William Braswell Heirs (Wife Anny)

Petition of Solomon Braswell stating that his father, William
Braswell died possessed of a tract of containing about 700 acres
adjoining the lands of John Sherrod, Jacob Braswell, James Braswell,
and John Pender in Edge. Co. and that he died intestate in the month of
January last leaving seven children and a grandchild whose father your
petitioners brother died in the said Williams lifetime, but your
petitioner charges that all the children of said William were advanced
by him in his lifetime with parts of the said Williams real estate
fully equal to their respective legal shares thereof except your
petitioner his brother Isaac and one infant son Alexander who were not
advanced at all by their father in his lifetime and petitioner asks for
five freeholders to divide appropriate the said land between your
petitioner and his said two brothers last mentioned. Petition not
dated. Signed by Blake Baker for (petitioner). Estates file for
William Braswell, NC State Archives file CR.037.508.18.


Edge. Co Db 8, page 596, date of deed Nov 1796, date recorded Nov Ct.
1796, 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 a
small 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. 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.
#Abstracted 8-17, Edge. Co. courthouse, CTC. Abstracted 8-17, Edge.
Co. courthouse, CTC.

Transcribed by Tommy Colbert