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Orange County Indexed

Will of Andrew Mitchell

Will Book B, page 279 · dated 15 June 1790 · proved November 1795

Andrew Mitchell named his son, mentioned unnamed children, and appointed Samuel Woods and James Carr executors.

Kind of paper
Will
Testator
Andrew Mitchell (printed ANDREW MITCHELL)
Dated
15 June 1790
Proved
November 1795 court
Family named
James Mitchell (son)
Executors
Sam’l Woods; James Carr
Witnesses
Wm. McCauley; George Long

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 279.
  • 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).
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