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Source: From the Sumner County TN Archives, Loose Records, #914
Bond Book - pages 64 - 65, microfilm
In obediance to an order from Sumner County Court dated July term 1796 And also agreeably to an act of assembly (unreadable) an act authorizing and empowering the County Court officers and quarter Sessions to divide and appropriate the real Estate of Intestates. Passed at a General Assembly begun and held at Tarborough on the 18th day of November 1787.
After being first sworn to do Justice amongst the claimants. We have divided and appropriated
the real estate of Alexander Neely deceased in the following Manner (To Wit). A presumption of
Six Hundred and forty acres of Land lying on the East fork of Goose Creek, Granted originally to
the said deceased by (letters patanded) under the great Seal of the State of North Carolina bearing
date the 27th day of June 1793. We have divided by a line Beginning at a Lynn a Walnut &
Hackberry. Standing in the North boundary of the original Tract and at equal distances from each
end thereof. Thence South two hundred and twenty six and a half perches (Transcribers note =
3737.25 feet) to the South boundary of said tract. Now all that part lying to the west of said
dividing line containing three hundred and twenty acres We appropriate to William Neely his heirs
and assigns forever as his Dividend of the real estate of the said deceased, And all that part lying
to the East of said dividing line also containing three hundred and twenty acres We appropriate to
the heirs of John Neely deceased his heirs and assigns forever As their dividend of the real Estate
of the said Alexander Neely deceased. And we do award further that the said William Neely shall
pay to the heirs, or guardians of the heirs of the said John Neely deceased the sum of Seventy five
Dollars being the difference by us adjudged to be paid between their said Dividends.
A tract of Land containing Two hundred and eight nine acres and 90 Rod lying on the watrs of
Bledsoe Creek, conveyed to the said Alexander Neely deceased by Isaac Bledsoe, by deed bearing
date the 28th of february 1789 we have appropriated to Joseph Neely his heirs and assigns forever
as his Dividend of the real estate of the said Alexander Neely deceased.
Given Under our hands and seals in Sumner County this 30th day of
September in the year of our Lord 1796
James Reife seal
Matthew Alexander seal
J Winchester seal
State of Tennessee
Sumner County The -------- and above Division of Land between the heirs of Alexander Neely
decd is duly registered in book 1 page 155 13th June 1807. ---------------- --------
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