Orange County Indexed
The Wallis surname
The Wallis name in Orange County Indexed: 51 historical records.
- In the records
- 1793 to 1874
most named in the 1810s
- Deeds 1793–1823
- Court minutes 1798–1818
- Marriages 1817–1874
- Records of enslaved people 1823
- Wills 1837
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Jordans Creek (1), Ellerbe Creek (1)
- Married into
- Brooks 1, Cheek 1, Hood 1, Howell 1, King 1, Moore 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Hurdle 2, Eason 2
- Spellings to try
- Willis, Walls, Walles
- Search beyond these records
- Wallis 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 Wallis there)
- Wallis 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 51 records
4 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 6 marriages, 39 court minutes 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. Wallis marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
1800s
- 1800Court minutesHenry Forrest was sworn into office.
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Benjamin Rhodes to Abner Veasy, proved by William Wallis.
- 1807Court minutesJurors upheld John Warren’s promise within three years, rejected setoff and awarded William Lindsey damages.
- 1807Court minutesJurors upheld George Carrington’s promise and awarded Wm P Mangum damages.
- 1808Court minutesThe jury found Abram Collins liable within six months and awarded damages; defense witness Isaac Jackson was fined for failing to appear.
- 1808Court minutesThe jury acquitted Fredrick Fonville; the unnamed prosecutor was ordered to pay costs.
1810s
- 1810Court minutesDeed, Samuel Turrentine Shff to William Wallis, acknowledged in court.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury found William Wilkins not guilty; an appeal was requested.
- 1813Court minutesMiles Wallis was excused for missing jury service at the previous term after explaining his absence under oath.
- 1816DeedsMiles Wallis to John Wallis, 25 November 1816
- 1816Court minutesThe jury found Joseph Dickey was the father of the unnamed child.
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: Doctrin Wallis and Nancy King
- 1817Court minutesHenry Hurdle and the other named men were appointed to patrol the captain’s district.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury found Barnet Troxler’s deeds to his sons were intended to defraud Elizabeth Troxler of her dower.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury found no liability against James Ray.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury awarded Robert Duncan damages and costs against Allen Sykes.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury awarded Thomas McCracken damages and costs against William Smith. An appeal was requested.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury awarded John Redmond damages against John Copley Senr; an appeal was noted.
- 1818Court minutesElisha Cate was convicted and sentenced to two pillory appearances and continued imprisonment until costs were paid.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury acquitted Wm Burks on the dueling indictment; the unnamed prosecutor was ordered to pay costs.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury convicted Polley McDade, but the court set the verdict aside on her attorney’s motion.
1820s
- 1822MarriagesMarriage bond: James Cheek and Deborah Wallis
- 1823DeedsWilliam Wallis to Christian G Wallis, 29 November 1823
- 1823Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William Wallis to Christian G Wallis, 29 November 1823
1830s
- 1837WillsWill of Robert King
1860s
- 1860MarriagesMarriage bond: Alexander Howell and Mary Jane Wallis
- 1861MarriagesMarriage bond: Martin G Hood and Jane Wallis
- 1861MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry Wallis and Martha Brooks
1870s
- 1874MarriagesMarriage license: Benjamin Moore and Margaret Wallis
Undated
- Court minutesBenjamin Spencer recovered damages and costs against Isaac Bracken; jurors rejected escrow and satisfaction defenses and found the undert…
- Court minutesJurors found Thomas Edwards liable, rejected release and awarded John Huske damages.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Samuel Currothers, William Tate, William Wallis and 6 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury found a promise within three years, rejected setoff, and awarded George Carrington damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe jury upheld Robert Murdock’s written instrument and awarded Samuel Whitsett damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Miles Wallis as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Mebane, Jacob Umstead, David Patterson and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe record listed jurors who had failed to appear and qualify.
- Court minutesJames Davis and Miles Wallis were appointed election inspectors.
- Court minutesDeed, Miles Wallis to John Wallis, proved by George Hurdle.
- Court minutesBetsey Eason consented to apprenticing her son John Eason to Thomas Wallis.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed John Eason to Thomas Wallis for instruction in farming.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Willis Sellars damages and costs against William Wallis.
- Court minutesWilliam Watson was fined for failing to testify for William Wallis in Willis Sellars’s action; further process was ordered.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Whitsell, James Johnston, Nath’l Carter Jr and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Whitsell, James Johnston, Nathaniel Carter Jr and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Clark, Baxter Davis, Finny Hart and 6 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury found the defendants liable in Sterling Harris’s ejectment action and awarded damages and costs.
- Court minutesDeed, George Herndon to Miles Wallis [Miles Wells], proved by Thomas Compton.
