Will of William Carrigan

William Carrigan mentioned his unnamed wife, named four children and a bond owed by Robert Nelson, and appointed Robert Nelson and Robert Burnside executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Carrigan (printed WILLIAM CARRIGAN)

Dated

9 June 1781

Proved

August 1782 court

Family named

John (four children); Joseph (four children); Elie (four children); Mary (four children)

Executors

Robert Nelson; Robert Burnside

Witnesses

Brice Collins; John Carrigan

Money and goods

bond ... to be paid by Robert Nelson.

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 247.
• 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).