Will of William Hannah

William Hannah named his wife Sarah, son David Wiley and daughters Mary and Sarah; his wife and son were executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Hannah (printed WILLIAM HANNAH), of Orange Co., N.C.

Dated

12 October 1785

Proved

Date not given

Family named

Sarah Hannah (wife); David Wiley Hannah (son; under age); Mary (daughter); Sarah (daughter)

Executors

Sarah (wife); David Wiley Hannah (son); Sarah Hannah (qualified)

Witnesses

Robert Gray; Jane Mordak

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.