Orange County Indexed
Will of John (x) Fields
Will Book A, page 56 · dated 16 November 1766 · proved February 1767
John Fields mentioned his unnamed wife, divided his estate between sons John and Roger, and arranged for the children's care.
- Kind of paper
- Will
- Testator
- John (x) Fields (printed JOHN (x) FIELDS)
- Dated
- 16 November 1766
- Proved
- February 1767 court
- Family named
- John (son); Roger (son)
- Guardians
- Abeneasar Starnes (care of the child; oldest to live with the Starnes); Ann Starnes (his wife; care of the child); Roger Murphy (care of the child); Roger Murphy, Sr. (younger to live with); Roger Murphy, Jr. (substitute if Murphy Sr dies)
- Witnesses
- William Ward; James Morgan; Roger Murphy, Jr.; Rachel (x) Fields
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 56.
- 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).
