Orange County Indexed
The Railey surname
The Railey name in Orange County Indexed: 21 historical records.
- In the records
- 1754 to 1809
most named in the 1760s
- Court minutes 1754–1801
- Deeds 1756–1784
- Wills 1792–1809
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Flat Creek (1), Eno River (1)
- Often named with
- Thompson 2, Watson 2
- Spellings to try
- Riley, Rainey, Raley, Reiley, Raily, Rayley, Railly
- Search beyond these records
- Railey 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 Railey there)
- Railey 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 historical records 21 records
7 deeds, 12 court minutes 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. Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1754Court minutesThomas Cate became overseer from Camp branch to Western path in Robert Cate’s district, with twelve named road workers.
- 1755Court minutesTwo groups of named workers were assigned to road labor under Robert Cate and John Gray.
- 1756DeedsEarl Granville to James Railey, June 1756
- 1759DeedsZachariah Cadwel [Cadle] to Jacob Railey, December 1759
1760s
- 1761DeedsJohn Scarlet to John Railey, August 1761
- 1763Court minutesJohn Railey and John Talbert were recommended for tax exemption.
- 1764DeedsJacob Railey to James McCarley, February 1764
- 1764Court minutesThe grand jury was sworn with William Few as foreman.
- 1765DeedsJames Hart to Jacob Railey, May 1765
- 1766Court minutesJacob Railey replaced Thomas Breeze as constable.
- 1767DeedsEdward Branon to Jacob Railey, February 1767
1780s
1790s
- 1791Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Courtney damages and costs against Peter V Williamson.
- 1792WillsWill of John Conner
1800s
- 1801Court minutesThe court appointed Morgan Hart as road overseer.
- 1809WillsWill of Samuel Chambers
Undated
- Court minutesJames Railey registered a livestock mark.
- Court minutesThirteen named people were recommended to the next assembly for exemption from public taxes (Benjamin Davis, John Whaler, Jacob Whitehead…
- Court minutesJohn Railey brought an original attachment proceeding against James Bowie.
- Court minutesDeed, James Railey to James Thompson, proved by James Riley.
- Court minutesThe court appointed William Railey as road overseer, replacing John Cole.
