Orange County Indexed
The Gwinn surname
The Gwinn name in Orange County Indexed: 119 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1768 to 1844
most named in the 1780s
- Deeds 1768–1844
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Court minutes 1779–1814
- Wills 1782–1813
- Marriages 1793–1819
- In the chronology
- 1790 to 1806 2 people in 2 entries, most in the 1790s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw River (9), Travis Creek (3), New Hope Creek (2), Markham Branch (1), Raleigh Road (1), Ellerbe Creek (1), Markhams Branch (1), Little River (1)
- Married into
- Rieves 1, Parrish 1, Vickers 1, Rhew 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Rhodes 3, James 2, Trice 2, Wilson 2, Fitch 2, Ballard 2, Rainey 2, Wood 2, Edwards 2, Mordah 2, Grisham 2, Peelor 2
- Spellings to try
- Gwin, Guinn, Gwynn
- Search beyond these records
- Gwinn in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
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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 2 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.
In the historical records 119 records
24 deeds, 4 marriages, 81 court minutes, 6 tax list entries and 4 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. Gwinn marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
- 1779Court minutesThomas Gwinn received a tax exemption because of poverty and a disabling thigh condition.
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Thomas Gwinn (Failed to give in District)
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Gwinn Moses
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Gwinn William
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Gwinn Mordicai
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Gwinn Edward
1780s
- 1780DeedsNorth Carolina to Moses Gwinn, 13 March 1780
- 1782Court minutesWill of Moses Gwinn, proved by James & Elizabeth Mordah.
- 1782Court minutesThe executor returned Moses Gwinn’s estate inventory.
- 1782WillsWill of Moses (x) Gwinn
- 1783Court minutesMordacai Gwinn was appointed overseer from Caswell Line to Haw River.
- 1783Court minutesEdw. Gwinn was appointed overseer from Haw River to Holt’s.
- 1784DeedsNorth Carolina to Edward Gwinn, 9 November 1784
- 1784Court minutesA named jury, or any twelve members, was appointed to mark a road from Shallow Ford toward Fayetville and report next court.
- 1784Court minutesJohn Herbin received assessed damages and costs against Mordacai Gwinn.
- 1785DeedsEdward Gwinn to William Gwinn, 12 August 1785
- 1785DeedsJohn Trice to Thomas Gwinn, 18 February 1785
- 1785Court minutesWill of Mordacai Gwinn, proved by Wm. Buchanan.
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in James Ferrel’s case against Edward Gwinn.
- 1785WillsWill of Mordecai (x) Gwinn
- 1785WillsPower of attorney: John Trice to Edward Trice, Sr
- 1788DeedsEdward Gwinn & Rosanna Gwinn to Peter Tickle, 1 May 1788
- 1788DeedsEdward Gwinn to Ephraim Cook, 2 September 1788
- 1788Court minutesThe court appointed Thomas Gwinn road overseer and listed six workers for the route through Peelors to Greens.
- 1789DeedsEdward Gwinn to John Star, 24 April 1789
- 1789DeedsEdward Gwinn to William Gwinn, 27 July 1789
- 1789Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Archibald Campbell, Wm Kirk, Benjamin Lacy and 32 others for the court’s stated next May term.
- 1789Court minutesThe court ordered jurors Henry Hasting Sr, Tho Baker, Tho Trice and 33 others to attend next term.
- 1789Court minutesThe court appointed Thomas Gwinn as road overseer.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court licensed Wm Gwinn’s public ferry at Shallow Ford upon bond secured by Gibson and Rogers.
- 1790Court minutesThe court prescribed Gwinn’s ferry charges for wagons, riders, carts, and hogsheads.
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed William Love to replace Isaac Hall on the Quaker Creek–Stony Creek road and assigned seventeen workers.
- 1790Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon thirteen named jurors for the October Superior Court.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Thos. Gwinn (St. Mark’s District)
- 1791DeedsEdward Gwinn to Abner James, 18 March 1791
- 1791Court minutesDeed, Edward Gwinn & wife to Peter Tickell, proved by Benjamin Rainey.
- 1791Court minutesFrancis Baldridge and five other jurors incurred conditional fines for missed attendance.
- 1792DeedsEdward Gwinn to Thomas Fitch, 25 August 1792
- 1792Court minutesDeed, Edward Gwinn to John Gwinn, acknowledged in court.
- 1793MarriagesMarriage bond: John Rieves and Mary Gwinn
- 1793MarriagesMarriage bond: William Parrish and Lucy Gwinn
- 1797DeedsAlexander Gwinn to James Wilson, 15 September 1797
- 1798Court minutesThe court ordered jurors Wm Carter, Thomas Lindley, Wm Holloday and 27 others summoned for the next court term.
- 1798Court minutesDeed, Alexander Gwinn to James Wilson, proved by Charles Wood.
- 1799DeedsJohn Robinson to Ransom Gwinn, 30 November 1799
1800s
- 1800DeedsWilliam Gwinn to John Stare, 1 November 1800
- 1800DeedsNorth Carolina to John Gwinn, 2 June 1800
- 1800MarriagesMarriage bond: David Vickers and Elizabeth Gwinn
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Edward Gwinn to Thomas Fitch, proved by Robert Mitchel.
- 1801DeedsWilliam Gwinn to Anthony Coble & Peter Summers, 1 September 1801
- 1801DeedsThomas Gwinn to Joseph Gwinn, 2 October 1801
- 1803DeedsThomas Gwinn to Benjamin Rhodes, 29 July 1803
- 1803Court minutesSam’l Robinett won principal, damages and costs against Norman and Patton after payment and setoff were rejected.
- 1803Court minutesJurors rejected Nathaniel Clark’s claim against George Carrington because Carrington’s setoff exceeded the demand.
