Orange County Indexed
The Bailey surname
The Bailey name in Orange County Indexed: 106 historical records, 15 people in the chronology and 6 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1763 to 1908
most named in the 1850s
- Deeds 1763–1863
- Wills 1768–1835
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Court minutes 1783–1812
- Marriages 1792–1908
- Records of enslaved people 1840–1858
- In the chronology
- 1833 to 1998 15 people in 44 entries, most in the 1930s
- In books and archives
- 1 family heading and 5 people, born 1873 to 1908
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (11), Durham (6), Hillsborough (6), Raleigh Road (2), Raleigh (2), Great Road (1), Seven Mile Creek (1), Wild Cat Branch (1)
- Married into
- Cheek 1, Forsyth 1, Thompson 1, Price 1, Morris 1, Roberson 1, Durham 1, Baily 1, Leonard 1, Cain 1, Howerton 1, Ray 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Norwood 7, Durham 6, Howerton 6, Thompson 4, Morris 3, Roberts 2, Close 2, Bevill 2, Patterson 2, Granbury 2, Baker 2, Strudwick 2
- People with a page here
- J. O. (James Osler) Bailey, J. O. (James Osler) Bailey, John Lancaster Bailey, Joseph W. Bailey, Josiah William Bailey, Loretto Carroll Bailey, Priscilla Brownrigg Bailey
- Spellings to try
- Bagley, Baily, Baley, Biley, Bayley
- Search beyond these records
- Bailey in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Bailey there)
- Bailey in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 15 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
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Bailey, Brian 9 entries, 1939–1988
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- 1939–1991: Chapel Hill's noise ordinance and student parties, 1939–1991
- 1976–1989: Students on the town boards and the student liaisons, 1976–1989
- April 29, 1987: Chapel Hill Town Council tables the students' noise ordinance amendment and forms a committee to study noise
- April 13, 1987: Chapel Hill Town Council votes 5 to 4 for a student-written noise amendment on first reading
- September 10, 1987: Students for Educational Access hold a bread-and-water protest outside the candidates' banquet
- December 2, 1987: Student Congress passes a resolution on AIDS condemning a Deacs Have AIDS homecoming float
- June 24, 1987: UNC trustees' chairman names a 13-member joint committee on apartheid and divestment
- February 27, 1987: UNC trustees reject a resolution to curb purchases from companies in South Africa
- February 8, 1988: Chapel Hill Town Council creates a Student Government liaison to the council
- Bailey, Donald 2 entries, 1991–1992
- Bailey, J. O. 2 entries, 1931–1937
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Bailey, James H. Pou 8 entries, 1928–1983
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- 1971–1980: Students win and keep the vote in Orange County, 1971–1980
- January 11, 1978: A jury finds Hillsborough Mayor Fred Cates Jr. liable for false imprisonment
- the week of March 6, 1978: Judge Bailey orders UNC students purged from Orange County's voter rolls
- April 7, 1978: A Superior Court jury orders Hillsborough Mayor Fred Cates to pay damages for an illegal arrest
- February 16, 1978: Orange Committee members sue to void Orange County's voter rolls over student registration
- by April 20, 1978: The state Supreme Court agrees to hear the Orange County student-voter purge appeal
- February 5, 1979: State Supreme Court overturns the order to purge Orange County's student voters
- March 10, 1983: The state Environmental Management Commission gives OWASA power to condemn land for the Cane Creek reservoir
- Bailey, James Pou 2 entries, 1980
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Bailey, John L. 6 entries, 1833–1859
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- about 1833: The house of tinner Josiah Turner Sr. is built on North Churton Street
- 1842–1859: The Nash and Bailey law school at Hillsborough, 1842–1859
- May 30, 1845: John L. Bailey announces a law school at Hillsborough
- by June 26, 1850: Frederick Nash and John L. Bailey form a law school at Hillsborough
- December 31, 1851: Nash and Bailey's Hillsborough law school promises a weekly moot court
- 1859: John L. Bailey leaves Hillsborough and moves his law teaching to Buncombe County
- Bailey, John Lancaster 1 entry, 1854
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Bailey, Josiah 4 entries, 1930–1936
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- November 4, 1930: Democrats sweep Orange County in the general election
- June 23-24, 1933: More than a thousand people attend the Institute of Government's second statewide conference
- 1935–1939: The Institute of Government's building, 1935–1939
- Summer 1936: The PWA withdraws its grant for the Institute of Government building
- Bailey, Josiah W. 1 entry, 1930
- Bailey, Josiah William 4 entries, 1925–1942
- Bailey, Loretto Carroll 4 entries, 1929–1936
- Bailey, Neil P. 1 entry, 1929
- Bailey, Pam 1 entry, 1994
- Bailey, Tamara 1 entry, 1998
- Bailey, William H. 2 entries, 1842–1859
In books and archives 6 headings
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Bailey family family, 1 work
- Bailey, J. O. (James Osler), 1903-1979 1 work
- Bailey, J. O. (James Osler), 1903-1979. Strike song: a play of the Southern mills 1 work
- Bailey, Joseph W. 1 work
- Bailey, Josiah William, 1873-1946. 1 work
- Bailey, Loretto Carroll, 1908- 1 work
In the historical records 106 records
43 deeds, 8 records of enslaved people, 17 marriages, 24 court minutes, 8 tax list entries and 6 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Bailey marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
- 1770WillsWill of Joseph Dixson
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Bailey Claudius
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Bailey James
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Bailey John
1780s
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Bailey, John (Hillsborough District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Bailey, Claudus (St. Thomas's District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Bailey, James (St. Thomas's District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Bailey, Willm. (Orange District)
- 1783Court minutesHands within the listed inhabitants’ bounds were ordered to work under Jesse Benton from Gallows Hill to the branch between Nelson’s and…
- 1784WillsDeed of gift: Sarah Morgan to Hardy Morgan
- 1786Court minutesCommissioners Potts and Carrington proceeded against Tho. Bailey and Wm. Galbreath.
