Orange County Indexed
The Kelley surname
The Kelley name in Orange County Indexed: 76 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1838
most named in the 1790s
- Tax lists 1755–1790
- Deeds 1766–1800
- Court minutes 1779–1798
- Wills 1781–1838
- Marriages 1792–1799
- In the chronology
- 1787 to 1998 3 people in 3 entries, most in the 1780s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Meeting House Road (2), Cane Creek (1), Durham (1), Little River (1), Buck Quarter Creek (1), Finchers Branch (1), Marshalls Branch (1)
- Married into
- Hart 1, Lockhart 1, Massey 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Cain 5, Holden 3, Cabe 3, Cate 2, Latta 2, Benton 2, Allen 2
- Spellings to try
- Kelly, Kellen, Keller, Keiley
- Search beyond these records
- Kelley 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 Kelley there)
- Kelley 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.
- Kelley, John 1 entry, 1787
- Kelley, Robert 1 entry, 1975
- Kelley, Robin D. G. 1 entry, 1998
In the historical records 76 records
9 deeds, 3 marriages, 51 court minutes, 9 tax list entries and 4 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. Kelley marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: John Kelley
1760s
1770s
- 1779Court minutesSixteen named jurors were appointed for Superior Court at Hillsborough on October first.
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kelley John
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kelley Robert
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kelley Charles
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kelley Daniel
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kelley James
1780s
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Kelley, James (Hillsborough District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Kelley, John (St. Thomas's District)
- 1781WillsBill of sale: Timothy Cain to James Cain
- 1781WillsBill of sale: Timothy Cain to Mary Cain
- 1783Court minutesA twelve-person jury was appointed to lay out a road from Caswell County through the Abercrombie mill to John Baker’s.
- 1783Court minutesA named jury, or any twelve members, was appointed to lay out a road from Hillsborough to Jackson’s.
- 1784Court minutesWm. Cain replaced John Kelley as road overseer.
- 1785DeedsMargaret Wall to John Kelley, 5 September 1785
- 1785DeedsFanny Wood to John Kelley, 27 August 1785
- 1785Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors Wm. Whitehead, John Kelley, Edward Grisham and 27 others for next county court.
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in Wm. Logan’s case against James Monro.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard James Ray’s case against James Baldridge.
- 1787Court minutesThe court ordered Isaac Holden’s devised land partitioned, with the consenting claimants drawing lots unless they agreed otherwise.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury was sworn in Nicholas and Farmer’s action against Jno Kelley; no finding was recorded.
- 1789Court minutesAfter the previous jury failed to agree, the court appointed a replacement jury for the Davis’s Shop–Hillsborough road via the Flat River…
- 1789Court minutesThe jury returned an award of £57.18.11 plus costs; an appeal followed in McVey’s debt action against Allison.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury awarded James Blakes’s administrators £62.16.7 plus costs against John Taylor and Elisha Caine.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Sheppard twenty shillings plus costs against Andrew Burke.
- 1790Court minutesThe jury convicted Wm Kelley of assault; the court imposed a penny fine plus costs.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Chanler Kelley (Caswell District)
- 1792DeedsNorth Carolina to John Kelley, 29 December 1792
- 1792MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph Hart and Margaret Kelley
- 1792Court minutesA second jury upheld the disputed instrument as Thomas Horn Sr’s will.
- 1792Court minutesEllender McDade won forty shillings and costs against William Kelley; an appeal was requested.
- 1795DeedsJames Crawford to Charles Kelley, 5 May 1795
- 1795Court minutesEdmond Jones recovered against James Patterson and Jno Hogan after a payment allowance and no setoff.
- 1795Court minutesEdm’d Jones won damages against James Patterson and Jno Hogan; the jury found neither payment nor setoff.
- 1795Court minutesWm Clarke and his unnamed wife were nonsuited in detinue against James Donaldson.
- 1796Court minutesWm Nunn recovered damages and costs against James Guthrie.
- 1796Court minutesJurors rejected Andrew Patterson’s claim that Alexander Dugger had undertaken the alleged obligation.
- 1796Court minutesJurors acquitted Jonathan Clenny of assault; the court charged prosecutor Samuel Smith with costs.
- 1797DeedsNorth Carolina to John Kelley, 1 December 1797
- 1797DeedsNorth Carolina to John Kelley, 1 December 1797
- 1798DeedsCharles Kelley to Robert Cate Sr, 27 August 1798
- 1798MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Lockhart and Nelley Kelley
- 1798Court minutesJurors acquitted Joseph Courtny of assault; an evenly divided court denied the motion to charge the prosecutor with costs.
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: Abner Massey and Molsey Kelley
1800s
1830s
- 1830WillsWill of Mary Kelley
- 1838WillsWill of Joseph (x) Fennell (or Ferrell ?)
Undated
- Court minutesJohn Kelley brought an original attachment proceeding against Joseph Benton.
- Court minutesJohn Kelley brought an original attachment proceeding against James Benton.
- Court minutesJohn Kelley pursued an original attachment against Henry Nelson and Thos Nelson.
- Court minutesDeed, Thomas & Mary Burford to Jane Latta, proved by Jno. Kelley.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Kelley granted to Jean Kelly and Jean Kelley; sureties Wm. McCauley.
- Court minutesSam’l. Allen received a tavern license at his dwelling, with John Kelley as security.
- Court minutesWm. Caine became overseer from his house to Jacob Branton’s, with hands Jacob Branton, Thomas James, Jno. Horner and 22 others assigned.
- Court minutesFourteen grand jurors were sworn after the sheriff returned the venire.
- Court minutesIn John Cain’s case against James Munro, garnishee John Kelley’s £8 13s. 8d. debt was condemned for Cain.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors George Allen, Jno. Allen, Geo. Johnston and 30 others for next county court.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in the State’s case against Jacob Richards.
- Court minutesJohn Heath’s executors proceeded against Thomas Moreland before a jury.
- Court minutesA jury was appointed to lay out the most direct road from Wm. Ansley’s Mill to Hillsborough.
- Court minutesThe court appointed a road jury to survey the Queen Street connection toward Halifax, assess damages, and report next term.
- Court minutesThe jury returned a verdict favoring Thomas Surles against John Kelley.
- Court minutesThe court directed Jno Kelley to pay an unspecified portion of the defendant’s witness costs.
- Court minutesThe court directed Thomas Mullholland and Whithead to lay out the disputed land under its earlier order in Holden’s action against Kelley.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire listing the summoned jurors.
- Court minutesThe court licensed Theo Thompson’s tavern upon bond secured by Kelley and Harris.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Garrot Garrison, Jno Riggs, Joseph Wood and 32 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Rob’t Scoby, Jno Flintham, Joseph Hart and 11 others for jury service.
- Court minutesJohn Robinson won damages and litigation costs against Zacheus Tate on certiorari.
- Court minutesHenry Nale chose Dan’l Cloud as guardian, with James Miller and Jno Kelley as sureties.
- Court minutesJurors found the bond paid in Wm O’Neal’s action against Joseph Montgomery.
- Court minutesJurors found for Tho Horne Jr in Jno Kelley’s trespass action.
- Court minutesDeed, Charles Kelley to Robert Cate Sr, proved by Robert Cate Jr.
- Court minutesWill of Jacob Allen, proved by John Kelley & Cuthbert Burton.
- Court minutesBenjamin Yeargain became guardian of William Loften.
