Will of George Gresham (or Grisham), Sr.

George Gresham or Grisham named Sarah and seven grandchildren; Aquilla Rhodes and James Dollar were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

George Gresham (or Grisham), Sr. (printed GEORGE GRESHAM (or GRISHAM), SR.)

Dated

6 August 1822

Proved

August 1822 court

A second reading

Mark Chilton’s index of the will books gives the testator as George Grisham Sr. Check the will book to settle it.

Family named

Sarah (wife); George Washington Clinton (grandson; youngest is under age, but cannot tell which is youngest); John Linnington Clinton (grandson; youngest is under age, but cannot tell which is youngest); Samuel Harrison Clinton (grandson; youngest is under age, but cannot tell which is youngest); Sarah Clinton (granddaughter); Elizabeth Clinton (granddaughter); Nancy Clinton (granddaughter); Mary Ann Clinton (granddaughter)

Executors

Aquilla Rhodes (worthy friends); James Dollar (worthy friends; son of Jonathan)

Witnesses

Moses McCown; James Dollar

Also named

Jonathan (father of executor)

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 20.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 101.
• 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).