Will of Jacob Graves

Jacob Graves named Furby, children and other beneficiaries, left land, and appointed George Isley, Boston Graves and David Graves executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

Jacob Graves (printed JACOB GRAVES)

Dated

9 April 1820

Proved

May 1820 court

Family named

Furby (wife); Daniel Graves (son); Elias (son); David (son); Bostian (son); John Graves (son); Betsy (daughter; unmarried)

Also left something

Mary Glass (no relationship stated; Daughters ?); Catherine Glass (no relationship stated; Daughters ?); Nelly (or Milly) Nease (no relationship stated; Daughters ?); Barbara Graves (no relationship stated; Daughters ?); Betsy (no relationship stated; Daughters ?); Sarah Graves (no relationship stated; Daughters ?)

Executors

George Isley; Boston Graves; David Graves

Witnesses

Is. Holt; Martin Nease; Jacob Anthony

Land

tract whereon he lives; a mill

Also named

Malachi Isley (adjoining owner); Frederic Shofner (adjoining owner); Brehon (adjoining owner; Doctor)

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 575.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 90.
• 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).