Orange County Indexed
The Harder surname
The Harder name in Orange County Indexed: 71 historical records.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1843
most named in the 1800s
- Tax lists 1779
- Deeds 1780–1833
- Marriages 1789–1843
- Court minutes 1802–1816
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw River (6), Stony Creek (4), Dry Creek (1), Boyds Creek (1)
- Married into
- Brinckley 1, Foust 1, Wiley 1, Sellers 1, Server 1, Rippy 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Garrison 3, Holt 3, Sellers 2, Cook 2, Dishon 2, Browning 2, Coots 2, Harden 2, McClure 2, Hill 2, King 2, Sellars 2
- Spellings to try
- Harden, Harper, Hardee, Harner, Harde, Hadder
- Search beyond these records
- Harder in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
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- Harder 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 historical records 71 records
12 deeds, 6 marriages, 52 court minutes and 1 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Harder marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Harder Nicholas
1780s
1790s
1800s
- 1802Court minutesDen won ejectment damages against Rich’d Roe and Jno Dunneven on Jacob Harder’s demise.
- 1804DeedsJacob Harder to Caleb Pyles, 18 May 1804
- 1805DeedsNorth Carolina to Jacob Harder, 20 April 1805
- 1805DeedsThomas Sellers to Joseph Harder, 27 November 1805
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: Jacob Harder and Elisabeth Server
- 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.
- 1806DeedsJohn Nicholas Harder to David Cook, 28 January 1806
- 1807DeedsLuke Dishon to Jacob Harder, 3 August 1807
- 1807DeedsJacob Harder to Edmund Browning, 18 September 1807
- 1807Court minutesDeed, Luke Dishon to Jacob Harder, proved by John Danieley.
- 1807Court minutesJurors upheld George Carrington’s promise and awarded Wm P Mangum damages.
- 1808DeedsJoseph Ming by Sheriff to Nicholas Harder, 14 October 1808
- 1808DeedsNicholas Harder to Hall Garrison, 21 October 1808
- 1808Court minutesThe court confirmed the record; jurors rejected release and setoff, valued its currency and awarded N and J Harder damages against Joseph…
- 1808Court minutesJurors found the deeds lacked intent to defraud Elizabeth Nunn; judgment favored David Nunn and others, and an appeal was noted.
- 1808Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Harder granted to Sarah Harden; sureties William Holt.
- 1809Court minutesDeed, Samuel Turrentine Shff to Nicholas Harder, proved by John Taylor.
- 1809Court minutesDeed, Nicholas Harder to Haul Garrison, proved by Robert King.
1810s
- 1810Court minutesThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded Alexander Allen principal, interest and costs.
- 1810Court minutesThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded John Morgan principal, interest and costs.
- 1810Court minutesThe jury convicted Wm Heagwood; the prosecutor was ordered to pay prosecution witness Thomas Lloyd’s attendance.
- 1810Court minutesThe jury found Arthur Weaver guilty as charged.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury acquitted Charles Jones.
- 1812Court minutesDeed, Willis Sellers to Martin Loy, proved by Joseph Harder.
- 1814Court minutesWilliam F Strudwick’s ejectment action was nonsuited; an appeal was granted.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded William McMillen damages and costs against James Strayhorn.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury decided David Burrow’s action in favor of John Rogers.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded George Carrington damages against Jacob Whittaker.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded Daniel S Farlow damages against William Watson.
- 1814Court minutesJohn D Carrington was convicted and sentenced to ten days’ imprisonment and a fine, with detention pending payment; he requested an appeal.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury acquitted Alfred Booth; the unnamed prosecutor was ordered to pay the prosecution costs.
- 1816DeedsJohn N Harder to James Coots, 6 January 1816
- 1816Court minutesThe jury awarded Joseph Harder’s administrator damages and costs against Nicholas J Harden.
1820s
- 1822MarriagesMarriage bond: Benjamin Rippy and Charity Harder
1830s
1840s
- 1843MarriagesMarriage bond: Daniel C Harder and Rebecca C Foust
Undated
- Court minutesJurors rejected Hugh Woods’s ejectment claim against John Hughes.
- Court minutesJurors convicted William Brown.
- 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 John Ray, Jacob Harder, Thomas Lindley and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesJurors found unperformed covenants and awarded Jacob Harder damages against Dishon and Ellis; the court excluded witness costs from defen…
- Court minutesJurors rejected payment, setoff and a special agreement and awarded James Palmer and company principal and interest against John Galbraith.
- Court minutesChristopher Swindle received nominal damages and costs against Joshua Minniard.
- Court minutesDeed, Jacob Harder to Edmond Browning, proved by William McCulley.
- Court minutesThe jury found the covenant unfulfilled and awarded damages; Isaac Bracken Sr and Aaron Hill secured a stay of execution.
- Court minutesJames McClure was nonsuited when absent; his witnesses Hall Garrison, John Hughs and Nathan Hill were fined for failing to appear.
- Court minutesThe jury found the conditions fulfilled in James McClure’s action against Joseph Harder.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Paul, Henry Albright, William Marshall and 8 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury found a promise within three years and awarded William Bond damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded James Child’s firm principal, interest and costs.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Hart, Israel Holt, William Trice and 7 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded George Riggs damages and costs against Benjamin Bullock.
- Court minutesHez[ek]iah Holt entered an appearance recognizance, secured by Leonard Prather and Joseph Harder.
- Court minutesThe jury credited two payments by James Glenn and rejected setoff; the court recognized Moore Bowden’s judgment.
- Court minutesThe jury found a balance owing to William Laws’s administrators after offsets, but found Thomas Laws’s administrators had fully administe…
- Court minutesGeorge Carrington was nonsuited after failing to appear against Merrimon Cole.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded James Whitted damages against Augustine Dishon.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Joseph Harder granted to Thomas Sellars; sureties James Hutchison and John King.
- Court minutesWilliam Holt and the other named commissioners were appointed to allot a year’s provisions to Elizabeth Harder.
- Court minutesAfter Nicholas Harder left the state, Willie Winters was bound to David Bradford Jr to learn hatmaking.
- Court minutesDeed, John Nicholas Harder to James Coots, proved by Certificate of N P Hardiman.
- Court minutesDeed, Nicholas Harder to Willis Sellars, proved by Wm Grayson.
- Court minutesJames Scott? was nonsuited in the ejectment action; an appeal was granted with security.
