Will of John (x) Thomas

John Thomas named wife Elizabeth, daughter Mary and sons John and James; no executor was named.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

John (x) Thomas (printed JOHN (x) THOMAS)

Dated

24 April 1765

Proved

May 1766 court

Family named

Elizabeth (wife); John (eldest son); James (son); Mary (daughter)

Witnesses

Henry Ledbetter; John (x) Hamlett; Ann (x) Hamlett

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 45.
• 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).
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).