Will of Samuel Craig

Samuel Craig named his wife and children and appointed his wife and George Johnston executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

Samuel Craig (printed SAMUEL CRAIG)

Dated

18 September 1790

Proved

February 1791 court

Family named

Mary (wife); William Craig (son; all under 20); David Craig (son; all under 20); Samuel Craig (son; all under 20); Martha (daughter); Margaret (my children); Elizabeth (my children); Jenney (my children); Issabel (my children)

Executors

Mary (wife); George Johnston (trusty friend)

Witnesses

Wm. McCauley; John Craig; Matthew McCauley

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 B, page 112.
• 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).