Orange County Indexed
The McCleary surname
The McCleary name in Orange County Indexed: 26 historical records.
- In the records
- 1798 to 1803
most named in the 1800s
- Court minutes 1798–1803
- Often named with
- McCauley 2
- Spellings to try
- McClary, McCrary, McClean, McLeary, McCear, McClury
- Search beyond these records
- McCleary 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 McCleary there)
- McCleary 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 26 records
26 court minutes, 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
1790s
1800s
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Luke Pendergrass to Andrew McCauley, proved by Franklin McCleary.
- 1803Court minutesJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Augustus Benton principal, damages and costs against Parham Kirk.
- 1803Court minutesJurors upheld Joseph Gwinn’s promise, rejected payment and setoff and awarded A and J Forrest damages; judgment followed.
- 1803Court minutesJurors upheld John McKerall’s covenant, rejected payment or satisfaction and awarded Richard Thompson damages.
- 1803Court minutesJurors upheld Morgan Hart’s promise, rejected payment and setoff and awarded Abner B Bruce damages.
Undated
- Court minutesGeorge Darden recovered the unpaid balance and damages against John Taylor after two payment credits; counsel released part of the verdict.
- Court minutesThomas Dent and company recovered damages and costs against Andrew Burke after jurors allowed a setoff.
- Court minutesWm Littlejohn and surviving partners were nonsuited against Wm McKee; the court fined absent witness John McLellan.
- Court minutesWm Littlejohn and surviving partners were nonsuited against Wm McKee; the court fined absent witness John McLellan.
- Court minutesThe court summoned Jesse Lynch, Moses Lynch and Thomas Fulton concerning removal of their witness charges from Andrew McCleary’s action a…
- Court minutesDeed, Andrew McCleary to Andrew McCauley, proved by Thomas Johnston.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Haistings Jr, Thomas Baker, James Mitchel and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesWm Maynard was nonsuited in his appeal against John Adams.
- Court minutesJurors found Joseph Street detained enslaved Jack within three years and awarded Susannah Leath damages.
- Court minutesDeed, Hudson Berry to Andrew McCleary, proved by Caswell Tate.
- Court minutesJurors rejected Robert Murdock’s promise claim against William Mebane’s executors.
- Court minutesJurors found Joseph Street liable within three years, rejected release and awarded Zephaniah Tate damages.
- Court minutesDaniel Cloud and his wife were nonsuited against Henry Neal and others; on Robert Bell’s motion the court reinstated the case, charging p…
- Court minutesJurors upheld James Palmer’s promise, rejected setoff and awarded William Blalock damages.
- Court minutesJurors upheld David Fogleman’s promise and awarded Robert Dickson damages.
- Court minutesPeter Amick received damages and costs against Anderson Stroud.
- Court minutesJurors upheld Tho H Perkins’s promise and awarded William Rainey damages.
- Court minutesJurors rejected Thomas Couch’s promise claim against Jacob Peeler.
- Court minutesJurors found Robert Murdock detained enslaved Daniel within three years and awarded Wm B Mebane damages.
