Will of William Hamilton

William Hamilton named his son and four daughters and appointed Joseph and Thomas Bradford executors and trustees for his daughters.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Hamilton (printed WILLIAM HAMILTON)

Dated

2 June 1791

Proved

February 1792 court

Family named

Joseph Hamilton (son); Joseph (son); Elizabeth (daughter); Jean (daughter); Margaret (daughter); Nancy (daughter)

Executors

Joseph (son); Thomas Bradford

Trustees

Joseph (son; for my daughters); Thomas Bradford (for my daughters)

Witnesses

William Bradford; Thomas Bradford

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 149.
• 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).