Will of William (x) Brannock

William Brannock left land to daughters Delilah and Angel, small sums to sons and sons-in-law, and appointed Henry Brannock executor.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William (x) Brannock (printed WILLIAM (x) BRANNOCK)

Dated

13 January 1832

Proved

August 1832 court

Family named

William Brannock (son); Alexander N. Brannock (son); Delilah Brannock (my two daughters); Angel M. Brannock (my two daughters); David Gilliam (son-in-law); William Taylor (son-in-law); Henry Brannock (my son-in-law)

Executor

Henry Brannock (my son-in-law)

Witnesses

Wright Brannock; George Thomas; Henry Brannock, Sr.

Land

my lands

Money and goods

10 shillings ea.; 10 shillings

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 272.
• 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).