Will of John King

John King left whiskey to friend George Wagoner and his estate to friend Charles Roberts; George Wagoner, Ephriam Roberts, and James Walker were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

John King (printed JOHN KING)

Dated

18 November 1807

Proved

November 1807 court

Also left something

George Wagoner (friend); Charles Roberts (friend)

Executors

George Wagoner; Ephriam Roberts; James Walker

Witnesses

Abner (x) Roberts; William Harris; Milly (x) Arnold; Winnifred (x) Roberts

Money and goods

George Wagoner10 gallons of the whiskey James Walker promised to pay me

Also named

James Walker (promised whiskey payment)

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, page 186.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 30.
• 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).