Blocked

                   RESEARCH NOTE:
    LDS Sources list a wife as Rebecca Gooseley and Rebecca Whitaker.  Further research needed to determine which is accurate and why a discrepency exists.


--------Deborah Gammon's Notes---------
Dower on 14 Jan 1842 in Sixty-four and 2/3 acres of land surveyed for the dower rights of Rebecca Yellowly, "widow of the late Charlton Yellowly".. She died Abt. 25 Sep 1843 in North Carolina, USA.

Notes for Rebecca Goosely:

General Notes:

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
COURT OF PLEAS AND QUARTER SESSIONS DECEMBER TERM 1841
To the sheriff of Northampton County Greetings
Whereas Rebecca Yellowley, widow of Charlton Yellowly dec'd having filed her petition in our said court againist Joseph G. Barkley & wife, Lavinia, Isabella Yellowley, Mary Yellowley, Charlton Yellowley & Adeline Yellowley for dower showing that her husband Charlton Yellowley died intestate .......& possessed of a tract of land in Northampton County adjoining the lands of John B. Odom & William T. Grant lying on Roanoke River & supposed to contain one hundred & seventy four acres more or less, having the defendants his only heirs at law, praying the court to order a jury ...these are therefore to command you the said sheriff to summon a good &lawful jury of free holders, to go upon the premises and after being duly qualified shall proceed together with the county surveyor to allot & set apart to the petitioner Rebecca Yellowley her lawful dower out of the lands of her dec'd husband Charlton Yellowley including the dwelling house & out houses according to act of ....and from under their hands, shall report their proceedings to the next term of this court, witness, William Bottom, clerk of our said court at office the first Monday of December, 1841. 
...30 Dec. 1841 
Wm. Bottom, clk


STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Persuant to the annexed order we James Edwards, William D. Lassiter, Dorsey Boon, Richard Grant, Samuel Barnes, Jacob Rea, John Boon, James Wheeler, Bryant Peele, David Langford, Josiah Spivey and Stephen Lassiter free holders unconnected with the parties after being by Etheldred J. Peebles, sheriff of the county aforesaid being duly sworn & required to lay off and allot to Rebecca Yellowley widow of Charlton Yellowey, dec'd one third of a tract of land which the said C. Yellowley dec'd seized & possessed of adjoining the lands of Jno. B. Odom & William P. Grant containing by actual survey one hundred & ninety three acres did lay off and allot to the said Rebecca Yellowley sixty four & one third acres including the dwelling & other out houses-the .... and courses will more fully appear by reference to the surveyor certificate & plot here to asscended-after doing which we the undersigned jurors & sheriff put the said Rebecca Yellowley in possession of the same-given under our hands and seals this 14th day of January Eighteen hundred & forty two.
James x Edwards
William D. Lassister
Dossey x Boon
Richard Grant
Samuel x Barnes
Jacob Rea
John Boon
James Wheeler
Bryant Peele
David Langford
Josiah Spivey
Stephen x Lassiter
--------End Deborah Gammon's Notes---------