Rutherford County, North Carolina, Wills and Miscellaneous Records, 1783-1868

By: James E. & Vivian Wooley, Pub. 1984, Reprinted 2015, 184 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-413-1.

This book containing Books A-E includes not only the wills of Rutherford County, but also powers of attorney, apprenticeships, some estate settlements and some bills of sale, etc. Rutherford was formed in 1779 from Tryon County. It is surrounded by Polk, McDowell, Buncombe, and Lincoln counties and South Carolina state line.