Will of James Few

James Few named wife Frances, son James and three daughters; Frances was executrix.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

James Few (printed JAMES FEW)

Dated

25 March 1779

Proved

Date not given

Family named

Frances (wife); James (son); Elizabeth (my three daughters); Ann (my three daughters); Bethiah (my three daughters)

Executor

Frances (wife)

Witnesses

John Wood; Ann Wood; John Flinthem

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 32.
• 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).