Abstracts of The Wills and Estate Records of Granville County, NC 1746-1808

Oct 9, 1769 Proved August 1774
Nicholas Holstein wills to his son JACOB 280 acres, together with the plantation whereon I now live, a gun and a sword; to my son John, all remainder of my land in Granville Co, NC; to daughter CATHERINE, a cow and a calf; the remainder of my estate divided to my daughters: CATHERINE, MARY, SUSANNAH, BARBARA, ELIZABETH Holstein.

Executers: William Oglivie, Hentry Wideman.
Witnesses: Robert Harris, Lavender Harris

The will does not list a wife, and I have a copy of the actual will and read it through, BUT, the record of the sale of the estate of Nicholas Holston in 1774 lists as buyers, among many names, "WIDOW Holstein" meaning there was a wife. No first name. Also "MARY Holstein" is listed as a buyer.

The Nov 1778 court settlement of the estate of Nicholas Holstein lists Henry Stator as guardian of Elizabeth Holstein (Henry married daughter Catherine who got the cow and the calf) so the "widow Holstein" must have died between 1774 and 1778.

If anyone has further information on this family please contact me, including a marriage record for Nicholas Holstein and/or his wife's name, and when Nicholas Holstein was born and where. Hold old was he when he died?

I already have these marriages:

Holston, Elizabeth Jacob Morris 15 Feb 1800
Granville Co

Holstein, Catherine Henry Straiter 31 May 1773
Granville Co

Holstein, Jacob Catherine Strador 19 Feb 1780
Granville Co

Thank you,
Gina Foster