Will of William Whitaker

William Whitaker named his wife, daughters, and sons, provided John a year of schooling, and appointed son William executor.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Whitaker (printed WILLIAM WHITAKER)

Dated

5 February 1832

Proved

May 1832 court

Family named

Nancy (wife); John (son; schooling 1 year); Burton (son); Thomas (son); Isaac (son); William (son); Divid Whitaker (son); William Whitaker (son); Polly Cardin (daughter); Nancy Whitaker (daughter); Ann Whitaker (daughter)

Executor

William Whitaker (son)

Witnesses

Robert Gresham; James Horn

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 270.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 147.
• 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).