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Orange County Indexed

Will of William Belvin

Will Book C, page 93 · dated 9 November 1796 · proved February 1797

William Belvin left his Hillsboro lot to his wife and appointed her and William Whitted executors.

Kind of paper
Will
Testator
William Belvin (printed WILLIAM BELVIN)
Dated
9 November 1796
Proved
February 1797 court
Family named
Magdalene (Wife)
Executors
Magdalene (wife); William Whitted (Jr.)
Witnesses
Wm. Courtney; John Faddis; Wm. Whitted (Jr.)
Land
lot I now live on in Hillsboro (#29)
Places
Hillsboro

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 93.
  • 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).
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