Here are the Orange County families I'm researching: James Haygood left a will in Orange Co. dated and proved in 1768. He referred to his wife (but did not name her) and mentioned sons George, Benjamin, James, and William and a daughter Rebecca. The executors were his wife and William Partin. Witnesses were: Philip Gee, George Haygood, and William Partin. Is the above-mentioned William Partin the same man who left the following will? The will was dated 1800 and proved in 1804. William Partin states he is "weak in body" and names wife Jane (or Jean) and sons John, William, Lennard, Charles, Bennet, and Lewis Partin and sons-in-law Jesse Rigsby, Henson Colther, Thomas Connaly, and Waller Herndon. Witnesses to this will were Isham Brewer, Waller Herndon, Holley Rigsby, and Bennett Partin. [Question: I thought if a person was named as a beneficiary in a will, he/she couldn't also be a witness! Any comments?] Donna Sarchet Plainview, Texas