Orange County Indexed
The Peacock surname
The Peacock name in Orange County Indexed: 31 historical records and 8 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1784 to 1835
most named in the 1820s
- Court minutes 1784–1812
- Marriages 1787–1820
- Tax lists 1790
- Deeds 1821–1835
- Records of enslaved people 1822–1826
- Wills 1835
- In the chronology
- 1801 to 1994 8 people in 18 entries, most in the 1940s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (3), Hillsborough (3), Cane Creek (2), Great Road (1), Shaws Mills (1), Meeting House Road (1)
- Married into
- Jones 1, Palmer 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Patton 6, Clark 3, Raspberry 2, Lewis 2
- Spellings to try
- Pecock
- Search beyond these records
- Peacock 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 Peacock there)
- Peacock 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 8 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.
- Peacock, E. E. 3 entries, 1944–1945
- Peacock, Earl 2 entries, 1924–1962
- Peacock, Erle E. 1 entry, 1973
- Peacock, Helen M. 1 entry, 1944
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Peacock, James 4 entries, 1990–1994
Show the 4 entries
- 1990–1994: The movement for a freestanding Black Cultural Center, 1990–1994
- October 19, 1992: BCC Advisory Board and the provost's working group agree to plan the new Black Cultural Center together
- September 23, 1992: Provost McCormick names a working group to plan the Black Cultural Center's expansion
- April 22, 1994: UNC's faculty elects journalism professor Jane Brown chair of the Faculty Council
- Peacock, Luke 2 entries, 1801–1812
- Peacock, Mrs. W. H. 2 entries, 1942–1943
- Peacock, William H. 3 entries, 1940–1942
In the historical records 31 records
15 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 2 marriages, 10 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 1 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. Peacock marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
- 1784Court minutesAbel Peacock was recommended for tax exemption.
- 1787MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Peacock and Leah Jones
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Samuel Peacock (Caswell District)
1810s
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed George Foust as road overseer.
- 1812Court minutesLuke Peacock was ordered summoned to show cause against canceling Hemelius Patton’s apprenticeship.
- 1812Court minutesThe court summoned Luke Peacock to produce apprentice Hemelius Patton after allegations of inadequate care.
- 1812Court minutesLuke Peacock was ordered to produce Hemelius Patton at the next court for a decision about the child.
- 1812Court minutesHemelius Patton’s apprenticeship to Luke Peacock was cancelled; the sheriff was ordered to produce Patton for a new binding.
- 1812Court minutesThe court ordered an attachment against Luke Peacock for failing to produce Hemelius Patton as directed.
1820s
- 1820MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard Peacock and Elizabeth Palmer
- 1821DeedsMartin Palmer to Bitsy Peacock & Richard Peacock, 2 April 1821
- 1821DeedsRichard Thompson to Richard Peacock, 17 March 1821
- 1822DeedsRichard Peacock to Nancy Raspberry, 26 June 1822
- 1822Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Richard Peacock to Nancy Raspberry, 26 June 1822
- 1823DeedsSamuel Turrentine by attorney to Richard Peacock, 13 May 1823
- 1826DeedsElizabeth Peacock & Richard Peacock to William Clark, 21 July 1826
- 1826DeedsWilliam Clark to Richard Peacock & Betsey Peacock, 21 July 1826
- 1826DeedsJames Child to Richard Peacock, 3 April 1826
- 1826DeedsRichard Peacock to John Vanhook trustee, 26 May 1826
- 1826DeedsRichard Peacock & Betsy Peacock to William Clark, 21 July 1826
- 1826Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: Richard Peacock to John Vanhook, 26 May 1826
- 1828DeedsRichard Peacock and wife Elizabeth to William Paul, 23 January 1828
1830s
- 1831DeedsHannah Lewis & Orrin Lewis by administrator to Richard Peacock, 16 September 1831
- 1831DeedsHart Lewis by administrator to Richard Peacock, 16 September 1831
- 1834DeedsRichard Peacock to William Moore trustee, 4 June 1834
- 1835DeedsRichard Peacock to William A Carrigan, 22 October 1835
- 1835DeedsJohn Lewis & Orrin Lewis to Richard Peacock, 29 September 1835
- 1835WillsWill of Martin Palmer