Will of Thomas Bowls

Thomas Bowls named his wife, three sons, two daughters and granddaughter; sons Thomas and William received 220 acres and served as executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

Thomas Bowls (printed THOMAS BOWLS), of Orange Co., N.C.

Proved

1789 (no day or month given)

Family named

Elizabeth Bowls (wife); Thomas Bowls (son); William Bowls (son); John Bowls (son); Elizabeth Murdak (das); Sarah Bowls (das); Sarah Clark (granddaughter)

Executors

Thomas (son); William Bowls (son)

Witnesses

Jane x Davis; James Latta, Jr.

Land

land on N. Fork of Little River, 220 acres, bought from John Embry

Places

N. Fork of Little River

Also named

John Embry

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

• The original is in the State Archives of North Carolina; it was never recorded in the Orange County will books.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966), page 1.