Will of John Conner

John Conner named his wife, James Watson and his wife Margaret, and James Watson Junior; no executor was named.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

John Conner (printed JOHN CONNER)

Dated

7 June 1788

Proved

May 1792 court

In the court minutes

• Will proved, May 1792 term
• Administration of an estate, May 1792 term

Family named

Elizabeth (wife)

Also left something

James Watson; Margaret (his wife); James Watson (Said Watson’s children; Jr.)

Witnesses

William Railey; James Railey

Deeds that cite this paper

Deed Book 9, page 103

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 180.
• 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).