Orange County Indexed
The Wilhoit surname
The Wilhoit name in Orange County Indexed: 44 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1795 to 1836
most named in the 1790s
- Deeds 1795–1815
- Court minutes 1798–1815
- Marriages 1803–1836
- In the chronology
- 1972 to 1988 1 person in 3 entries, most in the 1980s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Cedar Creek (5), Great Alamance Creek (5), Back Creek (4), Alamance Creek (3), Haw River (2), Saw Mill (1)
- Married into
- Lineberry 1, Miller 1, Murdock 1, Powell 1, Swift 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Wilhite 3, Freeland 2, Noe 2, Ray 2, Wilhoite 2
- Spellings to try
- Wilhoite, Wilhoitt, Willhoit
- Search beyond these records
- Wilhoit 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 Wilhoit there)
- Wilhoit 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 1 person
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.
In the historical records 44 records
13 deeds, 5 marriages and 26 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Wilhoit marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1795DeedsNorth Carolina to Jacob Wilhoit, 27 January 1795
- 1797DeedsJames Williams by Sheriff to Jacob Wilhoit, 10 July 1797
- 1798DeedsNorth Carolina to Ellas Wilhoit, 13 June 1798
- 1798DeedsNorth Carolina to Absalom Wilhoit, 5 April 1798
- 1798Court minutesDeed, Peter Hufman to Barnet Clap, proved by Jacob Wilhoit.
- 1798Court minutesThe court recorded a venire for the August term.
- 1798Court minutesJurors rejected John Sloss’s claim that Abner B Bruce had undertaken the alleged obligation.
- 1798Court minutesJno Washington recovered damages and costs against Wm Courtney after jurors allowed a tavern account setoff.
- 1798Court minutesJurors convicted Marg’t Phifer of petty larceny; the court granted a new trial.
- 1798Court minutesJurors rejected the purported will of David English in Ellenor English’s caveat against James Carson.
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed Henry Loy as road overseer.
1800s
- 1800DeedsAbsalom Wilhoit to Jacob Wilhoit, 20 April 1800
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Absalom Wilhoit to Jacob Wilhoit, proved by Jacob Wilhoit.
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Andrew Murdock to Jacob Wilhoit, proved by William Ray.
- 1801Court minutesThe court apprenticed Thomas Burrows to Absalom Wilhoit for instruction in shoemaking and farming.
- 1801Court minutesThe court appointed Michael Holt as road overseer.
- 1802DeedsAbsalom Wilhoit to Jacob Wilhoit, 25 December 1802
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: Jacob Wilhoit and Polly Powell
- 1803Court minutesElias Wilhoit was nonsuited against Robert Dixon; his appeal was allowed with James Wilson and James Mason as securities.
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Murdock and Polly Wilhoit
- 1808DeedsThomas Fransher to Jacob Wilhoit Sr, 5 August 1808
1810s
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: Flower Swift and Catherine Wilhoit
- 1811DeedsJacob Wilhoit Sr to Jacob Wilhoit Jr, 15 November 1811
- 1811DeedsJacob Wilhoit Sr to Jacob Wilhoit Jr, 20 June 1811
- 1811DeedsJacob Wilhoit Sr to Lewis Wilhoit, 20 June 1811
- 1811DeedsJacob Wilhoit Sr to Jacob Wilhoit Jr, 15 October 1811
- 1812Court minutesDeed, Jacob Wilhoit to Jacob Wilhoit Jr, proved by Lewis Wilhite.
- 1812Court minutesBill of Sale, Jacob Wilhoit Senr to Jacob Wilhoite Jr, proved by Lewis Wilhite.
- 1812Court minutesDeed, Jacob Wilhoite Senr to Lewis Wilhoite, proved by Jacob Wilhoit Jr.
- 1815DeedsLewis Wilhoit to Joseph Freeland, 10 August 1815
- 1815DeedsJacob Wilhoit to George Noe, 15 November 1815
- 1815Court minutesDeed, Jacob Wilhoit Senr to Jacob Wilhoit Jr, proved by Lewis Wilhoit.
1830s
- 1836MarriagesMarriage bond: Jacob B Lineberry and Edy Wilhoit
- 1836MarriagesMarriage bond: Edwin Miller and Nelly Wilhoit
Undated
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Boon granted to Margaret Boon; sureties William Ray, Andrew Gibson, Isaac Dorris and Elias Wilhoit.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Wm Cain, Wm Jackson, Jno Cain and 33 others for the next term.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire with attendance annotations.
- Court minutesJurors convicted enslaved Bob of housebreaking and theft from Sam’l Dick; the court sentenced him to whipping, ear mutilation and branding.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Edmund Gwin [or Green?], George Albright, Jacob Wilhoit and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Cain, Abner Walker, Tho Griffin and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury found a promise within three years and awarded William P Mangum damages and costs on appeal.
- Court minutesDeed, Jacob Wilhoit attorney for Jacob Wilhoit Senr to John Whitsell, proved by Lewis Wilhite.
- Court minutesDeed, Lewis Wilhoit to Joseph Freeland, proved by Johnston Freeland.
- Court minutesDeed, Jacob Wilhoit to George Noe, proved by Jacob Neese.
