Orange County Indexed
The Hamilton surname
The Hamilton name in Orange County Indexed: 119 historical records, 17 people in the chronology and 6 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1764 to 1879
most named in the 1810s
- Deeds 1764–1845
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Wills 1780–1841
- Marriages 1781–1879
- Court minutes 1783–1818
- Records of enslaved people 1817–1823
- In the chronology
- 1768 to 2020 17 people in 55 entries, most in the 1890s
- In books and archives
- 1 family heading and 5 people, born 1832 to 1937
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Mill Creek (4), Stony Creek (3), Mebane (3), Back Creek (3), Toms Creek (2), Cane Creek (2), Hillsborough Road (1), Owens Creek (1)
- Married into
- Bird 2, Bradford 1, Douglass 1, Faucett 1, Fauset 1, Whiteside 1, Picket 1, Whitsitt 1, McCulley 1, Thompson 1, Roulhac 1, Shanklin 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Mason 5, Murray 5, Mebane 4, Thompson 4, Patton 4, Douglass 3, McCray 3, Day 3, Pickett 3, Walker 3, McCulley 2, Graham 2
- People with a page here
- Alexander Hamilton, C. Horace (Charles Horace) Hamilton, George Hamilton, IV, J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton, James Douglas Hamilton, John Hamilton, William Douglas Hamilton
- Spellings to try
- Hampton, Hilton, Hambleton
- Search beyond these records
- Hamilton 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 Hamilton there)
- Hamilton 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 17 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.
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Hamilton, D. H. 17 entries, 1874–1908
Show the 17 entries
- January 1874: Maj. D. H. Hamilton takes charge of the military department at Horner & Graves's School
- May 1876: D. H. Hamilton and Mr. Morson take charge of the Hillsborough Military Academy
- February 6, 1888: Merchant and tobacco maker A. A. Springs assigns his business to D. H. Hamilton
- by March 1, 1888: D. H. Hamilton becomes deputy clerk of the superior court during Dr. Pride Jones's illness
- July 3, 1888: Hillsborough Township Democrats organize a Cleveland and Fowle Club
- December 10, 1889: Hillsborough holds a public meeting and memorial service for Jefferson Davis
- July 4, 1889: Orange County's Confederate veterans organize a county association
- December 1, 1890: The Orange County commissioners begin a new term and swear in the county officers
- June 2, 1890: County justices choose D. E. Morrow for the board of commissioners
- December 1891: The county commissioners advertise for bids to build a bridge near Dimmock's Mill
- June 6, 1892: Orange justices and commissioners set the 1892 levy and elect John Thompson school superintendent
- June 4, 1894: Justices and commissioners hold their last joint meeting
- June 4, 1894: Orange County organizes a Vance Memorial Association
- August 16, 1902: Orange Democrats name their 1902 county ticket
- July 5, 1904: The county pension board reviews Orange County's pension roll
- August 18, 1906: Orange Democrats renominate the county officers and endorse John W. Graham for the Senate
- September 28, 1908: Charles Strayhorn takes office as clerk of Orange Superior Court
- Hamilton, Daniel Heyward 1 entry, 1908
- Hamilton, George 1 entry, 1956
- Hamilton, George, IV 1 entry, 1959
- Hamilton, Mrs. Howard 1 entry, 1942
- Hamilton, Howard 1 entry, 1943
- Hamilton, J. G. de R. 1 entry, 1936
- Hamilton, J. G. de Roulhac 1 entry, 1857
- Hamilton, J. G. de Roulhac 21 entries, 1861–2020
- Hamilton, John 1 entry, 1773
- Hamilton, John W. 1 entry, 1973
- Hamilton, Lily 2 entries, 1917
- Hamilton, Matthew 2 entries, 1768–1771
- Hamilton, Ninian 2 entries, 1768
- Hamilton, Ninian Bell 3 entries, 1768–1771
- Hamilton, Thomas J. 1 entry, 1942
- Hamilton, Walter 1 entry, 1967
In books and archives 6 headings
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.
- Hamilton family family, 1 work
- Hamilton, Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac, 1878-1961 6 works
- Hamilton, C. Horace (Charles Horace), 1901-1977 1 work
- Hamilton, George, IV, 1937-2014 1 work
- Hamilton, John, -1817 1 work
- Hamilton, William Douglas, 1832- 1 work
In the historical records 119 records
23 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 14 marriages, 66 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 10 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. Hamilton marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
- 1770DeedsWilliam Hamilton to Michael Whatley, 22 February 1770
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Hamilton William
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Hamilton Archd
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Hamilton Joseph
1780s
- 1780WillsWill of William Johnston
- 1781MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph Hamilton and Martha Whiteside
- 1783MarriagesMarriage bond: David Bradford and Merryam Hamilton
- 1783Court minutesNamed inhabitants and their hands were assigned to roads from Hamilton’s Branch to Hartford under Bruce Collins.
- 1783WillsWill of William Smith
- 1787WillsWill of Archibald Hamilton
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Joseph Hamilton (Orange District)
- 1792MarriagesMarriage bond: John Douglass and Margaret Hamilton
- 1792WillsWill of William Hamilton
- 1793DeedsPeter Hamilton to James Lea, 1793
- 1799Court minutesTho Person’s appeal against Tho Reden ended in a nonsuit.
- 1799Court minutesThe court ordered And’w McBroom, Ralph Faucett, William Woods and 27 others summoned for the upcoming court term.
1800s
- 1802MarriagesMarriage bond: William Fauset and Martha Hamilton
- 1802MarriagesMarriage bond: William Picket and Elizabeth Hamilton
- 1807MarriagesMarriage bond: Archibald Hamilton and Fanny Bird
- 1808MarriagesMarriage bond: John Faucett and Caty Hamilton
1810s
- 1811DeedsArchibald Hamilton to James Mason, 2 September 1811
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Alexander Mason as road overseer.
- 1813Court minutesDeed, Archibald Hamilton to James Mason, proved by Hugh Mulhollan.
- 1815Court minutesThe jury decided John D Carrington’s action in favor of Sarah and Nancy Dunnagan.
- 1815Court minutesHargiss and Womack were nonsuited after failing to appear against Qualls and Thompson.
- 1815Court minutesThe jury found James Clancy guilty on the indictment.
- 1815Court minutesJames Mebane and the other named commissioners were appointed to allot a year’s provisions to Margaret Faddis.
- 1815Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Barker granted to John Mason; sureties Alexander Moore and Archibald Hamilton.
- 1815WillsCodicil of William Whitted, Sr.
- 1817DeedsMargaret Douglass to Archibald Hamilton, 5 October 1817
- 1817Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Margaret Douglass to Archibald Hamilton, 5 October 1817
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: James Hamilton and Jane Whitsitt
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: William Hamilton and Sarah McCulley
- 1817Court minutesJohn Mason and the other named men were appointed to patrol the captain’s district.
- 1818Court minutesWilliam McMinnamy was nonsuited in his action against Archibald Hamilton. An appeal was requested.
- 1818Court minutesBill of Sale, Margaret Douglass to Archibald Hamilton, proved by John Hamilton.
- 1818Court minutesWill of Joseph Hamilton, proved by Robert Gregston.
- 1818Court minutesArchibald Hamilton and William Picket qualified as executors for Joseph Hamilton’s estate.
- 1818Court minutesMartha Hamilton recorded her dissent from Joseph Hamilton’s will.
- 1818WillsWill of Joseph Hamilton
- 1819DeedsJames McCray to Archibald Hamilton, 9 December 1819
- 1819DeedsJames McCray to Archibald Hamilton, 9 December 1819
- 1819DeedsJames McCray to Archibald Hamilton, 9 December 1819
1820s
- 1820DeedsArchibald Hamilton to James Woods, 11 January 1820
- 1821DeedsJohn Hamilton & James Hamilton & Archibald Hamilton & Moses Whitsett by Sheriff to William Creswell, 20 June 1821
- 1822DeedsArchibald Hamilton & Frances Hamilton to Robert Mebane, 11 September 1822
- 1823Records of enslaved peopleSheriff's or court sale: Archibald Hamilton to James Webb, 25 February 1823
- 1824MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Bird and Nancy Hamilton
- 1824WillsWill of Peter Walker
- 1826DeedsWilliam Paul to James Hamilton, 30 December 1826
- 1827DeedsMoore McCulley & William Hamilton to Andrew McCulley Sr, 2 October 1827
- 1827DeedsCatherine Fulton by attorney to James Hamilton, 16 January 1827
- 1828DeedsArch Hamilton to William Vincent, 13 December 1828
1830s
- 1830WillsWill of Lettice (x) McCulley
- 1833DeedsJames Hughes to Thomas Graham trustee & William Hamilton, 15 August 1833
- 1835MarriagesMarriage bond: John Hamilton and Talessa Thompson
- 1836DeedsDavid McCullock to William Hamilton, 10 March 1836
- 1837DeedsMartha Hamilton to Peyton P Moore trustee & George A Mebane, 2 May 1837
- 1837DeedsWilliam Hamilton to George Hurdle trustee & Thomas Graham, 7 June 1837
- 1838WillsWill of John Patton
1840s
- 1841WillsWill of Mary (x) Graham
- 1845DeedsJohn Thompson estate by Commissioners to Edward Pickett & Sally Pickett & Thomas Hart & Mary Hart & William Thompson & Susan Thompson & William Goodloe & Clarissa Goodloe & John Hamilton & Theresa Hamilton & Francis Thompson & Joseph Thompson & Empson Thompson, 29 August 1845
1850s
1870s
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: Wm H Shanklin and Mary J Hamilton
Undated
- MarriagesMarriage bond: Peter Walker and Elizabeth Hamilton
- Court minutesWm Hamilton and company brought a debt claim against Robert Marsh.
- Court minutesWm Hamilton and company brought a debt claim against John Brooks.
- Court minutesWm Hamilton and company brought a debt claim against Benjamin Clanton.
- Court minutesWm Hamilton and company brought a debt claim against John Cortner ? or S?.
- Court minutesWm. Hamilton and company brought a debt claim against Elijah Eastwood.
- Court minutesWilliam Hamilton and company brought an action on the case against George Flynn.
- Court minutesWm. Hamilton and company petitioned against Simon Fooshea.
- Court minutesWm. Hamilton and company petitioned against Cary Minter.
- Court minutesWm. Hamilton and company brought an action on the case against Jones Patterson.
- Court minutesWm. Hamilton and company petitioned against Burwell Williams.
- Court minutesWm. Hamilton and company brought an action on the case against James Beazley.
- Court minutesJohn Hamilton and John McClean refused the allegiance oath and intended to leave the state after being cited to take it or depart.
- Court minutesJos. Hamilton replaced Bruce Collins as road overseer.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Hamilton granted to Henry Murray.
- Court minutesThos. McCracken replaced Jos. Hamilton as overseer from Enoe to Hamilton’s Creek.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Joseph Hamilton granted to Henry Murray.
- Court minutesOn Wm Norwood’s motion, Joseph Hamilton obtained judgment against constable Joseph Armstrong and Jno Armstrong for money received through…
- Court minutesThe court recorded And’w McBroom, Ralph Faucett, William Woods and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Robert Tinnen, Joseph Hamilton, Peter Foust and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Andrew McCauley, James Lapslie, Thomas Braxton and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Scarlet, Richard Workman, John Albright and 3 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John McKerall damages and costs against Samuel Child. An appeal was requested.
- Court minutesThe jury decided Samuel Couch’s action in favor of Mebane and Standiford.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Edward Robson damages and costs against Pleasant Henderson.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm M Ballard damages and costs against Wyatt Ballard.
- Court minutesWitnesses were summoned in Ned’s murder prosecution; the jury acquitted him. Ned was enslaved by Thomas Holloway (Samuel Peelor, Benjamin…
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John McKerall damages and costs against James Child.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Jesse Nevill, John Brown, William Horton and 10 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Sam’l Thompson damages against Joseph Marcum.
- Court minutesThe jury found Herbert Sims did not detain the unnamed enslaved people claimed by George Carrington. An appeal was granted.
- Court minutesArchibald Hamilton was appointed.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of James Hamilton granted to Archibald Hamilton; sureties Wm Hamilton and Hugh McAdams.
- Court minutesJames Hamilton was ordered to pay Nancy Murray child support as the reputed father.
- Court minutesThe court received and recorded an inventory for Jane Hamilton’s estate.
- Court minutesJoseph Allison and Archibald Hamilton were appointed.
- Court minutesWesley Rhodes and the other listed applicants received licenses to retail spirits.
- Court minutesA list beginning with Wesley Rhodes recorded liquor-license fees or issuance annotations.
- Court minutesJames Hamilton was ordered to pay Nancy Murray child support as the reputed father.
- Court minutesJames Hamilton was ordered to pay Nancy Murray child support as the reputed father.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors Samuel Bunn, William Brannock, Joseph Hamilton and 27 others for the next court.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Andrew Patton granted to John Thompson and Archibald Hamilton; sureties John Patton and Andrew Patton.
- Court minutesDeed, David Gilson to Henry Day, proved by A Hamilton.
- Court minutesDeed, David Gilson to Henry Day, proved by A Hamilton.
- Court minutesThe jury assessed Sally Wilson’s damages but found Thomas Patterson had fully administered the estate.
- Court minutesNancy Lingo’s apprenticeship to Joseph McCracken was cancelled, and she was apprenticed to Archibald Hamilton for spinning.
- Court minutesThe court received and recorded an inventory for Andrew Patton’s estate.
- Court minutesArchibald Hamilton was appointed constable and provided bond.
- Court minutesThe jury found Archibald Robertson guilty on the indictment.
- Court minutesThe jury found George Trice guilty on the indictment.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Durkin Henderson and Co damages against Whiting Wallace and Rich’d Wallace.
