Will of John Taylor

John Taylor named son Joseph and daughter Ann, mentioned other unnamed children, and appointed Thomas Taylor sole executor.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

John Taylor (printed JOHN TAYLOR)

Dated

15 June 1812

Proved

August 1813 court

In the court minutes

• Will proved, August 1813 term
• Administration of an estate, August 1813 term

Family named

Joseph Taylor (son); Ann Taylor (daughter)

Executor

Thomas Taylor

Witnesses

Thomas Clarke; James McCord

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 380.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 56.
• 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).