Orange County Indexed
The Morton surname
The Morton name in Orange County Indexed: 39 historical records, 4 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1771 to 1873
most named in the 1810s
- Deeds 1771–1844
- Tax lists 1779
- Wills 1784–1840
- Marriages 1810–1873
- Court minutes 1818
- Records of enslaved people 1843
- In the chronology
- 1850 to 2004 4 people in 7 entries, most in the 1970s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1905
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Boyds Creek (4), Stony Creek (3), Laughlins Creek (2), Hillsborough (2), Travis Creek (1), North Street (1), West Street (1)
- Married into
- Cheek 1, Faulkner 1, Hall 1, King 1, Mallett 1, Simpson 1, Woodward 1, Thompson 1, Oliver 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Hurdle 3, King 2, Outlaw 2, Busick 2
- People with a page here
- Nelle Morton
- Spellings to try
- Morten, Moreton, Molton
- Search beyond these records
- Morton 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 Morton there)
- Morton 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 4 people
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.
- Morton, David V. 1 entry, 1982
- Morton, Harry 1 entry, 1971
- Morton, Hugh 3 entries, 1995–2004
- Morton, Rogers 2 entries, 1850–1974
In books and archives 1 heading
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Morton, Nelle, 1905-1987 1 work
In the historical records 39 records
17 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 9 marriages, 9 court minutes, 1 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. Morton marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1771DeedsThomas Blount to John Alston & James Young & James Morton & Alexander Gindlay & Andrew Miller & William Littlejohn & George Alston, 10 January 1771
- 1771DeedsThomas Blunt to John Alston & James Young & James Morton & Alexander Grindley & Andrew Miller & William LittleJohn & George Alston, 10 June 1771
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Joel Morton (Quakers District)
1780s
1810s
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: Peter Morton and Rachel King
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: William Morton and Sally Simpson
- 1813DeedsHardy Hurdle to William Morton, 5 July 1813
- 1814DeedsNorth Carolina to William Morton, 8 January 1814
- 1815DeedsElizabeth Boyle to Peter Morton, 5 December 1815
- 1817DeedsDavid Perkins to William Morton, 29 September 1817
- 1817DeedsWillie Morton to James Woods, 10 March 1817
- 1818Court minutesThe jury found Barnet Troxler’s deeds to his sons were intended to defraud Elizabeth Troxler of her dower.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury found no liability against James Ray.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury awarded Robert Duncan damages and costs against Allen Sykes.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury awarded Thomas McCracken damages and costs against William Smith. An appeal was requested.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury awarded John Redmond damages against John Copley Senr; an appeal was noted.
1820s
1830s
- 1831DeedsGeorge Morton to Isaac Cantrell, 4 November 1831
- 1833MarriagesMarriage bond: Gideon Woodward and Rebecca Morton
- 1834MarriagesMarriage bond: William Hall and Harriet Morton
- 1834MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Thompson and Edney Morton
- 1837DeedsAlexander Findley & Mary E Findley to Willie Morton, 1 March 1837
- 1839MarriagesMarriage bond: George Mallett and Nancy Morton
1840s
- 1840DeedsJacob Morton to Benjamin F Morton, 28 December 1840
- 1840WillsWill of William Morton
- 1843DeedsJacob Morton to Caleb Busick, 2 November 1843
- 1843Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Jacob Morton to Caleb Busick, 2 November 1843
- 1844DeedsJacob Morton to Joshua Summers, 5 September 1844
- 1848MarriagesMarriage bond: Vincent L Morton and Isabella F Oliver
1870s
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: Samuel Faulkner and Laura M Morton
Undated
- DeedsPeter Morton to Armour King
- Court minutesThe court appointed Rob’t Tate as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Henry Younger as road overseer.
- Court minutesDeed, Hardy Hurdle to William Morton, proved by Crossley Brinkley.
- Court minutesDeed, Elizabeth Boyles to Peter Morton, proved by George Garrison.
