For Group and Archives: 1791 May Term Bertie Court Records 508.76 NCArchives April 2002 Cathy Hart Farris Dower of Elizabeth HARRELL widow of Jonathan HARRELL PINEY WOODS Pursuant to an order of Court May term 1791 - It was ordered that we the subscribers after being summoned and sworn have met and laid of the Dowrye of the lands of Jonathan HARRELL for the use of his widow Elizabeth HARRELL in the following manner. Beginning at a post oak on the ___? side of Joshua HARRELL’s corner, thence along his line No no we 37 pole to a post thence So nn Et. 60? pole to a pine in Demsey VANN’s line then along VANN’s line to a pine in ye said line, Joshua HARRELL’s corner then So 55 w 80 pole to the first station. This Dowry containing 37½ ac it being her part of said Manner Plantation- Also her down of another tract of land lying in the piney woods containing 70acres her part being 23 1/3 acres it being a tract of land that now was divided between Jesse HARRELL father of Jonathan HARRELL and brother. Witness our hands this day and date above mentioned: (looks like their signatures...cathy) John__?, John WIMBERLY, James HOUSE, Wm. RUFFIN, Arther SMITH, Michael BRYAN his mark, Dempsey HARRELL, Edward ACREE, Thomas BOND, Samuel HAYES his mark, Henry AVERET, Benjamin WIMBERLY John N. KING Surveryor