Will of William Clark

William Clark named wife Mary, three sons and two daughters, distributed land, and appointed sons James and William Clark executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Clark (printed WILLIAM CLARK)

Dated

3 March 1779

Proved

February 1782 court

In the court minutes

• Will proved, February 1782 term

Family named

Mary (wife); William (son); James (son); John (son); William Clark (son); Susannah (daughter); Hannah (daughter)

Executors

James (son); William Clark (son)

Witnesses

Nath'l Rochestor; John Allison

Land

land from place he is now living on south end of tract adjoining Peter Waltons; land adjoining Samuel Allis ? or Allen

Also named

Peter Waltons; Samuel Allis ? or Allen

Reading note: Neighbor Samuel Allis ? or Allen uncertain; executors James and William Clark share surname once.

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 243.
• 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).