Will of William Lewis

William Lewis left his estate to five brothers and his sister and appointed three brothers executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Lewis (printed WILLIAM LEWIS)

Dated

6 May 1793

Proved

August 1793 court

In the court minutes

• Will proved, August 1793 term

Family named

James (my brothers); Howell (my brothers); Robert (my brothers); Charles (my brothers); Nicholas (my brothers); Jane Mereweather Lewis (my sister); Robert Lewis (brother)

Executors

James (brother); Howell (brother); Robert Lewis (brother)

Witnesses

Eliza Ridley; Charles Lewis; Thos. Hines

Reading note: Executor surname printed only after last given name; retained as printed.

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 237.
• 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).