Orange County Indexed
The Mulholland surname
The Mulholland name in Orange County Indexed: 49 historical records.
- In the records
- 1761 to 1797
most named in the 1790s
- Deeds 1761–1793
- Tax lists 1780
- Court minutes 1782–1797
- Wills 1790–1796
- Places in its deeds and wills
- N Hico Creek (1), Country Line Creek (1), Haw Creek (1), Haw River (1), Great Alamance Creek (1), Cane Creek (1), Cumberland (1)
- Often named with
- Strudwick 3, Wilson 3, Nelson 2, Taylor 2, Christmas 2, Bird 2, Mebane 2
- Spellings to try
- Mulhollan, Molholland, Mulhollin, Mulhollen, Maholland, Mulhollon, Mullholland
- Search beyond these records
- Mulholland 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 Mulholland there)
- Mulholland 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 49 records
7 deeds, 37 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 4 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
1760s
1770s
1780s
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Mulholland, Hugh (Hillsborough District)
- 1782Court minutesPeter Writisman & wife, Peter Writisman to Robt. Nelson, proved by Thomas Mulholland.
- 1783Court minutesThomas Mulholland was appointed county entry taker and qualified, with James Williams and Jesse Benton as securities.
- 1785Court minutesThomas Mulholland replaced Thomas Taylor, who had left the county, as Orange County surveyor.
- 1786Court minutesSurveyors were appointed in Samuel Strudwick’s land dispute against Laurence Thompson and others, with a report due next court.
- 1788Court minutesAn unfinished passage identified Thomas Mulholland and Wm Whitehead as appointees without stating their assignment or further action.
- 1789Court minutesDeed, Tho Mulholland to Wm Caine, acknowledged in court.
1790s
- 1790DeedsSamuel Strudwick to Thomas Mulholland, 26 October 1790
- 1790DeedsThomas Mulholland to George Neese & Fltty Neese, 4 December 1790
- 1790WillsWill of Samuel McCaddams or McAdams
- 1791Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Courtney damages and costs against Peter V Williamson.
- 1792DeedsThomas Mulholland to Samuel McMullan, 31 March 1792
- 1792Court minutesA jury was sworn in Thomas Davis’s case against Thomas Mulholland and unnamed others.
- 1792Court minutesDeed, Thomas Mulholland to Anthony Cable, acknowledged in court.
- 1793DeedsThomas Mulholland to Joseph Culbertson, 23 March 1793
- 1793WillsWill of Alexander Mebane
- 1795Court minutesDeed, Wm Oneal & Thomas Mulholland to Conrod Pyle, proved by John Elliss.
- 1795Court minutesA jury was sworn and charged in Jno Wair’s debt action against Thomas Mulholland.
- 1796Court minutesDeed, Hugh Mulholland & ?????? to John Sharp, proved by Wm Ray.
- 1796Court minutesThe court appointed James Mebane Sr to defend minor Hugh Mulholland in Thomas Bird’s suit.
- 1796WillsWill of Thomas Mulholland
- 1797Court minutesOn W Duffie’s motion, the court ordered certification of Richard Cope’s land payment receipt and a duplicate warrant.
Undated
- Court minutesA jury was appointed for the road from John Roberson’s toward Solomon Debow’s and McCoy’s mill; William Lea became overseer.
- Court minutesThomas Mulholland was appointed Orange County entry taker.
- Court minutesSurveyor Thomas Mulholland was ordered to appear at next court.
- Court minutesEdw. Wilson replaced resigned Thos. Mulholland as county entry taker.
- Court minutesSurveyor Thomas Mulholland and entry taker Edw. Wilson took their oaths of office.
- Court minutesDeed, Samuel Strudwick to John Steel, proved by Thomas Mulholland.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Whitney’s inspection jury and surveyor; Davis selected his own jury and surveyor to examine the disputed land boundar…
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire naming prospective jurors.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were sworn, with John Hogan as foreman.
- Court minutesDeed, James Ross et ux to John Haistings, proved by Thomas Mulholland.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Jacob Flowers damages and costs against Rob’t Ferguson.
- Court minutesJames Williamson won damages and costs against Spencer C Vaughan and Wm McCauley; the jury rejected payment and discharge defenses.
- Court minutesOpposing jurors were appointed in John Kelly’s land claim; the parties accepted equal reduced panels if some jurors failed to attend.
- Court minutesWitness Jno Taylor was fined for ignoring his subpoena in Mary Scarlett’s action against Thomas Mulholland.
- Court minutesThomas Mulholland prevailed against Mary Scarlet on appeal.
- Court minutesCharles Christmas was elected county surveyor after Thomas Mulholland’s death, qualified and posted bond with approved sureties.
- Court minutesThomas Mulholland’s executors recovered damages and costs against Wm and John Ray.
- Court minutesThomas Bird recovered damages and costs against Hugh Mulholland for detention of the item described in the declaration.
- Court minutesWm Kirkland and company recovered damages and costs against Hardy Morgan’s executors; jurors rejected setoff.
- Court minutesJno McRea was nonsuited in the action against Geo Daniel and appealed.
- Court minutesThe court recorded the University trustees’ debt action against Martha Mulholland and others with payment and setoff defenses.
- Court minutesJurors rejected payment and setoff and assessed debt against Hugh Mulholland and And[rew] Gibson, subject to payment of principal and int…
- Court minutesJames Minnis confessed judgment with interest; Hugh Mulholland and John Kirk secured a stay of execution.
- WillsBond: Thomas Mulholland to David English
