Orange County Indexed
The McVey surname
The McVey name in Orange County Indexed: 24 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1763 to 1900
most named in the 1780s
- Deeds 1763–1779
- Court minutes 1778–1811
- Wills 1789–1828
- Tax lists 1790
- Marriages 1797–1900
- In the chronology
- 1919 to 1932 1 person in 3 entries, most in the 1930s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (2), Forresters Creek (1), Quaker Road (1), Paoli (1)
- Married into
- Dishon 1, Freeman 1, Hinshaw 1, Ringstaff 1, O'Daniel 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Pinkerton 2
- Spellings to try
- McVay, McKey, Mivey
- Search beyond these records
- McVey 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 McVey there)
- McVey 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 24 records
3 deeds, 5 marriages, 12 court minutes, 2 tax list entries 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. McVey marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
1780s
- 1782Court minutesPhyllis McVey proved Thomas Bryant’s estate inventory.
- 1783Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John McVey granted to James M'Vey; sureties Hugh Rogers and John Patton.
- 1784Court minutesJohn McVey received assessed damages and costs against Wm. Douglas.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury returned an award of £57.18.11 plus costs; an appeal followed in McVey’s debt action against Allison.
- 1789WillsWill of Eli McDannell
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Patrick McVey (Hillsborough District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: James McVey (Caswell District)
- 1797MarriagesMarriage bond: Jacob Dishon and Catharine McVey
1800s
- 1807MarriagesMarriage bond: Daniel McVey and Rebecca Freeman
1810s
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Thomas Stout as road overseer.
1820s
- 1828WillsWill of Jonathan Lindley
1830s
- 1833MarriagesMarriage bond: William Hinshaw and Polly McVey
1840s
- 1849MarriagesMarriage bond: William McVey and Polly Ringstaff
1900s
- 1900MarriagesMarriage license: Thos F Mcvey and Mollie L Odaniel
Undated
- Court minutesMichael Synott revoked the power of attorney he had granted Edward McVey.
- Court minutesJohn Dowell brought a petition against John McVey.
- Court minutesA jury assessed David Craig £50 in James Curry’s action on the case.
- Court minutesJonathan Clower recovered damages and costs against Eli McVey.
- Court minutesWilliam McQuiston recovered damages and costs against Augustus Benton; jurors rejected payment and setoff.
