Orange County Indexed
The Pinkerton surname
The Pinkerton name in Orange County Indexed: 41 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1808
most named in the 1770s
- Tax lists 1755–1780
- Deeds 1756–1790
- Wills 1772–1799
- Court minutes 1779–1808
- Marriages 1794
- In the chronology
- 1784 to 1808 2 people in 2 entries, most in the 1780s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (3), Forresters Creek (1), Buck Quarter Creek (1), Eno River (1), Rocky River (1)
- Married into
- Jorden 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Morrow 4, Berry 3, McVey 2, Cain 2, Turrentine 2, Armstrong 2, Gains 2, Kent 2
- Spellings to try
- Pengerton, Pinkleton, Penderton, Pelkerton
- Search beyond these records
- Pinkerton 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 Pinkerton there)
- Pinkerton 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.
- Pinkerton, Elizabeth 2 entries, 1784–1808
- Pinkerton, Robert Alves 1 entry, 1808
In the historical records 41 records
10 deeds, 1 marriages, 20 court minutes, 8 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. Pinkerton marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
1770s
- 1771DeedsJohn Embree to John Pinkerton, 10 September 1771
- 1772WillsWill of David Pinkerton
- 1779DeedsJohn Pinkerton to John McVey, 27 April 1779
- 1779Court minutesDeed for 214 acres, John Pinkerton to John McVey.
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Pinkerton John
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Pinkerton David
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Pinkerton David Dr
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Pinkerton Robert
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Pinkerton William
1780s
- 1780DeedsDavid Pinkerton to John Kelly, 14 March 1780
- 1780Court minutesEighteen grand jurors were sworn and charged, with Thomas Trice as foreman.
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Pinkerton, David (Hillsborough District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Pinkerton, Robt. (Hillsborough District)
- 1782DeedsWilliam Pinkerton & Elinore Pinkerton to William Cain, 4 November 1782
- 1782DeedsNorth Carolina to John Pinkerton, 25 October 1782
- 1782DeedsNorth Carolina to John Pinkerton, 25 October 1782
- 1783Court minutesAnne Pinkerton returned the inventory of David Pinkerton’s estate.
- 1783Court minutesDeed, John Pinkerton to William Jackson, proved by Wm. Rountree.
1790s
- 1790DeedsWilliam Morrow to Robert Pinkerton, 20 August 1790
- 1790Court minutesDeed, Wm Morrow to Rob’t Pinkerton, acknowledged in court.
- 1794MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Jorden and Anne Pinkerton
- 1799WillsWill of Edward Gains
1800s
- 1808Court minutesHenry Berry was ordered to reimburse Anne Jordan and sheriff Samuel Turrentine for maintaining Robert Alves Pinkerton before and during c…
- 1808Court minutesThe court apprenticed Robert Alves Pinkerton to Robert Morrow for instruction in blacksmithing.
- 1808Court minutesHenry Berry was ordered to pay Robert Morrow for maintaining his reputed son Robert Alves Pinkerton.
Undated
- Court minutesAndrew Sheppeard was apprenticed to David Pinkerton for reading and cordwaining; if Pinkerton died before Andrew turned twenty-one, Agnes…
- Court minutesDavid Pinkerton and Robert Tate registered livestock marks.
- Court minutesDeed, Robt. Abercrombie Sen. to Robt. Abercrombie Jun., proved by Wm. Pinkerton.
- Court minutesDavid Pinkerton replaced Alexander Turrentine as overseer from Jonathan Nichols to Hillsborough.
- Court minutesA sworn jury found for Nathaniel Hart against James Miller in the amount 8.0.1.
- Court minutesDavid Pinkerton became overseer from Jonathan Nichols to Hillsborough.
- Court minutesThirty named jurors were appointed to attend court.
- Court minutesTwelve jurors were appointed to inspect the road by William Jackson’s and recommend its most convenient course at next court.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of David Pinkerton granted to Anne Pinkerton; sureties Robt. Gray and John Armstrong.
- Court minutesJno. Armstrong relinquished guardianship of Margaret and Robt. Pinkerton.
- Court minutesAnn Pinkerton became guardian of Margaret and Robt. Pinkerton.
- Court minutesWill of Edward Gains, proved by Asa Kent & Robert Pinkerton.
