Orange County Indexed
The Jorden surname
The Jorden name in Orange County Indexed: 41 historical records.
- In the records
- 1780 to 1838
most named in the 1810s
- Tax lists 1780
- Marriages 1794–1838
- Court minutes 1806–1817
- Wills 1832
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Tom's Creek (1), Stoney Creek (1), Bracken's old place (1), Burch's old place (1)
- Married into
- Gates 1, Hammonds 1, Horn 1, Hutcheson 1, Pinkerton 1, Mason 1, Love 1, McKee 1, Neal 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Clark 3, Andrew 3
- Spellings to try
- Jordan, Jordon, Jurden, Jourden, Jordern
- Search beyond these records
- Jorden 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 Jorden there)
- Jorden 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 41 records
9 marriages, 30 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 1 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. Jorden marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
1790s
- 1794MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Jorden and Anne Pinkerton
1800s
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: Ross Hutcheson and Elizabeth Jorden
- 1806Court minutesDeed, Mary Clark to James Andrew, proved by William Jorden.
- 1807Court minutesJurors upheld John Warren’s promise within three years, rejected setoff and awarded William Lindsey damages.
- 1807Court minutesJurors upheld George Carrington’s promise and awarded Wm P Mangum damages.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, John McCullock to Robert Berry, proved by Robert Jorden.
1810s
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: Alexander Mason and Patience Jorden
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Joel Cloud as road overseer.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed William Jorden as road overseer.
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: John Jorden and Jeany Hammonds
- 1815Court minutesThe jury awarded James Hart damages against Phillip Walker.
- 1815Court minutesThe jury found Thomas Holden guilty on the indictment.
- 1817Court minutesThe jury awarded Charles Shanks damages and costs against William Hatchet.
1830s
- 1830MarriagesMarriage bond: Jacob Gates and Eliza Jorden
- 1830MarriagesMarriage bond: George Jorden and Delia Ann Love
- 1832WillsWill of Jacob Garrison
- 1833MarriagesMarriage bond: William Horn and Mary Jorden
- 1838MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Jorden and Nancy O’Neal
- 1838MarriagesMarriage bond: William McKee and Rachel P Jorden
Undated
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the executed venire naming summoned jurors.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with James Jackson as foreman.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John Armstrong as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court ordered Jonathan Jorden, William Laws, Thomas Jinkins and 27 others summoned for Superior Court jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, Charles Shanks to Charles Jorden, proved by Andrew McCauly.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Henry Trice, William Brown, Samuel Evans and 7 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Richard Blackwood, Samuel Morgan, Boston Sharp and 7 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury found Sarah Dunnagan not liable in John D Carrington’s ejectment action.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Thomas Jourdan granted to William W Jurden and John Jorden; sureties Thomas Rountree.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of James Andrew granted to William Jorden; sureties Thomas Roundtree and William Hall.
- Court minutesThe court authorized sale of James Andrew’s perishable estate.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Burk Walker; he then took the insolvency oath.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Henry Lloyd damages and costs against Edward Robson.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John Street damages and costs against Samuel Woods.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Andrew McCauley damages against Charles Jorden and Wm Walker.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Salley Miller damages and costs against Richardson Nichols.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded William Moore damages and costs against Samuel Child.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Jorden damages against Thomas B Patterson.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John Russell damages and costs against James Palmer.
- Court minutesPrudence Jorden became guardian of Margret Jorden and Rachel Jorden.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John Nichols damages against Wm Jorden.
