Will of William Comb

William Comb named his wife, six children and granddaughter and appointed his wife and four children executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Comb (printed WILLIAM COMB)

Dated

2 August 1791

Proved

August 1791 court

Family named

Ann (wife); James (son; under 21); John (son); Mary Comb (daughter); Nancy Comb (daughter); Betty Mitchell (daughter); Ellender Trice (daughter); Mary (daughter); Sarah Miller (granddaughter)

Executors

Ann (wife); James (son); John (son); Mary (daughter); Nancy Comb (daughter)

Witnesses

John Turrentine; Caleb Harvey

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 141.
• 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).