Orange County Indexed
The Eccles surname
The Eccles name in Orange County Indexed: 38 historical records.
- In the records
- 1778 to 1843
most named in the 1810s
- Records of enslaved people 1778
- Deeds 1778–1843
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Court minutes 1787–1812
- Marriages 1788–1822
- Wills 1820
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Deep Creek (5), Stags Creek (1), Stony Creek (1), Hillsborough (1), Eno River (1), Quaker Creek (1)
- Married into
- Anderson 1, Barnwell 1, Bourman 1, Hoovey 1, Murray 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Courtney 3, Compton 2, Murray 2, Walker 2, Mallett 2, Hall 2, Barnhill 2, King 2, Bradford 2
- Spellings to try
- Eckles, Ecles
- Search beyond these records
- Eccles 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 Eccles there)
- Eccles 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 38 records
8 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 5 marriages, 19 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. Eccles marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1778DeedsGilbert Eccles to William Courtney, 6 November 1778
- 1778Records of enslaved peopleSale: Gilbert Eccles to William Courtney, 25 November 1778
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Eccles William
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Eccles John
1780s
- 1787Court minutesConstable Wm Eccles was sworn into office.
- 1788MarriagesMarriage bond: William Eccles and Margaret Hoovey
1790s
1800s
- 1800DeedsNorth Carolina to John Eccles, 2 June 1800
- 1801Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John King granted to William Eccles and William Bradford; sureties Ephraim Mitchel and Geo Bradford.
- 1804Court minutesAfter objections to the prior division report, the court appointed James Barnhill and fellow commissioners to divide James Morrow’s land…
- 1809DeedsThomas Compton to John Eccles, 2 December 1809
1810s
- 1810Court minutesDeed, John Winslow & John Eccles Exrs of Peter Mallett Deceased to George Horner, proved by Joseph Armstrong.
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Murray and Peggy Eccles
- 1812Court minutesThe jury awarded John Woody damages and costs against Holmes and Lankston.
- 1812Court minutesThe jury found Robert Clinton guilty on the indictment.
- 1816DeedsWilliam Eccles to Robert Murray, 28 August 1816
- 1816DeedsJohn Eccles to William Eccles, 6 August 1816
1820s
- 1820WillsWill of John Eccles
- 1822MarriagesMarriage bond: John Barnwell and Elizabeth Eccles
1840s
Undated
- MarriagesMarriage bond: Peter Bourman and Reice Eccles
- Court minutesFourteen merchants and agents were cited to appear concerning overseas trade; John Hogan and Nath’l. Rochester appeared and took the alle…
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Gilbert Eccles to Wm. Courtney.
- Court minutesDeed, Wm Eccles to Jno Eccles, proved by Isaac Hall.
- Court minutesDeed, William Eccles Sr to William Eccles Jr, proved by John Barnhill.
- Court minutesJurors convicted John and Sam’l Cole; the court limited their liability for state-witness attendance to William Laycock and John Cates.
- Court minutesJurors acquitted Chapman Johnston.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Isaac Bracken Jr.
- Court minutesWilliam Eccles and William Bradford received a percentage allowance for managing John King’s estate.
- Court minutesDeed, Thomas Compton to John Eccles, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Miller, James Lindly, Daniel Freeman and 9 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John Nichols damages and costs against Robert Gray.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors Anthony Ward, Peter Cortner, Edward Couch and 27 others for the next county court (Jno).
- Court minutesDeed, James Hart to John Walker, proved by Samuel Eccles.