- 1789WillsWill of Charles Johnston
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Thos. Bailey (Hillsborough District)
- 1791DeedsAnn Bailey & William Holditch to James Wood, 1 November 1791
- 1791Court minutesBenj Leonards’s administrator recovered damages and costs against Tho Farmer.
- 1791Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Gooch damages, interest and costs against James Hutchinson on certiorari.
- 1792MarriagesMarriage bond: James Cheek and Margaret Bailey
- 1792Court minutesDefault judgment was entered against Aaron Hill and his sureties for tax arrears, dischargeable upon payment of the stated arrears and in…
- 1796MarriagesMarriage bond: Mark Andrew and Elisabeth Bailey
- 1798DeedsSamuel Thompson to James Bailey, 28 February 1798
- 1798MarriagesMarriage bond: William Bailey and Anne Forsyth
1800s
- 1800DeedsLambert Robinson to Claudius Bailey, 5 December 1800
- 1800MarriagesMarriage bond: John Bailey and Mary Thompson
- 1800Court minutesAdministration of the estate of William Howell granted to John Millison and William Hines; sureties Thomas Whitehead and George Madden.
- 1801DeedsJames Bailey to William Strayhorn, 15 June 1801
- 1802DeedsJohn Durham to James Bailey, 8 June 1802
- 1802DeedsAbner Bailey to Joseph Thompson, 20 April 1802
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry Bailey and Polly Price
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: William Morris and Nancy Bailey
- 1805DeedsJames Bailey to John Durham, 2 February 1805
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: Merritt Y Roberson and Sarah Bailey
- 1807Court minutesDeed, James Bailey to John Durham, proved by Isaac Durham.
- 1808Court minutesThe court ordered Aaron Walker, Tho McCracken, Samuel Woody and 27 others summoned for the next county-court jury service.
1810s
- 1811DeedsJohn Bailey to John Roberts, 13 May 1811
- 1811Court minutesDeed, John Bailey to John Roberts, proved by Aron Roberts.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed William Bailey as road overseer.
- 1812Court minutesThe court appointed William Bailey and the other named men to patrol the stated district.
- 1815DeedsClaudius Bailey to John Close, 2 March 1815
- 1817DeedsMiles Davis to Mann Patterson & Elisha Bevill & William Bailey, 22 November 1817
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: James Bailey and Tabitha Durham
- 1819WillsWill of William Forsythe
1820s
1830s
- 1835DeedsWilliam Lipscomb to Yancey Bailey, 2 April 1835
- 1835WillsWill of Joseph Caldwell
- 1836MarriagesMarriage bond: Hardy Leonard and Mary Bailey
1840s
- 1840DeedsJohn L Bailey to Josiah T Granbury, 13 February 1840
- 1840DeedsThomas King to Yancey Bailey, 20 February 1840
- 1840Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John L Bailey to Josiah T Granbury, 13 February 1840
- 1846MarriagesMarriage bond: William Cain Jr and Sarah J Bailey
1850s
- 1850DeedsWilliam M Bailey & Isaac Morris & F R Freeman & Nathaniel Durham & James Bailey to State of North Carolina, 25 February 1850
- 1850DeedsJno P Bailey to George R Long, 9 September 1850
- 1851DeedsWilliam M Bailey & Nathaniel Durham & James Bailey & Isaac Morris & F R Freeman to State of North Carolina, 24 February 1851
- 1852DeedsJames Bailey to Nancy R Bailey, 9 September 1852
- 1852DeedsJames Bailey to Nancy R Bailey, 9 September 1852
- 1852DeedsWilliam M Bailey & James Bailey & Nathaniel Durham & A P Robertson & Thomas D Faucett & Thomas Morris & Allen Edwards to State of North Carolina, 23 February 1852
- 1852MarriagesMarriage bond: William H Bailey and Anna C Howerton
- 1853DeedsJames Bailey to Atlas J Lloyd, 25 March 1853
- 1853DeedsJohn L Bailey to William J Baker, 10 August 1853
- 1853Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John L Bailey to William J Baker, 10 August 1853
- 1854DeedsThomas Ruffin to Cadwallader Jones Sr & James Webb Jr wardens & Saint Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church & John S Bailey & Edmund D McNair & John C Latta & James M Palmer & William Cain Sr & Pride Jones & Henry K Nash vestrymen & Saint Matthews Episcopal Church, 10 April 1854
