Will of William (x) Partin

William Partin provided for wife Jane or Jean, sons, and sons-in-law; William Brewer and son Charles Partin were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William (x) Partin (printed WILLIAM (x) PARTIN)

Dated

13 April 1800

Proved

February 1804 court

In the court minutes

• Will proved, February 1804 term
• Administration of an estate, February 1804 term
• Deed proved, February 1804 term

Family named

Jane or Jean (wife); John Partin (my son; deceased); William Partin (son); Lennard (son); Charles Partin (son); Bennet Partin (son); Lewis Partin (son); Jesse Rigsby (son-in-law); Henson Colther (son-in-law); Thomas Connaly (son-in-law); Waller Herndon (son-in-law)

Executors

William Brewer (trusty friend); Charles Partin (my son)

Witnesses

Isham Brewer; Waller Herndon; Holley (x) Rigsby (her mark); Bennett Partin

Land

Bennet Partin land joining Wm. Brewer, Alex. Strain, and John McCauley; Lewis Partin land after wife’s death

Money and goods

heirs of John Partin 1 shilling; Jesse Rigsby 1 shilling; William Partin, Lennard 1 shilling each; Henson Colther and Thomas Connaly 1 shilling; Charles Partin 1 shilling; Waller Herndon 1 shilling

Also named

Wm. Brewer (land joining); Alex. Strain (land joining); John McCauley (land joining)

In the paper’s words

“weak in body”

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 D, pages 120–122.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958).
• 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).