Orange County Indexed
The Guy surname
The Guy name in Orange County Indexed: 44 historical records and 7 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1776 to 1859
most named in the 1800s
- Wills 1776
- Marriages 1782–1859
- Deeds 1794–1806
- Court minutes 1795–1808
- In the chronology
- 1820 to 2023 7 people in 6 entries, most in the 1860s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (3), Great Road (1)
- Married into
- Jeffers 3, Burnett 1, Forrister 1, Harper 1, Mordah 1, Williams 1, Wooten 1, Whitmor 1, Whitmore 1, Merritt 1, Jefferies 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Thompson 3, Shaw 2, Chamberlin 2
- People with a page here
- Cyrus Guy
- Search beyond these records
- Guy 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 Guy there)
- Guy 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 7 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.
- Guy, Aggy Whitmore 1 entry, 1820
- Guy, Buckner 1 entry, 1820
- Guy, Cyrus 4 entries, 1869–2023
- Guy, John 2 entries, 1820–1973
- Guy, Patsy Whitmore 1 entry, 1820
- Guy, Richard 1 entry, 1820
- Guy, Sylvia Jeffries 1 entry, 1820
In the historical records 44 records
3 deeds, 13 marriages, 27 court minutes 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. Guy marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1776WillsWill of Alexander (x) Coharon (?)
1780s
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: John Guy and Sarah Harper
1790s
- 1790MarriagesMarriage bond: James Mordah and Margaret Guy
- 1794DeedsWilliam Chamberlin & Hanna Chamberlin to William Guy, 18 September 1794
- 1795Court minutesDeed, Wm Chamberlin & Hannah Chamberlin to Wm Guy, proved by Wm Guy Jr.
- 1797DeedsAbraham Thompson to William Guy, 20 April 1797
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed James Carson as road overseer.
- 1799Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Hastings Jr, Thomas Baker, James Mitchel and 26 others for jury service.
1800s
- 1800Court minutesThe court ordered William Guy, James Turrentine, Robert Tinnen and 27 others summoned for jury service.
- 1801Court minutesJurors found unperformed covenants and awarded Geo Campbell damages and costs against Wm Guy Jr.
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: Vines Guy and Elizabeth Jeffers
- 1805Court minutesJurors rejected William Lockhart Jr and others’ promise claim against Augustine Dishon and others.
- 1805Court minutesJames Davis received damages and costs against Jacob and Nicholas Harder.
- 1805Court minutesJurors found John Jameson liable for trespass within three years and awarded Daniel Cloud damages; an appeal was requested.
- 1806DeedsJane Guy & William Guy & Alexander Guy & John Guy & Samuel Guy & Anne Guy & Rebecca Guy & Sarah Guy & Margaret Guy & Robert Worke & Mary Worke & Mary Guy to John B Shaw, 23 February 1806
- 1806MarriagesMarriage bond: James Williams and Rebecca Guy
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Wm Guy & others to John B Shaw, proved by Duncan Cameron, James Lapslie, Henry Thompson Jr.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Abram Thompson to William Guy, proved by James Hart.
1810s
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: Buckner Guy and Sylvia Jeffers
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: Edmund Guy and Tilley Wooten
- 1814MarriagesMarriage bond: John Guy and Aggy Whitmor
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard Guy and Patsy Whitmore
1820s
- 1821MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry Guy and Betsey Jeffers
- 1821MarriagesMarriage bond: Jesse Guy and Betsey Merritt
1840s
1850s
- 1858MarriagesMarriage bond: William K Forrister and Susan Guy
- 1859MarriagesMarriage bond: Moore Guy and Savina Jefferies
Undated
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Haistings Jr, Thomas Baker, James Mitchel and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Wm Guy, Joseph Tate, And McCleary and 6 others for jury service.
- Court minutesWm Camp was nonsuited in his action against Augustus Benton.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Wm Guy, James Turrentine, Robert Tinnen and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Hart, John Clark, Wm Guy and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Guy, Thomas Holloway, Charles Cotton and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Robert Gray, Eli Hill, John Copley and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded George Garrison, John Bowles and William Guy for jury service.
- Court minutesWilliam Guy Jr was excused for missing jury attendance after giving sworn reasons.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Christopher Barbee, Robert Faucett, John Galbraith and 6 others for jury service.
- Court minutesJurors upheld Thomas H Perkins’s promise within three years, rejected setoff and awarded Andrew Gibson damages.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Amos Nichols.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Richard Christmas, James Johnston, Sam’l Thompson and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of William Guy Sr granted to William Guy Jr; sureties James Williams and Thomas Fitch.
- Court minutesWm Guy received authority to sell enslaved Tom from Wm Guy’s estate to enable equal distribution among beneficiaries.
- Court minutesWilliam Guy submitted a sworn sales account for William Guy’s estate.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded William Guy damages and costs against James Pratt.