Orange County Indexed
The Wheeler surname
The Wheeler name in Orange County Indexed: 56 historical records, 5 people in the chronology and 2 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1877
most named in the 1800s
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Court minutes 1784–1802
- Deeds 1784–1840
- Marriages 1808–1877
- Wills 1818–1836
- In the chronology
- 1865 to 1940 5 people in 10 entries, most in the 1860s
- In books and archives
- 1 family heading and 1 person, born 1866
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Cane Creek (3), Rocky Creek (1), S Hico Creek (1), Rock Creek (1), Stinking Quarter Creek (1)
- Married into
- Adcock 2, Breeze 1, Carrington 1, Cheetham 1, Davis 1, Marshal 1, Sharpe 1, Troxler 1, Weaver 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Horneday 5, Piggott 3, Wells 3, Vestal 2, Hornaday 2, Patterson 2
- People with a page here
- A. S. (Alvin Sawyer) Wheeler
- Spellings to try
- Wheeley, Wheelor, Wheelers, Whealer
- Search beyond these records
- Wheeler 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 Wheeler there)
- Wheeler 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.
- Wheeler, A. S. 3 entries, 1919–1940
- Wheeler, J. H. 1 entry, 1878
- Wheeler, John H. 1 entry, 1870
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Wheeler, Joseph 4 entries, 1865
Show the 4 entries
- April 14, 1865: Johnston's retreating infantry marches through Chapel Hill
- April 14, 1865: Wheeler's Confederate cavalry fought Union pursuers at New Hope Creek east of Chapel Hill
- April 17–May 3, 1865: Union troops occupy Chapel Hill
- April 14, 1865: Wheeler's cavalry reaches Chapel Hill and posts a guard on the university
- Wheeler, W. F. 1 entry, 1879
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.
- Wheeler family family, 1 work
- Wheeler, A. S. (Alvin Sawyer), 1866-1940 1 work
In the historical records 56 records
11 deeds, 10 marriages, 30 court minutes, 3 tax list entries 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. Wheeler marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Wheeler Jacob
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Wheeler John
1780s
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Wheeler (St. Asaph’s District)
- 1792DeedsJohn Piggot of Chatham to John Wheeler, 19 July 1792
- 1794DeedsNorth Carolina to John Wheeler, 9 July 1794
- 1796Court minutesThe court apprenticed Charles Wheeler to John Knight for instruction in blacksmithing.
- 1796Court minutesThe court fined John Wheeler for failing to attend as a juror.
- 1797DeedsJohn Wheeler to John Wells, 1 September 1797
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed John Wheeler as guardian of Charity Wells.
1800s
- 1800Court minutesThe court ordered Joshua Holt, David White, Joseph Clendenin and 26 others summoned for jury service at the August term.
- 1801DeedsJohn Wheeler to Lewis Hornaday, 21 May 1801
- 1801Court minutesAndrew Murdock won slander damages against Brown Mebane after jurors rejected justification and limitation defenses.
- 1801Court minutesDeed, John Wheeler to John Wells, acknowledged in court.
- 1801Court minutesDeed, John Wheeler to Lewis Hornaday, acknowledged in court.
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Samuel Pike to Lewis Horneday, proved by John Wheeler.
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Thomas H Perkins to Lewis Horneday, proved by John Wheeler.
- 1802Court minutesAfter Joseph Wheeler caveated probate, jurors rejected the purported will of John Wheeler presented by Wm Vestal.
- 1802Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Wheeler granted to Elizabeth Wheeler and Nathan Horneday; sureties Thomas Whithed and Christopher Ho…
- 1802Court minutesThe court appointed commissioners to allot Elizabeth Wheeler a year’s provisions from John Wheeler’s estate (Isaac Holt, David H Patterso…
- 1802Court minutesElizabeth Wheeler and Nathan Horneday received permission to sell John Wheeler’s personal estate, reserving provisions for the widow and…
- 1808MarriagesMarriage bond: William Cheetham and Charlotte Wheeler
- 1809MarriagesMarriage bond: John Davis and Sarah Wheeler
1810s
- 1811MarriagesMarriage bond: John Wheeler and Hannah Marshal
- 1813DeedsJohn Wheeler to Benjamin Wheeler, 16 October 1813
- 1816DeedsElizabeth Wheeler to William Vestal & Mary Vestal & John Wheeler & John Davis & Sarah Davis & Benjamin Wheeler & Joseph Wheeler, 20 August 1816
- 1818WillsWill of Benjamin Piggott
1820s
1830s
1840s
1850s
- 1858MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Adcock and Adaline Wheeler
1870s
- 1875MarriagesMarriage license: James L Carrington and Laura J Wheeler
- 1876MarriagesMarriage license: Asual M Breeze and Margaret Wheeler
- 1877MarriagesMarriage license: James Weaver and Ella Wheeler
Undated
- Court minutesDennis Wheeler brought a debt claim against James Fruit.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors John Loy, Phillip Snotterly, Aaron Sharp, Jun. and 33 others for next County Court.
- Court minutesThe named grand jury was impanelled and sworn.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Christian Coble as road overseer, replacing John Wheeler.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Hardress Hawkins, John Long and Jno Wheeler to audit Dav’d Patterson’s guardianship accounts for Margaret Porter.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Nunn, Wm Kirkland, Benjamin Rhodes Sr and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Kirkland, George Johnston, Richard Thompson and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joshua Holt, David White, Joseph Clendening and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Baxter King, Henry Younger, Joseph Moore and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesAugustus Benton won damages against Anderson Stroud after jurors upheld the promise and rejected payment, setoff and limitation defenses.
- Court minutesJurors upheld Charles Carroll’s promise and awarded Charles Christmas damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Guy, Thomas Holloway, Charles Cotton and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Robert Gray, Eli Hill, John Copley and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed William Wheeler to Moses Campbell for instruction in wagon making.
- Court minutesDeed, Elizabeth Wheeler to William Vestal & others, proved by Joshua Buckingham.
- Court minutesDeed, John Wheeler to Benjamin Wheeler, proved by Benjamin Piggott.
