Orange County Indexed
The Douglas surname
The Douglas name in Orange County Indexed: 65 historical records, 2 people in the chronology and 5 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1753 to 1901
most named in the 1780s
- Court minutes 1753–1801
- Tax lists 1755–1790
- Deeds 1764–1868
- Wills 1767–1884
- Marriages 1806–1901
- In the chronology
- 1894 to 1937 2 people in 3 entries, most in the 1930s
- In books and archives
- 5 people, born 1890 to 1921
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Buck Quarter Creek (1)
- Married into
- Ray 2, Allen 1, Clemens 1, Crabtree 1, McCanless 1, McCulley 1, Pearson 1, Thomas 1, Scarlett 1, Lunsford 1, Steel 1, Horn 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Reed 3, Thompson 3, Ray 3, Sharp 2, Dixon 2, Bradford 2
- People with a page here
- Andrew Douglas, Ellen Douglas, Henry Douglas, Malcolm Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold) Douglas
- Spellings to try
- Douglass, Duglas
- Search beyond these records
- Douglas 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 Douglas there)
- Douglas 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 2 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.
In books and archives 5 headings
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 65 records
4 deeds, 16 marriages, 35 court minutes, 5 tax list entries and 5 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. Douglas marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
1760s
- 1764DeedsFelix Lang to John Douglas, November 1764
- 1767WillsWill of Isaac Holding
1780s
- 1780Court minutesEighteen grand jurors were sworn and charged, with Thomas Trice as foreman.
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Douglas, David (Orange District)
- 1782Court minutesDavid Douglas was appointed overseer from Col. Mebanes to the branch between Youngs and Baxters.
- 1782Court minutesAdministration of the estate of James Mullin granted to James Ross; sureties David Douglas and James Minnis.
- 1782Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were summoned, with Samuel Craig as foreman.
- 1782Court minutesNamed grand and petty jurors were appointed for the next court at Hillsborough on the fourth Monday in August.
- 1783Court minutesJames Freeland, John Ray and Thomas Douglas were appointed to divide Solomon Debow’s estate and report at next court.
- 1783Court minutesMargaret Yount became guardian of John Yount on a £200 bond with James Thompson and David Douglas.
- 1783Court minutesA named jury, or any twelve members, was appointed to lay out a road from Hillsborough to Jackson’s.
- 1784Court minutesJohn McVey received assessed damages and costs against Wm. Douglas.
- 1785Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors Wm. Whitehead, John Kelley, Edward Grisham and 27 others for next county court.
- 1787Court minutesThe court directed the sheriff to summon jurors Joseph Thompson, Jno Breeze, Abram Thompson and 33 others for the next term (Jno Tinnens).
- 1789WillsWill of Adam Marley
1790s
1800s
- 1801Court minutesDeed, John Robertson to Ransom Gwyn, proved by John Douglas.
- 1806MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel McCanless and Jennett Douglas
1810s
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: John Douglas and Polly Ray
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas McCulley and Peggy Douglas
1820s
- 1822WillsWill of William Bradford
- 1826MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Allen and Celia Douglas
1830s
- 1832MarriagesMarriage bond: David Douglas and Elizabeth Pearson
1840s
- 1843WillsWill of John Walker
1850s
- 1856MarriagesMarriage bond: John Douglas and Lucy Clemens
1860s
1870s
1880s
- 1881MarriagesMarriage license: William Douglas and Julia Crabtree
- 1881MarriagesMarriage license: George Steel and Martha Douglas
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: Jacob Douglas and Ann Eliza Horn
- 1884WillsWill of Adam M Douglas
- 1888MarriagesMarriage license: W D Douglas and Martha C Ray
1890s
1900s
- 1901MarriagesMarriage license: Wm Douglas and Addie Riley
Undated
- DeedsBenjamin Cadwel [Cadle] to John Douglas, March 1759
- Court minutesDeed of Gift, John Douglas to George Douglas, proved by Andrew Mitchel & James Dickey.
- Court minutesDeed of marriage settlement (Elizabeth Douglas, William Reed).
- Court minutesJosias Dixon and Lawrence Thompson became guardians of Jeremiah Douglas’s orphan children Joseph and Mary Douglas, whose grandfather Jose…
- Court minutesJohn Douglas brought an action on the case against John Grimes.
- Court minutesJosias Dixon and Lawrence Thompson were ordered to submit their guardianship account for Mary Douglas and John Douglas, Jeremiah Douglas’…
- Court minutesGrand jurors Hugh Porter, Robert Taylor, John Taylor and 16 others were empanelled and sworn.
- Court minutesA jury was appointed for the road toward Granville County; Edward Chambers, Robert McFarland and Thomas Douglas became overseers.
- Court minutesAlexander McCracken replaced John Douglas as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed William Seal to John Douglas.
- Court minutesThe August road order toward James Williams’s mill was renewed, assigning seventeen named workers under Mr. Hightower.
- Court minutesUnity McCoy and John Douglas returned their administration account for Wm. McCoy’s estate.
- Court minutesThirty named jurors were appointed to attend court.
- Court minutesTwelve jurors were appointed to inspect the road by William Jackson’s and recommend its most convenient course at next court.
- Court minutesPeter Noah brought an action on the case against Wm. Douglas.
- Court minutesThirty-four named jurors were appointed for next county court.
- Court minutesWm. Caine became overseer from his house to Jacob Branton’s, with hands Jacob Branton, Thomas James, Jno. Horner and 22 others assigned.
- Court minutesJames Douglas was excused jury service.
- Court minutesJohn Douglas and John Kelly were cited to show why Isaac Holden’s estate should not be distributed.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John Lewis as road overseer.
- Court minutesJurors convicted William Brown.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of James Douglas granted to Wm Bradford; sureties John Ray and Robert Ray.
- Court minutesThe court recorded David Yarbrough, Thomas Loyd, William Clark and 10 others for jury service.
