Will of Joseph George

Joseph George named wife Ellenor, sons and three daughters; sons Ambrose and James and his wife were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

Joseph George (printed JOSEPH GEORGE)

Dated

14 February 1770

Proved

Date not given

Family named

Ellenor (wife); Ambrose (son); Daniel Pegg (son); William (son); Isaac (son); James (son); Jesse (son); Mary Hinsford (daughter); Cathrine Riddle (daughter); Peggy George (daughter)

Executors

Ambrose (son); James (son); Ellenor (wife)

Witnesses

James Younger; John Page, Jr.

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 125.
• 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).