Orange County Indexed
The Wortham surname
The Wortham name in Orange County Indexed: 69 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1850
most named in the 1800s
- Tax lists 1779
- Deeds 1781–1848
- Court minutes 1785–1814
- Marriages 1789–1850
- Wills 1799–1828
- Records of enslaved people 1827
- In the chronology
- 1840 1 person in 1 entry
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (11), Mill Creek (2), Eno River (2), Cane Creek (2), Stony Branch (1), Flat River (1), Deep Creek (1), Mount Tirzah Road (1)
- Married into
- Wilson 2, Hall 1, Harris 1, Parker 1, Sims 1, Thompson 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Armstrong 5, Dunagan 4, Latta 4, Cain 3, Dunnagan 3, Wilson 3, Williams 2, Roark 2, Newton 2
- Spellings to try
- Worsham, Worham, Worthem, Wurtham
- Search beyond these records
- Wortham 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 Wortham there)
- Wortham 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 69 records
18 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 7 marriages, 38 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 4 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. Wortham marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Wortham Edward
1780s
- 1781DeedsNorth Carolina to Charles Dunnigan [& Edward Wortham], 3 September 1781
- 1785Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon jurors Wm. Whitehead, John Kelley, Edward Grisham and 27 others for next county court.
- 1787Court minutesThe court directed the sheriff to summon jurors Joseph Thompson, Jno Breeze, Abram Thompson and 33 others for the next term (Jno Tinnens).
- 1788DeedsNorth Carolina to Edward Wortham, 10 July 1788
- 1788Court minutesThe jury returned a verdict favoring Wm Newman against Jacob Richards.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury convicted Samuel Coleman of assault; a five-shilling fine was recorded, followed by a remission noted ambiguously as 20.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury was sworn in Nicholas and Farmer’s action against Jno Kelley; no finding was recorded.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Jno Williams £49.1 plus costs against Edmond Fanning.
- 1789MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Wilson and Elizabeth Wortham
- 1789Court minutesAfter the previous jury failed to agree, the court appointed a replacement jury for the Davis’s Shop–Hillsborough road via the Flat River…
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed Geo Newton to oversee the road between Little River’s forks and assigned eight workers.
- 1791Court minutesThe court appointed Stephen Forrest district constable upon bond secured by Wortham and Ansley.
- 1791Court minutesThe jury was sworn in Smith’s action on Gibson’s demise against Graves; no verdict was recorded.
- 1791Court minutesThe jury found Graves liable in ejectment and awarded Andrew Gibson one penny plus costs.
- 1792Court minutesGeorge Newton resigned as road overseer and nominated Edward Wortham as replacement.
- 1795DeedsWilliam Roark to Edward Wortham, 19 November 1795
- 1796MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Hall and Sarah Wortham
- 1798Court minutesThe court ordered jurors Wm Carter, Thomas Lindley, Wm Holloday and 27 others summoned for the next court term.
- 1799DeedsFrederick Williams to Charles Wortham, 6 December 1799
- 1799Court minutesJno Hogg’s attachment case yielded damages against Rob’t Scoby; jurors largely upheld Archibald Murfee’s property claim, and Hogg sought…
- 1799WillsWill of Benjamin (x) Cate
1800s
- 1800DeedsNorth Carolina to Charles Wortham, 23 December 1800
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Fred Williams to Charles Wortham, proved by John Crutchfield.
- 1801Court minutesDeed, William Roark to Edward Wortham, proved by William Newton.
- 1802DeedsGeorge Alston to Charles Wortham, 13 April 1802
- 1802MarriagesMarriage bond: John Wilson and Nancy Wortham
- 1804DeedsCharles Wortham to James Ray, 14 December 1804
- 1804DeedsEdward Wortham to James Thomason, 13 December 1804
- 1806DeedsEdward Wortham to Joseph Armstrong, 21 October 1806
- 1807DeedsAshby Dunagan to Edward Wortham, 17 January 1807
- 1807DeedsAshby Dunagan to Edward Wortham, 16 January 1807
- 1807Court minutesDeed, Edward Wortham to Joseph Armstrong, proved by Asael Moore.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Ashby Dunnagan to Edward Wortham, proved by William Cain.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Ashby Dunnagan to Edward Wortham, proved by William Cain Sr?.
1810s
- 1811WillsWill of James Faucette
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Alfred Wortham and Ruth Harris
- 1814Court minutesThe jury convicted Andrew, enslaved by Jno Arnold; the court ordered seventy-five lashes to be administered immediately.
- 1814Court minutesThe court apprenticed Charles Wilson to Alfred Wortham for instruction in farming.
- 1818WillsWill of Edward Wilson
1820s
- 1822MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Wortham and Rebecka Sims
- 1823DeedsAlfred Wortham to Joseph Armstrong, 7 April 1823
- 1827DeedsWilliam Pettiford to Samuel Wortham & James Latta, 16 January 1827
- 1827DeedsSamuel Wortham to James Latta, 10 December 1827
- 1827DeedsSamuel Wortham to James Latta & William Dunagan, 10 December 1827
- 1827Records of enslaved peopleMortgage: Samuel Wortham to James Latta, William Dunagan, 10 December 1827
- 1828WillsWill of Mary Wortham
1830s
1840s
1850s
Undated
- Court minutesNamed workers were assigned under James Scarlett to open the road from Caswell County Line to Widow Woods near Mr. William Johnston’s.
- Court minutesThirty named men were appointed grand and petit jurors for next county court and ordered summoned.
- Court minutesEdw. Wortham was excused his fine for failing to attend as juror.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire listing the summoned jurors.
- Court minutesThe record named seventeen jurors remaining on the original panel.
- Court minutesThe court appointed sixteen men to survey a route from Davises Shop across the public Flat River bridge to Hillsborough and report next t…
- Court minutesThe jury found the tender lawful and directed Joseph Allison to pay suit costs recorded as £18.5.
- Court minutesThe court ordered orphan Wm Chapman bound to Edward Wortham until age twenty-one to learn carpentry.
- Court minutesThe jury returned a verdict favoring Jno Davis against Jno M Whitney.
- 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 minutesThe court swore the grand jury.
- Court minutesOpposing jurors were appointed in John Kelly’s land claim; the parties accepted equal reduced panels if some jurors failed to attend.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Jno Cain, Joseph Allison, William Allen and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesJurors found unperformed covenants and awarded Wm Wortham damages against Stroud and Christmas.
- Court minutesWm Wortham received a separate award against Stroud and Christmas for unperformed covenants.