- 1854DeedsJohn L Bailey to W George Granbery trustee, 26 July 1854
- 1854DeedsJohn L Bailey to W George Granbery trustee, 8 December 1854
- 1854DeedsJoseph C Norwood to John L Bailey, 28 May 1854
- 1854Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: John L Bailey to W George Granbery, 26 July 1854
- 1854Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: John L Bailey to W George Granbery, 8 December 1854
- 1856DeedsWilliam H Bailey to Edmund Strudwick, 30 July 1856
- 1856Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William H Bailey to Edmund Strudwick, 30 July 1856
- 1857DeedsJames M Palmer by Sheriff to William H Bailey, 4 December 1857
- 1857DeedsJames M Palmer by Sheriff to William H Bailey, 5 December 1857
- 1857DeedsJames M Palmer by Sheriff to William H Bailey, 4 December 1857
- 1857DeedsJames M Palmer by Sheriff to William H Bailey, 4 December 1857
- 1857DeedsJames M Palmer by Sheriff to William H Bailey, 4 December 1857
- 1858DeedsAnn C Bailey & William H Bailey & Maria S Norwood & Hasell Norwood & Emily M Howerton to Ann C Bailey & William H Bailey & Maria S Norwood & Hasell Norwood & Emily M Howerton, 31 July 1858
- 1858DeedsAnn C Bailey & William H Bailey & Maria S Norwood & Hasell Norwood & Emily M Howerton to Ann C Bailey & William H Bailey & Maria S Norwood & Hasell Norwood & Emily M Howerton, 31 July 1858
- 1858DeedsAnn C Bailey & William H Bailey & Maria S Norwood & Hasell Norwood & Emily M Howerton to Ann C Bailey & William H Bailey & Maria S Norwood & Hasell Norwood & Emily M Howerton, 31 July 1858
- 1858Records of enslaved peopleDivision of an estate: Ann C Bailey, William H Bailey, Maria S Norwood, Hasell Norwood, Emily M Howerton to Ann C Bailey, William H Bailey, Maria S Norwood, Hasell Norwood, Emily M Howerton, 31 July 1858
- 1858Records of enslaved peopleDivision of an estate: Ann C Bailey, William H Bailey, Maria S Norwood, Hasell Norwood, Emily M Howerton to Ann C Bailey, William H Bailey, Maria S Norwood, Hasell Norwood, Emily M Howerton, 31 July 1858
- 1858Records of enslaved peopleDivision of an estate: Ann C Bailey, William H Bailey, Maria S Norwood, Hasell Norwood, Emily M Howerton to Ann C Bailey, William H Bailey, Maria S Norwood, Hasell Norwood, Emily M Howerton, 31 July 1858
- 1859DeedsW G Granbery trustee to John L Bailey, 14 July 1859
- 1859DeedsJohn L Bailey to M E Manly, 16 July 1859
- 1859DeedsAnn Elizabeth Woods & Alvin Boon & Rebecca Boon to William H Bailey, 5 July 1859
1860s
1870s
1880s
1900s
- 1900MarriagesMarriage license: Richard Jones and Foy Bailey
- 1908MarriagesMarriage license: Munroe Wilson and Annie M Bailey
Undated
- Court minutesWorkers William Miles, John Boyd, Charles Phillips and 7 others were assigned the road to John West Senior’s plantation under Samuel Parker.
- Court minutesAndrew Campbell brought an action on the case against Andrew Bailey.
- Court minutesThomas Hart brought a debt claim against Wm. Shepheard and Wm. Bailey.
- Court minutesEleven workers were assigned to the public road from John Patterson’s to the chapel.
- Court minutesDeed, Ann Bailey & James Bailey & Wm Bailey to William Holditch, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesDeed, Samuel Thompson to James Bailey, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Abner Bailey as road overseer.
- Court minutesDeed, Abner Bailey to Joseph Thompson, proved by Hugh Mulhollan Jr.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Hart, William J Cain, Tobias May and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, Claudius Bailey to John Close, proved by George Johnston.
- Court minutesThe jury found Nathaniel Bailey guilty on the indictment.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded William Bailey damages and costs against James Hogg.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Whitsell, James Johnston, Nath’l Carter Jr and 27 others for jury service.