Orange County Indexed
The Horneday surname
The Horneday name in Orange County Indexed: 75 historical records.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1816
most named in the 1800s
- Tax lists 1755
- Deeds 1757
- Court minutes 1786–1816
- Marriages 1803
- Married into
- Jones 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Wheeler 5, Long 3, Patterson 2, Holt 2, Nicholson 2, Clendening 2
- Spellings to try
- Hornaday, Horniday, Hornedy, Hornady, Horney, Hornday
- Search beyond these records
- Horneday 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 historical records 75 records
1 deeds, 1 marriages, 72 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. Horneday marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
1780s
- 1786Court minutesThe court apprenticed James James to Lewis Horneday until age 21.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury was sworn in Allison’s action against Newman; no finding was recorded.
- 1788Court minutesThe court fined Wm Clerk and Lewis Horneday for failing to attend as talesmen.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Horn £17.12.0, interest from August 1786, and costs against Jno Rich and Jno Mitchum.
1790s
- 1796Court minutesJurors assessed damages and costs in Wm Sim?’s action against John Kimball.
- 1796Court minutesThe court fined Lewis Horneday for failing to attend as a juror.
- 1798Court minutesJohn Bullock recovered damages and costs against Adam Marley.
- 1798Court minutesJurors rejected John Sloss’s claim that Abner B Bruce had undertaken the alleged obligation.
- 1798Court minutesJno Washington recovered damages and costs against Wm Courtney after jurors allowed a tavern account setoff.
- 1798Court minutesJurors convicted Marg’t Phifer of petty larceny; the court granted a new trial.
- 1798Court minutesJurors rejected the purported will of David English in Ellenor English’s caveat against James Carson.
1800s
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Samuel Pike to Lewis Horneday, proved by John Wheeler.
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Thomas H Perkins to Lewis Horneday, proved by John Wheeler.
- 1802Court minutesJames Dunn was nonsuited against James Mason.
- 1802Court minutesJurors upheld James Clendening’s promise within three years, rejected payment and awarded Ezekiel Brewer damages.
- 1802Court minutesJurors convicted Tho McCullock.
- 1802Court minutesAfter Joseph Wheeler caveated probate, jurors rejected the purported will of John Wheeler presented by Wm Vestal.
- 1802Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Wheeler granted to Elizabeth Wheeler and Nathan Horneday; sureties Thomas Whithed and Christopher Ho…
- 1802Court minutesThe court appointed commissioners to allot Elizabeth Wheeler a year’s provisions from John Wheeler’s estate (Isaac Holt, David H Patterso…
- 1802Court minutesElizabeth Wheeler and Nathan Horneday received permission to sell John Wheeler’s personal estate, reserving provisions for the widow and…
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: John Jones and Mary Horneday
- 1804Court minutesJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Collins and Dunkin principal and interest against Sam’l Love’s administrator.
- 1804Court minutesRobert Lindsey’s executor received principal and interest against Eli Lindsy after payment and setoff were rejected.
- 1804Court minutesThe court settled John Jameson and others’ claims against Sam’l Riggs and his wife, excluding enslaved Flora and her children from division.
- 1804Court minutesJurors convicted John Carrington.
- 1804Court minutesNathan Wells became guardian of Charity Wells.
- 1804Court minutesJurors convicted John Artis of petty larceny.
- 1808Court minutesRichard Thompson became guardian of Isaiah Horneday.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Nathan Horneday to Lewis Horneday, proved by John Long.
1810s
- 1811Court minutesJoseph Clendening, Lewis Horneday, Jacob Moulder and Daniel Foust were appointed to allot widow Sarah McPherson a year’s provisions.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Enoch McPherson as road overseer.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Thomas Alexander as road overseer.
- 1812Court minutesThe jury awarded John Woody damages and costs against Holmes and Lankston.
- 1812Court minutesThe jury found Robert Clinton guilty on the indictment.
- 1816Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors James Walker, Micajah Thomas, John McCrory and 27 others for the next term.
Undated
- Court minutesJoseph Ridge was apprenticed to Nathan Horneday for wagon making until age twenty.
- Court minutesThe court ordered jurors summoned for November.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Henry Neal, Sam’l Chambers, James Ray and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court conditionally fined Lewis Horneday for jury nonattendance.
- Court minutesDeed, Adam Coble to John Horneday, proved by Stephen Ward.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Thomas Vincent, John Long, John Horneday and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Andrew McBroom, James Clark, Thomas Thompson and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court listed remaining original jurors.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joshua Holt, David White, Joseph Clendening and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, John Holstead to Christopher Horneday, proved by Isaac Patterson.
- Court minutesJohn Taylor won assault damages against Absalom Tatom and others; an appeal followed with approved securities.
- Court minutesBruce and McKerall won damages against Africa Parker after jurors upheld the promise within three years and rejected setoff.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Ezekiel Horneday to Isaac Harvey for instruction in milling.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Wm Crabtree, Stephen Ward, Jacob Garrison and 5 others for jury service.
- Court minutesJurors found Arch’d Brockwell’s bond to Samuel Crawford paid.
- Court minutesJurors found Samuel Thompson not liable in George Clency’s action.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Rich’d Christmas, Wm Cabe, Wm Holt and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court listed jurors who failed to appear.
- Court minutesThe court ordered Jonathan Jorden, William Laws, Thomas Jinkins and 27 others summoned for Superior Court jury service.
- Court minutesJurors found Thomas Edwards liable, rejected release and awarded John Huske damages.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Wood, John Jameson, Walter Galbraith and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Woods, Matthew Patton, William King and 8 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury upheld and valued the bond, awarding Thomas Johnston damages; Fredrick Fonville and Thomas Fitch secured a stay of execution.
- Court minutesThe jury found Thomas Bane liable and awarded Axum Elliott damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe jury found for Jose Hastings in ejectment; an appeal was requested with Geo Mitchel and Edward Walton as sureties.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Jacob Bledsoe.
- Court minutesDeed, Joshua Piggott to James Nicholson, proved by Lewis Horneday.
- Court minutesThe court listed jurors who had failed to appear and qualify.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Miller, James Lindly, Daniel Freeman and 9 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John Nichols damages and costs against Robert Gray.
- Court minutesJoseph Clendening and the other named commissioners were appointed to allot a year’s provisions to Sarah Holt.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Lewis Horneday to Fredrick Shoftner, proved by John Long Sr.
- Court minutesDeed, Christopher Horneday to John Horneday, proved by John Long.
- Court minutesThe jury found William Brooks guilty on the indictment.
- Court minutesThe jury found Francis Norman guilty on the indictment.
- Court minutesThe jury convicted Joseph Smith; an appeal was noted.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Thomas Scott esq.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed William Nicholson to William Horneday for instruction in farming.
