Orange County Indexed
The Kelly surname
The Kelly name in Orange County Indexed: 174 historical records, 3 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1764 to 1911
most named in the 1810s
- Deeds 1764–1868
- Wills 1767–1871
- Court minutes 1783–1814
- Marriages 1785–1911
- Tax lists 1790
- Records of enslaved people 1811–1830
- In the chronology
- 1833 to 1980 3 people in 6 entries, most in the 1970s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1744
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (6), Eno River (6), Buck Quarter Creek (5), Durham (3), Northeast Creek (2), Forresters Creek (2), Hillsborough (2), Cane Creek (1)
- Married into
- Tate 2, Thompson 2, Bean 1, Carlton 1, Clap 1, Davis 1, Fennel 1, Gates 1, Graham 1, Hutchinson 1, Johnson 1, Lewter 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Ballard 6, Cain 6, Massey 5, McCauley 4, Woods 4, Moore 3, Patterson 3, Turner 3, Latta 3, McDaniel 2, Finnel 2, Beasley 2
- People with a page here
- John Kelly
- Spellings to try
- Kelley, Kello, Kellys
- Search beyond these records
- Kelly 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 Kelly there)
- Kelly 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.
- Kelly, Benjamin 1 entry, 1833
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Kelly, J.B. 4 entries, 1979–1980
Show the 4 entries
- July 20, 1979: The Board of Governors raises Chapel Hill's student health fee by 47 percent
- December 14, 1979: The Faculty Council caps preregistration at 17 hours
- October 26, 1979: UNC trustees cut the student health fee increase for the spring semester
- January 28, 1980: UNC trustees raise the student health fee over student government's objection
- Kelly, John 1 entry, 1834
In books and archives 1 heading
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Kelly, John, 1744-1826 1 work
In the historical records 174 records
39 deeds, 6 records of enslaved people, 25 marriages, 88 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 15 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. Kelly marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
1780s
- 1780DeedsDavid Pinkerton to John Kelly, 14 March 1780
- 1781DeedsThomas Durham to John Kelly, 13 August 1781
- 1782DeedsNorth Carolina to John Kelly, 25 October 1782
- 1782DeedsNorth Carolina to John Kelly, 25 October 1782
- 1783Court minutesDeed, Thos. Durham to John Kelly, proved by John Hogan.
- 1784DeedsJane Kelly to Stephen Lloyd, 9 July 1784
- 1784Court minutesTwelve named people were ordered summoned for Hillsborough District Superior Court.
- 1784Court minutesTwelve people were ordered summoned for Hillsborough District Superior Court.
- 1785MarriagesMarriage bond: John Kelly and Margaret Hutchinson
- 1786DeedsWilliam McCauley to William Kelly, 4 November 1786
- 1786Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors John Barbie, Alexr. Piper, John Connelly and 29 others for next term.
- 1786Court minutesThe sheriff summoned jurors John Kelly, John Woods, Steaphen Kirk and 23 others for next County Court.
- 1786WillsPower of attorney: John Evans to John Latta
- 1787DeedsJohn Kelly to George Doherty, 25 March 1787
- 1787Court minutesDeed, William McCauley to William Kelly, proved in court.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesWm Kelly submitted to the indictment and was fined sixpence plus costs.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Wm. Kelly (Hillsborough town District)
- 1791DeedsRobert Cate to Charles Kelly, 27 July 1791
- 1792DeedsJohn Kelly to Edward Bryan, 25 December 1792
- 1794WillsWill of Richard Cate
- 1795Court minutesDeed, James Crawford to Charles Kelly, proved by Wm Moore.
- 1795WillsBill of sale: Joseph Hodge
- 1796Court minutesJoseph Brown recovered damages and costs against Stockly Donaldson for breached covenants; jurors found Brown had paid and rejected tende…
- 1796WillsWill of James (x) Hutchinson
- 1797Court minutesThe court ordered jurors summoned for the next August term.
- 1799DeedsJohn O’Kelly to Thomas Jenkins, 12 January 1799
1800s
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted Peter, enslaved by Sarah Horton, of murder.
- 1805DeedsCharles Kelly to John McDaniel, 5 March 1805
- 1806WillsWill of Jacob Senior Allen
- 1807Court minutesThe court ordered Jacob Troxler, Benj Burnside, James Gant and 27 others summoned for Superior Court jury service.
- 1807Court minutesDeed, Charles Kelly to John McDaniel, proved by Charles Christmas.
1810s
- 1810Court minutesBenjamin Yeargain was ordered to replace dissatisfied sureties John Kelly and William Cabe with Jarratt Yeargain, Mark Morgan Yeargain an…
- 1811DeedsWyatt Ballard to John O’Kelly & William M Ballard & Jos Finnel, 25 September 1811
- 1811Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Wyatt Ballard to John O’Kelly, William M Ballard, Jos Finnel, 25 September 1811
- 1811MarriagesMarriage bond: Stephen Gates and Isbel Kelly
- 1811MarriagesMarriage bond: Jones Kelly and Nancy Fennel
- 1811Court minutesDeed, William Tatom to Adam Duglass, proved by Jas Kelly.
