Orange County Indexed
The Dorris surname
The Dorris name in Orange County Indexed: 70 historical records.
- In the records
- 1788 to 1800
most named in the 1790s
- Court minutes 1788–1800
- Deeds 1789–1800
- Tax lists 1790
- Marriages 1795
- Wills 1799
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Quaker Creek (6), Scrub Creek (2), Stony Creek (2), Haw River (2), Owens Creek (1), Ellerbe Creek (1), Deep Creek (1)
- Married into
- Culbertson 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Conger 6, Hurdle 4, Adams 3, Haney 3, Bowers 3, Jenkins 2, Wilkins 2, Garner 2, McMurtry 2, Dishon 2, Garrison 2, Sloss 2
- Spellings to try
- Doris, Darris
- Search beyond these records
- Dorris 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 Dorris there)
- Dorris 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 70 records
15 deeds, 1 marriages, 49 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 1 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. Dorris marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Thomas Burk’s executors £100 against Samuel Strudwick, with interest from 5 October 1784.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury returned a verdict favoring Rob’t Tinnen against J M Whitney.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Rob’t Faucets’s administrators £10.18.4 against Andrew Murdock.
- 1788Court minutesA juror was withdrawn by agreement in Courtny’s action against Jno Bowls and his unnamed wife.
- 1788Court minutesDeed, Adam Marley to Isaac Dorris, proved by James Bowers & Jno Haney.
- 1789DeedsHenry Murray to John Dorris, 21 February 1789
- 1789Court minutesThe jury returned an award of £57.18.11 plus costs; an appeal followed in McVey’s debt action against Allison.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury awarded James Blakes’s administrators £62.16.7 plus costs against John Taylor and Elisha Caine.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury found Picket liable and awarded Benjamin Peelor five shillings plus costs.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury awarded John McKethin £30.14.1 plus costs against Henry Murray; the court granted a requested appeal.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury awarded Peter V Williamson £20.10.6 plus costs against administrator Jno Mitchel.
- 1789Court minutesThe court appointed Samuel Parks as road overseer, replacing Isaac Dorris.
1790s
- 1790DeedsWilliam Dorris to John Dorris, 19 February 1790
- 1790Court minutesThe jury acquitted Mary Anderson of petty larceny.
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed William Love to replace Isaac Hall on the Quaker Creek–Stony Creek road and assigned seventeen workers.
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed Isaac Dorris constable in place of James Bowers; he posted a secured bond and took the office oath.
- 1790Court minutesWillis was called and nonsuited in his action against McAdams.
- 1790Court minutesOn Dunnivan’s attorney’s motion, the court ordered Love’s case proceedings returned for review with a stay.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: William Dorris (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Isaac Dorris (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Dorris (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Robert Dorris (Orange District)
- 1791DeedsJoseph Dorris to Mary Garner, 22 August 1791
- 1791DeedsJoseph Dorris to Isaac Sebaston, 31 December 1791
- 1791Court minutesDeed, William Dorris & wife to John Dorris, proved by Isaac Drake.
- 1791Court minutesDeed, John Starks to William Dorris, proved by J Dorris.
- 1791Court minutesA jury awarded Vanhook £44 plus litigation costs against Joseph Dorris.
- 1791Court minutesThe jury found against Jacob Graves in Smith’s ejectment action; arrest of judgment was withdrawn and the new-trial rule discharged.
- 1791Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Courtney damages and costs against Peter V Williamson.
- 1791Court minutesThe court approved Jno Sloss and Isaac Dorris as sureties for James Bowers’s appeal concerning Jno Reevs.
- 1791Court minutesDeed, Joseph Dorris to Mary Garner, proved by John McMurtry.
- 1792Court minutesIsaac Dorris became Chatham district constable, gave bond and qualified.
- 1792Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Curry granted to James Adams; sureties Edward Gwin and Isaac Dorris.
- 1793DeedsJohn McMurtry to Isaac Dorris, 5 September 1793
- 1793DeedsJoseph Dorris to William Wallis, 17 December 1793
- 1795DeedsJohn Dorris to William Dorris, 13 November 1795
- 1795DeedsJohn Garrison to Joseph Dorris, 11 September 1795
- 1795MarriagesMarriage bond: John Dorris and Phebe Culbertson
- 1795Court minutesThe jury upheld the defendants’ bond, rejected setoff and awarded And[rew] Gibson damages and costs.
- 1795Court minutesDeed, John Dorris to Wm Dorris, proved by Stephen Conger.
- 1796DeedsIsaac Dorris to William Wilkins, 21 September 1796
- 1796DeedsIsaac Dorris to Augustin Dishon, 20 January 1796
- 1796DeedsJoseph Dorris to James Adams, 9 September 1796
- 1796DeedsJohn Haney & Stephen Conger & Joseph Dorris to William Ozburn, 14 September 1796
- 1796Court minutesDeed, Isaac Dorris to Augustine Dishon, proved by James Roney.
- 1797Court minutesDeed, John Garrison to Joseph Dorris, proved by Hardy Hurdle.
- 1797Court minutesDeed, Joseph Dorris to James Adams, proved by Hardy Hurdle Esqr.
- 1798DeedsWilliam Dorris to Nathan Jenkins, 16 January 1798
- 1798DeedsNorth Carolina to Isaac Dorris, 14 December 1798
- 1799WillsWill of Joshua Wyatt
1800s
Undated
- Court minutesAnd. Wilson proceeded against Isaac Dorris.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire; five named jurors were marked excused.
- Court minutesA detached list named eleven possible jurors.
- Court minutesDeed, Joseph Dorris to Stephen Conger, proved by John Moody.
- Court minutesDeed, Joseph Dorris to John Moody, proved by Stephen Conger.
- Court minutesIsaac Dorris became constable for one year and qualified.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Boon granted to Margaret Boon; sureties William Ray, Andrew Gibson, Isaac Dorris and Elias Wilhoit.
- Court minutesGeorge May was nonsuited in his appeal against Wm Ray.
- Court minutesRobert Harris prevailed against Mary Vaughan on appeal.
- Court minutesWilliam Tate was nonsuited in his appeal against John Dorris.
- Court minutesJohn Dorris was nonsuited in his appeal against William Tate.
- Court minutesWilliam McCauley was assigned to examine Angel Dorris separately about voluntary consent to conveyances with John Dorris to Alexander Rob…
- Court minutesFollowing default, the jury assessed James Elliott’s damages and costs against Alexander Hatch.
- Court minutesJames Godfrey won damages against Matthew McCauley; the jury rejected setoff and limitation defenses.
- Court minutesThe jury found no payment or setoff in Elisha and Jno N Reid’s executorship proceeding against Andrew Burke and Samuel Benton.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Wm Dorris granted to Mary Dorris and Wm Dorris; sureties James Morrow and Tobias Stalcup.
- Court minutesDeed, Jno Haney Stephen Conger & Jos Dorris to Wm Osborne, proved by Hardy Hurdle.
- Court minutesDeed, William Dorris to Nathan Jenkins, proved by John Barnhill.
