Will of James Freeland

James Freeland left land to Joseph, money to sons, and benefits to daughters and grandchildren; Andrew Murdock and John Freeland were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

James Freeland (printed JAMES FREELAND)

Dated

27 July 1805

Proved

August 1807 court

Family named

Thomas (son; deceased); James (son); John (son); Joseph (son); John Freeland (my son); Mary (daughter); Jean Gibson (daughter); Thomas Freeland (son of my son Thomas deceased); Susan Freeland (daughter of Thomas deceased); Andrew Gibson (husband of Jean Gibson)

Executors

Andrew Murdock; John Freeland (my son)

Witnesses

Thomas Dickson; Stewart Dickson; Wm. Rainey

Land

all land I now possess

Money and goods

James $1; John $50

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 199.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 32.
• 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).