Will of James Sanders, Senior

James Sanders mentioned his unnamed wife, named sons, daughters and grandson Jeremiah Terry, and appointed James, Richard Sanders and William Trigg executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

James Sanders, Senior (printed JAMES SANDERS, SENIOR)

Dated

28 February 1776

Proved

May 1776 court

Family named

James Sanders (son); Richard (son); William (son); James (son); Sarah (daughter); Cassandra (daughter); Susannah (daughter); Fanny (daughter); Jeremiah Terry (grandson, son of daughter Susannah); William Trigg (wife of); Robert Terry (wife of); William Sanders the Elder (wife of)

Executors

James (son); Richard Sanders; William Trigg

Witnesses

Andrew Haddock; James Sanders; Robin Terry

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 197.
• 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).