Will of James Barnwell

James Barnwell named Susan and eight children and appointed Susan and son John executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

James Barnwell (printed JAMES BARNWELL)

Dated

12 March 1825

Proved

May 1825 court

Family named

Susan (wife); John (son); Susan (three youngest daughters); Nancy (three youngest daughters); Elenor (three youngest daughters); Robert (child); Catherine (child); John (child); William (child); James (child)

Executors

Susan (wife); John (son)

Witnesses

Ellis Malone; William Murray; Andrew Murray

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 82.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 114.
• 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).