Will of William Brown

William Brown left his estate to four heirs whose relation to him is not stated; no executor was named.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Brown (printed WILLIAM BROWN)

Dated

18 February 1764

Proved

May 1764 court

Also left something

Margaret Ray (heirs, relationship not stated); Wm. Brown McClintock (heirs, relationship not stated); Janette (heirs, relationship not stated); David Alsoms (heirs, relationship not stated)

Witnesses

Geo. Johnston; John Kornegay; Thos. Holygam (?)

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 31.
• 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).