- 1812DeedsAbner Massey to John O’Kelly, 24 November 1812
- 1812DeedsAbner Massey to John O’Kelly, 24 November 1812
- 1812Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Abner Massey to John O’Kelly, 24 November 1812
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Bean and Keziah Kelly
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded John Young County Trustee damages against Daniel Carthy.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury found Isaac Holden guilty on the indictment.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury acquitted Daniel Pickard.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded James C Brehon damages and costs against James Patterson.
- 1814Court minutesThe jury awarded John May damages against John Taylor Jr.
- 1814Court minutesThomas Murdock became guardian of Nancy Dixon.
- 1817DeedsJohn O’Kelly to Merrill Beasley, November 1817
- 1817DeedsJohn O’Kelly to David Castlebury, November 1817
- 1817WillsWill of Mary Woods
1820s
- 1820WillsWill of William Smith
- 1825WillsWill of Leslie O’Kelly
- 1826WillsWill of John Kelly, Sr.
- 1827DeedsWilliam C Kelly to Alfred Boothe, 11 August 1827
- 1827Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William C Kelly to Alfred Boothe, 11 August 1827
- 1828DeedsJohn Kelly estate by executor to Nancy Kelly, 2 June 1828
1830s
- 1830DeedsJonathan Kelly to John U Kirkland, 26 May 1830
- 1830DeedsJames Child by Sheriff to John Kelly, 26 April 1830
- 1830DeedsStephen Bragg & Joel Bragg & Henry Henly to John Kelly, 4 January 1830
- 1830Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Jonathan Kelly to John U Kirkland, 26 May 1830
- 1830Records of enslaved peopleSheriff's or court sale: James Child to John Kelly, 26 April 1830
- 1830Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Stephen Bragg, Joel Bragg, Henry Henly to John Kelly, 4 January 1830
- 1831WillsWill of Barnabas O'Fairhill
- 1832DeedsNathan Patterson to John Kelly, 2 April 1832
- 1833DeedsJonathan Kelly to Nathan Patterson, 2 April 1833
- 1833MarriagesMarriage bond: George B Kelly and Margaret Lewter
- 1838DeedsWilliam Cain to John Kelly, 9 August 1838
1840s
- 1840DeedsKiziah Bane to John Kelly, 31 August 1840
- 1843DeedsJonathan Kelly to John McDade trustee & Asahel Moore trustee & John A McDade trustee & Henderson C McDade trustee & Samuel P Moore trustee & George A Ellis trustee & John J Allison trustee & William H Brown trustee & Thomas Anderson trustee & Methodist Episcopal Church & Cedar Grove Methodist Church, 13 July 1843
- 1843DeedsJohn P Hanner to John Kelly, 18 March 1843
- 1844WillsWill of John McDade
- 1849DeedsNathan Patterson estate by executor to John Kelly, 27 November 1849
1850s
1860s
- 1864DeedsElizabeth Kelly to John Turner, 25 July 1864
- 1866DeedsElizabeth Kelly to John Turner, 4 July 1866
- 1866WillsWill of Anne Kelly
- 1867MarriagesMarriage bond: Julius Clap and Ann Kelly
- 1867MarriagesMarriage bond: Daniel Davis and Josephine Kelly
- 1867MarriagesMarriage bond: George Kelly and Harriet Carlton
- 1868DeedsElizabeth Kelly to John Turner, 11 September 1868
- 1868MarriagesMarriage bond: Atkins Kelly and Mary Tate
- 1868MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry Paul and Martha E Kelly
- 1868MarriagesMarriage bond: George W Tate and Manerva Kelly
- 1868MarriagesMarriage license: William Kelly and Mary Jane Mebane
1870s
- 1871WillsWill of Elizabeth Kelly
- 1872MarriagesMarriage license: Samuel Kelly and Ann Shepherd
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: Wm L Thompson and Delia Kelly
1880s
- 1881MarriagesMarriage license: R W Kinlaw and Ann Kelly
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: Jarret Kelly and Delilia Watkins
- 1885MarriagesMarriage license: William Thompson and Joe Kelly
1890s
- 1892MarriagesMarriage license: Jesse Kelly and Emma Stroud
- 1894MarriagesMarriage license: David Kelly and Nicey Oldham
- 1896MarriagesMarriage license: Wm Kelly and Lizzie Turner
- 1898MarriagesMarriage license: Wm Johnson and Bessie Kelly
1900s
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: John Graham and Lilly Kelly
- 1903MarriagesMarriage license: Wm Pratt and Kora Kelly
1910s
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: Jas B Kelly and Pattie L Tenny
Undated
- Court minutesLawrence Kelly entered a recognizance to keep the peace until the next court.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly brought a debt claim against Joshua Fincher.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly brought an action on the case against Waldrop Senior and Hinckey.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly brought an action on the case against Michael Waldrop.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly brought a debt claim against Joshua Fincher.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly brought an original attachment proceeding against James Benton.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly brought a petition against John Hinchey.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly brought an action on the case against James Williams.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly brought an action on the case against Waldrop Senior and Hinchie.
