Will of Mary (x) Patterson

Mary Patterson left her estate equally to five surviving minor children of John Couch and Betsey and appointed three friends executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

Mary (x) Patterson (printed MARY (x) PATTERSON)

Dated

As printed: “Dated ---”

Proved

February 1796 court

Also left something

Mary Couch (children of John Couch and Betsey; all under 18 years of age); Letitia Couch (children of John Couch and Betsey; all under 18 years of age); July Couch (children of John Couch and Betsey; all under 18 years of age); Elenor Couch (children of John Couch and Betsey; all under 18 years of age); Elizabeth Couch (children of John Couch and Betsey; all under 18 years of age)

Executors

Robert Campbell (Worthy friends); Roger Daniel (Worthy friends); John Couch (Worthy friends)

Witnesses

Robert Campbell; Roger (x) Daniel

Also named

John Couch (father of beneficiaries); Betsey (his wife; deceased)

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 79.
• 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).