- 1803Court minutesJurors found Sam’l Dick liable within three years, rejected justification and awarded Eve Holt damages.
- 1803Court minutesJurors valued the bond and awarded Gideon Granger damages against Sam’l Hopkins and Taylor for breach of its condition.
- 1803Court minutesJurors valued Simpson Tate’s bond, rejected payment and setoff and awarded Henry Bracken damages.
- 1803Court minutesJurors upheld Joseph Gwinn’s promise, rejected payment and setoff and awarded A and J Forrest damages; judgment followed.
- 1803Court minutesElias Wilhoit was nonsuited against Robert Dixon; his appeal was allowed with James Wilson and James Mason as securities.
- 1804DeedsJoseph Gwinn to William Cabe, 17 April 1804
- 1806DeedsJames Dennis to Thomas Gwinn, 29 March 1806
- 1806Court minutesOn Sarah Ray’s motion through Wm Norwood, the court ordered Moses Gwinn, charged as reputed father, to pay child-support installments.
- 1809Court minutesThe court apprenticed Alexander McFarlin to Joseph Gwinn for instruction in farming.
1810s
- 1810Court minutesThe jury found Thomas John Edwards liable within one year and awarded Joseph Gwinn damages and costs.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Charles Strayhorn as road overseer.
- 1812Court minutesThe court appointed George Copley and the other named men to patrol the stated district.
- 1813WillsWill of William Ray
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded Luke Simpson damages against William Wilkins.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded Tho Taylor damages and costs against Stephen Taylor and Moses Gwinn. An appeal was requested.
- 1817DeedsThomas Gwinn to Thomas Christian, 17 December 1817
- 1818DeedsMoses Gwinn to Timothy Dunagan, 9 March 1818
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Gwinn and Milly Rhew
1840s
Undated
- DeedsJohn Gwinn & Sarah Gwinn to William Harper & Elisabeth Harper
- Court minutesJames Cary brought a debt claim against John Raney and Mordecai Gwinn.
- Court minutesMordecai Gwinn surrendered John Pearson; Gwinn and Benjamin Phillips then entered special bail in the suit against Michael Holt Junior.
- Court minutesMordecai Gwinn brought an action on the case against Samuel Parks.
- Court minutesMordecai Gwinn brought an action on the case against Plunkett Ballard.
- Court minutesMordecai Gwinn brought an action on the case against Plunkett Ballard.
- Court minutesMordacai Gwinn became overseer from Stoney Creek to Shallow ford on Haw River.
- Court minutesThirteen named workers were assigned to Thomas Roundtree’s road.
- Court minutesBenj. Rainey was appointed collector for Chatham District, with Wm. Rainey and Edward Gwinn as sureties.
- Court minutesThree assessors were appointed for St. Asaphs & Chatham District (Jno. Graves, Wm. Neal, Edward Gwinn).
- Court minutesThirty named jurors were appointed for next court and ordered summoned.
- Court minutesWill of George Hill, proved by Thomas Gwinn & James Wood.
- Court minutesJohn Vaughn, Asa Bishop, Nancy Dorset, Thomas Gwinn and Robert Campbell received tax exemptions.
- Court minutesJames Elliot paid for an acre for a mill site, valued by John Edwards Senior, John Edwards Junior, James Gwinn and Sackville Brewer.
- Court minutesThe listed people were ordered summoned as jurors for next county court.
- Court minutesWilliam Gwinn became overseer from Stoney Creek Mill to the middle of Haw River.
- Court minutesThe jury found for James Freeland in Chas. Clendenning’s case.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in Robt. Campbell’s case against Jno. ODannel.
- Court minutesJno. Dunnegan and Jno. Reeves consented to arbitration by Jno. Collins and Edw. Gwinn, whose award would bind the court.
- Court minutesThe court appointed twelve men to survey a road from Wake County’s boundary through Boyces Old Field to Hillsborough.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire naming prospective jurors.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were sworn, with John Hogan as foreman.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the executed venire naming summoned jurors.
- Court minutesThe record listed fourteen remaining original-panel jurors.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Shaderick Forrester, Tho Gwinn, Abraham Anderson and 33 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court listed the remaining members of the original jury panel.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Garrot Garrison, Jno Riggs, Joseph Wood and 32 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Rob’t Scoby, Jno Flintham, Joseph Hart and 11 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Mebane, Dav’d Mebane, Ro Tinnen and 37 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Hodge, James Mebane, James Craig and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesWm Gwinn obtained permission for a public gristmill on his plantation.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Rob’t Pendergrass to Thomas Gwinn for instruction in farming.
- Court minutesObediah Green and Wm Gwinn were appointed assembly election inspectors west of Haw River.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire.
- Court minutesFollowing default, jurors valued the bond and awarded Joseph Gwinn nominal damages against Fitch and Compton.
- Court minutesThe court placed Nancy Nash in Elizabeth Gwinn’s care and required her appearance next term for apprenticeship consideration.
- Court minutesDeed, Thomas Gwinn to Benjamin Rhodes Jr, proved by Abner Veazy.
- Court minutesDeed, Edward Gwinn to Abner James, proved by John Strader.
- Court minutesJurors found Robert Murdock liable within three years and awarded Wm Mebane’s executors damages.
- Court minutesJurors upheld Daniel Cloud and Ann’s prior land conveyance; the court dismissed their petition against Henry Neal with costs, and they ap…
- Court minutesJoseph Gwinn was nonsuited after failing to appear when called.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Thomas McFarland to Joseph Gwinn for instruction in farming.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Archibald McFarland to Joseph Gwinn for instruction in farming.
- Court minutesThe jury found John McDaniel detained Lewis, claimed by James Webb, and awarded damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Thomas Gwinn damages against Benjamin Peelor.
