Will of Richard Stanford

Richard Stanford named an unnamed wife, two oldest daughters and two youngest children; Thomas Snipes and John Newlin were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

Richard Stanford (printed RICHARD STANFORD)

Dated

25 December 1812

Proved

May 1816 court

In the court minutes

• Will proved, May 1816 term

Family named

Ariana (two oldest daughters); Mary Mebane (two oldest daughters); Lawrence (two youngest children); Adeline (two youngest children)

Executors

Thomas Snipes (friends; Esq.); John Newlin (friends)

Witness

Mark Durham

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 486.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 73.
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80002, “Record of Wills, 1794–1822, Vols. C, D” (State Archives film).