Orange County Indexed
The McRory surname
The McRory name in Orange County Indexed: 41 historical records.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1818
most named in the 1780s
- Tax lists 1779
- Court minutes 1785–1818
- Deeds 1792–1799
- Marriages 1799–1802
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw River (1), Nelsons Branch (1), Boyds Creek (1)
- Married into
- Faust 1, Gregston 1, Teer 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Crawford 2
- Spellings to try
- McCrory, McCrorey, M'Rory, McCory, McRorey, McMory
- Search beyond these records
- McRory 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 McRory there)
- McRory 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 41 records
2 deeds, 3 marriages, 35 court minutes and 1 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. McRory marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: McRory John
1780s
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in Alex Martin’s case against administrator Thos. Donalson.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Zacheus Tate’s case against administrator Sarah Lytle.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Allison & St. Laurence’s case against Wm. Leet.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard administrator Scurloch’s case against Luttrell’s administrators.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard John Hogan’s case against Lutterell’s administrators.
- 1786Court minutesThe sheriff summoned jurors John Kelly, John Woods, Steaphen Kirk and 23 others for next County Court.
1790s
- 1792DeedsArthur Lovins to John McRory, 6 August 1792
- 1799DeedsNorth Carolina to John McRory, 20 March 1799
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: Edward Faust and Anne McRory
- 1799Court minutesJurors found for John McRory in Hardy Hurdle’s action.
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed named road jurors to survey and report on the proposed route.
- 1799Court minutesThe court renewed the order to survey a road connecting Jno McRory’s location with the route toward Paines Ordinary.
1800s
- 1801MarriagesMarriage bond: John McRory and Abigail Teer
- 1802MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert McRory and Amey Gregston
- 1807Court minutesJurors acquitted James Faucett.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, John McRory to Edward Fossett, acknowledged in court.
1810s
Undated
- Court minutesJohn McRory became overseer from Wm. Hamilton’s to Trollinger’s ford.
- Court minutesJoseph McRory gave a 135 pounds bond as tax collector.
- Court minutesAndrew Murdoch was held on bond with Wm. Tate and John McRory as sureties.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in Jno. McRory’s case against And. McClary and Tho. Thompson.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire listing the summoned jurors.
- Court minutesWm Kirkland and company recovered damages and costs against Hardy Morgan’s executors; jurors rejected setoff.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Mebane, Jacob Umstead, David Patterson and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesWill of John McRory Sr, proved by Samuel Crawford.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John McRory granted to Edw’d Faucett; sureties Samuel Crawford and And’w McRory.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Scarlet, Richard Workman, John Albright and 3 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John McKerall damages and costs against Samuel Child. An appeal was requested.
- Court minutesThe jury decided Samuel Couch’s action in favor of Mebane and Standiford.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Edward Robson damages and costs against Pleasant Henderson.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm M Ballard damages and costs against Wyatt Ballard.
- Court minutesWitnesses were summoned in Ned’s murder prosecution; the jury acquitted him. Ned was enslaved by Thomas Holloway (Samuel Peelor, Benjamin…
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John McKerall damages and costs against James Child.
- Court minutesThe jury decided Joseph Minor’s action in favor of John Crutchfield.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Andrew McCauley damages against William Wallace.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors James Nicholson, David Murdock, Edward Rippey and 28 others for the next county court.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Nicholson, David Murdock, Edward Rippey and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Picket, James Nicholson, William Armstrong and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Robert McRory granted to James Hutcheson; sureties Josiah Turner and John Graham.
- Court minutesThe court authorized sale of Robert McRory’s perishable estate.
