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William appears in the Nash County Census of 1790, with one infant son and eight slaves.
EC DB 9-207, dated 20 Sep 1796: Penelope Cobb of Wayne Co., William Hackney & Robert Gulley of Johnston Co., executors of James Cobb dec?d late of Wayne Co, to William Dew of Edgecombe County 27 pounds 10 shillings 155 acres, joining William Dixon, James Winstead, Peter Van Landingham, William Murray. Wit: Chas Coleman, John Dew, Wm Vivrett. proved May Ct. 1799. Edward Hall CC
Edge. Co Db 10, page 128, date of deed 24 Oct 1800, date recorded Bennett Barrow, sheriff, Edge. Co. to William Dew, by virtue of sundry executions from the county court to him directed to the clerk office with more fully appear, which were (Lancelot Vivert) of Edge. Co., sheriff is to sell a tract of 640 acres belonging to Viveret, tract beginning in Abraham Dew's old line on the county line running along the county line, being the road, then north 120 poles to a pine on said road where the county line leaves said road continuing along said county line from the road north 35 east 390 poles to a pine in said line then east 90 poles to a pine Robt. Winstead's new line then along said line south 100 poles to the corner fence then along his other new line east (60) poles then south 300 poles to (Nath. Hickman) Sen. new corner pine then along said Hickman's new line west 205 acres to his the said Hickman's beginning corner and Abraham Dew's old corner a pine then along said Dew's old line south (seventy) west 108 poles to the beginning, William Dew was high bidder at 52 pounds, signed B. Barrow, wit. Benj. (Brickel), William White. Abstracted 27 Mar. 01 FHC film , CTC. By Tommy Colbert NOTE: This 640 acres went to daughter Jackey.
Will of William Dew dated 8 Sept 1802 Marked - not to be recorded yet 1802 Wife Fanny, lend tract lying on town Creek and called Pitman Place also tract lying in fork of Town Creek adjoining William Dixan and Joseph Winstead, 5 slaves, mare, horse, 2 cows and calves, 2 sows and pigs, hogs, 1/2 household furniture for her lifetime, then to be divided between my 2 daughter. Dau: Tempy, mill and plant?n I live on at mother?s death and 5 slaves; dau: Jackey, tract called ?dark Pocosin? consisting of 640 A by deed from Bennett Barrow and 4 slaves. Bro Sanuley (Samulet?) Vivrett, blue suit. (Note added by Helen Sharpe: I have not seen this original will, but suspect that the above is Lancelot not Samuet as shown in abstract) Bro: James Vivrett, all other wearing close; bro: Micajah Vivrett, note against him of about $30. No Witnesses. Exr: John Robbins, Jacob Horn, Jesse Farmer
Edgecombe County Estate records: William Dew petition (not date) for dower by the widow Frances/Fanny Dew, stating he died ?last May 7th? leaving two infant children and land partly in Edgecombe and Nash Counties. Administration was granted to Arthur Dew and John Dew was apptd. gdn. of the infants (unnamed) of the dec?d. Year?s provisions allotted, Sept 23, 1806. Dower alloted May 1, 1807, consisting of 281 acres adj. Tosnot Swamp, William Dew and the Nash County line.
Nash County Court Minutes Spring Term 1810: ?Petition for division of estate of Wm. Dew, who died intestate in 1806, leaving a widow who had since married Lewis Hatten, and the children, Tempy Dew who had married Haymon Mann and a son Henry A. Dew who has since died intestate. Arthur Dew and John Dew, Administrators. Tempy Mann and Harmon Mann petiiton for one-third part of the estate of Wm. Dew, and for a one-half part of the estate of Henry A. Dew.
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