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Orange County Indexed

Codicil of George Gobel (Coble ?)

Will Book B, page 257 · dated 25 February 1786

George Gobel’s codicil named the same heirs as his will.

Kind of paper
Codicil
Testator
George Gobel (Coble ?) (printed GEORGE GOBEL (COBLE ?))
Dated
25 February 1786
Family named
Henry (son); David (son)
Witness
David Thornburg (?)

Reading note: Witness David Thornburg (?) questioned; second witness unreadable on source.

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 257.
  • 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).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).
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