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Orange County Indexed

Will of William Walker

Will Book A, page 101 · dated 24 March 1769 · proved July 1769

William Walker mentioned his unnamed wife, named five sons and money received in Pennsylvania, and appointed John Robertson and John Corry executors.

Kind of paper
Will
Testator
William Walker (printed WILLIAM WALKER)
Dated
24 March 1769
Proved
July 1769 court
Family named
James (son); John (son); William (son); Abraham (son); Alexander (son)
Executors
John Robertson; John Corry
Witnesses
John Corry, Jr.; Shasana (x) Corry
Money and goods
money received in Pennsylvania
Places
Pennsylvania

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

  • Orange County Will Book A, page 101.
  • Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966).
  • Also listed in Mark Chilton, “Wills Recorded in Orange County, NC 1756–1893” (Wandering through the NC Piedmont, 2019), an index of the will books with references to the court minutes.
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).
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