Orange County Indexed
The Willis surname
The Willis name in Orange County Indexed: 135 historical records, 2 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1764 to 1909
most named in the 1790s
- Wills 1764–1830
- Deeds 1766–1836
- Court minutes 1787–1814
- Tax lists 1790
- Marriages 1793–1909
- In the chronology
- 1828 to 1967 2 people in 2 entries, most in the 1820s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1621
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Terrells Creek (11), Collins Creek (5), Mebanes Branch (3), School House Spring Branch (3), Rocky Branch (3), Stinking Quarter Creek (3), Durham (2), Greens Spring Branch (1)
- Married into
- Cheek 1, Cook 1, Eaton 1, Gloster 1, Halliburton 1, Hutchins 1, Jones 1, King 1, Laseter 1, Latta 1, Lovins 1, Mason 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Snipes 11, Stroud 10, Atwater 4, Kirk 4, Strowd 3, Walton 3, Holt 3, Shofner 3, Williams 3, Cook 2, Robinson 2, Edwards 2
- People with a page here
- Thomas Willis
- Spellings to try
- Wallis, Wills, Willie, Willies, Willms, Williss
- Search beyond these records
- Willis 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 Willis there)
- Willis 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 2 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.
In books and archives 1 heading
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.
- Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675 1 work
In the historical records 135 records
31 deeds, 16 marriages, 76 court minutes, 3 tax list entries and 9 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. Willis marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1780s
- 1786DeedsJames Williams to John Willis, 9 October 1786
- 1786WillsWill of William Stroud
- 1787DeedsJohn Stroud to James Willis, 21 April 1787
- 1787DeedsHenry Morris to James Willis, 5 September 1787
- 1787Court minutesWill of William Stroud, proved by William Willis & William Buckner.
- 1788DeedsJohn Willis to Michael Shofner, 27 May 1788
- 1788DeedsJohn Willis to Frederick Shofner, 28 May 1788
- 1789DeedsPeter Stroud to Peter Willis, 11 December 1789
- 1789Court minutesThe Governor obtained judgment for tax arrears under the sheriff’s bond, dischargeable through specified money and certificates; a later…
- 1789Court minutesThe jury convicted Henry Morris of assault.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court exempted James Willis from poll taxation.
- 1790Court minutesWillis was called and nonsuited in his action against McAdams.
- 1790Court minutesThe court fined witness Mordaci Richard for failing to answer a subpoena; further process issued for November.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Wm. Willis (St. Thomas’ District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Willis (St. Thomas’ District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: James Willis (Caswell District)
- 1791DeedsJames Willis to Lewis Kirk, 11 February 1791
- 1791DeedsJames Willis to Lewis Kirk, 26 September 1791
- 1791Court minutesDeed, James Williams to John Willis, proved by John Williams.
- 1792DeedsJames Willis to Lewis Kirk, 10 October 1792
- 1792Court minutesDeed, James Willis to Lewis Kirk, proved by Archibald Campbell.
- 1793DeedsThomas Mulhollan to Augustine Willis, 29 November 1793
- 1793DeedsJohn Willis to Richard Cochrane, 25 November 1793
- 1793MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Eaton and Elizabeth Willis
- 1793WillsPower of attorney: James Williams to John Willis
- 1794WillsBill of sale: James G. Bohun to Michael Shofner
- 1794WillsBill of sale: John Willis to William Falkner
- 1794WillsBill of sale: John Willis to James G. Breckon
- 1795MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Benn Gloster and Mary Hayes Willis
- 1795MarriagesMarriage bond: Joshua Rosser and Sarah Willis
- 1795Court minutesAuston Willis won damages and costs against Tho H Perkins, with no release or satisfaction found.
- 1796Court minutesJurors convicted Henry Willis of assault.
- 1798DeedsAugustine Willis to Richard Cochran, 19 February 1798
- 1798DeedsJohn Willis to Thomas Clarke, 12 October 1798
- 1798Court minutesThe court appointed Thomas Latta as road overseer.
- 1798Court minutesThe court ordered jurors Adam Sharp, George Horner, Jehu Whited and 11 others summoned for the next court term.
