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- There seemed to be a feud that was carried on between brothers John and William over father Cornelius' will.
PASQUOTANK COUNTY OCTOBER COURT 1752
TO: THE WORSHIPFUL JUSTICES OF THE COURT NOW SITTING.
The petition of John Royall humbly sheweth that where as your Petitioners father died intestate and my brother William took an Inventory of his estate and never proceeded any further, but when my sister Elizabeth married Charles West my said brother delivered to the said West my part/share according to the inventory without any order of the Court.
Therefore your petitioner humbly prayeth that your Worships would take it in consideration and order that my said brother William deliver to me my said part of the said estate according to the said inventory, it being the one third part. Also order that there be a division of the land that my father gave to my brother Cornelius and my sister Elizabeth as may fully appear by the Deed of gift. My said brother Cornelius died in his nonage and left no brother by mother's side but myself and your petitioner is in duty bound ever to pray etc.
John Royall
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1719 - 1795 (76 years)
