Orange County Indexed
The McKerrall surname
The McKerrall name in Orange County Indexed: 27 historical records.
- In the records
- 1791 to 1870
most named in the 1790s
- Wills 1791–1794
- Records of enslaved people 1793–1823
- Deeds 1793–1870
- Court minutes 1795–1808
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (2), Little River (1), Hillsborough (1), King Street (1), Gun Creek (1)
- Often named with
- Child 8, Sykes 2, Taylor 2, Norwood 2
- Spellings to try
- McKerall, McKerrel, Mckerrell, McKerral, McKeral, McKarall
- Search beyond these records
- McKerrall 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 McKerrall there)
- McKerrall 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 27 records
8 deeds, 3 records of enslaved people, 12 court minutes and 4 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. Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1791WillsBill of sale: John Mitchell to James Comb
- 1793DeedsWilliam Lytle to John McKerrall, 26 February 1793
- 1793Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Frances Child to Frances McKerrall, 12 February 1793
- 1793Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John McKerrall to Frances Child, 10 May 1793
- 1793WillsBill of sale: John McKerrall to Frances Child
- 1794WillsBill of sale: Frances Child to Frances McKerrall
- 1794WillsBill of sale: John Billups to Frances Child
- 1795Court minutesDeed, Joseph Hodge Sheriff to Shadrach Forrester, proved by John McKerrall.
- 1797DeedsJohn McKerrall to Adam Whitsell, 28 August 1797
- 1798Court minutesDeed, Joseph Sharp to Abner B Bruce, proved by John McKerrall.
1800s
- 1800Court minutesDeed, John McKerrall to William F Strudwick, proved by John Taylor.
- 1806Court minutesBill of Sale, Frances Child to Francis McKerrall, proved by John Casey.
- 1808Court minutesThe jury found John McKerrall promised payment within three years and awarded the plaintiffs damages and costs.
1820s
- 1823DeedsAllen Sykes & Winny Sykes to John McKerrall, 27 May 1823
- 1823Records of enslaved peopleMortgage: Allen Sykes, Winny Sykes to John McKerrall, 27 May 1823
1830s
1850s
1870s
Undated
- Court minutesThe jury upheld John Taylor’s unpaid bond and awarded John McKerrall damages and costs.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Frances Child to Frances McKerrall, proved by John McKerrall.
- Court minutesDeed, Francis Child to William Norwood, proved by John McKerrall.
- Court minutesDeed, Andrew Murdock Sheriff to John McKerrall, proved by William Norwood.
- Court minutesDeed, Henry Shepherd Commissioner &c to Catlet Campbell, proved by John McKerrall.
- Court minutesPower of Attorney, Charles Duncan to Jno McKerrall, proved by William Kirkland.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Jno Ray of assault.
