Orange County Indexed
The Wiley surname
The Wiley name in Orange County Indexed: 75 historical records and 4 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1753 to 1893
most named in the 1760s
- Deeds 1753–1789
- Court minutes 1754–1788
- Tax lists 1755–1779
- Marriages 1789–1893
- In the chronology
- 1866 to 1983 4 people in 6 entries, most in the 1860s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (2), Mebane (2), Birch Creek (1), Quaker Road (1), Espey's Mill (1), Few's Mill (1), Dutchmans Creek (1)
- Married into
- Harder 1, Pinnick 1, Wade 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Granville 6, Few 3, Forbus 3, Pacely 2, Taylor 2, Reed 2, Simmons 2, Nunn 2, Chamberlain 2, Hart 2, Findley 2, Lesslie 2
- Spellings to try
- Wilkey, Willey, Willie, Wily, Wibley, Witley
- Search beyond these records
- Wiley 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 Wiley there)
- Wiley 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.
- Wiley, Bell I. 1 entry, 1959
- Wiley, C. H. 1 entry, 1880
- Wiley, Calvin H. 3 entries, 1866–1878
- Wiley, W.L. 1 entry, 1983
In the historical records 75 records
34 deeds, 3 marriages, 36 court minutes and 2 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Wiley marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1753DeedsJames Taylor to Thomas Wiley, June 1753
- 1754Court minutesThomas Cate became overseer from Camp branch to Western path in Robert Cate’s district, with twelve named road workers.
- 1755DeedsThomas Wiley to William Reed [William Wiley?], June 1755
- 1755Court minutesJames Dickey and Robert Wiley were assigned to work on Trading path Road under Mebane.
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Thomas Wiley
- 1758DeedsEarl Granville to William Wiley, September 1758
- 1759DeedsEnoch Lewis to William Wiley, March 1759
- 1759DeedsEarl Granville to William Wiley, December 1759
1760s
- 1760DeedsWilliam Wiley to William Forbus, November 1760
- 1760DeedsWilliam Wiley to William Forbus, November 1760
- 1760DeedsWilliam Wiley to Jacob Simmons, November 1760
- 1760DeedsWilliam Wiley to Jacob Simmons [Jacob Summers?], November 1760
- 1761DeedsJohn Carragan to William Wiley, May 1761
- 1763DeedsWilliam Wiley to Walter Welsh, February 1763
- 1763DeedsEarl Granville to William Wiley, November 1763
- 1763DeedsThomas Wiley & James Aspey to William Few, November 1763
- 1763DeedsChristian Funkhouser to William Wiley, November 1763
- 1763DeedsThomas Wiley to William Wiley, November 1763
- 1764DeedsWilliam Few to William Wiley, 12 December 1764
- 1764DeedsThomas Wiley to William Nunn, February 1764
- 1764DeedsThomas Wiley to Archibald Boley [Bowling/Borland], February 1764
- 1764DeedsHugh Wiley to Thomas Wiley, February 1764
- 1764DeedsEarl Granville to Robert Wiley, May 1764
- 1764DeedsEarl Granville to Hugh Wiley, May 1764
- 1765DeedsGeorge Johnson to William Wiley, May 1765
- 1765DeedsLodewick Clapp to William Wiley, May 1765
- 1765DeedsEarl Granville to Thomas Wiley, August 1765
- 1766DeedsWilliam Wiley to John Wiley, August 1766
- 1766DeedsWilliam Wiley to John Wiley, August 1766
- 1766DeedsWilliam Wiley to John Wiley, November 1766
- 1766DeedsWilliam Wiley to Jonas Chamberlain, November 1766
- 1766DeedsWilliam Wiley to James Chamberlain, November 1766
- 1767DeedsWilliam Wiley to Samuel Hill, May 1767
- 1769DeedsWilliam Wiley to William Pacely, 17 April 1769
1770s
1780s
- 1787Court minutesThe jury found James B Horn’s action against Ro Abercrombie barred by the limitation statute.
- 1787Court minutesThe jury found that Mark Patterson executed the deed at issue in the surviving partners’ action.
- 1788Court minutesDeed, William Wiley to Andrew Watson, acknowledged in court.
- 1789DeedsWilliam Wiley & Frances Wiley to Benjamin Few, 24 August 1789
- 1789MarriagesMarriage bond: Jeremiah Harden or Harder and Sarah Wiley
1890s
- 1891MarriagesMarriage license: Augustus Wiley and Mollie Pinnick
- 1893MarriagesMarriage license: Weldon Wiley and Carrie Wade
Undated
- Court minutesThomas Wiley’s ordinary license was renewed.
- Court minutesWm. Wiley became overseer under Joseph Boggs for a Cape Fare road extension from Western path toward the boundary and reedy fork.
- Court minutesWm. Wiley replaced Boggs as commissioner for Cape Fare Road.
- Court minutesSamuel Lane, Edward Lane’s orphan, was apprenticed to Thomas Wiley until reaching the required age.
- Court minutesWilliam Wiley replaced Boggs as commissioner for Cape Fare Road.
- Court minutesThe record listed twenty-eight road commissioners (Thomas Holden, Hugh Porter, James Allison, Thomas Loyd).
- Court minutesWm Wiley held eight shillings collected as a fine from Jacob Summers for defaulting on road duties.
- Court minutesJames McCarver, Wm. Boyd, Wm Wiley and James Asspey registered livestock marks.
- Court minutesWilliam Wiley brought an original attachment proceeding against Hugh Foster.
- Court minutesThomas Wiley’s ordinary license was renewed.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were empanelled and sworn.
- Court minutesHenry Lemon brought an action on the case against William Wiley.
- Court minutesChildsburg’s road-liable residents were assigned work between Great Creek and Enoe River under William Nunn.
- Court minutesTwelve men were appointed to lay out and open the road from Peter Nowey’s to William Wiley’s.
- Court minutesRobert Taylor brought a petition against Thomas Wiley.
- Court minutesJohn Dowell brought an action on the case against Thomas Wiley.
- Court minutesThomas Hart brought a debt claim against Thomas Wiley.
- Court minutesJohn Meherg brought a petition against Thomas Wiley.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of William Lesslie granted to John Wiley; sureties William Wiley and Andrew Findley.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Arthur Parr granted to William Wiley; sureties John Wiley and Andrew Findley.
- Court minutesJohn Pierce brought an action on the case against Thomas Wiley.
- Court minutesWilliam Wiley brought a petition against Jeremiah Duckworth.
- Court minutesThomas Hart brought a debt claim against William Wiley.
- Court minutesJohn Wiley returned Wm Lesslie’s inventory.
- Court minutesEdward Stapler brought a debt claim against William Wiley.
- Court minutesWilliam Wiley received permission to operate an ordinary.
- Court minutesWilliam Wiley’s account of debts paid for Arthur Parr’s estate was allowed.
- Court minutesWilliam Wiley’s account of debts paid for William Forbus’s estate was allowed.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Thomas Wiley granted to William Wiley; sureties Wm. Reed and Joseph Reed.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Jno Cocke £100 plus costs against Jno M Whitney.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Galbreath £26.0.3 plus costs against the estate but found Allison had fully administered available assets; execution awa…
