nov. Term 1839 To the worshipful the Justices of the court aforesaid the petition of Nathanial Wright, Ebergean Davis and wife Phebe of full age, Peter Wright, John Wright, Thomas Wright and Margaret Wright heirs at law of John Wright. 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