Will of James Ross

James Ross named his wife and two daughters and appointed three executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

James Ross (printed JAMES ROSS)

Dated

11 December 1792

Proved

August 1793 court

Family named

Margaret (wife); Jane Smith (daughter); Levinia Minnis (daughter)

Executors

Margaret (wife); Levinia Minnis; John Minnis

Witnesses

A. Tatom; John Casey; John Allison

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 240.
• 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).