Will of William (x) Fossett

William Fossett left wife Margrete a life interest, favored son William with land and money, and named daughter Elenor; no executor was named.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William (x) Fossett (printed WILLIAM (x) FOSSETT), farmer

Dated

28 September 1784

Proved

November 1785 court

In the court minutes

• Will proved, November 1785 term

Family named

Margrete (wife); William (son); Elenor ? (daughter)

Witnesses

David Fossett; Richard Fossett; Jno. Umstead

Land

the place he now lives on

Money and goods

£ 20 more than any of the rest

Reading note: Daughter Elenor ? questioned; compiler says OLDS has Eliza. Retained Elenor ?.

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 339.
• 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).