Orange County Indexed
The Lapsley surname
The Lapsley name in Orange County Indexed: 58 historical records.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1818
most named in the 1790s
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Court minutes 1787–1805
- Deeds 1790–1818
- Wills 1796
- Records of enslaved people 1818
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (2), Back Creek (2), Great Road (1), Hico Creek (1)
- Often named with
- Campbell 4, Tinnen 4, Elliott 2, Walker 2
- Spellings to try
- Lapslie, Lasley, Lapsey, Lapsly, Lassley
- Search beyond these records
- Lapsley 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 Lapsley there)
- Lapsley 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 58 records
5 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 47 court minutes, 4 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. Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Lapsley Thos Junr
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Lapsley Thomas
1780s
1790s
- 1790DeedsDavid Lapsley to William Walker, 16 August 1790
- 1790Court minutesThe jury convicted Andrew Brooks and imposed a £5 fine plus costs.
- 1790Court minutesThe jury found that Lundy executed the deed in Henry’s debt action; the recorded value was torn away.
- 1790Court minutesTaylor was called and nonsuited in his action against Bigalow.
- 1790Court minutesThe jury awarded Rob’t Tinen £33 plus costs against Cox.
- 1790Court minutesThe jury acquitted Alexander Hunter of petty larceny.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: David Lapsley (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: James Lapsley (Orange District)
- 1792Court minutesA jury upheld Thomas Horn Sr’s will in Thomas Horn Jr’s dispute with James B Horn and another Horn; a new trial followed.
- 1792Court minutesEllender McDade won forty shillings and costs against William Kelley; an appeal was requested.
- 1796WillsWill of James (x) Armstrong
- 1798Court minutesThe court appointed Robert Tinnen, James Lapsley to patrol the captain’s company.
- 1799Court minutesThe court recorded James Lapsley, John Wilkerson, Wm Haywood and 27 others for jury service.
1800s
- 1801Court minutesAndrew Murdock won slander damages against Brown Mebane after jurors rejected justification and limitation defenses.
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted David Glenn of petty larceny; prosecutor Wm Haliburton was ordered to pay costs.
- 1805DeedsWilliam Elliott to Robert Tinnen & James Lapsley, 26 September 1805
- 1805Court minutesBill of Sale, Arch’d Campbell to James Lapsley, proved by Ca Campbell.
- 1806DeedsJohn Campbell to James Lapsley, 8 December 1806
- 1808DeedsEzekiel B Currie to James Lapsley, 14 December 1808
1810s
- 1818DeedsArchibald Campbell to James Lapsley, 9 April 1818
- 1818Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Archibald Campbell to James Lapsley, 9 April 1818
Undated
- Court minutesThomas Lapsley replaced Cairns Tinnen as road overseer.
- Court minutesThirty named jurors were appointed to attend next court.
- Court minutesThirty named jurors were appointed for next court and ordered summoned.
- Court minutesDavid Lapsley replaced John Reeves as road overseer from Fosset’s Mill to Buckhorn Creek.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the executed venire naming summoned jurors.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Oneal £2.10 plus costs against James Williams.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the executed venire naming summoned jurors.
- Court minutesThe remaining panel jurors were listed with fine and excuse annotations.
- Court minutesThe court recorded David Strayhorn, James Hart, James Craig and 34 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Jno Allen, James Lapsley, Alexander Kirkpatrick and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Mebane, Dav’d Mebane, Ro Tinnen and 37 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court listed the remaining original-panel jurors.
- Court minutesA[n]drew Burke was nonsuited in his action against Wm Courtney.
- Court minutesJno Elliott was nonsuited in his appeal against Rob’t Ferguson and Andrew Burke.
- Court minutesThe court appointed William Clark as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Robert Tinnen as road overseer, replacing Wm Clark.
- Court minutesThe jury convicted Rich’d Blackwood of assault.
- Court minutesThe court appointed William Wilkinson as road overseer, replacing Robert Tinnin.
- Court minutesThe court ordered the sheriff to summon jurors for the next August term.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Taylor, Benj Herendon, Edward Jones and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, David Lapsley to Wm Walker, proved by Jos Moore.
- Court minutesJohn Fitch qualified as constable and posted bond with approved sureties.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Wm Haywood as road overseer, replacing James Lapsley.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Lapsley, John Wilkerson, William Hagwood and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned Richard Bennehan, Thomas Latta, Allen Cain and 26 others summoned for jury service.
- Court minutesJurors Thomas Latta, James Latta, John Brown and 6 others appeared and qualified.
- Court minutesJohn McRae was nonsuited against George Daniel and appealed with approved securities.
- Court minutesAfter a juror withdrawal, Elizabeth Waggoner won damages against Nathaniel Harris; jurors upheld the promise within the limitation period.
- Court minutesDen won ejectment damages against Fen and Thomas Howard on C Christmas’s demise.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Edmund Gwin [or Green?], George Albright, Jacob Wilhoit and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, Wm Elliott to Robert Tinnen & James Lapsley, proved by James Armstrong.
- Court minutesThe court accepted James Lapsley’s sworn explanation and excused his absence from the previous term’s jury.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Joseph Hughs.
