Orange County Indexed
The Pugh surname
The Pugh name in Orange County Indexed: 72 historical records and 4 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1764 to 1895
most named in the 1790s
- Court minutes 1764–1798
- Deeds 1764–1826
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Wills 1784
- Marriages 1791–1895
- Records of enslaved people 1798
- In the chronology
- 1771 to 1962 4 people in 11 entries, most in the 1930s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw Creek (5), Chapel Hill (1), P D (Pee Dee River) (1)
- Married into
- Howard 3, Cates 2, Minnis 2, Allen 1, Ashley 1, Conklin 1, Cox 1, Dodson 1, Faucett 1, Hawkins 1, Lashley 1, Lynch 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Strudwick 3, Cate 3, Moore 2
- Search beyond these records
- Pugh 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 Pugh there)
- Pugh 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 4 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.
- Pugh, James 1 entry, 1771
- Pugh, Mary C. 1 entry, 1865
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Pugh, W. M. 8 entries, 1923–1962
Show the 8 entries
- April 1923: Louis Graves founds the Orange Printshop in Chapel Hill
- September 1935: The Chapel Hill Kiwanis Club elects Dr. J. P. Jones president and W. O. Sparrow vice-president
- 1935–1942: Chapel Hill's most valuable citizen award, 1935–1942
- December 20, 1937: Bruce Strowd is named Chapel Hill's most valuable citizen
- April 26, 1939: The Orange Printshop delivers North Carolina's 1939 Public Laws to the Capitol
- by April 27, 1939: The Orange Printshop of Chapel Hill prints the state's 1939 Public Laws in record time
- August 11, 1941: Chapel Hill Masons dedicate a memorial to Dr. Eric A. Abernethy
- August 15, 1962: The Orange Printshop closes after 39 years
- Pugh, William M. 2 entries, 1940–1962
In the historical records 72 records
12 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 26 marriages, 27 court minutes, 5 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. Pugh marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Pugh Daniel
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Pugh John
1780s
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Pugh, John (Caswell District)
- 1784Court minutesWill of Richard Leek, proved by Geo. Webb & John Pugh.
- 1784WillsWill of Richard Leak
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Archibald Lytle £59/8/11 in certificates plus costs against treasurer Jno Haywood.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Jackson £19.8.7 ½ plus costs against Andrew Brooks.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury returned a one-penny verdict plus costs in Watts and Lytle’s action against Stephen J Kirk.
- 1788Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in Farmer’s appeal against Newman.
- 1789Court minutesOn appeal, the jury awarded Hillsborough Academy’s trustees three pounds with interest and costs against John Wilson.
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Daniel Pugh (Caswell District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Pugh (Caswell District)
- 1791MarriagesMarriage bond: Sampson Pugh and Ellenor Mahen
- 1792Court minutesThe court appointed John Pugh as road overseer.
- 1793Court minutesDavid Dudley was nonsuited against William Cray; a new-trial motion was denied.
- 1793Court minutesWilliam Kennady was nonsuited against Nichols and Farmer; his motion to set aside the nonsuit was denied.
- 1796MarriagesMarriage bond: Isaiah Pearson and Margaret Pugh
- 1796Court minutesJurors assessed damages and costs in Wm Sim?’s action against John Kimball.
- 1796Court minutesJesse Nevil recovered principal and damages against Charles Collier; jurors rejected payment and setoff.
- 1796Court minutesWm Penn recovered damages and costs against John Carrington after default and a jury inquiry.
- 1797DeedsWilliam F Strudwick to John Pugh, April 1797
- 1797MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Cates and Elizabeth Pugh
- 1798DeedsJohn Pugh to Elizabeth Cate, 15 May 1798
- 1798Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John Pugh to Elizabeth Cate, 15 May 1798
- 1798Court minutesDeed of Gift, John Pugh to Elizabeth Cate, proved by John Moore.
- 1799DeedsJohn Pugh to Anne Moore, 29 August 1799
1800s
- 1801MarriagesMarriage bond: James Pugh and Sarah Ricketts
- 1804DeedsWilliam F Strudwick to John Pugh, 28 February 1804
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: John Pugh and Elizabeth Cates
- 1809MarriagesMarriage bond: Randolph Parks and Jeany Pugh
1810s
- 1811MarriagesMarriage bond: Jennings Rickets and Haley or Katey Pugh
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Lynch and Jenny Pugh
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: John Shaw and Peggy Pugh
- 1816MarriagesMarriage bond: James Pugh and Frankey Lashley
1820s
1830s
- 1830MarriagesMarriage bond: John R Cox and Nancy Pugh
1840s
- 1847MarriagesMarriage bond: George Melvin and Nancy Caroline Pugh
- 1848MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Allen and Patsy Jane Pugh
1850s
- 1855MarriagesMarriage bond: William H Conklin and Fanney Pugh
1860s
- 1864MarriagesMarriage bond: Isaac Pugh and Martha A Ashley
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: Leander Pugh and Elizabeth Howard
- 1868MarriagesMarriage license: Charles M Howard and Martha Jane Pugh
1870s
- 1871MarriagesMarriage license: John Pugh and Jane Faucett
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: Wilson Dodson and Mary F Pugh
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: Leander Pugh and Mary A Minnis
- 1876MarriagesMarriage license: Benjamin Smith and Jane Pugh
- 1878MarriagesMarriage license: Geo S Howard and Nancy A Pugh
1880s
- 1882MarriagesMarriage license: Henry M Sykes and Mantilda Pugh
1890s
- 1895MarriagesMarriage license: Leander Pugh and Tempy E Minnis
Undated
- MarriagesMarriage bond: John Pugh and Ann Moore
- Court minutesThomas Pugh replaced Samuel Allen as road overseer.
- Court minutesThirteen men were appointed to lay out a road from the county line at John Hannah’s plantation to Harmon’s Road.
- Court minutesJames Ball became overseer from Cain Creek to Meadow Meeting House, with hands Jos. Stalsworth, Wm. Rea, Jno. Rea and 22 others assigned.
- Court minutesDavid Mebane became overseer from Meadow Meeting House to Col. Alex. Mebane’s, with hands Alex Mebane, Sam, John Nelson and 18 others ass…
- Court minutesJames Dobson won damages and costs against Benjamin Newman; surety A D Moore paid a fee to A B Bruce.
- Court minutesThe court recorded a petit-jury list.
- Court minutesJohn Mitchell’s administrators won a finding that Jesse Miller’s bond was valid and unpaid, with recorded damages.
- Court minutesJames Elliott won damages and costs against Alexander Hatch on appeal.
- Court minutesThe court recorded a jury panel with some members excused.
- Court minutesDeed, Wm Strudwick to Jno Pugh, proved by Reuben Smith.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Jno Ray of assault.
- Court minutesEzekiel Brewer was nonsuited against Washington Pulliam.
- Court minutesJurors rejected Hugh Woods’s ejectment claim against John Hughes.
