Orange County Indexed
The Laycock surname
The Laycock name in Orange County Indexed: 62 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1898
most named in the 1810s
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Deeds 1780–1874
- Court minutes 1785–1818
- Marriages 1786–1898
- Wills 1829
- In the chronology
- 1828 1 person in 2 entries
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (5), Dry Creek (1), Seven Mile Creek (1), Little River (1), Rocky Branch (1), New Hope Creek (1)
- Married into
- Scarlett 3, Carden 2, Cates 2, Whitaker 2, Blackwood 1, Bunch 1, Cardin 1, Chambley 1, Crabtree 1, Hester 1, Inscore 1, Johnson 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Townsley 2, Holloway 2, Cate 2
- Spellings to try
- Lacock, Layeock
- Search beyond these records
- Laycock 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 Laycock there)
- Laycock 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 1 person
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.
In the historical records 62 records
13 deeds, 23 marriages, 21 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. Laycock marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Laycock William Junr
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Laycock Thomas
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Laycock William
1780s
- 1780DeedsNorth Carolina to William Laycock, 13 March 1780
- 1784DeedsWilliam Laycock to Stephen Smith, 22 December 1784
- 1785Court minutesWm. Laycock was recommended for poll-tax exemption.
- 1786MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Laycock and Elleanor Towsley
- 1787DeedsJames Bozwell to Thomas Laycock, 7 April 1787
1790s
1800s
- 1800Court minutesJurors convicted Isaac Bracken Sr of trespass.
- 1801Court minutesJames Williams won a balance against Thomas Watts after setoff; the court entered judgment against the unnamed appeal securities.
- 1801Court minutesJurors convicted John Sutton of petty larceny; the court ordered whipping and continued imprisonment until prosecution costs were paid.
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted Wm Warren.
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted David Shepperd of petty larceny.
- 1808MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry Bunch and Nelly Laycock
- 1809MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Laycock and Polly Carden
1810s
- 1810DeedsJoseph Townsley to William Laycock, 28 May 1810
- 1811Court minutesTimothy Laycock was ordered to pay Salley Cate child support as the reputed father.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed James Scarlet as road overseer.
- 1812Court minutesDeed, John Jackson to William Chamley, proved by William Laycock.
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: John Cates and Nelly Laycock
- 1814MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Scarlet and Elizabeth Laycock
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph Laycock and Patsy Cardin
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: James Whittaker and Peggy Laycock
- 1818Court minutesThe jury decided Armstrong and Will’m Cain’s action in favor of William Laycock.
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: John Scarlett and Delilah Laycock
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: John Scarlett and Sally Laycock
1820s
- 1820DeedsWilliam Laycock Sr to Cuthbert Burton, 5 August 1820
- 1820MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph Laycock and Elizabeth Scarlett
- 1821DeedsWilliam Laycock Sr to John Link, 13 August 1821
- 1823DeedsThomas Laycock to William Holloway, 24 January 1823
- 1824DeedsThomas Laycock Jr to William Holloway, 20 February 1824
- 1826MarriagesMarriage bond: Martin Laycock and Ester Laycock
- 1827DeedsWilliam Laycock Sr to S M Link trustee, 24 March 1827
- 1829MarriagesMarriage bond: David W Laycock and Sarah Chambley
- 1829WillsWill of Thomas or Joseph (x) Laycock, Sr.
1830s
1840s
- 1841MarriagesMarriage bond: Britton Laycock and Mary Pearson
- 1849MarriagesMarriage bond: Hargis Woods and Frances Laycock
1850s
1860s
1870s
- 1871MarriagesMarriage license: Sidney Blackwood and Catherine Laycock
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: James Laycock and Mary Whitaker
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: James Laycock and Mary Whitaker
- 1874DeedsJames Laycock to W C Weaver and Brother trustee, 2 May 1874
- 1876MarriagesMarriage license: Doc Cates and Hellen Laycock
1890s
- 1897MarriagesMarriage license: John Hester and Minnie Laycock
- 1898MarriagesMarriage license: Jos Laycock and Lizzie L Johnson
Undated
- Court minutesWm. Laycock appeared and was bailed for next court, entering further recognizance with Wm. Ray at £2,000 each.
- Court minutesA jury was appointed to lay out the most direct road from Wm. Ansley’s Mill to Hillsborough.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Thomas Laycock as road overseer, replacing Robert Cate.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Tho Laycock as road overseer, replacing Tho Latta Jr.
- Court minutesDeed, James Boswell to Thos Laycock, proved by John Kelly.
- Court minutesJurors convicted John and Sam’l Cole; the court limited their liability for state-witness attendance to William Laycock and John Cates.
- Court minutesThe court ordered Jonathan Jorden, William Laws, Thomas Jinkins and 27 others summoned for Superior Court jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, Joseph Townsley to William Laycock, proved by John Cabe & Walter Alves.
- Court minutesWilliam Anderson became guardian of John Anderson.
- Court minutesThe named witnesses undertook to attend and give evidence against Thomas Laycock.
- Court minutesThe named witnesses undertook to attend and give evidence against Thomas Laycock.