Will of John Kelly, Sr.

John Kelly left money to grandchildren and the remaining estate to Mary and six children; James Cain, Archibald Cain and Thomas Bain were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

John Kelly, Sr. (printed JOHN KELLY, SR.)

Dated

19 May 1817

Proved

August 1826 court

Family named

Mary (wife); John (my son); Kesiah Bane (her six children); Nancy Kelly (her six children); Dolly (her six children); Betsy (her six children); Charity Kelly (her six children); Peggy (granddaughter); Sally Lockhart (granddaughter); Isaac (grandson); John K. (grandson); Billy (grandson); David Lockhart (grandson)

Executors

James Cain; Archibald Cain; Thomas Bain

Money and goods

$50 each; $1 each

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 E, page 115.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 120.
• 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 80003, “Record of Wills, 1822–1851, Vols. E, F” (State Archives film).