Orange County Indexed
The McQuiston surname
The McQuiston name in Orange County Indexed: 17 historical records.
- In the records
- 1798 to 1837
most named in the 1790s
- Court minutes 1798
- Deeds 1798–1799
- Records of enslaved people 1798–1799
- Wills 1798–1837
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Hillsborough (2), New Hope Creek (1), King Street (1), Margaret Lane (1), Eno River (1), Petersburg (1)
- Often named with
- Watson 3, McAdams 2, Campbell 2, Strayhorn 2, Allison 2
- Spellings to try
- McCuistin, McQuisten, McQulston, McCuiston, McQuistion, McQuister
- Search beyond these records
- McQuiston 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 McQuiston there)
- McQuiston 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 17 records
5 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 8 court minutes 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. Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1798DeedsWilliam McQuiston to Hugh McAdams, 15 September 1798
- 1798DeedsWilliam McQuiston to James Watson Jr, 10 June 1798
- 1798DeedsNorth Carolina to William McQuiston, 13 June 1798
- 1798Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William McQuiston to Hugh McAdams, 15 September 1798
- 1798Court minutesDeed, James Watson to William McQuiston, acknowledged in court.
- 1798Court minutesDeed, William McQuiston to James Watson Junior, acknowledged in court.
- 1798WillsPower of attorney: Charles Duncan to John McKerall
- 1799DeedsWilliam McQuiston to Catlett Campbell, 19 April 1799
- 1799DeedsWilliam McQuiston to John Strayhorn, 24 August 1799
- 1799Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: William McQuiston to Catlett Campbell, 19 April 1799
1830s
- 1837WillsWill of John Scarlett
Undated
- Court minutesJno Hogg and four other named jurors were excused from attendance.
- Court minutesDeed, William McQuiston to John Strayhorn, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesWilliam McQuiston recovered damages and costs against William Nash.
- Court minutesWilliam McQuiston recovered damages and costs against Augustus Benton; jurors rejected payment and setoff.
- Court minutesDeed, Stockley Donelson to Phillip Whithead Jackson, proved by William McQuiston.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, William McQuiston to Hugh McCaddams, proved by John Allison.
