Orange County Indexed
The Roach surname
The Roach name in Orange County Indexed: 99 historical records and 5 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1778 to 1911
most named in the 1790s
- Court minutes 1778–1818
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Marriages 1783–1911
- Wills 1784–1844
- Deeds 1784–1856
- In the chronology
- 1795 to 1911 5 people in 5 entries, most in the 1890s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Cane Creek (3), Collins Creek (3), Haw River (2), Cane Creek Meeting House (2), Durham (1), Toms Creek (1), Little Cane Creek (1), Elizabeth Road (1)
- Married into
- Sykes 6, Ray 4, Cate 3, Cole 3, Cates 2, Johnston 2, Allison 1, Bartley 1, Carrigan 1, Crabtree 1, Currie 1, Daniel 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Cate 8, Strudwick 5, Thompson 5, Bradshaw 4, O'Daniel 3, Brewer 2, Smith 2
- Spellings to try
- Reach, Roath, Rotch
- Search beyond these records
- Roach 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 Roach there)
- Roach 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 5 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.
- Roach, Absalom 1 entry, 1795
- Roach, David 1 entry, 1890
- Roach, J. R. 1 entry, 1898
- Roach, John H. 1 entry, 1894
- Roach, William A. 1 entry, 1911
In the historical records 99 records
12 deeds, 44 marriages, 33 court minutes, 3 tax list entries and 7 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. Roach marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
1780s
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed James Moore to replace James Ball on the Cain Creek–Meadow road and assigned workers James Ball, James Pickard, Henry…
- 1790Court minutesDeed, Sam’l Strudwick to Jennings Gibson, proved by James Roach.
- 1790Court minutesDeed, Sam’l Strudwick to Tho Lasley, proved by James Roach.
- 1790Court minutesDeed, Jno Thompson to Wm Thompson, proved by James Roach.
- 1790Court minutesDeed, Jno Thompson to James Thompson, proved by James Roach.
- 1790Court minutesDeed, Jno Thompson to Tho Thompson, proved by James Roach.
- 1790Court minutesDeed, Sam’l Strudwick to Tho Bradshaw, proved by James Roach.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: James Roach (Caswell District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Lewis Roach (Caswell District)
- 1791Court minutesDeed, James Christmas to Thomas Howard, proved by James Roach.
- 1792WillsWill of James Roach
- 1794MarriagesMarriage bond: Absolam Roach and Mary Miccleton
- 1795Court minutesOn Sarah Rickets’s application, Absalum Roach was ordered to produce Polly Rickets; the deadline was extended to next term.
- 1795Court minutesJurors acquitted John Flintham of petty larceny.
- 1796DeedsThomas Cate to William Roach, 28 November 1796
- 1796MarriagesMarriage bond: William Roach and Milley Cates
- 1797DeedsWilliam Roach to Thomas Cate, 17 September 1797
- 1797Court minutesDeed, Tho Cate to Wm Roach, proved by John Cate.
- 1798MarriagesMarriage bond: John Redding and Anne Roach
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: William Ray and Ellenor Roach
1800s
- 1800MarriagesMarriage bond: John Roach and Rachel Thompson
- 1803Court minutesSam’l Robinett won principal, damages and costs against Norman and Patton after payment and setoff were rejected.
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Cate Jr and Elizabeth Roach
- 1808Court minutesAdministration of the estate of James Roach granted to John Roach; sureties Wm Paris and Reuben Smith.
- 1808WillsWill of Lewis Kirk
1810s
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: John Johnston and Nancy Roach
- 1810Court minutesBill of Sale, James Cate to Thomas Cate, proved by David Roach.
- 1812Court minutesThe court appointed David Roach and the other named men to patrol the stated district.
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: David Roach and Patsy Cate
- 1816Court minutesDeed, Thomas Hatwood to Thomas Cate, proved by Wm Roach.
- 1816WillsWill of Thomas Cate
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Roach and Edith Johnston
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: David Smith and Sally Roach
- 1817Court minutesJohn Cate of Milly and the other named men were appointed to patrol the captain’s district.
- 1818Court minutesWilliam Murray and the other listed patrollers were approved for payment for their 1817 services.
