Will of William (x) Tate

William Tate left all property to wife Rachel, named four children, and appointed Rachel Tate and Joseph Eaton executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William (x) Tate (printed WILLIAM (x) TATE)

Dated

31 January 1828

Proved

February 1828 court

Family named

Rachel (wife); Rachel Tate (wife); Joseph (child); Alfred (child); Margaret (child); Mary (child)

Executors

Rachel Tate (wife); Joseph Eaton (friend)

Witnesses

Robert Tate; James Tate

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 153.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 127.
• 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).