Orange County Indexed
The Dishon surname
The Dishon name in Orange County Indexed: 68 historical records.
- In the records
- 1795 to 1842
most named in the 1800s
- Deeds 1795–1842
- Court minutes 1796–1816
- Marriages 1797–1834
- Records of enslaved people 1804–1842
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (6), Scrub Creek (4), Deep Creek (3), Haw River (1), Piney Branch (1), Stony Creek (1), Quaker Creek (1), Great Road (1)
- Married into
- Bowles 1, McVey 1, White 1, McClure 1, Maynard 1, Palmer 1, Wallace 1, Douglass 1, Hendricks 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Holden 4, Lewis 3, Phillips 3, Horner 3, Campbell 3, Younger 3, Harder 2, Wallace 2, Wyatt 2, Dorris 2
- Spellings to try
- Deshon, Dison, Dishen
- Search beyond these records
- Dishon 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 Dishon there)
- Dishon 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 historical records 68 records
19 deeds, 3 records of enslaved people, 9 marriages and 37 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Dishon marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1795DeedsAndrew Smith to Lewis Dishon, 11 November 1795
- 1796DeedsIsaac Dorris to Augustin Dishon, 20 January 1796
- 1796Court minutesDeed, Isaac Dorris to Augustine Dishon, proved by James Roney.
- 1797MarriagesMarriage bond: Jacob Dishon and Catharine McVey
- 1798MarriagesMarriage bond: Ludum White and Margaret Dishon
- 1799DeedsJacob Dishon to William Lewis, 2 December 1799
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: Luke Dishon and Sarah McClure
1800s
- 1800Court minutesJurors rejected Samuel Shaw’s assault defenses and awarded Augustine Dishon damages and costs.
- 1801Court minutesFollowing default, Hudson Brown received damages and costs against John Dunnavin.
- 1801Court minutesFollowing default, James Strayhorn received damages and costs against Thomas Nelson.
- 1802MarriagesMarriage bond: Joshua Maynard and Nancy Dishon
- 1803Court minutesBruce and McKerall received damages and costs against Augustine Dishon Jr.
- 1804DeedsAugustine Dishon to Luke Dishon, 8 March 1804
- 1804Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Augustine Dishon to Luke Dishon, 8 March 1804
- 1804Court minutesJurors upheld the bond, rejected payment and setoff and awarded Samuel Scott principal and interest against A Dishon Jr?.
- 1805DeedsAugustin Dishon Sr by constable Robert Eaton to Priscilla Dishon, 11 April 1805
- 1805Records of enslaved peopleSheriff's or court sale: Augustin Dishon Sr to Priscilla Dishon, 11 April 1805
- 1805Court minutesJurors rejected William Lockhart Jr and others’ promise claim against Augustine Dishon and others.
- 1806Court minutesJohn Fossett received damages and costs against Luke Dishon.
- 1807DeedsNorth Carolina to Luke Dishon, 28 July 1807
- 1807DeedsLuke Dishon to Jacob Harder, 3 August 1807
- 1807DeedsWilliam Lewis to Jacob Dishon, 5 January 1807
- 1807DeedsJacob Dishon & Catherine Dishon to James Phillips, 5 January 1807
- 1807Court minutesDeed, Luke Dishon to Jacob Harder, proved by John Danieley.
- 1808MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Palmer and Sarah Dishon
- 1808Court minutesDeed, William Lewis to Jacob Dishon, proved by Catlet Campbell.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Jacob Dishon & Wife to James Phillips, proved by Catlet Campbell|acknowledges.
- 1809Court minutesBill of Sale, Augustine Dishon to Luke Dishon, proved by William McClure.
- 1809Court minutesThe jury found Brice Collins did not detain enslaved Jack as claimed by Elizabeth Dishon.
1810s
- 1810DeedsJames Hart to Nathaniel Dishon, 6 December 1810
- 1811DeedsJames Phillips to Jacob Dishon, 29 May 1811
- 1811DeedsJacob Dishon & Catherine Dishon to Isaac Holden, 22 July 1811
- 1811DeedsGeorge Horner to Augustin Dishon, 21 August 1811
- 1811Court minutesDeed, James Philips to Jacob Dishon, proved by duly ack’d in open Court and ordered to be registered.
- 1811Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Henry Younger granted to Sarah Younger; sureties John Stalcup and Augustus Dishon.
- 1811Court minutesDeed, George Horner to Auguston Dishon, proved by Wm Morrison.
- 1811Court minutesDeed, Jacob Dishon & Catherine his wife to Isaac Holden, acknowledged in court.
- 1812DeedsJacob Dishon to Isaac Holden, 21 November 1812
- 1816Court minutesThe jury awarded Laban Collins damages and costs against Augustine Dishon.
- 1817DeedsAugustin Dishon to Robert Campbell, 13 December 1817
1820s
- 1822DeedsDoctor Wallace to Nathaniel Dishon, 10 July 1822
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: John Douglass and Patsy Dishon
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: Blount Wallace and Willie Dishon
1830s
1840s
- 1842DeedsNathaniel Dishon to Frances Wyatt, 14 March 1842
- 1842Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Nathaniel Dishon to Frances Wyatt, 14 March 1842
Undated
- Court minutesThe court appointed Wm Wallace as road overseer, replacing Henry Younger.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Augustine Dishon on the indictment.
- Court minutesJurors found unperformed covenants and awarded David Harris and Wm Faucet damages against Goston Dishon Jr.
- Court minutesDavid Gilston won principal, damages and costs against Augustine and Luke Dishon after payment and setoff were rejected.
- Court minutesJurors found an unperformed covenant and awarded James Adams damages against Luke Dishon.
- Court minutesLuke Dishon was nonsuited in his action against John Taylor.
- Court minutesJurors found Augustus Dishon Jr liable and awarded Wm Lockhart Jr damages; an appeal was noted.
- Court minutesIn Luke Dishon and John McClure’s action against the executors, jurors upheld Henry McClure’s will.
- Court minutesJurors valued the bond and awarded John Grahams damages against Luke Dishon.
- Court minutesJurors valued the bond’s penalty and condition, rejected payment and setoff and awarded Thomas Boothe nominal damages against Luke Dishon.
- Court minutesThe jury resolved every issue for Augustine Dishon and awarded damages and costs.
- Court minutesDeed, Jacob Dishon to Isaac Holden, proved by Isaac Jackson.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded James Whitted damages against Augustine Dishon.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Robert Eaton Const to Priscilla Dishon, proved by George Horner.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Henry Stallings granted to Augustine Dishon; sureties Robert Murray.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded William Newman damages and costs against Augustus Dishon.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Augustine Dishon damages against Benj A Rainey.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Dickey and Faucett damages and costs against Augustine Dishon. An appeal was requested.
- Court minutesAugustine Dishon surrendered Thomas Petty as principal, and the plaintiff requested custody.
