Will of James Paull

James Paull named wife Elizabeth, three sons, daughter Rachel and granddaughter Elizabeth Carregan; Elizabeth Paull and John Paull were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

James Paull (printed JAMES PAULL)

Dated

25 October 1785

Proved

Date not given

Family named

Elizabeth (wife); James (son); William (son); John (son); Rachel (daughter); Elizabeth Carregan (granddaughter)

Executors

Elizabeth Paull; John Paull

Witnesses

Margaret Collins; Joseph Collins; Jesse Benton

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 54.
• 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).