Will of William Roberts

William Roberts named children and two grandchildren and appointed sons Jacob and John executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Roberts (printed WILLIAM ROBERTS)

Dated

6 May 1834

Proved

May 1837 court

Family named

Willis (son); William (son); Charles (son); Elisha (son); Richard (son); Jacob (son); John (son); Winnefred (five of my children; unmarried); Mahala (five of my children; unmarried); John (five of my children); Jacob (five of my children); David (five of my children); Wesley (my son Richard's two children); Eliza (my son Richard's two children)

Executors

Jacob (son); John (son)

Witness

Elisha Umstead

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 414.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 173.
• 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).