Will of John Woods

John Woods named his wife, sons, daughters and son-in-law and appointed his wife and son Matthew executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

John Woods (printed JOHN WOODS)

Dated

17 May 1792

Proved

Date not given

A second reading

Mark Chilton’s index of the will books gives the probate as November 1791. Check the will book to settle it.

Family named

Margaret Woods (wife); Margaret (wife); Matthew (son); John (son; both under 21); Richard (son; both under 21); Margaret Woods (daughter); Nancy Woods (daughter); Sarah Woods (daughter); Hannah Kirkpatrick (daughter); Samuel Kirkpatrick (son-in-law)

Executors

Margaret (wife); Matthew (son)

Witnesses

Abe Allen; Reuben Smith; 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 197.
• 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).