- Court minutesHugh Kelly brought an action on the case against Valentine Braswell.
- Court minutesJohn Ward was convicted of stealing two deer skins from John Kelly and sentenced to twenty lashes.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly brought an action on the case against Barnaby Cabe.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were sworn, with Sam’l. Allen as foreman.
- Court minutesThirty named men were appointed grand and petit jurors for next county court and ordered summoned.
- Court minutesTwelve jurors were empanelled and sworn.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly was appointed overseer from James Cain’s to Jacob Brinton’s.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Kelley granted to Jean Kelly and Jean Kelley; sureties Wm. McCauley.
- Court minutesThe administratrix returned the inventory of John Kelly’s estate.
- Court minutesJohn Kelly proceeded against John Copeland.
- Court minutesJno. Lindsay became overseer from Chatham County Line to Cane Creek, with fifteen named hands assigned.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Adam Dixon granted to John Mitchell; sureties John Kelly and Wm. Cain.
- Court minutesJohn Douglas and John Kelly were cited to show why Isaac Holden’s estate should not be distributed.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Watts and Richards £15.15.8 against Jno Kelly in their debt action.
- Court minutesDeed, John Kelly to George Doherty, proved by William Jackson.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the jury summons list.
- Court minutesThe court swore grand jurors David Mebane, Jno Cates, George Johnston and 12 others.
- Court minutesThe jury convicted Rich’d Blackwood of assault.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Rich’d Cothran, James Stockard, John Ray Maj and 27 others for next term.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire with attendance annotations.
- Court minutesThe court swore the grand jury.
- Court minutesThe court appointed a jury and surveyors to examine John Kelly and John Holden’s disputed claim.
- Court minutesJoseph Nicks was nonsuited in his appeal against Warham Glenn.
- Court minutesDaniel Cloud won damages and costs against John Taylor on appeal.
- Court minutesFollowing default, the jury assessed James Elliott’s damages and costs against Alexander Hatch.
- Court minutesThe court appointed opposing view jurors and surveyors for Jno Kelly’s disputed claim against Jno and Isaac Holden.
- Court minutesJames B Horne won damages and costs against executor Thomas Horne on appeal.
- Court minutesOpposing jurors were appointed in John Kelly’s land claim; the parties accepted equal reduced panels if some jurors failed to attend.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of William Kelly granted to Enoch Collins; sureties William McCauley and Samuel Thompson.
- Court minutesAugustus Benton won damages after a setoff; Benjamin Smith appealed with John Taylor and Nath Christmas as sureties.
- Court minutesThe jury found trespass against John and Isaac Holden and awarded John Kelly nominal damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe court appointed William Cain as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Mebane, Joseph Thompson, John Kelly and 10 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, Fanny Woods to John Kelly F[ar]m[e]r, proved by John Wood.
- Court minutesDeed, Jno McMurray to Jno Kelly, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesDeed, James Boswell to Thos Laycock, proved by John Kelly.
- Court minutesDeed, Margret Wall to Jno Kelly, proved by Barney Grimes.
- Court minutesDeed, Robert Marley & Martha Marley to Ben Chapman, proved by Jno Kelly.
- Court minutesOn Wm Duffy’s motion for Jno Kelly, the court commissioned acknowledgment of Isaac Dennis’s conveyance to Robert Marley in Georgia.
- Court minutesJurors upheld Richard Cate’s promise and awarded Mary Hastings damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Kirkland, Robert Murdock, William Cabe and 13 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Mann Patterson, Henry Pickard, James Clendening and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Kelly, Fisher Clendening, James Thompson and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury found Hugh Mulhollan liable in John Ray’s ejectment action; an appeal was requested.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Robert Eaton damages against Isaac Holden. An appeal was requested.
- Court minutesWitnesses were summoned in Ned’s murder prosecution; the jury acquitted him. Ned was enslaved by Thomas Holloway (Samuel Peelor, Benjamin…
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John McKerall damages and costs against James Child.
- Court minutesDeed, Abner Massey & John O’Kelly to Charles Trice, proved by James Latta Senr.
- Court minutesDeed, Lewis Ballard to William Morris Ballard, proved by John O’Kelly.
- Court minutesDeed, Sampson Moore to Wyatt Ballard, proved by John O’Kelly.
- Court minutesDeed, Abner Massey to Wyatt Ballard, proved by John O’Kelly.
- Court minutesDeed, Wyatt Ballard to William M Ballard, proved by John O’Kelly.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Elizabeth McDaniel.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted George Foust.
- Court minutesWill of Polly Woods, proved by John Kelly Senr.
- Court minutesDeed, Jinney Kelly to Stephen Loyd, proved by Thomas Scott.
- Court minutesDeed, John O’Kelly to Merrill Beasley, proved by Elias Herndon.
- Court minutesDeed, John O’Kelly to David Castleberry, proved by Elias Herndon.
