Orange County Indexed
The Milliken surname
The Milliken name in Orange County Indexed: 77 historical records.
- In the records
- 1766 to 1858
most named in the 1790s
- Court minutes 1766–1805
- Deeds 1787–1858
- Wills 1793–1813
- Marriages 1803
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little Cane Creek (6), Cane Creek (4), Haw River (3), Great Road (1), Collins Creek (1), Durham (1), Markham's Cabin Branch (1)
- Married into
- Hudson 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Edwards 4, Moore 3, Strudwick 3, Clancy 2, Stockard 2, Ball 2, Brewer 2
- Spellings to try
- Millican, Millison, Millikin, Millikan, Miliken, Milikin
- Search beyond these records
- Milliken 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 Milliken there)
- Milliken 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 77 records
18 deeds, 1 marriages, 56 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. Milliken marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
- 1766Court minutesCharles Milliken replaced James Ball as road overseer.
1770s
1780s
- 1781Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon twenty-six named jurors for the next county court on the fourth Monday in February.
- 1782Court minutesNamed grand and petty jurors were appointed for the next court at Hillsborough on the fourth Monday in August.
- 1782Court minutesSackfield Brewer was appointed guardian of Mary Brewer and Peter Brewer, secured by John Edwards and Robert Milliken.
- 1784Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were listed, with Thomas Taylor as foreman.
- 1785Court minutesSeventeen grand jurors were sworn, with Thos. Trice as foreman.
- 1785Court minutesJno. Edwards became guardian of five Edwards orphans, bonded with Rob. Milliken for £100 each.
- 1787DeedsJohn Jennings to James Milliken, 26 November 1787
- 1787Court minutesThe jury found James B Horn’s action against Ro Abercrombie barred by the limitation statute.
- 1788Court minutesDeed, Jno Jinnings & wife to James Milliken, proved by William Oysten.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court fined eight jurors for nonattendance; three were also annotated as excused.
- 1790Court minutesThe court remitted Ro Milliken’s nonattendance fine after he appeared and explained his absence.
- 1792DeedsSamuel Strudwick to James Milliken, 21 August 1792
- 1792DeedsSamuel Strudwick to Robert Milliken, 21 August 1792
- 1793WillsPower of attorney: Charles Milliken to Alexander Hatch
- 1795Court minutesThe court ordered the sheriff to summon jurors for the next February term.
- 1797DeedsJames Milliken to John Milliken, 26 August 1797
- 1797DeedsCharles Milliken to John Milliken, 26 August 1797
- 1797DeedsNorth Carolina to Charles Milliken, 30 June 1797
- 1798DeedsJohn Milliken to Robert Cates, 12 January 1798
- 1798Court minutesThe court recorded Nath’l Carter, Nath’l McLemore, Wm Whithead Sr and 11 others for jury service.
- 1798Court minutesDeed, John Milliken to Robert Cate, proved by Charles Riley & Robert Cate Jr.
- 1798Court minutesJohn Bullock recovered damages and costs against Adam Marley.
- 1798Court minutesJurors rejected John Sloss’s claim that Abner B Bruce had undertaken the alleged obligation.
- 1798Court minutesJurors convicted Marg’t Phifer of petty larceny; the court granted a new trial.
- 1798Court minutesJurors acquitted Joseph Courtny of assault; an evenly divided court denied the motion to charge the prosecutor with costs.
- 1798Court minutesJurors rejected the purported will of David English in Ellenor English’s caveat against James Carson.
- 1799DeedsNorth Carolina to James Milliken, 11 March 1799
- 1799DeedsNorth Carolina to James Milliken, 11 March 1799
1800s
- 1800Court minutesJohn Mallery was convicted of assaulting William Kirkland, fined and imprisoned; after an insolvency inquiry, the court ordered his disch…
- 1801Court minutesJurors upheld the defendants’ bond, rejected satisfaction and release, and assessed Augustus Benton’s damages in Benjamin Williams’s acti…
- 1802Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Charles Milliken granted to John Milliken; sureties James Kirk and Thomas Whi??.
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: James Milliken and Oney Hudson
- 1805Court minutesJurors credited endorsed payments and awarded Edmond Jones the remaining bond principal and interest against Bryant Kittrell.
- 1805Court minutesJurors valued the bond, rejected payment and setoff and awarded James Milliken Jr principal and interest against Robertson and Durham.
1810s
1820s
1850s
Undated
- Court minutesJames Millican posted a £500 bond with Robert Milliken and James Ball.
- Court minutesNamed jurors were listed for the next county court.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Peter Brewer granted to Sackfield Brewer; sureties John Edwards and Robt. Milliken.
- Court minutesSix men were appointed to value land claimed by Robt. Milliken and Samuel Strudwick (Sackfield Brewer, James Ball, James Tinnen, Lewis Ki…
- Court minutesRobt. Milliken returned Richd. Edwards’s estate inventory.
- Court minutesTwo acres claimed by Sam’l. Strudwick and Robt. Milliken, including Milliken’s mill seat, were condemned for a mill site valued at £1.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in Tyree Harris’s case against James Alston.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard Commons’s case against Campbell.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard Henry Thompson’s case against Geo. Clower.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard James Ray’s case against James Baldridge.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard Wm. Nunn’s case against John Flintham.
- Court minutesJno. Lindsay became overseer from Chatham County Line to Cane Creek, with fifteen named hands assigned.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in the State’s case against Jacob Richards.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were sworn for the term.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Eli Lindsey, James Care Jr, James Allison and 30 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Thompson, Thomas Bradshaw, Samuel Steward and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded David Ray, Samuel Clenney, Thomas Bradshaw and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, James Milliken to Jno Milliken, proved by Archibald Campbell.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Robert Milliken as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Hodge, James Milliken, Joseph Clendennin and 9 others for jury service.
- Court minutesWm Littlejohn and surviving partners were nonsuited against Wm McKee; the court fined absent witness John McLellan.
- Court minutesWm Littlejohn and surviving partners were nonsuited against Wm McKee; the court fined absent witness John McLellan.
- Court minutesJames Coghlin recovered damages and costs against administrator James Moore; jurors found available estate assets and rejected setoff and…
- Court minutesJurors convicted Willis Cooper of assault.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Thomas Vincent, John Long, John Horneday and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court listed remaining original jurors.
- Court minutesThe court appointed commissioners to divide Nathaniel Robinson’s real estate and assigned John Snipes to represent William and Merritt Ro…
- Court minutesJurors found Samuel Thompson not liable in George Clency’s action.
- Court minutesJurors upheld John Lankston’s bond and found an unpaid balance due Hugh Snelling.
- Court minutesJurors found William Brown not liable to Robert Carson; an appeal was requested.
- Court minutesDeed, William Milliken & Jane Milliken to James Milliken, proved by William Moore.
