Will of John Holstein

John Holstein named his brother-in-law and three sisters and appointed two executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

John Holstein (printed JOHN HOLSTEIN)

Family named

Mary (sister); Susannah (sister); Barbaryman (sister); Henry Streider (brother-in-law)

Executors

Henry Streider; Jacob Holstein

Witnesses

William Jacob; George (x) Streider

Land

land in Granville on Adcock Creek

Places

Granville; Adcock Creek

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 95.
• 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).