Orange County Indexed
The Griffith surname
The Griffith name in Orange County Indexed: 27 historical records, 3 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1845
most named in the 1770s
- Tax lists 1779
- Court minutes 1781–1811
- Deeds 1791–1845
- Wills 1796
- Records of enslaved people 1845
- In the chronology
- 1878 to 2005 3 people in 8 entries, most in the 1970s
- In books and archives
- 1 person
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Back Creek (1), Stony Creek Road (1)
- Often named with
- Moore 2
- People with a page here
- Andy Griffith
- Spellings to try
- Griffin, Griffis, Griffeth, Griffiths, Griffins
- Search beyond these records
- Griffith 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 Griffith there)
- Griffith 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.
- Griffith, Andy 5 entries, 1945–2005
- Griffith, Andy 1 entry, 1954
- Griffith, Rev. Mr. 2 entries, 1878–1887
In books and archives 1 heading
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.
- Griffith, Andy, 3 works
In the historical records 27 records
2 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 18 court minutes, 5 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. Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Griffith Andrew
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Griffith Thomas
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Griffith William
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Griffith Catson
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Griffith William
1780s
- 1781Court minutesThirteen named men were fined £100 each for disobeying Hugh Tinnen’s commands after Robert McIntyre notified them; they were summoned to…
- 1788Court minutesThe jury was sworn in Allison’s action against Newman; no finding was recorded.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Mumford and Mallett £10.16.7 plus costs against Wm Newman.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Allison and St Laurence £23.17.1 plus costs against Umstead and his unnamed wife.
1790s
- 1791DeedsTobias Stalcup to William Griffith, 24 November 1791
- 1791Court minutesA nonsuit was entered in Nichols’s appeal against Latta.
- 1796WillsWill of James (x) Hutchinson
- 1798Court minutesThe court appointed Rich’d Holman as road overseer, replacing James Watson.
- 1799Court minutesDeed, James Dunlap to Isaac Griffith, proved by Evan Jeffries.
1800s
1810s
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Isaac Griffith as road overseer.
1840s
- 1845DeedsIsaac Griffith to Andrew Moore, 5 March 1845
- 1845Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Isaac Griffith to Andrew Moore, 5 March 1845
Undated
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors George Allen, Jno. Allen, Geo. Johnston and 30 others for next county court.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were sworn.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire listing the summoned jurors.
- Court minutesThe record listed the remaining original-panel jurors.
- Court minutesDeed, Jno Griffith to Peter & Wm Walker, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesWm Kirkland and company recovered damages and costs against Hardy Morgan’s executors; jurors rejected setoff.
- Court minutesJames Murray was nonsuited in his action against James Lynch’s executors.
