Orange County Indexed
The Pettiford surname
The Pettiford name in Orange County Indexed: 19 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1790 to 1909
most named in the 1810s
- Tax lists 1790
- Court minutes 1797–1801
- Marriages 1809–1909
- Deeds 1827–1851
- In the chronology
- 1777 to 1797 2 people in 4 entries, most in the 1790s
- Married into
- Croker 2, Day 2, Collins 1, Currie 1, Hammonds 1, Jones 1, Mayo 1, Parrish 1, Roberts 1 · the marriages
- Spellings to try
- Pettefore, Pittiford, Petteford
- Search beyond these records
- Pettiford 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 Pettiford there)
- Pettiford 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 2 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.
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Pettiford, Jethro 4 entries, 1777–1797
Show the 4 entries
- 1777–1868: Mothers and the county court's bindings, 1777–1868
- 1786–1864: Free children of color and the apprentice law, 1786–1864
- 1791–1817: Freedom and free people of color in the county court, 1791–1817
- May 25, 1797: The court orders Jethro Pettiford, a free boy of color offered for sale as though enslaved, returned to his mother
- Pettiford, Patience 1 entry, 1797
In the historical records 19 records
3 deeds, 11 marriages, 4 court minutes and 1 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Pettiford marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
1800s
- 1800Court minutesDeed, William Ware to Samuel Cole, proved by William Pettiford.
- 1801Court minutesThe court appointed John Whittaker as road overseer.
- 1809MarriagesMarriage bond: Jesse Day and Love Pettiford
1810s
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Francis Croker and Levice Pettiford
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Dempsy Roberts and Viney Pettiford
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: William Croker and Lucy Pettiford
- 1818MarriagesMarriage bond: William Day and Linsy or Jinsey Pettiford
1820s
1830s
1850s
1870s
- 1875MarriagesMarriage license: Harvey Parrish and Bedy Pettiford
1880s
1900s
- 1909MarriagesMarriage license: Ira Pettiford and Tessie Jones
- 1909MarriagesMarriage license: Sidney L Pettiford and Blanch M Mayo
Undated
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Elias Pettiford of petty larceny.
