Will of James K.d.byrn

James Byrn named his wife and six children and appointed his wife and son James executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

James K.d.byrn (printed JAMES K.D.BYRN)

Dated

1 April 1797

Proved

May 1797 court

A second reading

Mark Chilton’s index of the will books gives the testator as James K Byrn. Check the will book to settle it.

In the court minutes

• Will proved, 25 May 1797

Family named

Mary (wife); Thomas Byrn (son); James Byrn (son); Absolom Byrn (son); Resin Byrn (son); James (son); Elizabeth (daughter); Mary (daughter)

Executors

Mary (wife); James (son)

Witnesses

William Ray; James H. Ray

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 97.
• 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).