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Orange County Indexed

Will of William Hall, Sr.

Will Book E, page 149 · proved November 1827

William Hall named son Alexander G. Hall and daughters Polly and Jinney.

Kind of paper
Will
Testator
William Hall, Sr. (printed WILLIAM HALL, SR.)
Dated
As printed: “Will dated --”
Proved
November 1827 court
Family named
Alexander G. Hall (son); Polly (daughter); Jinney (daughter)
Witnesses
Sam Woods; Thomas Bowls

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 149.
  • Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 126.
  • 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).
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