Will of William Forbis

William Forbis named his wife, three sons and six unnamed young children; George was to learn a trade; Andrew Finley and William Willis were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Forbis (printed WILLIAM FORBIS)

Dated

28 November 1763

Proved

February 1764 court

Family named

Margaret (wife); William (son); Hugh (son); George (son)

Executors

Andrew Finley; William Willis

Witnesses

John Willis; James Mathews; Martha Willis; Thomas Willis; Hugh Willis

Also named

Margaret Forbis (Approved); John Forbis (Approved); Thomas Morgan (Approved); Rachel Forbis (Approved); Arthur Forbis (Approved)

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 32.
• 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).