Will of William Phillips

William Phillips named his wife, three sons and seven daughters, left land to David and William, and appointed his wife, David and Joel executors.

Kind of paper

Will

Testator

William Phillips (printed WILLIAM PHILLIPS), of Orange County, N.C.

Dated

9 May 1794

Family named

Elizabeth (wife); Joel (son); David (son); William (son); Susannah (daughter); Pheby (daughter); Elizabeth (daughter); Mary (my four daughters by my first wife); Lucy (my four daughters by my first wife); Hannah (my four daughters by my first wife); Sarah (my four daughters by my first wife)

Executors

Elizabeth (wife); David (son); Joel (son); Joel Phillips (qualified)

Witnesses

William Rainey; Mary Simmons

Land

tract where he now lives (100 acres); tract where he now lives bounded by Trousdell. on Haw River.

Places

Haw River

Also named

Trousdell

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 2.