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Orange County Indexed

Will of William Trice, Sr.

Will Book F, page 19 · dated 7 December 1838 · proved February 1839

William Trice named his wife, sons, daughter Penny, and granddaughter Penny Dillard and left Willis Dillard land in repayment of debts.

Kind of paper
Will
Testator
William Trice, Sr. (printed WILLIAM TRICE, SR.)
Dated
7 December 1838
Proved
February 1839 court
Family named
Frances (wife); Zachariah (son); William (son); James (son); James Trice (my son); William Trice (son); Penny (daughter); Penny Dillard (granddaughter)
Also left something
Willis Dillard
Executors
Zachariah (son); William Trice (son)
Witnesses
Richard Henslee; F. Bilbo
Land
land adjoining Widow Daniel
Also named
Widow Daniel; Philpot; Barbee

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 F, page 19.
  • Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800–1850 (1958), page 181.
  • 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).
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