Orange County Indexed
The Caruthers surname
The Caruthers name in Orange County Indexed: 27 historical records, 3 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1842
most named in the 1780s
- Tax lists 1779
- Court minutes 1785–1817
- Marriages 1804–1841
- Wills 1819–1842
- Records of enslaved people 1821
- In the chronology
- 1935 to 1964 3 people in 5 entries, most in the 1930s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1793
- Married into
- Edwards 2, Andrews 1, Morris 1, Durham 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Andrews 2
- People with a page here
- E. W. (Eli Washington) Caruthers
- Spellings to try
- Carruthers, Carethers, Careathers, Crethers, Corruthers, Curruthers
- Search beyond these records
- Caruthers 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 Caruthers there)
- Caruthers 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 3 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.
- Caruthers, E. B. 2 entries, 1935
- Caruthers, E. P. 2 entries, 1936–1937
- Caruthers, Glenn 1 entry, 1964
In books and archives 1 heading
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.
In the historical records 27 records
2 records of enslaved people, 5 marriages, 16 court minutes, 1 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. Caruthers marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Caruthers Samuel
1780s
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in Arch’d. Grisham’s case against Hugh Caruthers.
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in Sam’l. Thompson’s case against Henry Morris, Hugh Caruthers and Henry Morrow.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Lindleys’s executors £19.8.7 plus costs against Dan’l Carelond.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Jacob Richards £20.15.4 plus costs against Izabell Harrison.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury returned a verdict favoring Henry Meredith against Mark Patterson.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Jno Williams £49.1 plus costs against Edmond Fanning.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury was sworn in Hoser’s action against Caruthers; no verdict was recorded.
1800s
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Hugh Caruthers to William Hogan, proved by Reuben Smith.
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: John Morris and Nancy Caruthers
1810s
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Allen Edwards and Nancy Caruthers
- 1816MarriagesMarriage bond: William Caruthers and Sally Edwards
- 1817Court minutesJohn Caruthers and the other named men were appointed to patrol the captain’s district.
- 1819WillsWill of William Forsythe
- 1819WillsWill of Samuel Caruthers
1820s
- 1821Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Samuel Caruthers (estate) to Archibald Durham, 16 January 1821
- 1821Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Samuel Caruthers to Patsey Caruthers, 23 January 1821
- 1821MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Durham and Louisa Caruthers
1840s
- 1841MarriagesMarriage bond: Turner Andrews and Cynthia Caruthers
- 1842WillsWill of Laban (x) Andrews
Undated
- Court minutesThe court appointed a jury to survey a connection from John Hogans to the Chatham road and report.
- Court minutesOn John Hogan’s petition, the court assigned workers to open the road linking Collins creek and the University road.
- Court minutesAtha Lindsey became overseer for the road toward Chatham through Benjamin Lacys Land, with workers Jno Edwards, Ben Lacy, Atha Robertson…
- Court minutesWm Forsyth, Rob’t Trotter, Edm’d Jones and Sam’l Caruthers were appointed to lay out and value an acre of land.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Mary Lloyd to Sally Caruthers, proved by Elizabeth Caruthers.
- Court minutesThe jury upheld the paper offered as Joseph McCulloch’s will.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, William H Goodloe to James Mebane, proved by Jno Caruthers.
