1796 - November, commissioners met and divided the lands of William Bracewell, dec'd among the lawful claimants, viz. Jacob Bracewell, Joseph Armstrong, William Clark, William Bracewell, the orphans of James Bracewell, dec'd, Isaac Bracewell, Solomon Bracewell, and Alexander Bracewell, orphan of William Bracewell, dec'd, containing 797 acres, beginning at a poplar in Hatcher's Swamp at or near the run of said swamp in John Sherrod's line then along said line south 85 west 38 poles to his corner a pine then along his other line south 43 west 54 poles to a pine Sherrod's other corner in a small branch then along his other line west 101 poles to a pine then along his other line south 51 poles to his other corner a pine then along his line west 86 poles to a lightwood then south 33 poles to a red oak then west 78 poles to asmall maple in a branch Jackson's corner then along his line south 80 poles to Jacob Bracewell's line then along his line east 192 poles to his corner a pine then along his other line south 127 poles to the corner a pine in Toole's line then along said line & Humphrey's line east 292 poles to the corner supposed to be a red oak then north 22 poles to the corner pine in James Bracewell, dec'd line course continued along line 159 poles to the corner a black gum in Hatcher's
swamp at or near the swamp north 11 west 45 poles then north 62 west 16 poles to John Pender's corner a water oak at or near the run of said swamp then along Pender's line east 85 poles to the corner a pine then along his other line north (?5) east 88 poles to a pine Pender's corner then north 87 east 20 poles to a pine in the old patent line of William Bracewell dec'd then along said patent line north 65 poles to a pine Isaac Bracewell's line then along his line south (55) west 36 poles to a gum in the Turkey Pen Branch at or near the run of said Branch then down the Branch north 30 west 28 poles to the ( ) Branch then down the various courses of the said branch to a black gum in (Hatchers) swamp and down the swamp 20 poles to the beginning poplar, the dividing line between # 1 and # 2 begins at a corner white oak in John Sherrod's line and runs south 336 poles to the back line, the dividing line between #2 and # 3 begins at the corner gum in Hatcher's Swamp at the mouth of Buck Meadow Branch and runs the course of the swamp 204 poles to a corner gum, lot # 1 to Isaac Bracewell, containing 322 acres, # 2 to Alexander Bracewell, containing 322 acres, # 3 to Solomon Bracewell containing 157 acres, # 4 to Jacob Bracewell containing 255 acres given out before the death of William, #5 to Joseph Armstrong, who married the daughter of William and given while he was still alive, containing 223 acres, lot #
6 to William Clark who married the daughter of William and containing ( ) acres, given during the life time of William, lot # 7 to William Bracewell, containing 225 acres, # 8 to the orphans of James Bracewell, dec'd containing 169 3/4 acres, signed Edward Hall, Starling Waller, James Waller (X). Have on file copy of deed with plat. (CTC)
Tract no. 1 to Isaac Braswell, containing 322 acres valued at 209.5 pounds and pay to lot # 3, Solomon Bracewell, 27.6.3, total of 181.18.9. Tract # 2 containing 322 acres to Alexander Bracewell, orphan, valued at 309.5 paid to lot 4, Jacob Bracewell 14.3.9 and to #5 Joseph Armstrong 14.3.9 and to #6, William Clark 14.3.9 and to # 7, William Bracewell 8.3.9 and to #8 James Bracewell's orphans 33.13..9 and to Solomon Bracewell 113.6.3, total 181.18.9. Tract # 3 to Solomon Bracewell, containing 157 acres valued at 113.5 and receives from # 3 41.7.6 and from # 1 (Isaac) 27.6. (?) total 181.18.9. Tract #4 to Jacob Bracewell containing 255 acres, given before the decease of William Bracewell, valued at 167.5 and receive from #2 14.13.9, total 181.13.9. Tract # 5 to Joseph Armstrong, who married a daughter of William Bracewell, containing 223 acres, valued at 167.5 and receive from # 2 14.3.5 and receive from # 2 14.3.4, total 181.18.9. Tract # 6 to William Clark, who married a daughter of William Bracewell, containing 223 acres, valued at 167.5 and receive from #2 14.13.9, total 181.18.9. Tract # 7 to William Bracewell containing 235 acres valued at 173.15 and received from #2 14.13.9, total 181.18.9. Tract #8 to the orphans of James Bracewell, deceased, containing 169 & 3/4 acres valued at 148.5 and receive from #2 33.13.9, total 181.18.9. CTC. (Edge. Co., NC Db 8, page 596) Recorded Nov Ct.
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