Orange County Indexed
The Nutt surname
The Nutt name in Orange County Indexed: 47 historical records and 2 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1790 to 1857
most named in the 1800s
- Tax lists 1790
- Deeds 1797–1855
- Court minutes 1799–1814
- Wills 1799–1818
- Marriages 1814–1857
- In books and archives
- 2 people
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (4), Indian Branch (2), Ellerbe Creek (2), Chapel Hill (2), Jordans Creek (1), Mountain Creek (1), Hillsboro (1), Hillsborough (1)
- Married into
- Cate 3, Barton 1, Brinkley 1, Cates 1, Dunnagan 1, Gattis 1, Gooch 1, James 1, Waggoner 1, Shepherd 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Cate 5, Cain 4, Sims 3, Maddison 3, Cates 3, Hopkins 2, Roberts 2, Brown 2, Turrentine 2, Watson 2
- People with a page here
- Daniel Nutt, David Nutt
- Search beyond these records
- Nutt 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 Nutt there)
- Nutt 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 books and archives 2 headings
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.
In the historical records 47 records
14 deeds, 12 marriages, 18 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. Nutt marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: David Nutt (St. Mary’s District)
- 1797DeedsSamuel Turrentine Sr to David Nutt, 1 July 1797
- 1799Court minutesDeed, Sam’l Turrentine to David Nutt, proved by John Watson.
- 1799WillsWill of Benjamin (x) Cate
1800s
- 1800Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Peyton Maddison granted to William Maddison; sureties David Nutt and Joseph Guess.
- 1800Court minutesTimothy Cate chose Mary Cates as guardian, and she furnished security.
- 1800Court minutesJesse Cate chose Mary Cates as guardian, and she furnished security.
- 1801DeedsJohn Cate to David Nutt, 21 August 1801
- 1801Court minutesThe court apprenticed Henry Cain to Robert Nutt for instruction in blacksmithing.
- 1802DeedsMary Cate to David Nutt, 10 August 1802
- 1802Court minutesAfter Joseph Wheeler caveated probate, jurors rejected the purported will of John Wheeler presented by Wm Vestal.
- 1803Court minutesCain, Ray and company won principal, damages and costs against Robert Nutt after payment and setoff were rejected.
- 1804Court minutesThe court settled John Jameson and others’ claims against Sam’l Riggs and his wife, excluding enslaved Flora and her children from division.
- 1805DeedsDavid Nutt to Joseph Woods, 14 February 1805
- 1805Court minutesJurors upheld John Cain’s promise within three years, rejected payment and setoff and awarded Thomas Keeling damages.
- 1808Court minutesThe court appointed John Watson as road overseer.
1810s
- 1810Court minutesDeed of Gift, Rachel Jones to Celia Jones, proved by Absalom Nutt.
- 1813DeedsEphriam Roberts to James Nutt, 5 October 1813
- 1814DeedsDavid D Nutt to Herbert Sims & Chuza Hopkins, 7 January 1814
- 1814MarriagesMarriage bond: John Nutt and Caty (Batey) Waggoner
- 1814Court minutesDeed, Ephraim Roberts to James Nutt, proved by James Latta.
- 1814Court minutesDeed of Trust, David D Nutt to Herbert Sims & Chuza Hopkins, acknowledged in court.
- 1814Court minutesDavid Nutt was fined for failing to testify in Abner B Bruce’s action against Mary Cates and others.
- 1817DeedsJohn Brown to Absalom Nutt, 29 August 1817
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Benj Nutt and Ferreby Brinkley
- 1818WillsWill of William Lewis
1820s
- 1820MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Nutt and Anne Cates
- 1822DeedsHerbert Sims to Robert Nutt, 1 November 1822
- 1823MarriagesMarriage bond: Solomon Cate and Jane Nutt
- 1823MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Nutt and Mary Cate
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: John Alston Gooch and Eliza Jane Nutt
- 1826DeedsJohn Farthing & Reuben Farthing to James Nutt, 15 November 1826
- 1826MarriagesMarriage bond: Lazarus Cate and Polly Nutt
- 1827MarriagesMarriage bond: Charles Dunnagan and Caty Nutt
1830s
1840s
1850s
Undated
- Court minutesJurors acquitted Wm Smith.
- Court minutesThe jury upheld the bond, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded Robert Nutt principal, interest and costs.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of David Nutt granted to Rachel Nutt; sureties William P Mangum and Henry Goodrich.
- Court minutesDeed, John Brown to Absalom Nutt, proved by Levi Walker.
