Penelope Ruffin5 DeLoach Family
Born: Abt ? Parents: Samuel and Sarah McWilliams Ruffin Married: Jesse DeLoach: 8 MAR 1768 Edgecombe County,North Carolina Born: Abt 1749 Edgecombe County,North Carolina Died: BEF DEC 1793 at: Edgecombe County,North Carolina Father:Samuel DeLoach Mother:Mary BOYKIN
Marriage Bond
In 1768, he married Penelope Ruffin, daughter of Samuel Ruffin and Sarah LaMon or McWilliams. Their marriage bond was posted on 8 Mar 1768: ------------------------------------------------ Know all men by these Presents that we William Deloach and Jesse Deloach (Edgecombe Co.) are held and firmly bound unto his Escellency William Tyron Esqur. Governor and in the sum of fifty Pounds Proclamation Money to which payments well and truly be made to his said his heirs and Seal upon we bond ourselves now and Each ?????? and each of our Heirs and Executors and administrators jointly and Severally firmly by these presents sealed with our Seals and dated the 8th day of March Anno Dono 1768. The conditions of the above obligation ---------- that whereas the above Bound Jesse DeLoach to be joined in the Holy Estate of Matrimony with Penelope Ruffin Spinster____________.Now if there shall be no Said full cause to obstruct the same then the above obligation be Word. Jesse Deloach (seal) William Deloach (seal) Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of Edwd HallPenelope and Jesse had no children of their own but certainly helped out with children on both sides of their family when needed. When Penelope's Uncle Etheldred died, her father, Samuel, together with Jesse helped Bartholomew and Etheldred to learn to be planters.
Jesse had been the guardian of Briton DeLoach, the orphan son of his brother, Solomon.
Jesse's death in 1795 was apparently unexpected, as he left no will. Penelope received a widow's dower, presumably one third of Jesse's Estate. Acting in her behalf, L. Ruffin (her brother, Lamon Ruffin) filed a petition with the Edgecombe County Court: -------------------------------------------------- In the worshipful Court of Edgecombe County The petition of Penelope Deloach widow and relect of Jesse Deloach late of said County dec. Humbly Sheweth - That whereas the said Jesse Deloach died intestate Seized & possed in fee simple of certain Tract of Land containing three hundred acres by Estimate situated in said County & on the North side of Tyeskey Swamp, whereon Said Jesse Deloach last lived, bounded as follows (as well?) Beginning at a Spanish Oak, Grices Corner tree, thence runs No.50Wt 20 poles to a pine, thence Es40Wt 170 pole to Red Oak in said Swamp, thence along said Swamp So55Et 280 poles to an Oak in Grices Line then to the beginning, together with a dwelling house, kitchen make house & other houses, which land and premises your said petitioner have become entitled to her right of dower in fee ?ail in & to - Therefore your said petitioner most humbly beg your worships to pose? a decree derecting a Jury to attend in the primers for the purpose of saying of her dower agreeable to Law in such case, and further your petitioner being entitled by purchase from Two of the Heirs of said tract of Land to one half of the same in fee simple; Therfore your said Petitioner pray for a division of said Tract of Land etc. amongst the Heirs of the Same so that your said Petitioner may be enabled to come at her part in fee simple. And your petitioner as in duty bound will pray ???. L. Ruffin for Penelope Deloach -------------------------------------------------- Based upon this petition, the following court order was posted: -------------------------------------------------- Edgecombe County Inferior Court November Court 1795 Ordered that the Sheriff sd County petition (?) a jury of good & lawful men together with the surveys of the County (if necesary) - and that they attend on the Primers, and lay off and allot unto Penelope Deloach her dower in the Land which her late in husband Jesse Deloach did diezed and possessed of Edgecombe County containing three hundred acres by estimation. it being the plantation he last lived at - and return of their proceedings make to said Court agreeable to Act of Assembly. By Order - Seal Edward Hall
On 16 August 1794, William DeLoach, Sr., "appoints my loving son Ruffin DeLoach my atty to get what is due me as representative of Jesse DeLoach, deceased, heir at law November Court 1794 (Edgecombe County Deed Book 8, pages 134-135). Ruffin agreed to sell his fathers inherited portion of Jesse's estate. On 29 November 1794, Ruffin DeLoach of Sumner County in Territory South of River Ohio as atty to act for Wm. DeLoachof same place to Penelope Ruffin of Edgecombe Co, N.C., acting under power of attorney of June 16, 1794, sells and conveys interest of Wm. DeLoach as heir and co-heir-at-law of Jesse DeLoach deceased, late of said Co. of Edgecombe, land whereon deceased last lived, and Penelope Ruffin now lives (Edgecombe County Deed Book 8, page 478). Following Ruffin's agreement to sell the property to Penelope, the jury that was constituted based on the court order shown above, issued the following decree: We the subscribers being sworn as Jurors to allot & sett off to Penelope Deloach widow of Jesse DeLoach deceased her dower in the real Estate of the said deceased after strict inquiry and examination into the situation of the lands as allot and set off the same in the following manner (viz) to the petitioner Penelope Deloach we allott and set off in the following manner. Begining at a forked blk Gum standing in DeLoach branch thence south fifty five degrees east ninety four Ps (paces?) to a white oak, then north fifteen degrees east through the plantation to a hickory standing in the back line - then along the said line north fifty five degrees west to the said branch then down the various courses of said branch to the begining containing one hundred acres as one third part of the land which the said deceased did diezed & possed of including the dwelling & all other out houses. Given under our hand & seal this 8th December 1795. William Daney (seal) William his Griffis (seal) mark Willis his McDade (seal) Wm Cohson (seal) mark Henry his Williams (seal) Wm Faulk (seal) mark Elijah his Horn (seal) Joseph Morgan (seal) mark Moses his Moore (seal) David his Morgan (seal) mark mark Jacob his Whyte (seal) James ???????? (seal) mark Frederick Philips County Surveyor Ro Harrison
DEED 1796 Edgecombe CountyPenellope DeLoach to brother, Lamon Ruffin and sister, Martha Pridgen.
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