Will of James (x) Mordak

James Mordak named his wife, five children and grandson and appointed his wife and son William executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

James (x) Mordak (printed JAMES (x) MORDAK)

Dated

8 December 1793

Proved

May 1799 court

Family named

Elizababeth (wife); Elizabeth (wife); James Mordak (son); William Mordak (son); William (son); Ketren (daughter); Mary Behanon (daughter); Ann Mordak (daughter); William Riggs (grandson)

Executors

Elizabeth (wife); William (son)

Witnesses

Wm. Bowls; Fanney (x) Bowls

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 C, page 139.
• 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 80002, “Record of Wills, 1794–1822, Vols. C, D” (State Archives film).