Will of Joseph Hardin

Joseph Hardin's will was proved by Benjamin Martin; Elizabeth Harlan, described as widow, qualified as executrix.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

Joseph Hardin (printed JOSEPH HARDIN)

Proved

July 1754 court

In the court minutes

• Will proved, July 1754 term

Family named

Elizabeth Harlan (widow)

Executor

Elizabeth Harlan (widow)

Witness

Benjamin Martin

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 3.