Orange County Indexed
The Barker surname
The Barker name in Orange County Indexed: 59 historical records and 5 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1877
most named in the 1790s
- Tax lists 1755–1779
- Deeds 1763–1841
- Court minutes 1766–1816
- Wills 1767–1835
- Records of enslaved people 1803
- Marriages 1812–1877
- In the chronology
- 1926 to 1989 5 people in 9 entries, most in the 1930s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Stony Creek (6), Combs Creek (2), Mill Creek (2), Hillsborough Road (1), Eno River (1), Butter Creek (1), Hillsboro (1), Buttermilk Creek (1)
- Married into
- Barbee 1, Fitch 1, Mason 1, Jeffers 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Bracken 5, Moore 5, Wilson 3, Peddy 2, O'Daniel 2, Lackey 2, Lashley 2, Simpson 2, Adams 2, Boyle 2, Granville 2, Cox 2
- Spellings to try
- Baker, Barber, Barler
- Search beyond these records
- Barker 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 Barker there)
- Barker 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 5 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.
- Barker, Ben 2 entries, 1989
- Barker, Bennie D. 1 entry, 1981
- Barker, Oscar 2 entries, 1926–1938
- Barker, Oscar G. 2 entries, 1936–1938
- Barker, Sidney 2 entries, 1951–1953
In the historical records 59 records
24 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 4 marriages, 25 court minutes, 2 tax list entries and 3 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. Barker marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: William Barker
1760s
- 1763DeedsPriscilla Barker to Joseph Lashley, November 1763
- 1765DeedsEarl Granville to Nicholas Barker, August 1765
- 1766Court minutesThomas Alred and Samuel Barker became overseers from the county line at Sandy Creek to Coxe’s Road toward Cape Fare.
- 1767DeedsSolomon Cox to Nicholas Barker, February 1767
- 1767DeedsEarl Granville to Pricilla Barker, August 1767
- 1767WillsWill of Samuel (x) Lehman
1770s
- 1770DeedsJoel Lashley to William Barker, 1 July 1770
- 1770DeedsPriscilla Letman to William Barker, 9 July 1770
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Barker Allen
1780s
1790s
- 1794DeedsIsaac Bracken to Israel Barker, 2 May 1794
- 1796DeedsGeorge McCray to Israel Barker, 9 April 1796
- 1796DeedsIsrael Barker to James Bracken, 3 October 1796
- 1796DeedsJohn Barker to Joseph Barker, 19 March 1796
- 1797DeedsIsrael Barker to Robert Moore, 6 December 1797
- 1798DeedsDavid Barker to Aaron Simpson, 26 September 1798
- 1798DeedsJames Adams to David Barker, 10 September 1798
- 1798Court minutesDeed, Israel Barker to Robert Moore, acknowledged in court.
- 1798Court minutesDeed, Israel Barker to John Moore, acknowledged in court.
- 1799Court minutesDeed, David Barker to Aaron Simpson, proved by Rich’d Simpson.
- 1799Court minutesDeed, James Adams? to David Barker, proved by James Taylor.
1800s
- 1800DeedsIsrael Barker to James Boyle, 4 April 1800
- 1800Court minutesJames Moore and George Barker? were bound to testify against Wm Keelan concerning assault.
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Israel Barker to James Boyle, proved by Isaac Bracken.
- 1801DeedsIsrael Barker to James Davis, 1 January 1801
- 1803DeedsJohn Peddy & Lewis Barker to John O'Daniel, 17 March 1803
- 1803Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Andrew Peddy, Lewis Barker to John O'Daniel, 30 March 1803
1810s
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: George Barker and Barbary Fitch
- 1815MarriagesMarriage bond: John Barker and Polly Mason
- 1815MarriagesMarriage bond: William Barker and Marget Jeffers
- 1815Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Barker granted to John Mason; sureties Alexander Moore and Archibald Hamilton.
- 1815Court minutesThe court authorized sale of John Barker’s perishable estate.
- 1816DeedsAlexander Lackey to William Barker, 15 April 1816
- 1816Court minutesThe jury found Henry Trollinger had not promised payment in Matthew Barker’s action.
1820s
1830s
- 1830DeedsWilliam Barker to John W Wilson trustee & Mishack Ward & Caleb Wilson, 2 February 1830
- 1833DeedsWilson Barker to Abram Hoadley, 3 October 1833
- 1833DeedsConrad Staley estate by executor to Wilson Barker, 3 October 1833
- 1835DeedsWilliam Barker to Thomas Palmer trustee & Absalom Harvey, 26 September 1835
- 1835WillsWill of Thomas Fitch
1840s
1870s
Undated
- Court minutesThomas Barkley brought a petition against Joseph Barker.
- Court minutesSamuel Barker brought a petition against John Armstrong.
- Court minutesTwelve men were appointed to lay out and open the road from Peter Nowey’s to William Wiley’s.
- Court minutesNamed men were appointed to lay out a road from Coxes Mill to Collinses Road.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Rob’t Tate as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Wm Andrew as road overseer.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Robert Baker granted to Thomas Barker.
- Court minutesJno Lenox recovered damages and costs against Izrael Barker after jurors credited payment and rejected setoff.
- Court minutesDeed, Izrael Barker to James Bracken, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesDeed, George McRea to Israel Barker, proved by Wm Brackin.
- Court minutesDeed, Isaac Bracken to Israel Barker, proved by Lemuel C? Thompson.
- Court minutesIsrael Barker was nonsuited against James Davis and sought an appeal with securities.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Jacob Boon damages and costs against John Powell.
- Court minutesMortgage, Alex’r Lackey to Wm Barker, proved by Caleb Wilson.
- Court minutesSamuel Barker became guardian of John Wells.
