Rueben Oliver’s Property Plat 1838
Rueben Oliver’s Property Plat 1838
TheAbove Plat represents a tract of land belonging to the Estate of Ruebin OliverDec’d. situated on South Country Line Creek containing 683 3/10 acres. Lot’s No.1 and No. 2 are laid off and assigned to Nancy Oliver widow of the late RuebenOliver Dec’d. as her dower in said tract of land. Surveyed and laid offNovember 22nd 1838
By: Henry Bushnell C.C.S.
Stateof North Carolina}
CaswellCounty}
Wewhose names are hereunto annexed having been summoned by the Sheriff of saidCounty to lay off and assign to Nancy Oliver widow of the late Rueben OliverDec’d. dower on the lands of her late husband aforesaid submit the followingreport
(ToWit) That on the 22nd day of November 1838 we met at the lateresidence of the deceased accompanied by Henry Bushnell the County Surveyor andafter having been duly sworn according to Law proceeded to the Performance ofduty aforesaid and having viewed the lands, late the property othe the deceasedaforesaid, and examined a plat of the same furnished us by the said Surveyor weconsidered it impracticable to do equal Justice to the Parties Concerned andlay off said dower including the mansion House in one connected tract. Wetherefore adopted what we believed the most equitable plan and have laid offand assigned to the widow in two Separate Lots Yet sufficiently connected bythe road to_____ tolerable convenience which lots are described on the plathereunto annexed and are bounded as follows.
Viz:Lot No. 1 including the mansion House beginning at a Spanish Oak corner withDurette Oliver, running thence West thirty two chains and twenty links to Pointers,thence South twenty six chains fifty links to a Red Oak, thence East thirtythree chains sixteen links to a Pine Stump and Pointers, Corner with Kimbro,thence North twenty six chains and fifty links to the first station containingEighty Seven and 9/10 acres.
LotNo. 2 Beginning at a Gum, Corner with William Kimbro, running thence N. 85o E.13.64 to a Hickory, thence S. 45o E. 3 chs. 10 links to a stake, thence N. 883/4o East fifteen chains twenty four links to a Walnut Sprout, thence S. 65oEast eight chains sixty five links to a Sycamore Stump, thence S. 10o East onechain seventy five chains crossing the south fork of the Creek to a Stake,thence N. 50o East 2 chains sixty three links to a Sugar tree, thence N. 28oEast six chains thirty links, thence N. 43o East five chains seventy threelinks to a Walnut Stump in the road, thence with road crossing the CreekNorthwesterly fourteen nineteen links to a Stake in the road, thence N. 64oWest 6 chains to a Stake near a rock, thence South 51o West two chains eightylinks to a Gum Stump, thence North forty five degrees West thirty sevev chainsto a Stake by the side of the road, thence South seventy three and a halfdegrees West ten chains twenty links to the first Station, Containing OneHundred and Thirty Nine and 8/10 acres. All of which is respectfully submitted.Given under our hands and seals this 22nd day of November 1838.
WilliamKimbro (Seal) Goodwin Evans (Seal)
Thos.Burton (Seal) Berry Evans (Seal)
JosephAldridge (Seal) William Fullington (Seal)
JohnCorbett (Seal) Philip Hodnett (Seal)
HenryHooper (Seal) Elijah Graves (Seal)
JosiahPage (Seal) Henry Willis (Seal)
Stateof North Carolina} Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
CaswellCounty} January Court 1839
Thewithin report of Jury who were summoned to lay off to Nancy Oliver, Dower inthe lands of her deceased husband, was duly returned to Court. Considered ofand Confirmed by the Court and on motion ordered to be registered.
Test.
Paul A. Haralson Clk.
NorthCarolina}
CaswellCounty} May 8th 1840
Theforegoing report was this day duly registered.
Alex McCain RR