1800s
- 1800Court minutesThomas Snipes submitted a sworn guardianship account for Peter Willis’s orphans.
- 1800Court minutesThe court ordered distribution of land and an interest in Mark? from Peter Willis’s estate to petitioner Peter Willis.
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: Henry Willis and Sarah Lovins
- 1803WillsAgreement: Jesse (x) Beckum to William Robinson
- 1805DeedsFrancis Willis to Peter Willis, 1 June 1805
- 1806DeedsEphraim Cook to Stephen Willis, 12 June 1806
- 1807DeedsAnderson Stroud to Edmund Willis, 12 February 1807
- 1807Court minutesDeed, Anderson Stroud to Edmund Willis, acknowledged in court.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Francis Willis to Peter Willis, proved by Thomas Snipes.
- 1809DeedsAnderson Strowd to Peter Willis, 7 August 1809
- 1809DeedsFrancis Willis & Edward Walton to Peter Willis, 27 December 1809
- 1809DeedsFrancis Willis to Peter Willis, 27 December 1809
- 1809Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Edmond Willis granted to Edward Walton Jr and Peter Willis; sureties Bryant Kittrell and James Cheek.
- 1809Court minutesEdmund Willis’s administrators received permission to sell his perishable estate.
1810s
- 1810DeedsPeter Willis to Anderson Strowd, 17 March 1810
- 1810DeedsPeter Willis to William Snipes, 2 April 1810
- 1810Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in assignee Francis Barbee’s action against Edmund Willis’s administrators.
- 1810Court minutesThe jury found Anderson Stroud made no promise; an appeal was requested.
- 1811Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in Jeany Nichols’s action against William Woods.
- 1811Court minutesDeed, Peter Willis to William Snipe, acknowledged in court.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury awarded Robert Dixon principal, interest and costs against executor Leonard Loftin.
- 1811Court minutesDeed, Francis Willis & Edward S Walton to Peter Willis, proved by William Snipes.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Peter Willis as road overseer.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury resolved every issue for James Moore and awarded damages and costs.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury valued the Virginia-money bond and awarded William O Mangum damages; part was remitted for tobacco delivered in connection with…
- 1811Court minutesThe jury valued the bond, rejected payment, and awarded guardian James Webb damages and costs.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury valued the bond, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded Sarah Kirk damages and costs.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed James Briggs as road overseer.
- 1812DeedsPeter Willis to William Snipes, 13 November 1812
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: John Willis and Ann Mason
- 1812WillsWill of Isham (x) Thrift
- 1813Court minutesThe jury awarded James Smith Trustee &c damages against Samuel Turrentine.
- 1813Court minutesThe jury awarded Daniel Huffhines damages and costs against John Willis.
- 1814DeedsPeter Willis to Moses Atwater, 17 January 1814
- 1814DeedsPeter Willis to Bryant Stroud, 29 December 1814
- 1814DeedsPeter Willis to Bryant Stroud, 11 February 1814
- 1814DeedsPeter Willis to Bryant Stroud, 11 February 1814
- 1814Court minutesDeed, Peter Willis to Moses Atwater, proved by Moses Atwater.
- 1815DeedsPeter Willis to Moses Atwater, 19 December 1815
1820s
- 1829MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph Proctor and Susan Willis
1830s
1840s
- 1841MarriagesMarriage bond: Jordan R Hutchins and Mary Willis
- 1846MarriagesMarriage bond: Austin Willis and Edney Cook
- 1846MarriagesMarriage bond: Elisha Willis and Uphey Pettegrew
- 1846MarriagesMarriage bond: Jetson Willis and Carline Laseter
1850s
1870s
- 1878MarriagesMarriage license: Benjamin F Willis and Laura King
1880s
1900s
- 1900MarriagesMarriage license: Ed Cheek and Sally Willis
- 1908MarriagesMarriage license: E D Jones and Lilly Willis
- 1909MarriagesMarriage license: J N Willis and Olie White
Undated
- Court minutesWilliam Pickett brought an action on the case against William Willis.
