Orange County Indexed
The Lindsay surname
The Lindsay name in Orange County Indexed: 92 historical records, 8 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1769 to 1904
most named in the 1810s
- Deeds 1769–1868
- Wills 1785–1795
- Court minutes 1787–1818
- Tax lists 1790
- Marriages 1792–1904
- Records of enslaved people 1813–1848
- In the chronology
- 1851 to 1940 8 people in 25 entries, most in the 1910s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1843
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (10), Collins Creek (9), Durham (3), Back Creek (2), Nunns Creek (1), Little River (1), Martin Creek (1), Cane Creek (1)
- Married into
- Clark 1, Cordal 1, Evans 1, Hannah 1, Hogg 1, Loyd 1, Morris 1, Snipes 1, Mitchell 1, Williams 1, Workman 1, Lloyd 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Nevill 5, Allison 5, Lloyd 4, McDaniel 3, Clark 3, Lee 3, Jamison 2, Stanford 2, Brewer 2, Edwards 2, Goodloe 2, Haywood 2
- People with a page here
- Thomas Strange Lindsay, William E. Lindsay
- Spellings to try
- Lindsey, Lindsy, Linsay
- Search beyond these records
- Lindsay 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 Lindsay there)
- Lindsay 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 8 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.
- Lindsay, Blanche Gilbert 1 entry, 1913
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Lindsay, C. L. 6 entries, 1892–1940
Show the 6 entries
- May 12, 1892: Fire destroys C. L. Lindsay's stable at Chapel Hill
- May 20, 1892: Three young men are held for the grand jury on a charge of burning Lindsay's stable
- April to July 1899: The Bank of Chapel Hill is established
- 1899–1931: The Bank of Chapel Hill, 1899–1931
- July 25, 1927: Commissioners rescind a special cut in C. L. Lindsay's tax assessment
- September 21, 1940: Theodore Best, who ran an early automobile passenger line to Durham, dies
- Lindsay, Mrs. C. L. 1 entry, 1928
- Lindsay, Charley 1 entry, 1887
- Lindsay, Cleveland 2 entries, 1922–1924
- Lindsay, James E. 2 entries, 1851–1857
- Lindsay, W. E. 2 entries, 1921–1923
- Lindsay, William E. 11 entries, 1897–1939
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.
In the historical records 92 records
50 deeds, 13 records of enslaved people, 15 marriages, 9 court minutes, 3 tax list entries and 2 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. Lindsay marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1780s
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Matthew Lindsay (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Lindsay (Caswell District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Ely Lindsay (Orange District)
- 1792MarriagesMarriage bond: Jesse Clark and Martha Lindsay
- 1792MarriagesMarriage bond: Atha Lindsay and Sarah Loyd
- 1793DeedsBenjamin Lacy to John Lindsay, 23 February 1793
- 1793DeedsJohn Lindsay to Benjamin Lacy, 23 February 1793
- 1795WillsWill of Athenatius Robertson
- 1797DeedsMatthew Lindsay to William Lindsay, 28 January 1797
- 1797Court minutesThe court ordered jurors summoned for the next August term.
- 1799DeedsJohn Jamison to William Lindsay, 1 September 1799
- 1799DeedsWilliam Lindsay to Joseph Allison, 31 August 1799
- 1799DeedsWilliam Lindsay to Joseph Allison, 31 August 1799
- 1799Court minutesThe court recorded James Lapsley, John Wilkerson, Wm Haywood and 27 others for jury service.
1800s
- 1800MarriagesMarriage bond: John Lindsay and Fanny Morris
- 1801DeedsWilliam Lindsay to Richard Williams, 31 July 1801
- 1802DeedsJohn Jamison to William Lindsay, 24 August 1802
- 1803DeedsBenjamin Nevill to Atha Lindsay, 10 January 1803
- 1804DeedsWilliam Lindsay to James Ray, 25 December 1804
- 1808DeedsNorth Carolina to Caleb Lindsay, 2 November 1808
1810s
- 1811DeedsWillis Lee & Ruth Lee to Caleb Lindsay, 10 January 1811
- 1812DeedsJames Lindsay to Thomas Clark, 15 August 1812
- 1813DeedsJohn McDaniel to Caleb Lindsay, 21 December 1813
- 1813Records of enslaved peopleSale: John McDaniel to Caleb Lindsay, 21 December 1813
- 1814DeedsRichard Stanford to Caleb Lindsay, 23 July 1814
- 1815DeedsEli Lindsay to Samuel Paisley, 17 November 1815
- 1816DeedsThomas Brewer to Martha Lindsay, 1 June 1816
- 1816DeedsGideon Price to John Lindsay, 13 January 1816
- 1816Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Thomas Brewer to Martha Lindsay, 1 June 1816
- 1817DeedsCaleb Lindsay to children of my beloved sister Ruth Lee, 3 November 1817
- 1817DeedsCaleb Lindsay to Goodman Nevill, 31 October 1817
- 1817DeedsMartha Lloyd to Atha Lindsay, 1 December 1817
- 1817Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Caleb Lindsay to children of Ruth Lee, 3 November 1817
- 1817Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Caleb Lindsay to Goodman Nevill, 31 October 1817
- 1817Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Martha Lloyd to Atha Lindsay, 1 December 1817
- 1818DeedsEli Lindsay to John Campbell & Joseph Hodge, 18 December 1818
- 1818Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Caleb Lindsay, James Thompson H F, James Millican and 33 others for the next county court.
