Orange County Indexed
The Rutherford surname
The Rutherford name in Orange County Indexed: 53 historical records, 4 people in the chronology and 2 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1753 to 1874
most named in the 1750s
- Deeds 1753–1844
- Tax lists 1755–1780
- Court minutes 1759–1795
- Wills 1771–1874
- Marriages 1782
- In the chronology
- 1768 to 1991 4 people in 15 entries, most in the 1970s
- In books and archives
- 2 people, born 1721
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (4), Eno River (3), Flat River (2), Roberson Creek (1), Hillsboro (1), Queen Street (1), Hasel Street (1), Lick Creek (1)
- Married into
- Griffin 1, Murdock 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Taylor 6, Clark 4, Hart 3, Berry 2, Parkes 2, Thompson 2, Ambree 2, Anderson 2, McBroom 2
- People with a page here
- Griffith Rutherford, John Rutherford
- Search beyond these records
- Rutherford 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 Rutherford there)
- Rutherford 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.
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Rutherford, Gordon 9 entries, 1940–1991
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- 1940–2018: The Horace Williams Airport, 1940–2018
- 1970–1992: The Dey House, the historic district and the Press building, 1970–1992
- January 17, 1974: Handicapped students lead University and town officials on an accessibility tour of the campus and Franklin Street
- 1978–1989: Building and opening the Dean E. Smith Center, 1978–1989
- February 6, 1979: UNC lays its five-year building plan before the Chapel Hill aldermen
- July 8, 1982: County commissioners hear the Midway Airport plan and UNC's pledge to close Horace Williams Airport
- February 12, 1982: UNC trustees approve construction plans for the Student Activities Center
- by January 18, 1983: North Carolina Memorial Hospital authorizes $16 million to expand its critical care unit
- mid-February 1991: The UNC Press board decides to rebuild its burned building on Boundary Street
- Rutherford, Griffith 3 entries, 1768–1776
- Rutherford, Griffith 1 entry, 1775
- Rutherford, John 2 entries, 1768
In books and archives 2 headings
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Rutherford, John 15 works
- Rutherford, Griffith, 1721-1805 3 works
In the historical records 53 records
29 deeds, 2 marriages, 16 court minutes, 3 tax list entries and 3 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. Rutherford marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1753DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to Ralph Williams, 1753
- 1753DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to John Tinnen, 1753
- 1753DeedsJohn Rutherford to Alexander Lackey, 1753
- 1753DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to Joseph Duncan, 1753
- 1753DeedsJohn Rutherford to James Ray, 1753
- 1754DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to Lawrence Thompson, October 1754
- 1754DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to Thomas Thompson, October 1754
- 1754DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to Thomas Lampsie, October 1754
- 1755DeedsJohn Rutherford to James Clark, 17 August 1755
- 1755DeedsJohn Rutherford to James Hart, 17 August 1755
- 1755DeedsJohn Rutherford to James Taylor, 7 November 1755
- 1755DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to James Clark, September 1755
- 1755DeedsJohn Rutherford to David Hart, September 1755
- 1755DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to James Taylor, September 1755
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Patrick Rutherford
- 1756DeedsJohn Rutherford to Moses Ambree [Moses Embree], December 1756
- 1757DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to John Woods, March 1757
- 1757DeedsJohn Rutherford to James Taylor, September 1757
- 1757DeedsJohn Rutherford to James Anderson, September 1757
- 1757DeedsJohn Rutherford to Robert Clark, December 1757
- 1758DeedsJohn Rutherford to James Clark, March 1758
- 1758DeedsJohn Rutherford esq to Josiah Dickson, June 1758
- 1759DeedsEarl Granville to John Rutherford [sic], March 1759
- 1759Court minutesJohn Cate and Patrick Rutherford were ordered to divide their district’s road workers equally.
1760s
1770s
- 1771WillsWill of John Mordaugh
- 1774WillsWill of William Rea
- 1779Court minutesFourteen grand jurors were sworn, with James Morrow as foreman.
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Rutherford Patrick
1780s
- 1780Court minutesThe court apprenticed Betsy Airls to James Rutherford until age 18 ?.
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Rutherford, Partrick (Hillsborough District)
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: Andrew Griffin and Nancy Rutherford
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: John Rutherford and Jenney Murdock
- 1783DeedsPatrick Rutherford to John Parkes, 13 September 1783
- 1784Court minutesJames Allison received assessed damages and costs against Thomas Rutherford.
- 1787DeedsWilliam Rutherford & James Rutherford & Thomas Rutherford to Robert Berry, 2 March 1787
- 1787Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Rutherford granted to Jane Rutherford.
1790s
1840s
1870s
- 1874WillsWill of Mary Rutherford
Undated
- DeedsEdward Long to William Rutherford
- Court minutesMathew Cary, Joseph Reed, William Comb, Patrick Rutherford, John Ambree and James Murdock registered livestock marks.
- Court minutesThe nine named petit jurors failed to appear.
- Court minutesDeed, John Rutherford to James Taylor, proved by Robert Taylor.
- Court minutesDeed of Sale, John Rutherford to James Anderson, proved by Robert Taylor.
- Court minutesOn Daniel Henlen’s petition, Patrick Rutherford was ordered to appear with apprentice Mary Butts; William Grace was also summoned to the…
- Court minutesAndrew McBroom replaced Patrick Rutherford as road overseer.
- Court minutesPatrick Rutherford brought an action on the case against Andrew McBroom.
- Court minutesThirty named jurors were appointed to attend next court.
- Court minutesDeed, John Smith Hurst to Coleman Harris, proved by Wm Rutherford.
- Court minutesDeed, Wm, James and Thomas Rutherford to Robert Berry, acknowledged in court.
