Orange County Indexed
The Dossett surname
The Dossett name in Orange County Indexed: 37 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1784 to 1870
most named in the 1800s
- Court minutes 1784–1811
- Wills 1784–1818
- Deeds 1796–1869
- Marriages 1799–1870
- In the chronology
- 1852 1 person in 1 entry
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (6), Ellerbe Creek (1), Ellerbee Creek (1), Red Mountain Road (1), Carrington's Mill (1), Synnott's Mill (1), Synnott's Old Mill (1)
- Married into
- Self 3, Desern 1, Hill 1, Forrest 1, Vaughan 1, Haley 1, Woods 1, Glenn 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Alves 3, Forrest 3, Borland 2, Leathers 2, Turner 2, Johnston 2
- Spellings to try
- Dosset, Dorsett, Dossitt
- Search beyond these records
- Dossett 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 Dossett there)
- Dossett 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 37 records
11 deeds, 10 marriages, 13 court minutes 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. Dossett marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
1790s
1800s
- 1800DeedsWilliam Dossett Sr to Walter Alves, 10 February 1800
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Shadrack Forrest to Nathan Forrest, proved by Moses Dossett.
- 1801DeedsWilliam Dossett Sr to Walter Alves, 23 January 1801
- 1801Court minutesDeed, William Dossett Sr to Walter Alves, proved by George Horner.
- 1805DeedsElizabeth Ware & Willie Dossett & Sarah Dossett to George Keary, 11 December 1805
- 1806MarriagesMarriage bond: Willis Dossett and Jeany Desern
- 1806WillsWill of Richard Cate
- 1809MarriagesMarriage bond: Josiah Forrest and Rachel Dossett
1810s
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Fredrick Mize as road overseer.
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: John Vaughan and Susannah Dossett
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Andrew Haley and Carey Dossett
- 1818WillsDeed of gift: Mordecai Southerland to Febe Dossett
1820s
- 1820MarriagesMarriage bond: Elisha Dossett and Polly Self
- 1821MarriagesMarriage bond: John Self and Phobe Dossett
- 1822MarriagesMarriage bond: Elisha Dossett and Polly Self
1830s
1860s
- 1861DeedsMadison Wilkerson & John Leathers & Elbert Dossett & Archibald Borland to State of North Carolina, 25 February 1861
- 1861DeedsMoses H Turner & John Leathers & Archibald Borland & Elbert Dossett to State of North Carolina, 25 February 1861
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: Newton Dossett and Elizabeth Woods
- 1868DeedsAnn Dossett & Elbert Dossett to William H Holloway, 15 January 1868
- 1869DeedsElbert Dossett & Ann Dossett to John C McCown, 15 September 1869
1870s
- 1870MarriagesMarriage license: William Dossett and Hawkins Glenn
Undated
- Court minutesNathaniel Harris brought an original attachment proceeding against Moses Dossett.
- Court minutesThe county surveyor was ordered to lay out an acre on each side of Rocky River for Francis Dossett’s water gristmill.
- Court minutesMoses Dossett was jailed on an accusation of passing counterfeit bills.
- Court minutesPeter Johnston brought an action on the case against Phillip Dossett.
- Court minutesJohn Meherg brought an action on the case against Phillip Dossett.
- Court minutesFourteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with Sackfield Brewer as foreman.
- Court minutesThe court fined four witnesses for missing subpoenas in Jeremiah Johnston’s action against Henry Forrest.
- Court minutesWm Dossett Jr surrendered Edmund Forrester in Moore, Bowden & Co’s case to discharge his bail responsibility.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Moses Dossett granted to Josiah Turner; sureties John Young.