1820s
- 1820DeedsJosiah B Lindsay to Stephen Clark, 20 November 1820
- 1821DeedsNathan Edwards & Athey Lindsay & Caleb Lindsay to Thomas Lloyd & Stephen Lloyd & Henry Lloyd, 2 March 1821
- 1821Records of enslaved peopleRelease or receipt: Nathan Edwards, Athey Lindsay, Caleb Lindsay to Thomas Lloyd, Stephen Lloyd, Henry Lloyd, 2 March 1821
- 1822DeedsJohn Cate to Caleb Lindsay, 21 October 1822
- 1825DeedsWilliam H Goodloe to Caleb Lindsay, 8 February 1825
- 1825Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William H Goodloe to Caleb Lindsay, 8 February 1825
- 1826MarriagesMarriage bond: Stephen Lindsay and Sally Snipes
- 1827DeedsJames Lindsay & Joseph Hodge by Sheriff to Joseph Allison, 20 November 1827
- 1827MarriagesMarriage bond: John Mitchell and Nancy Lindsay
- 1828DeedsAtha Lindsay to William H Haywood Jr, 27 March 1828
- 1828Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Atha Lindsay to William H Haywood Jr, 27 March 1828
- 1829DeedsCaleb Lindsay to John W Norwood trustee, 27 February 1829
- 1829DeedsAtha Lindsay to Thomas Lindsay, 20 April 1829
- 1829DeedsAtha Lindsay to Thomas Lindsay, 17 April 1829
- 1829Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Atha Lindsay to Thomas Lindsay, 20 April 1829
1830s
- 1830DeedsAtha Lindsay to John Meacham?, 1 January 1830
- 1830DeedsNancy Hogan to Henry Lindsay, 15 December 1830
- 1830Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Atha Lindsay to John Meacham?, 1 January 1830
- 1830Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Nancy Hogan to Henry Lindsay, 15 December 1830
- 1830MarriagesMarriage bond: William R D Lindsay and Lydia M Hogg
- 1831DeedsCaleb Lindsay & Martha Lindsay to Thomas D Oldham, 14 December 1831
- 1831DeedsCaleb Lindsay to Saurin Stanford, 30 April 1831
- 1832MarriagesMarriage bond: Aaron Williams and Sarah Lindsay
- 1833DeedsStephen Lindsay to Sidna Lindsay, 1 May 1833
- 1834MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry Lindsay and Isabella Hannah
- 1836DeedsEllen Smith & John Smith & Hannah McAdams & James McAdams & Martin Murphey & Mary Murphey to Archibald C Lindsay, 3 December 1836
- 1836DeedsWilliam Smith & Joseph Smith to Archibald C Lindsay, 3 December 1836
- 1837DeedsJames Lindsay to Calvin Clark trustee & Joseph Allison, 8 August 1837
- 1837DeedsCaleb Lindsay & Martha Lindsay to Stuffey J Lindsay, 19 December 1837
- 1837Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Caleb Lindsay, Martha Lindsay to Stuffey J Lindsay, 19 December 1837
1840s
- 1842DeedsEli Lindsay to William Roberts trustee, 31 January 1842
- 1845DeedsSidney Lindsay to Clifford Dawson, 10 January 1845
- 1845DeedsHenry T Lindsay to Thomas Lynch trustee & Sanders Riley trustee & John G Walker trustee & Harmony School District 50, 23 August 1845
- 1848DeedsGoodman Nevill to Shiffey T Lindsay, 9 August 1848
- 1848Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Goodman Nevill to Shiffey T Lindsay, 9 August 1848
1850s
1860s
1870s
1890s
1900s
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: J E Riggsbee and Nina Lindsay
- 1903MarriagesMarriage license: Henry Lindsay and Lizzie Evans
- 1904MarriagesMarriage license: W M Mccauly and Carrie Lindsay
Undated
- DeedsJohn Ball to Stephen Lindsay, 13 November 1893
- DeedsEli Lindsay to Archibald Clark
- Court minutesJno. Lindsay became overseer from Chatham County Line to Cane Creek, with fifteen named hands assigned.
- Court minutesOn John Hogan’s petition, Benjamin Davis became overseer with assigned workers for the road from John Grimes’s to Collinses creek.
- Court minutesThe court ordered jurors summoned for November.
- Court minutesDeed, Matthew Lindsay to William Lindsay, proved by Jos Allison.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Robert Lindsey’s return concerning the named wards.
