Orange County Indexed
The O’Farrell surname
The O’Farrell name in Orange County Indexed: 39 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1794 to 1909
most named in the 1810s
- Deeds 1794–1814
- Court minutes 1807–1815
- Records of enslaved people 1811–1812
- Marriages 1872–1909
- In the chronology
- 1965 to 1976 3 people in 6 entries, most in the 1970s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Hillsborough (6), Eno River (6), Seven Mile Creek (3), Margaret Lane (3), New Hope Creek (1), Churton Street (1), Old Road (1), Tryon Street (1)
- Married into
- Allison 1, Cheek 1, Clark 1, Markham 1, Webster 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Thompson 3, Anderson 2, Crabtree 2, Findley 2
- Spellings to try
- Ferrell, OFarrill, OFarrel, OFarrall
- Search beyond these records
- O’Farrell 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 O’Farrell there)
- O’Farrell 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 3 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.
- Farrell, Lacy 3 entries, 1971–1976
- Farrell, Lacy C. 2 entries, 1965–1975
- Farrell, Warren 1 entry, 1974
In the historical records 39 records
14 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 5 marriages and 18 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. O’Farrell marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1794DeedsJohn Allison to Barnabus O’Farrell, 24 November 1794
- 1798DeedsHugh Findley to Barnabas O’Farrell, 3 April 1798
- 1798DeedsJoseph Dixon to Barnabas O’Farrell, 10 May 1798
- 1799DeedsHugh Findley to Barnabas O’Farrell, 16 March 1799
- 1799DeedsJohn Hogg to Barnabas O’Farrell, 18 September 1799
- 1799DeedsWilliam Cumming to Barnabas O’Farrell, 14 September 1799
1800s
- 1800DeedsBarnabus O’Farrell to Samuel Thompson, 23 April 1800
- 1807Court minutesDeed, John Moore to Barnabas O’Farrell, proved by Catlet Campbell.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Samuel Turrentine esq Shff &c to Barnabas O’Farrell, acknowledged in court.
- 1809Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Baldwin Nichols granted to Barnabas O’ Farrell; sureties William Hall.
1810s
- 1810DeedsBarnabus O’Farrell to Elisha Bevill, 16 July 1810
- 1811DeedsWilliam McCollum to Barnabus O’Farrell, 3 July 1811
- 1811DeedsWilson Child by administrator to Barnabus O’Farrell, 14 October 1811
- 1811Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Wilson Child to Barnabus O’Farrell, 14 October 1811
- 1811Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in Barnabas O’Farrell’s action against William Wilkins.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury found William Wilkins not guilty; an appeal was requested.
- 1812DeedsNorth Carolina to Barnabus O’Farrell, 4 December 1812
- 1812DeedsThomas Anderson to Barnabus O’Farrell, 1 December 1812
- 1812DeedsThomas Crabtree to Barnabus O’Farrell, 4 December 1812
- 1812Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Thomas Anderson to Barnabus O’Farrell, 1 December 1812
- 1814DeedsBarnabus O’Farrell to Thomas Crabtree, 11 September 1814
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded Barnabas O’Farrell damages against Daniel Carthy.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded Barnabas O’Farrell ?? damages against John Close.
- 1815Court minutesBarnabas O’Farrell’s contempt fine for swearing before the court was reduced and recorded as paid to J T.
1870s
1900s
- 1904MarriagesMarriage license: Carey Webster and Addie Farrell
- 1906MarriagesMarriage license: Jas S Cheek and Alma K Farrell
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: George M Farrell and Fannie Allison
- 1909MarriagesMarriage license: Albert Clark and Sarah Farrell
Undated
- Court minutesGeorge Darden recovered the unpaid balance and damages against John Taylor after two payment credits; counsel released part of the verdict.
- Court minutesThomas Dent and company recovered damages and costs against Andrew Burke after jurors allowed a setoff.
- Court minutesBarnabas O’Farrell recovered damages and costs against John Taylor for trespass.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Pomphrey Shelton Tudor to Barnabas O’Farrell for instruction in an unspecified trade.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, John Jameson to Barnabas O’Farrell, proved by Henry Thompson Jr.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, William Fentress to Barnabas O’Farrell, proved by James Palmer.
- Court minutesWm F Strudwick and Barnabas O’Farrell were appointed to settle John Casey’s county-trustee accounts.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Barnabas O’Farrell as road overseer.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Barnabas O’Farrell to Theophilus Thompson Senr, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded damages against Josiah Turner and Barnabas O’Farrell in the Governor’s action for D Rose.