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: James Roach and Martha Ivey
1820s
- 1820DeedsJames Roach & Martha Roach to Thomas Lloyd, 1820
- 1820MarriagesMarriage bond: William Roach and Jinney Cate
- 1823MarriagesMarriage bond: Allen Sykes and Patsy Roach
- 1824DeedsEzra Durham to David Roach, 25 April 1824
- 1824DeedsSarah G Roach & William Roach to William Bradshaw, 9 September 1824
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: John Roach and Sally Ray
- 1827MarriagesMarriage bond: James Roach and Myram Carrigan
- 1828DeedsThomas Roach to John Newlin & Isham Johnston, 17 February 1828
- 1828DeedsBenjamin Crutchfield to William Roach trustee & David Roach, 26 November 1828
1830s
- 1830WillsWill of Melchi McDaniel
- 1831WillsCodicil of John (x) Carrigan
- 1832MarriagesMarriage bond: James Sykes and Adeline Roach
- 1835MarriagesMarriage bond: James Roach and Elizabeth O’Daniel
- 1835MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry Sykes and Elizabeth Roach
- 1836DeedsRichard Tapp to Thomas Brewer Jr & Alexander O'Daniel & Martha O'Daniel & Meredith O'Daniel & William O'Daniel & Caroline O'Daniel & Elizabeth Roach, 27 August 1836
1840s
1850s
- 1854MarriagesMarriage bond: James A Turner and Martha Roach
- 1856DeedsWilliam Roach to Henry O'Daniel, 24 September 1856
- 1856MarriagesMarriage bond: Merideth Roach and Edy Currie
- 1858MarriagesMarriage bond: William S Fowler and Margaret Roach
- 1858MarriagesMarriage bond: William Roach and Elizabeth Ray
1860s
- 1861MarriagesMarriage bond: John Griffin and Rebecca Roach
1870s
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: Thomas Roach and Caroline Sykes
- 1875MarriagesMarriage license: Geo W Workman and Martha J Roach
- 1878MarriagesMarriage license: Thomas Roach and Martha Jackson
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: John Roach and Anna Gisson
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: James M Sykes and Julia Roach
1880s
- 1880MarriagesMarriage license: Albert F Crabtree and Caroline Roach
- 1884MarriagesMarriage license: Adolphus Cates and Laura Roach
- 1886MarriagesMarriage license: Joseph C Latta and Katie Roach
1890s
- 1890MarriagesMarriage license: James Roach and Talitha Sykes
- 1892MarriagesMarriage license: John R Roach and Ella Weaver
1900s
- 1901MarriagesMarriage license: Wm T Roach and Elizabeth Cole
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: Mathew Roach and Mittie Cole
- 1903MarriagesMarriage license: June Dawson and Bettie Ann Roach
- 1905MarriagesMarriage license: Jno T Roach and Maggie Ray
- 1906MarriagesMarriage license: B M Wilson and Mamie Roach
- 1909MarriagesMarriage license: James Cole and Sallie Roach
1910s
- 1910MarriagesMarriage license: W A Roach and Essie Solomon
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: B F Allison and Sally R Roach
Undated
- Court minutesDeed, Samuel Strudwick to James Roach.
- Court minutesThe court appointed James Woody as road overseer.
- Court minutesThomas Atkinson, described as reputed father, was ordered to secure support for Elizabeth Whithead, Polley Whitehead’s infant daughter.
- Court minutesMartha Loyd prevailed against John Hogan on appeal.
- Court minutesHannah Ray and Wm Clendening recovered damages and costs against Wm Ray after jurors upheld John Ray’s bond and rejected setoff.
- Court minutesThe court bound James Roach, James Roach’s child, to Wm Murrow.
- Court minutesThe court bound Elizabeth Roach, James Roach’s child, to Sam’l Steward.
- Court minutesThe court bound Nancy Roach, James Roach’s child, to Wm Bradshaw Jr.
- Court minutesThe court bound Drewry Roach, James Roach’s child, to Absalum Roach.
- Court minutesThe court bound Green Roach, James Roach’s child, to Wm Roach.
- Court minutesDeed, William Roach to Thom Cates, proved by Jno Cate.
- Court minutesSamuel Thompson and the other named patrollers were awarded equal shares of the patrol funds.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed James Roach to William Bradshaw for instruction in farming.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Samuel Roach damages against John Kirk.
