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Orange County Indexed

Will of William Clarke

Will Book B, page 72 · dated 25 July 1789

William Clarke left property to George Daniel for his care; Samuel Daniel was executor.

Kind of paper
Will
Testator
William Clarke (printed WILLIAM CLARKE)
Dated
25 July 1789
Proved
Date not given
Also left something
George Daniel (Heir; for his trouble and care of me)
Executor
Samuel Daniel
Witnesses
William Findley; John Daniel; Mary Castlebury
Deeds that cite this paper
Deed Book 7, page 98

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 72.
  • 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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