Index of Early Rowan Will Testators

This is a new page and is under construction.  Please look at the State Archives of North Carolina website, or Family Search, or elsewhere, for the wills themselves.  

See this list of transcribed wills:  http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/rowanwills.html

See also http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/wills/wills02.txt

Agender/Agnder/Aegender/Aginder/Agner , Johannes.  WB A: 2, dated 24 Jan 1757  “70 years old.”  See also:  http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/wills/aegender.txt

Baker, Samuel.  WB A:20, dated 24 Dec 1757, probated Apr 1758.

Bates, Daniel.  WB A:14, dated 29 Jun 1765, “of Deep River”.

Barr, William.  WB: A:10, dated 25 Oct 1766, probated 1766.

Bartholomew, William.  WB A:18, dated 20 Dec 1770, probated Nov 1771. — see http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/wills/bartholo2943wl.txt

Best, James.  WB A:9, dated 25 _____, proved 20 Apr 1762.

Bowder, Bejamin [Benjamin].  WB A:11, dated 23 Mar 1762, probated Jul 1762.

Brandon, George.  WB A :6, dated  2 Nov 1772, probated 1772.

Brininger, Adam.  WB A:8, dated 4 Jun 1772, probated 1772. “of Yadkin Fork”.

Brown, William.  WB A:19, dated 16 Feb 1772, probated 1772.

Bruner, Henry.  WB A:16, dated 9 Dec 1769, probated Feb 1770.

Bryan,  Morgan.  WB A:13, dated 28 Mar 1763, probated Jul 1763.  [Daniel Boone’s father-in-law]  —  see also: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/wills/bryan354gwl.txt

Buis, William.  WB A:12, dated 1763.

Carmichael, John.  WB A:38, dated 30 Nov 1758, probated Sep 1759.

Carruth, Walter.  WB A:46, dated 8 Feb 1769, probated 1769.

Carson, William.  WB A:49, dated 10 Oct 1759, probated Oct 1759.

Carter, James.  WB: A: 43,  not dated, probated Oct 1765.

Cathey, Alexander.  WB A:39. dated 6 Apr 1766, probated Jul 1766.

Cathey, James.  WB A: 50. dated 5 Dec 175-, probated Jan 1757.

Cathey, John.  WB A: 51. dated 29 Jan 1764, probated Apr 1764.

Coon, Michael.  WB A:36. dated 14 May 1765, probated Jul 1765

Cresswell, Isaac.  WB A:47. dated 24 Mar 1769, probated Aug 1772.

Cunningham, John.  WB A: 41. dated 8 Mar 1762, probated Jul 1762.

Curry (Corey), Nathaniel.  WB A:44. dated 13 Sep 1769, probated 1770.  “Barkey Co., SC”

Davis, George.  WB A: 35. dated 29 May 1758, probated Jan 1760.

Davis, James.  WB A: 33. dated 8 May 1765, probated Oct 1765.

Denny, William.  WB A: 31. dated 13 Aug 1766, probated May 1770.

Dicks, Nathan.  WB A: 29. dated 27th day of 10th month 1765 [Quaker style date], probated Jul 1766

Edwards, Hanuel.  WB A: 23. dated 14 Nov 1768, probated Aug 1769.  “of New Garden, advanced in years.”  [may have been Quaker, as he did not swear the usual oath].

Enochs, John.  WB A: 24. dated 10 Jun 1765, probated Jul 1765.

Erwin, James.  WB A: 26. dated 27 Feb 1770, probated May 1770.

Esleven, William.  WB A: 28. dated 21 Oct 1762, probated Oct 1762.

Feaser, Nicholas.  WB A:55.  dated 9 Sep 1764, probated Jan 1765.

Fleming (Flimon), Peter.  WB A: 54.  dated 4 Nov 1762, probated Apr 1763.

Forgey, Samuel.  WB A:56. dated 7 Jul 1770, probated Aug 1770.

Frey, Peter.  WB A:53.  dated 20 Sep 1765, probated Jan 1767.

Garrett, John.  WB A:59.  dated 5 Aug 1757, probated 1757. — see also: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/wills/garrett617nwl.txt

Gibson, Hugh.  WB A:58.  dated 21 Dec 1764, probated Apr 1765.