Probate, NC, Wake, Jonathan Turner 1809 State of N Carolina Wake County County Court February Term 1809 To the worshipful, the justices of the court aforesaid. The petition of SIMON TURNER, DAVID TURNER, WILLIAM TURNER, BRYAN WHITFIELD & ELIZABETH [WHITFIELD], his wife, ANN TURNER and infant by her guardian SIMON TURNER, SALLY LANE, ANNE LANE, HENRY LANE & WILLIAM LANE infants by their guardian DAVID TURNER, GREEN HILL & MATILDA [HILL] his wife, EDITH SANDERS, WILLIAM JONES & ELIZABETH [JONES] his wife, CHARLES TAYLOR & POLLY [TAYLOR] his wife humbly sheweth that in or about the year _____ JONATHAN TURNER, late of Wake aforesaid, died intestate, seized & possessed of a tract of land containing about seven hundred acres, lying in the County of Wake, aforesaid, on both sides of Swift Creek adjoining the lands of SIMON TURNER, WILLIAM TURNER, GREEN HILL, ALLEN GRIFFIS & NICHOLAS ATKINS. That your petitioners, & none others, are the heirs at aw of the said deceased, JONATHAN TURNER, and are entitled to the said land, bu a division thereof into nine equal shares, in the following manner, to wit. SIMON TURNER, one share DAVID TURNER, one share WILLIAM TURNER, one share BRYAN WHITFIELD & his wife & ANN TURNER, one share in right of JOHN TURNER, deceased. SALLY LANE, ANN LANE, HENRY LANE & WILLIAM LANE, one share in right of their mother, WINIFRED LANE, deceased. GREEN HILL & his WIFE MATILDA, one share EDITH SANDERS, one share WILLIAM JONES & his wife ELIZABETH one share CHARLES TAYLOR & his wife POLLY, one share That ANN TURNER, mother of the said deceased JONATHAN [TURNER], is entitled to a life estate in all the land aforesaid except a small part thereof, but that she consents to a division of the whole, subject to her claim. Your petitioners therefore pray that five commissioners be appointed to divide the land aforesaid into nine shares, & to appropriate the same to your petitioners according to their respective rights as herein set forth, & to make report thereof, under their hands and seals, agreeable to act of Assembly. And your petitioners as in duty bound will pray, H. POTTER, Atty for petitioners. Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Wake, Jonathan Turner 1809 State of N Carolina Wake County This plat here annexed doth represent the land of JONATHAN TAYLOR, deceased, which we, in obedience to an order from the worshipful court of said county February Session 1809 have proceeded to lay off and divide agreeable to law between his nine representatives, as follows, to wit: 1. The division No. 1 Beginning at a pine, RAND’s corner; thence W 145 poles to Black Jac; thence S 212 pole to a pine, COPELAND’s corner; thence E 160 pole to a pine; thence N 88 pole to a pine WILLIAM TURNER’s corner; thence to the beginning containing 200 acres we allot to SIMON TURNER, his forever. 2. The division No. 2 Beginning at pine, WILLIAM TURNER’s corner; thence E 48 pole to a Red Oak on the head of Log Pen Branch; thence down said branch to a Red Oak; thence N 50 E 143 pole to a Holly Tree on Swift Creek; thence W 200 pole to a pine; thence to the beginning, containing 101 acres we allot to ELIZABETH her heirs & assigns forever. 3. The division No. 3 Beginning at a post oak by the old field; thence S 96 pole to a pine E 200 pole to a Holly tree on the creek; thence up the various courses of the said Creek to the upper Line; thence W 120 pole to the beginning containing 105 Acres we do allot on to the heirs of JOHN TURNER to their heirs forever. 4. The division No. 4 Beginning at a Red Oak on the Log Pen Branch above the spring; thence N 58th E 143 pole to a Walnut, Sugar and Mulberry tree on Swift Creek; thence down the said Creek to the mouth of the Log Pen branch Red Oak; thence up the various courses of the said Branch to the beginning containing 38 acres we do allot onto WILLIAM TURNER his heirs and assigns forever. 5. The division No. 5 Beginning at a Spanish oak on the N side of Swift Creek; thence N 114 pole to a Red Oak; thence E 90 pole to a White Oak on XXX Branch; thence N 40 pole to a stake; thence W 125 pole to a stake; thence S 40 pole to a stake; thence W 28 pole to the Creek; thence down the said Creek as it meanders to the beginning containing 60 Acres we do allot on to POLLY TAYLOR her heirs and assigns forever. 6. The division No. 6 Beginning at a Post Oak and Dogwood in the dividing line; thence W 125 pole to a stake in Tate's Branch below the road; thence S 95 pole to a stake; thence E 125 pole to a stake; thence to the beginning containing 67 Acres we allot to GREEN HILL by right of his wife MATILDA and their heirs forever. 7. The division No. 7 Beginning out of White Oak and Tate's Branch; thence S 198 pole to a Post Oak and Dogwood; thence W 225 pole to a stake and said Tate's Branch; thence up the various courses of the said Branch to the beginning containing 98 Acres we do allot on to DAVID TURNER his heirs forever. 8. The division No. 8 Beginning at White Oak on Beasley’s Branch; thence N 200 pole to pointers in the dividing line; thence E 125 pole to a Black Jac; thence S 62 pole to a Persimmon tree on head of said branch; thence down the various courses of the said Branch to the beginning containing 82 Acres with allot on to EDITH SANDERS her heirs and assigns forever. Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Wake, Jonathan Turner 1809 9. The division No. 9 Beginning at a White Oak on Tate’s Branch DAVID TURNER’s Corner; thence S 140 pole to pointers; thence E 125 pole to a Black Jac; thence N 187 pole to a Black Jac; thence W 54 pole to the head of Tate's Branch; thence down the various courses of said Branch to the beginning containing 139 Acres we allot to the heirs BARNABAS LANE and heirs forever. Given under our hand and seal this 10th day of March 1809 “Mat. W. Culter” W. RAND THEO. HUNTER JOSIAH ATKINS JOHN CURTIS Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Wake, Jonathan Turner 1809 May Term 1809 Wake County The with report was returned into Court confirmed by the court and ordered to be recorded. WILLIAM HILL, Clk Recorded in the clerk’s office in Wake County in Book K and page 56 & 57 the 14th day of June A. D. 1809 WILLIAM HILL, Clk Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Probate, NC, Wake, Jonathan Turner 1809 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 5 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK **