Orange County Indexed
The Harden surname
The Harden name in Orange County Indexed: 76 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1768 to 1880
most named in the 1810s
- Deeds 1768–1874
- Court minutes 1789–1816
- Tax lists 1790
- Marriages 1791–1880
- Records of enslaved people 1797
- Wills 1814–1819
- In the chronology
- 1846 to 1951 3 people in 4 entries, most in the 1920s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw River (6), Little Alamance Creek (5), Stony Creek (4), Collins Creek (2), Dry Creek (1), Mebane (1), Hillsborough (1), Eno River (1)
- Married into
- Holt 3, Finley 1, Garrison 1, Powell 1, Whitsett 1, Prather 1, Mebane 1, Turrentine 1, Nivels 1, Strayhorn 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Holt 8, Kirk 3, Powell 3, Faucett 3, Cate 2, Huffman 2, Gibson 2, Prather 2, Lacy 2, Rainey 2, Harder 2, Whitsell 2
- Spellings to try
- Harder, Hardin, Hardee, Hayden, Harten, Hardey
- Search beyond these records
- Harden 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 Harden there)
- Harden 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.
- Harden, Daniel 1 entry, 1846
- Harden, Glenn 1 entry, 1951
- Harden, Junius 2 entries, 1928
In the historical records 76 records
21 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 12 marriages, 36 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 2 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. Harden marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1780s
- 1789Court minutesThe jury awarded Sam’l Dannel £14.9.0 ½ plus costs against Ro Campbell.
- 1789Court minutesA nonsuit was entered in Talham’s action against Shepperd.
- 1789Court minutesOn appeal, the jury awarded Josiah Clifton £14.4.0 plus costs against Wm Lytle.
- 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 appointed Nicholas Harden as road overseer.
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Harden (Chatham District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Nicholas Harden (Chatham District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Harden (Chatham District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Harden (St. Asaph’s District)
- 1791MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Harden and Elisabeth Powell
- 1792DeedsRobert Harden to Benjamin Lacey, 2 January 1792
- 1795DeedsBenjamin Rainey & Nancy Rainey to John Harden, 1 March 1795
- 1795Court minutesDeed, Benjamin Rainey to John Harden, proved by Isaac Holt.
- 1797DeedsAbraham Harden & Thomas Kirk to John Cate, 7 May 1797
- 1797Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Abraham Harden, Thomas Kirk to John Cate, 7 May 1797
- 1797Court minutesDeed, Nicholas Harden & Mary his wife to Jo Ming, proved by James Harden.
- 1797Court minutesDeed, John Haynie & wife to Nicholas Harden, proved by James Harden.
- 1798Court minutesDeed, Joseph Pevey to William Oneal, proved by John Harden.
1800s
- 1803DeedsNorth Carolina to Jacob Harden, 6 December 1803
- 1803DeedsThomas Powell to John Harden, 13 September 1803
- 1804Court minutesDeed, Nicholas Harden to John Huffman, proved by Daniel Huffman.
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: William Whitsett and Jeany Harden
- 1808MarriagesMarriage bond: Josiah Finley and Mary Harden
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Thomas Powell to Jno Harden, proved by Wm Holt Jr.
- 1808Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Harder granted to Sarah Harden; sureties William Holt.
1810s
- 1810Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in assignee Francis Barbee’s action against Edmund Willis’s administrators.
- 1810Court minutesOn Francis Tapp’s probate request and Richard Tapp’s objection, the jury upheld Abner Tapp’s will for both real and personal property.
- 1811DeedsNicholas Harden to John Huffman, 20 December 1811
- 1811Court minutesThe jury was withdrawn in James Lockhart’s prosecution.
- 1811Court minutesDeed, Wm Kirk to Thomas Seller, proved by Joseph Harden.
- 1812DeedsAndrew Gibson to John Harden, 9 September 1812
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: John Harden and Rebeckah Y Holt
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: John S Prather and Mary Harden
- 1812Court minutesThe court appointed William Whitsell and the other named men to patrol the stated district.
- 1814Court minutesDeed, Oliver Powell to Jeremiah Holt, proved by John Harden.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury found David H Harvey guilty on the indictment.
- 1814Court minutesJohn Harden became guardian of Sally Harden and Betsy and Margret Harden.
- 1814WillsWill of Sarah Harden
- 1815DeedsJohn Nicholas Harden to Willis Sellars, 23 October 1815
- 1815DeedsNicholas Harden to John Adams, 29 June 1815
- 1816DeedsJohn N Harden to James Coots, 6 January 1816
- 1816MarriagesMarriage bond: Lewis Holt and Elizabeth Harden
- 1816Court minutesThe jury awarded Joseph Harder’s administrator damages and costs against Nicholas J Harden.
- 1819WillsWill of Benjamin Whidbee
1820s
1830s
1840s
- 1843DeedsAbraham Rencher & Louisa Rencher & William H Harden & Charlotte C Harden & Johnson B Jones to Caroline M Walker, April 1843
- 1844MarriagesMarriage bond: William Mebane and Margerite Jane Harden
- 1845DeedsHenry Foust estate by Clerk to Daniel Harden, 13 September 1845
- 1845DeedsJohn Holt to John Harden, 1 April 1845
- 1848DeedsJ C Thompson & D C Harden & Joseph Holt to State of North Carolina, 2 March 1848
- 1848MarriagesMarriage bond: Peter Harden and Sarah E Holt
1860s
- 1868MarriagesMarriage license: George M Harden and M F Turrentine
1870s
1880s
Undated
- Court minutesNicholas Harden became overseer from Quaker Creek to Stony Creek.
- Court minutesJohn Cook replaced Nicholas Harden as overseer from Stoney Creek to James Hutchisons.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors John Loy, Phillip Snotterly, Aaron Sharp, Jun. and 33 others for next County Court.
- Court minutesDeed, Robert Harden to Benjamin Lacy, proved by George McVain.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon Levi Hall, Isaac Hall, Jno Grayham and 30 others for the August term.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Lewis Durham as road overseer.
- Court minutesAtha Lindsey became overseer for the road toward Chatham through Benjamin Lacys Land, with workers Jno Edwards, Ben Lacy, Atha Robertson…
- Court minutesJurors rejected William Hooker’s promise claim against John Longmire.
- Court minutesDeed, Jacob Harden to Caleb Pyle, proved by James Pyle.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Christopher Barbee, Robert Faucett, John Galbraith and 6 others for jury service.
- Court minutesMoses Rhody was nonsuited against Henry Younger and requested an appeal.
- Court minutesThe jury found Fredrick Taylor liable without justification and awarded damages; John Taylor Sr and Edward Walton Jr secured a stay.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded William Edwards damages for a promise within three years; only William Cummings’s and Benjamin Yeargain’s witness attend…
- Court minutesDeed, Andrew Gibson to John Harden, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesWilliam Whitsell, John Harden, John Whitsell and Thomas Murdock received equal allowances for patrol service during the previous year.
