Orange County Indexed
The McCoy surname
The McCoy name in Orange County Indexed: 34 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1854
most named in the 1760s
- Tax lists 1755
- Deeds 1761–1854
- Court minutes 1763–1783
- Wills 1768–1802
- Marriages 1784–1827
- In the chronology
- 1933 to 1999 3 people in 4 entries, most in the 1990s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw River (2), Richland Creek (2), Eno River (2), Hico Creek (1), Bolin Creek (1)
- Married into
- Cole 1, Halstead 1, Herndon 1, Rogers 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Lea 3, Laxton 2, Herndon 2
- Spellings to try
- McCay, McCory, M'Coy
- Search beyond these records
- McCoy 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 McCoy there)
- McCoy 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.
- McCoy, Algia 1 entry, 1933
- McCoy, Donald 1 entry, 1948
- McCoy, William O. 2 entries, 1999
In the historical records 34 records
13 deeds, 4 marriages, 13 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 3 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. McCoy marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Neal McCoy
1760s
- 1761DeedsThomas Laxton to Niel McCoy, May 1761
- 1763DeedsNiel McCoy to Henry Lewis, February 1763
- 1763Court minutesThomas Willson Senior replaced Henry McCoy as constable.
- 1764DeedsJames Lea to Henry McCoy, 18 January 1764
- 1764DeedsSamuel Sarret Sr to Neil McCoy, May 1764
- 1766DeedsNiel McCoy to James McMory, November 1766
- 1767DeedsHarmon Deldine to William McCoy, August 1767
- 1768WillsWill of John McCoy
- 1769DeedsWilliam McCoy to John McCoy, 28 April 1769
1770s
1780s
- 1782Court minutesHenry McCoy replaced Geo. Herndon as overseer from Comer’s to County Line.
- 1783DeedsHenry McCoy to Thomas Person, 15 October 1783
- 1783Court minutesBenj. Barbee entered a £100 specie bond with Henry McCoy.
- 1783Court minutesJos. Boothe replaced Henry McCoy as road overseer.
- 1783Court minutesDeed, John Trice to Henry McCoy, acknowledged in court.
- 1783Court minutesDeed, Henry McCoy to Zachariah Herndon.
- 1784DeedsHenry McCoy to John Sturges, 24 January 1784
- 1784MarriagesMarriage bond: Ruben Herndon and Frances McCoy
- 1789MarriagesMarriage bond: James Rogers and Elener McCoy
1790s
- 1796WillsWill of George Herndon
- 1798MarriagesMarriage bond: James McCoy and Nancy Cole
1800s
1820s
1850s
Undated
- Court minutesThe mill associated with Thomas Laxton and Son and Neil McCoy was ordered established as a public mill.
- Court minutesConstable Henry McCoy was assigned to summon taxables in William Lea’s district.
- Court minutesNine men were appointed to lay out a road from Pinson’s Path near Thomas Runnolds to Synnot’s Road near the meeting house.
- Court minutesUnity McCoy and John Douglas returned their administration account for Wm. McCoy’s estate.
- Court minutesHenry McCoy was appointed tax collector for St. Marks District.
- Court minutesJurors upheld James McCoy’s promise and awarded William Allen damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe court fined James McCoy and Wm Newman Jr for missing witness subpoenas in Joseph Cook’s action against John McKerall.
