Orange County Indexed
The Brinkley surname
The Brinkley name in Orange County Indexed: 61 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1864
most named in the 1810s
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Deeds 1791–1845
- Marriages 1796–1864
- Court minutes 1799–1818
- Wills 1809–1832
- In the chronology
- 1992 1 person in 2 entries
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw River (5), Camp Creek (4), Boyds Creek (3), Scrub Creek (3), New Road (3), Flat River (2), Jacob Holt's Road (1), Broad Cap Branch (1)
- Married into
- Taylor 2, Mangum 2, Adcocks 1, Ball 1, Cozart 1, Simpson 1, Turner 1, Isley 1, Phillips 1, Low 1, Nutt 1, Dollar 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Cozart 3, Younger 2, Gant 2, Epperson 2, Perkins 2, Hurdle 2, Jones 2
- Spellings to try
- Brantley, Brinkly, Bribkley, Brinckley, Binkley
- Search beyond these records
- Brinkley 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 Brinkley there)
- Brinkley 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 1 person
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.
In the historical records 61 records
19 deeds, 23 marriages, 10 court minutes, 5 tax list entries and 4 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. Brinkley marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Brinkley Ellis
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Brinkley Peter
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Peter Brinkley (Chatham District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Peter Brinkley, Jr. (Chatham District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Eli Brinkley (St. Mary’s District)
- 1791DeedsPierce Jones to Eli Brinkley, 9 December 1791
- 1792DeedsWilliam Brinkley to William Cozart, 4 May 1792
- 1796MarriagesMarriage bond: James Cozart and Sarah Brinkley
- 1798DeedsEli Brinkley to William Brinkley, 20 April 1798
- 1798MarriagesMarriage bond: Crasley Brinkley and Rosanna Simpson
- 1798MarriagesMarriage bond: James Turner and Sarah Brinkley
- 1799Court minutesDeed, Eli Brinkley to Wm Brinkley, acknowledged in court.
- 1799Court minutesDeed, Pierce Jones to Eli Brinkley, proved by Wm Brinkley.
1800s
- 1800MarriagesMarriage bond: James Taylor and Polly Brinkley
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Brinkley and Polly Mangum
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: John Isley and Polly Brinkley
- 1808DeedsPeter Brinkley & Robert Brinkley to Mason Tapley, 2 March 1808
- 1809WillsBill of sale: Anthony (x) Cozart to Josiah Davis
1810s
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Brinkley and Elizabeth Low
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: Benjamin Phillips and Elizabeth Brinkley
- 1811DeedsPeter Brinkley to John Isley, 21 January 1811
- 1812DeedsWilliam Gant to Crosley Brinkley, 25 June 1812
- 1812DeedsRobert A Younger to Crosley Brinkley, 12 September 1812
- 1814Court minutesThe jury found Robert Brinkley guilty on the indictment.
- 1816DeedsAlexander Brinkley to Francis Epperson, 13 May 1816
- 1816DeedsAnthony Cozart to Alexander Brinkley, 13 May 1816
- 1817DeedsCrosby Brinkley to David Perkins, 7 April 1817
- 1817DeedsCrosley Brinkley to David Perkins, 8 March 1817
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard Brinkley and Elizabeth Dollar
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Benj Nutt and Ferreby Brinkley
- 1818DeedsWilliam P Hall to William Brinkley, 4 July 1818
- 1818MarriagesMarriage bond: Solomon Taylor and Holley Brinkley
- 1818Court minutesDeed, William Gant to Crossley Brinkley, proved by John Trollinger.
1820s
- 1821DeedsCrosley Brinkley to Benjamin Hurdle, 3 October 1821
- 1821MarriagesMarriage bond: Abner Brinkley and Cynthia Medlin
- 1821MarriagesMarriage bond: Crutcher Ball and Jemina Brinkley
- 1823WillsWill of James Pyle
- 1824MarriagesMarriage bond: Bumpas Brinkley and Elizabeth Jinkins
- 1824MarriagesMarriage bond: Isham Brinkley and Nelly Duke
- 1825DeedsRobert Campbell to Margaret Brinkley, 4 July 1825
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: George Brown and Polly Brinkley
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: James Collins and Barbara Brinkley
- 1827MarriagesMarriage bond: Dempsey Parish and Sally Brinkley
- 1828DeedsCrosley Brinkley to Elias Albright, 27 November 1828
- 1829WillsWill of Willis (x) Trewit or Truet or Truett
1830s
- 1831DeedsIsham Brinkley to William Parrish trustee & Thomas V Hargis, 8 January 1831
- 1831MarriagesMarriage bond: Alfred Brinkley and Margret Ellis
- 1832WillsWill of Jacob Garrison
- 1833DeedsJames C Barbee & Catherine Barbee to William Brinkley, 10 September 1833
- 1834DeedsWilliam Brinkley to Jacob Holt, 5 September 1834
- 1835MarriagesMarriage bond: John Brinkley and Polly Yoakley
- 1836MarriagesMarriage bond: Alexander Brinkley and Belza Mangum
1840s
1850s
- 1857MarriagesMarriage bond: Simeon Roberts and Adaline Brinkley
1860s
- 1864MarriagesMarriage bond: James Brinkley and Letha Adcocks
Undated
- Court minutesThe jury found that Peter Brinkley Senr obtained the disputed grant and died owning the land.
- Court minutesDeed, Hardy Hurdle to William Morton, proved by Crossley Brinkley.
- Court minutesDeed, Robert A Younger to Crossley Brinkley, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesThe prosecution of Thomas Witherton was discontinued, and prosecutor Robert Brinkley was charged with costs.
- Court minutesDeed, Alexander Brinkley to Frances Eppison, proved by Robert Cazort.
- Court minutesDeed, Anthony Cozort to Alexander Brinkley, proved by Frances Epperson.