NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

HERRING FAMILY

Wills Before 1820

Deceased

County

Will Book.Page

Date

Relations

None Found

in Devisor - Devisee Index

New Hanover

This index is highly suspect and does not go all the way back to the early years. Please make sure you research the original loose wills. For early wills check this index in the front of Book C, wherein 100 years of wills are recorded starting in the 1840s!

Benjamin Heron

New Hanover

NC New Hanover WB C.137

 

See Abstract Below

John Herring

New Hanover

NC New Hanover WB C.143

 

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Benjamin Herring

New Hanover

NC New Hanover WB C.155

 

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Dorcus Herring

New Hanover

NC New Hanover WB C.158

 

See Abstract Below

Samuel Herring, Sr.

New Hanover

NC New Hanover WB C.179

 

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William Herring

New Hanover

NC New Hanover WB C.594


Excr.

James Garrison

Samuel S. Herring


Witnesses;

James Garrison

S. H. Bell

30 Dec 1846

Margaret Montague, dau.

Susan Herring, cousin

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

HERRING FAMILY

Relationships Proven by Deed.

Name

County

Deed Book.Page

Date

Relations

James Herring, dec’d

New Hanover

NC New Hanover

DB LD-A.232

NC New Hanover

DB LD-A.239

24 Jan 1856

Janie Herring, wife

William J. Herring

Phoebe Herring

George A. Herring

M. E. Herring

Alfred P. Herring

John Herring

A. E. Herring

Sarah C. Boon

Rebecca Herring

John Walker, estate of

New Hanover

NC New Hanover

DB LD-A.126

6 Aug 1832

Joel P. Walker

Sarah P. Walker

Mary Herring

John R. Walker

David Wells, Estate of

New Hanover

NC New Hanover

DB LD-A.385

19 Dec 1867

George A. Herring & his wife Margaret Eliza

Nine more heirs

John Walker, father

New Hanover

NC New Hanover

DB S.763

15 May 1824

Mary Herring, dau., wife of Samuel Herring, Jr.

James Lewis, father

New Hanover

NC New Hanover

DB Q.304

28 Jul 1818

Catherine Herring, dau. & her husband John Herring

William Taylor

New Hanover

NC New Hanover

DB Q.341

14 Oct 1816

William Herring & his wife Margaret

William Henesey, dec’d.

New Hanover

NC New Hanover

DB Q.107

6 Dec 1816

John J. Herring & his wife Elizabeth

William Woodstock & his wife Rhoda

Larkin Rowe & his wife Celia, heirs of

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

HERRING FAMILY

North Carolina Estate Files

Benjamin Heron, of Wilmington

New Hanover

Wills and estate papers (New Hanover County), 1663-1978 Will Img 854


Excr.:

Frederick Jones


Witnesses:

Frederick Jones

Henry Hyme

Henry Buford

John London

20 Jul 1769

Apr 1771

Alcie, wife

Mary, dau., also granddau. of Job Howe.

Elisabeth, dau., also niece of Joseph Howe

Frances, dau.

Peggy Cransden, wives sister

Charles Heron, nephew

Charles Heron, brother of Corhampton, Co. Hampshire, Great Britain

Peggy Marsden, sister

unborn child

New Hanover

New Hanover County, North Carolina original estate records, ca. 1741-1942

1770

84 pages long.

Alice Heron, of Wilmington

New Hanover

Wills and estate papers (New Hanover County), 1663-1978 Will Img 872


Excrs.:

John Waddel

John R, London


Witnesses:

Thomas Wright

James S. Green

2 May 1811

1813

Marsden Campbell, nephew

John R, London, nephew

William and Mary _____, grandchildren

Frances Swann, granddau.

John Waddel

New Hanover

New Hanover County, North Carolina original estate records, ca. 1741-1942

1811

212 Pages long. Enjoy the read. Alice was very wealthy which generated a great estate dispute.

Benjamin Herring

New Hanover

Wills and estate papers (New Hanover County), 1663-1978 Will Img 877


Excrs:

Bright Herring

William Miles Hutchens


Witnesses:

Bushrod Miller

Bright Herring

28 Aug 1789


Recorded Sep 1845

WB C.155

Mary Herring, wife

Bright Herring, son

Dorcas Williams, dau.

Ann Taylor, dau.

Lucy Taylor, granddau.

Sarah Higgins, dau.

Elizabeth Hutchens, dau.

New Hanover

New Hanover County, North Carolina original estate records, ca. 1741-1942

1789

Inventory. Bright Herring, William Miles Hutchens, excr. Filed Oct 1789.

Dorcas Herring

New Hanover

Wills and estate papers (New Hanover County), 1663-1978 Will Img 881


Excrs:

John Herring, brother

Margaret Parrish, sister


Witnessers:

Elizabeth Anders

Simeon Robinson

William Corbett

22 Oct 1799

Mar 1800

John Herring, brother

Margaret Parrish, sister

New Hanover

New Hanover County, North Carolina original estate records, ca. 1741-1942

1800

19 Mar 1900. Inventory. John Herring, Sr. Recorded Mar 1900

John Herring, Sr.

New Hanover

Wills and estate papers (New Hanover County), 1663-1978 Will Img 884


Excr:

Son John Herring


Witnesses:

Thomas Duff

Niclas Richards

23 Oct 1773


Recorded WB C.143

Sep 1845

Rebeca Herring, wife

Richard Herring, son

Sarah Treadwell, dau.

Martha Hawes, dau.

John Herring, son

New Hanover

New Hanover County, North Carolina original estate records, ca. 1741-1942

1774

Inventory. John Herring, excr. Recorded Jul 1774.

6 Oct 1774. Inventory. Recorded Oct 1774.

John Herring

New Hanover

New Hanover County, North Carolina original estate records, ca. 1741-1942

1789

 

7 ___ 1789. Portions of bond (torn). Elizabeth Herring admr.

25 Aug 1789. Inventory. Elizabeth Herring admr. Filed Oct 1789.

John Herring, dec’d. minor

New Hanover

New Hanover County, North Carolina original estate records, ca. 1741-1942

1794

 

3 Sep 1798. Audited Return of Enoch Herring, gdn. (From 1790) Recorded May 1794.

Samuel Herring, Sr.

New Hanover

Wills and estate papers (New Hanover County), 1663-1978 Will Img 887


Excrs:

William Herring, son

Samuel Herring, son


Witnesses:

David Jones

Z. N. Browning

Samuel J. Browning

22 Apr 1829

Elizabeth, wife 320 acres

John J. Herring, son 320 acres

William Herring, son

James Herring, son

Samuel Herring, son

Dicey Bordeaux, dau.

Martha Browning, dau.

Ann Rogers, dau.

Sarah Bell, dau.

Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com