Orange County Indexed
The McKerall surname
The McKerall name in Orange County Indexed: 76 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1792 to 1865
most named in the 1790s
- Wills 1792–1833
- Deeds 1793–1847
- Records of enslaved people 1793–1847
- Court minutes 1799–1816
- Marriages 1832–1865
- In the chronology
- 1807 to 1838 1 person in 2 entries, most in the 1800s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (6), New Hope Creek (3), Spirit Branch (2), Little River (2), Eno River Mills (2), Pine Branch (2), Stones Creek (1), Merchant Mill (1)
- Married into
- Roberts 1, Woodford 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Child 16, Bruce 5, Cook 4, Crabtree 4, Holden 2, Lewis 2, Strayhorn 2, Campbell 2, Turner 2, Webb 2, Casey 2, Sloan 2
- Spellings to try
- McKerrall, McKerrel, Mckerrell, McKerral, McKeral, McKarall
- Search beyond these records
- McKerall 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 McKerall there)
- McKerall 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 76 records
22 deeds, 5 records of enslaved people, 2 marriages, 40 court minutes and 7 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. McKerall marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1792WillsWill of Francis Child
- 1793DeedsWilliam Lytle to John McKerall, 1793
- 1793DeedsJohn McKerall to John Fearman, August 1793
- 1793Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Francis Child to Frances McKerall, 12 February 1793
- 1794DeedsFrances Child to Frances McKerall, 14 March 1794
- 1794Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Frances Child to Frances McKerall, 14 March 1794
- 1798WillsPower of attorney: Charles Duncan to John McKerall
- 1799DeedsWilliam McKerall to Frances Child, 5 January 1799
- 1799DeedsAndrew Murdock Sheriff to John McKerall, 6 April 1799
- 1799Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William McKerall to Frances Child, 5 January 1799
- 1799Court minutesDeed, Frances Child to James Shanklin, proved by John McKerall.
- 1799WillsWill of John Estes
1800s
- 1800DeedsJohn McKerall to William F Strudwick, 8 July 1800
- 1800Court minutesThe court appointed John McKerall as road overseer.
- 1802DeedsUNC to John McKerall, 5 November 1802
- 1803Court minutesJurors upheld John McKerall’s covenant, rejected payment or satisfaction and awarded Richard Thompson damages.
- 1804DeedsFrancis Child by administrator to Frances McKerall, May 1804
- 1806DeedsWilliam Cook to John McKerall, 9 September 1806
- 1807Court minutesDeed, Samuel Benton & Abner B Bruce attos &c to John Taylor Sr, proved by John McKerall.
- 1807Court minutesDavid Ray, John McKerall and John Cameron were appointed to settle Sterling Harris’s public-building accounts.
- 1808Court minutesJohn Street was nonsuited against John McKerall.
- 1808Court minutesThe jury found John Street detained the claimed table, valued it, and awarded John McKerall nominal damages and costs.
1810s
- 1813Court minutesThe jury awarded James Child Surv’g part damages and costs against John McKerall.
- 1814DeedsNorth Carolina to John McKerall, 16 May 1814
- 1814Court minutesAfter James Whithed resigned as register, John McKerall was appointed and provided bond; the entry called his office sheriff.
- 1815WillsCodicil of William Whitted, Sr.
- 1816Court minutesBill of Sale, James Webb Clk &c to Willis Sellars, proved by J McKerall.
- 1818DeedsRobert Cheek Sr by Sheriff to John McKerall, 27 February 1818
1820s
- 1821DeedsRobert Jeffers to John McKerall, 24 December 1821
- 1822DeedsNorth Carolina to John McKerall, 23 December 1822
- 1823DeedsJohn McKerall to Joseph Woods Sr, 1 March 1823
- 1824DeedsJohn McKerall to Watson McKerall, 1 April 1824
- 1824DeedsWatson McKerall to Jonathan P Sneed, 1 June 1824
- 1828DeedsAndrew Crabtree to John McKerall, 8 March 1828
1830s
- 1832MarriagesMarriage bond: John McKerall and Viney Roberts
- 1832WillsWill of Frances Child
- 1833WillsWill of James (x) Strayhorn, Sr.
1840s
- 1844DeedsJonathan McKerall to Thomas W Holden & John F Lyon, 19 August 1844
- 1844DeedsThomas W Holden to John McKerall, 9 August 1844
- 1846DeedsJonathan McKerall to George Laws trustee, 7 December 1846
- 1846DeedsMorland Jackson & Mary Jane Jackson to John McKerall, 5 December 1846
- 1846Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: Jonathan McKerall to George Laws, 7 December 1846
- 1847DeedsJonathan McKerall to Charles M Latimer trustee, 27 September 1847
- 1847Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: Jonathan McKerall to Charles M Latimer, 27 September 1847
1860s
- 1865MarriagesMarriage bond: Evilyn S Woodford and Mary A McKerall
Undated
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the jury summons list.
- Court minutesThe court listed the remaining original-panel jurors.
- Court minutesJames Dobson won damages and costs against Benjamin Newman; surety A D Moore paid a fee to A B Bruce.
- Court minutesThe court recorded a petit-jury list.
- Court minutesJno Armstrong was nonsuited in his appeal against Wm Jamison.
- Court minutesFrancis Nash won damages and costs against Jno McKerall; the jury found no payment or setoff.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Guy, Thomas Holloway, Charles Cotton and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Robert Gray, Eli Hill, John Copley and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court denied Africa Parker permission to add William McKerall to his insolvency petition; Parker received leave to appeal.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Cain, William Rhodes Jr, Page Patterson and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesAugustus Benton was nonsuited against Edmund Shelton and appealed with approved securities.
- Court minutesRobert Carson won damages against Hugh Lovins; appeal securities were approved.
- Court minutesJoseph Cook was nonsuited against Jno McKerall and received leave to appeal with approved securities.
- Court minutesThe court fined James McCoy and Wm Newman Jr for missing witness subpoenas in Joseph Cook’s action against John McKerall.
- Court minutesAbner B Bruce and Wm McKerall were appointed to settle Elizabeth Dick’s accounts as John Dick’s administratrix and Mary Dick’s guardian.
- Court minutesJohn McKerall was excused from jury attendance after giving sworn reasons.
- Court minutesThe court fined jurors Nath’l Harris, Thomas Thompson, Fredrick Blanshard and 4 others for failing to appear.
- Court minutesDeed, Frances Child to Samuel Child, proved by John McKerall.
- Court minutesJames H Lewis and Sam’l Child secured a stay of execution in James Hogg’s action.
- Court minutesJames H Lewis and Sam’l Child secured a stay of execution in Bruce and McKerall’s action.
- Court minutesThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded James Child’s firm principal, interest and costs.
- Court minutesDeed, Samuel Scarlett to James Strayhorn, proved by John McKerall.
- Court minutesAndrew Crabtree was fined for failing to testify in John McKerall’s action against Samuel Child.
- Court minutesJohn Dixon was fined for failing to testify for Samuel Child in John McKerall’s action.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John McKerall damages and costs against Samuel Child. An appeal was requested.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John McKerall damages and costs against James Child.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John McKerall granted to Abner B Bruce and Frances Bruce; sureties Catlet Campbell and Michael Holt.
- Court minutesFrancis Child was nonsuited after failing to appear against John McKerall. An appeal was requested.
- Court minutesDeed, Josiah Turner Shff of Orange to John McKerall, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesDeed, Anber B Bruce to Robert Eaton, proved by John McKerall.
- WillsCodicil of Francis Child
