Orange County Indexed
The Torrentine surname
The Torrentine name in Orange County Indexed: 65 historical records.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1800
most named in the 1780s
- Tax lists 1779–1780
- Court minutes 1781–1800
- Marriages 1782–1791
- Wills 1785
- Married into
- Moore 1, Roark 1 · the marriages
- Spellings to try
- Turrentine, Torringtine, Torentine, Torrintine, Turentine, Turpentine
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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 65 records
2 marriages, 58 court minutes, 4 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. Torrentine marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Torrentine John
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Torrentine Alexr
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Torrentine Saml
1780s
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Torrentine, John (Hillsborough District)
- 1781Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon twenty-six named jurors for the next county court on the fourth Monday in February.
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: James Roark and Mary Torrentine
- 1783Court minutesAlex Torrentine was appointed overseer from Flatt River to Little River along Carrington Road.
- 1784Court minutesSamuel Torrentine was recommended for tax exemption.
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in Arch’d. Grisham’s case against Hugh Caruthers.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Charles Powell’s case against Jno. Copland.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Jno. Allison’s case against James Monro.
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in Sam’l. Thompson’s case against Henry Morris, Hugh Caruthers and Henry Morrow.
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in the State’s case against Wm. Picket and Jas. B. Horn.
- 1785Court minutesA jury with two substitutions was sworn in the State’s case against Wm. Picket.
- 1785WillsWill of Henry (x) Waggoner
- 1786Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors John Barbie, Alexr. Piper, John Connelly and 29 others for next term.
- 1786Court minutesSamuel Craig proceeded against Geo. Riggs, Sam’l. Torrentine and Chas. Dunnegan.
- 1786Court minutesThe named grand jury was impanelled and sworn.
- 1788Court minutesThe court appointed fourteen men to survey a road from Davis’s Shop across the Flat River bridge to Hillsborough, rescinding the former o…
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe jury acquitted Alexander Hunter of petty larceny.
- 1790Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in Embree’s covenant action against Thompson.
- 1791MarriagesMarriage bond: John Moore and Martha Torrentine
- 1791Court minutesThe jury convicted Rob’t Ferguson of the indictment’s unspecified charge.
- 1792Court minutesA jury was sworn in Thomas Davis’s case against Thomas Mulholland and unnamed others.
- 1795Court minutesEdm’d Jones won damages against James Patterson and Jno Hogan; the jury found neither payment nor setoff.
- 1795Court minutesWm Clarke and his unnamed wife were nonsuited in detinue against James Donaldson.
- 1795Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors James Wilson, Anthony Thompson, Obed Green and 25 others for next term.
- 1796Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Elza Hopkins granted to Sarah Hopkins; sureties Samuel Torrentine, Wm Hopkins and John Ray.
- 1797Court minutesThe court ordered jurors summoned for the next August term.
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed Sam’l Torrentine as guardian of Mary Willson.
1800s
Undated
- Court minutesSamuel Torrentine returned the inventory of Alex. Torrentine’s estate.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in Dudley’s case against Rob. McIntyre and Rob. Baldridge, bail for Benj. Few.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in Tyree Harris’s case against James Alston.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard Commons’s case against Campbell.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard Henry Thompson’s case against Geo. Clower.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard James Ray’s case against James Baldridge.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard Wm. Nunn’s case against John Flintham.
- Court minutesJames Davis became overseer from Town Race Paths to the second fork of Little River, with named workers assigned.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in Edw. Guinn’s case against Lewis Simmons.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard Geo. Meek’s case against Lutterell’s administrators and Nath’l. Hart’s executors.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in Wm. Clark’s case against Sam Allen.
- Court minutesActing sheriff Wm. Lytle returned the sales account of Alex. Torrentine’s estate, which was recorded.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in the State’s case against Jacob Richards.
- Court minutesJohn Heath’s executors proceeded against Thomas Moreland before a jury.
- Court minutesAdam Cooper proceeded against Samuel Torrentine’s administrators.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire listing the summoned jurors.
- Court minutesThe court ordered orphan Ebenezer Dewit bound to John Torrentine for five years from the month’s first day to learn blacksmithing.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire with annotations of absence, excuses, failure to summon, and death.
- Court minutesEighteen grand jurors were sworn.
- Court minutesThomas Dick was nonsuited in his appeal against William Ray.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire with attendance annotations.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Edward Trice, Rob’t Hodges, James Fossett and 11 others for Superior Court.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Robert Fossett, James Trice, Wm Armstrong and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesJohn Flintham recovered damages and costs against Wm Browning.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John Warren as road overseer, replacing James Miller.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Casey, James Mebane Jr, Samuel Torrentine and 25 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court listed remaining original jurors.
- Court minutesThe Ray minors recovered land-value damages against Henry E McCullock; entry of judgment awaited filing of the declaration.
- Court minutesJurors found Mary Burch owed James Hughs a debt incurred within three years and determined its currency value.
- Court minutesThomas Mulhollan’s executors were nonsuited against administrator Wm Ray; the court denied their requested appeal.
- Court minutesJurors convicted John Carrington of assault; the court fined him.
- Court minutesJurors convicted James Williams of assault; the court fined him.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Robert Duke of assault; the court fined him.
- Court minutesJurors acquitted Thomas Farmer of assault.
