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Orange County Indexed

Will of Charles Foshee

Will Book A, page 2 · dated 23 November 1757 · proved December 1757

Charles Foshee left land to sons William and Charles and divided remaining property among his children after his wife's death.

Kind of paper
Will
Testator
Charles Foshee (printed CHARLES FOSHEE)
Dated
23 November 1757
Proved
December 1757 court
Family named
Susanna (wife); William (son); Charles Foshee (son)
Executors
Joseph Foshee; Susannah (wife)
Witnesses
Wm (x) Marsh; Elmore or Elmon (x) George
Land
land

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 2.
  • 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), page 7.
  • 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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