Orange County Indexed
The Duffy surname
The Duffy name in Orange County Indexed: 46 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1795 to 1804
most named in the 1790s
- Court minutes 1795–1804
- Deeds 1797–1803
- Marriages 1799
- Records of enslaved people 1803
- In the chronology
- 1794 to 1801 1 person in 4 entries, most in the 1790s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Hillsborough (6), King Street (5), Wake Street (4), Tryon Street (2), Churton Street (1), Margaret Lane (1)
- Married into
- Scott 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Christmas 4, Benton 4, Moore 3, Shutt 2, Daniel 2, Dixon 2, Kirkland 2, Watters 2, Casey 2, Watts 2, Hogan 2, Woods 2
- Spellings to try
- Duffey, Duffie
- Search beyond these records
- Duffy 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 Duffy there)
- Duffy 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.
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Duffy, William 4 entries, 1794–1801
Show the 4 entries
- May Term 1794: The court orders a jury inquest into John Morgan's sanity on his wife's motion
- About 1798: Duncan Cameron sets up as a lawyer at Hillsborough
- February 27, 1800: The court orders James Christmas brought before it to test his jailing for debt
- November 5, 1801: Archibald D. Murphey marries Jane Armistead Scott and settles at the Hermitage
In the historical records 46 records
7 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 1 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. Duffy marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1795Court minutesFrances Child’s executorship accounts were referred to Wm Courtny and four colleagues for examination.
- 1796Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Rob’t Tinnen granted to Catherine Tinnen, Carnes and Robert Tinnen; sureties Henry Mason and Thomas McCra…
- 1796Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion, the court appointed ??? Whithead to represent Eleanor Whitehead in her suit against Fisher Clendennin.
- 1797DeedsJohn Daniel to William Duffy, 26 February 1797
- 1797DeedsJames Coglin to William Duffy, 13 September 1797
- 1797DeedsWilliam Watters Sr by Sheriff to William Duffy, 13 June 1797
- 1797DeedsAlexander Duncan Moore to William Duffy, 21 July 1797
- 1797Court minutesOn James Mebane Jun’s motion through Wm Duffy, the court summoned estate executors concerning a proposed sale of enslaved Cisero; the mat…
- 1797Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion, supported by Stephen Ward and Charles Christmas’s affidavits, the court ordered a duplicate land warrant for Wm Ward.
- 1797Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Alexander Moore granted to Henry Moore.
- 1798DeedsJoseph Dixon to William Duffy, 15 December 1798
- 1798Court minutesDeed, James Coughlin to Wm Duffy, proved by Robert Bell.
- 1798Court minutesDeed, And[rew] Murdock Esq Shff &c to Wm Duffy, acknowledged in court.
- 1798Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion, the court directed the clerk to deliver bills of sale to the register after certifying their proof.
- 1798Court minutesJurors found Jno Piper had paid Jno Hogan’s bond with interest; the court delivered the discharge receipt to Wm Duffy.
- 1798Court minutesJurors found Jno Woods had paid Jno Hogan’s bond with interest; the court delivered the discharge receipt to Wm Duffy.
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Scott and Mary Duffy
- 1799Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion, the court set aside Wm Guess’s irregular execution against John Sneed and ordered restoration of the property sold.
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed Simon Williams as guardian of Allison Williams and Martha.
1800s
- 1800Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion, the court ordered a commission to Tennessee judges, but the recorded purpose was incomplete.
- 1800Court minutesThe court ordered John Rhodes to explain his failure to return an execution obtained by Wm Mainer against Phil Hodges.
- 1800Court minutesThe court ordered William Maynard’s judgment against Philemon Hodges recorded and authorized execution in Cumberland County.
- 1800Court minutesThe court ordered James Christmas brought before it to examine the legality of his imprisonment for Thomas Watts’s debt claim.
- 1800Court minutesIn Augustus Benton’s proceeding against bail William Duffy, the court rejected specified defenses and jurors found no collusion, surrende…
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Joseph Dixon to Wm Duffy, proved by Wm Kirkland.
- 1801Court minutesAdministration of the estate of James Carrington Jr granted to George Carrington and William Cain; sureties Joseph Woods and Elihu Woods.
- 1801Court minutesJohn Casey became county trustee and furnished security.
- 1802DeedsWilliam Duffy to Martha Strudwick, 18 January 1802
- 1803DeedsWilliam Duffy to Henry Shutt, 8 September 1803
- 1803Records of enslaved peopleOther: William Duffy to Henry Shutt, 8 September 1803
- 1804Court minutesJurors found an unperformed covenant and awarded William Duffy damages against Hugh Mulhollan.
Undated
- Court minutesSamuel Benton and William Duffy arbitrated James Christmas’s dispute with Mary Steele, ordering bond surrender, payment, divided costs an…
- Court minutesElizabeth Morgan sought an inquiry into John Morgan’s capacity; the premature return was quashed and a new writ ordered for next term.
- Court minutesSamuel Hughes’s nonsuit was set aside, the case reinstated and the declaration amended to replace Thomas with Samuel.
- Court minutesOn William Duffy’s motion and William Shepperd’s affidavit, sheriff William May incurred a conditional fine for failing to return executi…
- Court minutesDeed, the Trustees of the University to Daniel Booth, proved by Wm Duffy.
- Court minutesDeed, Jno Daniel to Will’m Duffy, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Wm Watters granted to James Moore; sureties And[rew] Murdock and Wm Duffy.
- Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion for Jno Kelly, the court commissioned acknowledgment of Isaac Dennis’s conveyance to Robert Marley in Georgia.
- Court minutesDeed of Trust, Bryson Dobbins to John Casey & Thomas Scott, proved by Wm Duffy.
- Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion, the court ordered reputed father Tho Watts to support Mary McDade’s child through annual payments and provide bond.
- Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion, the court authorized Mary Councilman to sell part of Jacob Councilman’s land to pay estate debts, after notice.
- Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion, the court appointed a jury to lay out a road connecting Hillsborough and the University.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of James Nelson granted to John Grant Rencher, George Johnston and Alexander Rowland; sureties Edward Trice,…
- Court minutesThe court refused an immediate trial in David Rainey’s three appeals against Prior; Prior’s attorney sought an appeal.
- Court minutesFollowing default, William Duffy received damages and costs against Augustus Benton.
