Mecklenburg Co, NC Loose Estate Papers
Robinson, Robert. 1844 <Reel 92,
[Petition for Partition of Land]
State of
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, Oct Term 1844
Archibald Robinson & Others - Petition for Partition of
Land
To Court - The Petition coming on to
be heard - It is ordered by Court that the pray of the Petitioners be granted,
and that Batte Irvin, Thomas L. Hutchison, Wm
Gribble, Jas A. Todd & Addison Frazier be appointed Commissions to divide
& Partiion the lands belonging to the Estate of
the late Robert Robinson decd - in the County afore said adjoining the lands of
David R. Henderson, Nancy McClure, Jas P. Henderson & Archibald Robinson,
between his Heirs at law, the Peitioners aforesaid
viz. A[ndrew]. Springs,
Gudn. of Joseph Gillespie, Archibald Robinson,
C. H. Robison in his own right and guardian of Dorcas
E. Alexander, Cynthia Robison, & John Knox & wife, and put them in
possession of the same and Report under their hands and seals to next Court -
C. T. Alexander, CCC
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Order for Partition - January Term 1845
To the Worshipful Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
The petitioners A. Springs, Guard. for Joseph Gillespie,
Archibald Roberson, C. H. Roberson in his own right & as Guard of Dorcas E. Alexander, Cinttia
Roberson, John Knox & his wife hereby slow to your worships that they are teneants in common of a tract of land descended to them
from their _______ [?]
Robinson consisting of about two
hundred & fifity acres known as the ROBINSON
PLACE adjoining the lands of David R. Henderson, Nancy McClure, Jas P.
Henderson & Archibald Roberson your Petitioners state that they are the
only heirs at law of said Robinson & that the alnd
can without detriment be divided among them, to wit one share to A. Springs as
Guard for Joseph Gillespie, and to Archibald Roberson in his own right One to
C. H. Roberson in his own right & another to said Roberson as guard of Dorcas E. Alexander. One to Cynthia Robinson and one to
John Knox & wife in her right. Your petitioners would therefore pray
your worships to [?] according to the act of ________ [?] in such case make
& provide to lay off & make partitions of said land between paetitioners, as is duly bound your petitioners will ever
pray -
Committee:
Bat Erwin
Thos L. Hutcherson
Wm. Gribble
Jas A. Todd
Adison Frazier
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Mecklenburg Co NC- 1841-1850 CP & QS Court Minutes:
(Book 9, 244)
State of
James H. [sic A]. Todd, Wm. Gribble,
Addison Frazier, Batte Irwin being appointed by the
Court to divide and make partition between and among ARCHIBALD ROBINSON,
C[ARNES] H. ROBINSON, CYNTHIA ROBINSON, the HEIRS of ELIZABETH
[ROBISON-GILLESPIE] ALEXANDER, decd., and the HEIRS[?*] of MARY KNOX, [all]
HEIRS AT LAW of ROBERT ROBINSON, decd, where upon we have made and do the make
the following appropriations, viz:
[1] The Lot No 1 is assigned to the heirs* of
[2] The
[3] The
[4] The
[5] The Lot No 5 is assigned to the heirs** of Mary
[Robison] Knox....98 acres..(.value not given, but
must be $242)
The Lot No 2 [Carnes] pays to Lot No 4 [Cynthia] $48, the
Lot No 3 [Archibald] pays to Lot No 5 [Mary Knox] $8 which sums make an
equitable division all of which is respectfully submited
under our hands and seals
[signed] JAS.
A. TODD, BATTE IRVIN, WM GRIBBLE, J[OSEPH]. A[DDISON]. FRAZIER. [aka
FRASER] Surveyor's fees $10, Commission Fees $8.
[Herman W. Ferguson, Mecklenburg Co, NC 1841-1850 Court
Minutes, page 93]
PRB Notes:
1) *
2) *"heirs of Elizabeth Alexander, decd' is clearly
stated. However, Mary wasn't shown as decd, and is
clearly alive in subsequent transactions. This appears to be a clerical error
that was half corrected. See actual 5 Dec 1844 Land
Division in Robert Robison's 1844 Loose Papers ...,decd is marked through in
the on the first page of this document, but left on the back page.
3)
4) Robert Robison 1844 Loose Papers, boundary descriptions
added of lots:
Lot No 2 is assigned to C[arnes]
H. Robinson...62 acres...Boundaries include Jas. P. Henderson's corner and Jas
P. Henderson's line...stake on the GREAT ROAD...with the G. ROAD...side of G.
ROAD...
Lot No 3 is assigned to Archibald Robinson...52
acres...Boundaries include Henderson's line...with said A. Henderson's own
line...Marquis [sic Marcus] Barnett's corner...with said Barnett's line...
Lot No 4 is assigned to Cynthia Robison...71
acres...Boundaries include...beginning Archd
Robinson's corner...with his line...Marquis Barnett's line...McLures line...take in the G. ROAD, side of G. ROAD...
Lot No 5 is assigned to the heirs of Mary [Robison]
Knox....98 acres...Boundaries include...beginning at Archibald Robinson's
corner...with his line...side of the G. Road...C. H Robinson's corner...two of
said Robinsons lines...Jas P. Henderson's corner...Sample's corner...Samples
line..."bank of a branch, the the various courses
of sd branch"..."by the branch'...