The
Above Plat represents a tract of land belonging to the Estate of Ruebin Oliver
Dec’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 Rueben
Oliver Dec’d. as her dower in said tract of land. Surveyed and laid off
November 22nd 1838
By: Henry Bushnell C.C.S.
State
of North Carolina}
Caswell
County}
We
whose names are hereunto annexed having been summoned by the Sheriff of said
County to lay off and assign to Nancy Oliver widow of the late Rueben Oliver
Dec’d. dower on the lands of her late husband aforesaid submit the following
report
(To
Wit) That on the 22nd day of November 1838 we met at the late
residence of the deceased accompanied by Henry Bushnell the County Surveyor and
after having been duly sworn according to Law proceeded to the Performance of
duty aforesaid and having viewed the lands, late the property othe the deceased
aforesaid, and examined a plat of the same furnished us by the said Surveyor we
considered it impracticable to do equal Justice to the Parties Concerned and
lay off said dower including the mansion House in one connected tract. We
therefore adopted what we believed the most equitable plan and have laid off
and assigned to the widow in two Separate Lots Yet sufficiently connected by
the road to_____ tolerable convenience which lots are described on the plat
hereunto annexed and are bounded as follows.
Viz:
Lot No. 1 including the mansion House beginning at a Spanish Oak corner with
Durette 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 thirty
three chains sixteen links to a Pine Stump and Pointers, Corner with Kimbro,
thence North twenty six chains and fifty links to the first station containing
Eighty Seven and 9/10 acres.
Lot
No. 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. 88
3/4o East fifteen chains twenty four links to a Walnut Sprout, thence S. 65o
East eight chains sixty five links to a Sycamore Stump, thence S. 10o East one
chain 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. 28o
East six chains thirty links, thence N. 43o East five chains seventy three
links to a Walnut Stump in the road, thence with road crossing the Creek
Northwesterly fourteen nineteen links to a Stake in the road, thence N. 64o
West 6 chains to a Stake near a rock, thence South 51o West two chains eighty
links to a Gum Stump, thence North forty five degrees West thirty sevev chains
to a Stake by the side of the road, thence South seventy three and a half
degrees West ten chains twenty links to the first Station, Containing One
Hundred 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.
William
Kimbro (Seal)
Goodwin Evans (Seal)
Thos.
Burton (Seal) Berry Evans (Seal)
Joseph
Aldridge (Seal)
William Fullington (Seal)
John
Corbett (Seal)
Philip Hodnett (Seal)
Henry
Hooper (Seal)
Elijah Graves (Seal)
Josiah
Page (Seal)
Henry Willis (Seal)
State
of North Carolina}
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
Caswell
County}
January Court 1839
The
within report of Jury who were summoned to lay off to Nancy Oliver, Dower in
the lands of her deceased husband, was duly returned to Court. Considered of
and Confirmed by the Court and on motion ordered to be registered.
Test.
Paul A. Haralson Clk.
North
Carolina}
Caswell
County} May 8th 1840
The
foregoing report was this day duly registered.
Alex McCain RR