- Court minutesDeed, John Stroud & wife to James Willis, proved by Wm Willis.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Peter Willis granted to Sarah Willis and Thomas Snipes; sureties Pomfret Herndon and Henry Edwards.
- Court minutesHenry Edwards became guardian for the litigation; the court ordered dower division and sale of Peter Willis’s perishable estate, includin…
- Court minutesThe court ordered Widow Willis’s estate share assigned and authorized sale of George and Bobb to pay Peter Willis’s debts.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John Coonce as road overseer.
- Court minutesRichard Kennons’s administrators won damages and costs against John Willis; the jury found neither payment nor setoff.
- Court minutesPeter Willis chose Thomas Snipes and his mother Sarah Willis as guardians, with bond and sureties.
- Court minutesThomas Snipes and Sarah Willis were appointed guardians for Francis Willis, Edmond Willis and Polley Willis, with bond and sureties.
- Court minutesWm Kirkland’s firm recovered damages from Isaac Kirk; the jury found neither payment nor setoff.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Lewis Durham as road overseer.
- Court minutesAtha Lindsey became overseer for the road toward Chatham through Benjamin Lacys Land, with workers Jno Edwards, Ben Lacy, Atha Robertson…
- Court minutesPeter Willis’s ejectment action against Elizabeth Stroud resulted in nominal damages and costs; an appeal was requested.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Edward Willis granted to Warrum Glenn; sureties Wm Hall and Tho McFarlin.
- Court minutesThos Snipes returned his guardianship account for Peter Willis’s unnamed orphans.
- Court minutesDeed, George Riggs to John Riggs, proved by Depositions of William Waggoner & Fredrick Lipham.
- Court minutesDavid Mebane, Jonathan Lindley and John Ferrington were appointed to review Thomas Snipes’s guardianship accounts for Peter Willis’s orph…
- Court minutesJurors valued the bond and awarded Augustine Willis damages against Absalom Holt.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Augustine Willis, James Clendening, Mich’l Shoftner and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesWilliam Whitsell was nonsuited after failing to appear when called.
- Court minutesThe jury found a promise within three years, rejected setoff, and awarded John Street damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe jury found for Alexander Allen; an appeal was requested.
- Court minutesThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded assignee Elias Haws damages and costs.
- Court minutesJames Kirk was nonsuited; an appeal was granted with Tho Griffin and John Stroud as sureties.
- Court minutesThe jury upheld and valued Edmund Willis’s bond and awarded assignee Francis Barbee damages and costs against the administrators.
- Court minutesThe jury credited payments and awarded Mordecai Southerland the remaining principal, interest and costs.
- Court minutesThe jury assessed damages and costs for David Ray’s firm.
- Court minutesThe jury found the covenant unfulfilled, resolved the issues for Robert Tinnin, and awarded damages and costs.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Stephen Willis granted to Mordecai Southerland; sureties Joseph Woods.
- Court minutesMordecai Southerland received permission to sell Stephen Willis’s perishable estate.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Thomas Hart damages and costs against Campbell and Hart. An appeal was granted.
- Court minutesThe jury decided Hector McNeil’s action in favor of John Lankston.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Mark Harris damages and costs against John Hopkins.
- Court minutesWilliam Anderson became guardian of John Anderson.
- Court minutesThe jury found recognizance breaches; the court imposed recovery against Robert Clinton and reduced discharge amounts for Geo Carrington…
- Court minutesDeed, Abner James & Co to Matthias Cortner, proved by Stephen Willis.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Stephen Willis granted to Leanana Willis; sureties Matthew Cortner and Daniel Johnston.
- Court minutesWm Holt and the other named commissioners were appointed to allot a year’s provisions to Learina Willis.
- Court minutesNancy Willis was to receive notice to produce James Winters for apprenticeship.
- Court minutesDeed, John Connelly to Richard Blackwood, proved by P Willis.
- Court minutesDeed, Peter Willis to Moses Atwater, proved by George Reeves Jr.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Peter Willis damages and costs against John Strowd.
- Court minutesThe jury found Israel Holt owed John Willis money and that the limitations defense did not bar the claim.
