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DOC#: 213 ST: NC CNTY: ORAN, PG: 1 of 1
EVENT: Cemet,Census,Court,Geneal,IGI,Land,Marriage,Milit,Probate,Will
SOURCE1: The Compiled Records of ORANGE County North Carolina
SOURCE2:
AUTHOR:
PUB:
NOTES: Collected by John E. Cain; 1211 Maritime Ln, DATE: 91/08/23
LOCATION: Wylie, Texas 75098. CAT#:
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The data in this document is a compilation of various records that have
been collected concerning this county. It is by no means complete.
The format of this document is as follows:
CEMETERIES -
CENSUS - US, State, Territorial, Tax lists, slave,
COURT - All relevant court documents except probate.
GENEALOGIES -
IGI - Data from the LDS IGI files.
IMMIGRANTS - passports, etc
LAND - Claims, Grants, Patents, Lotteries, Deeds, etc.
MARRIAGES - From county records, genealogies, IGI, etc.
MILITARY - Rosters, Records, Pension, DAR, etc.
PROBATE - Wills, Minutes, Guardian, Inventory and Accounts, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS - Bible Records, Newspapers, Church, County History,
Historical Accounts.
Data in Brackets indicates source, ex: [LDS #0158333]
SPECIAL NOTES:
From the Handy Book: Orange County was created in 1752 from Bladen,
Granville, and Johnston counties. County seat is Hillsboro, 27278. US
Census records available: 1790-1910. Courthouse burned 1789; Reg. Deeds
has b & d records from 1913, m & land rec from 1754; divorce records from
1869; probate records from 1756 and civ ct records from 1856.
The ID # assigned to Orange County by The North Carolina Department of
Archives and History is 073.
A few facts about Orange County, NC. Orange County was formed in 1752,
largely from Granville County, partly from Bladen and Johnston.
(Granville was formed from Edgecombe in 1746). The western boundary of
Orange was indefinite until Rowan County was formed about a year later.
Then Rowan became the western border.
From Orange County were taken: All of Chatham and Wake in 1771, all of
Caswell in 1777 (Person formed from Caswell in 1792), all of Alamance in
1849, part of Durham in 1881 (the other part of Durham County was taken
from Wake, which was formerly Orange.).
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KEY TO 1790 UNITED STATES CENSUS
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PAGE = Page # on census schedule
CNTY = County where enumerated
A = White males over age 16
B = White males under age 16
C = Free white females
SL = Slaves in household
LDS SEARCH FILE 1 (1600s - 1799)
FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP A B C SL CK
---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- - - - -- ---
DANIEL CAIN ORAN NC 1755 _ _ _ __ ( )
HUGH JR CAINE ORAN NC 1779 _ _ _ __ ( )
HUGH SR CAINE ORAN NC 1779 _ _ _ __ ( )
JAMES CAIN ORAN 97 NC 1790 0 0 0 00 ( )
JAMES JR CAINE ORAN NC 1779 _ _ _ __ ( )
JAMES SR CAINE ORAN NC 1779 _ _ _ __ ( )
JOHN CAINE ORAN NC 1779 _ _ _ __ ( )
JOHN CAIN ORAN 97 NC 1790 0 0 0 00 ( )
TIMOTHY CAINE ORAN NC 1779 _ _ _ __ ( )
WILLIAM CAIN ORAN NC 1779 _ _ _ __ ( )
WILLIAM CAINE ORAN NC 1779 _ _ _ __ ( )
WILLIAM CAIN ORAN 94 NC 1790 0 0 0 00 ( )
WILLIAM CAIN ORAN 94 NC 1790 0 0 0 00 ( )
WM CAIN ORAN 97 NC 1790 0 0 0 00 ( )
KEY TO 1800 - 1810 UNITED STATES CENSUS
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PAGE = Page # on census schedule F = White female under age 10
CNTY = County where enumerated G = White female age 10 - 15
A = White male under age 10 H = White female age 16 - 25
B = White male age 10 - 15 I = White female age 26 - 44
C = White male age 16 - 25 J = White female over age 45
D = White male age 26 - 44 K = Free Negroes
E = White male over age 45 L = Slaves
LDS SEARCH FILE 1 (1800 - 1809)
FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP ABCDE FGHIJ K SL CK
---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ----- ----- - -- ---
ALLEN CAIN ORAN 558 NC 1800 00010 10100 0 00 ( )
HUGH CAIN ORAN 558 NC 1800 00010 00000 0 06 ( )
JAMES CAIN ORAN 616 NC 1800 21210 32010 0 00 ( )
JOHN CAIN ORAN 556 NC 1800 00110 00100 0 00 ( )
WILLIAM CAIN ORAN 557 NC 1800 01111 50011 0 00 ( )
THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1810
FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP ABCDE FGHIJ K SL CK
---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ----- ----- - -- ---
A CAIN ORAN 139 NC 1810 _____ _____ _ __ ( )
HUGH CAIN ORAN 159 NC 1810 _____ _____ _ __ ( )
HUGH CAIN ORAN 165 NC 1810 _____ _____ _ __ ( )
JAMES CAIN ORAN 128 NC 1810 _____ _____ _ __ ( )
JOHN CAIN ORAN 151 NC 1810 _____ _____ _ __ ( )
JOHN CAIN ORAN 166 NC 1810 _____ _____ _ __ ( )
WILL SR CAIN ORAN 151 NC 1810 _____ _____ _ __ ( )
WM JR CAIN ORAN 111 NC 1810 _____ _____ _ __ ( )
KEY TO 1820 UNITED STATES CENSUS
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PAGE = Page # on census schedule G = White female under age 10
CNTY = County where enumerated H = White female age 10 - 15
A = White male under age 10 I = White female age 16 - 25
B = White male age 10 - 15 J = White female age 26 - 44
C = White male age 16 - 17 K = White female over age 45
D = White male age 16 - 25
E = White male age 26 - 44
F = White male over age 45
LDS SEARCH FILE 2 (1820 - 1829)
FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP ABCDEF GHIJK CK
---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ------ ----- ---
ALLEN CAIN ORAN 398 NC 1820 ______ _____ ( )
HUGH JR CAIN ORAN 396 NC 1820 ______ _____ ( )
HUGH JR CAIN ORAN 398 NC 1820 ______ _____ ( )
JAMES CAIN ORAN 396 NC 1820 ______ _____ ( )
WILLIAM JR CAIN ORAN 318 NC 1820 ______ _____ ( )
KEY TO 1830 - 1840 UNITED STATES CENSUS
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PAGE = Page # on census schedule L = White female under age 5
CNTY = County where enumerated M = White female age 5 - 9
A = White male under age 5 N = White female age 10 - 14
B = White male age 5 - 9 O = White female age 15 - 19
C = White male age 10 - 14 P = White female age 20 - 29
D = White male age 15 - 19 Q = White female age 30 - 39
E = White male age 20 - 29 R = White female age 40 - 49
F = White male age 30 - 39 S = White female age 50 - 59
G = White male age 40 - 49 T = White female age 60 - 69
H = White male age 50 - 59 U = White female age 70 - 79
I = White male age 60 - 69 V = White female over age 79
J = White male age 70 - 79
K = White male over age 79
LDS SEARCH FILE 3 (1830 - 1839)
FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP ABCDEFGHIJK LMNOPQRSTUV CK
---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ----------- ----------- ---
ALLAN JR CAIN ORAN 286 NC 1830 ___________ ___________ ( )
ALLIN JR CAIN ORAN 254 NC 1830 ___________ ___________ ( )
ARCHABALD CAIN ORAN 256 NC 1830 ___________ ___________ ( )
HUGH CAIN ORAN 356 NC 1830 ___________ ___________ ( )
JAMES SR CAIN ORAN 282 NC 1830 ___________ ___________ ( )
THOMAS CAIN ORAN 33 NC 1830 ___________ ___________ ( )
WILLIAM CAIN ORAN 356 NC 1830 ___________ ___________ ( )
WILLIAM JR CAINE ORAN 296 NC 1830 ___________ ___________ ( )
THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1840
FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP ABCDEFGHIJK LMNOPQRSTUV CK
---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ----------- ----------- ---
ABEL CAIN ORAN 217 NC 1840 ___________ ___________ ( )
ARCHIBOLD CAIN ORAN 215 NC 1840 ___________ ___________ ( )
ELIZABETH CAIN ORAN 240 NC 1840 ___________ ___________ ( )
MARGARET CAIN ORAN 215 NC 1840 ___________ ___________ ( )
WILLIAM CAIN ORAN 207 NC 1840 ___________ ___________ ( )
WILLIE CAIN ORAN 216 NC 1840 ___________ ___________ ( )
THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1850
FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP CK
---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ---
ELIZABETH CAIN ORAN 220 NC 1850 ( )
JAMES CAIN ORAN 241 NC 1850 ( )
MARGARET CAIN ORAN 235 NC 1850 ( )
NED CAIN ORAN 177 NC 1850 ( )
PARTHENIA CAIN ORAN 236 NC 1850 ( )
WILIE CAIN ORAN 237 NC 1850 ( )
THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1860
FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP CK
---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ---
CATHERINE CAIN ORAN 353 NC 1860 ( )
ELIZABETH CAIN ORAN 393 NC 1860 ( )
JAMES CAIN ORAN 451 NC 1860 ( )
JAMES F DR CAIN ORAN 465 NC 1860 ( )
MARGARET CAIN ORAN 353 NC 1860 ( )
THOMAS CAIN ORAN 448 NC 1860 ( )
WILLIE CAIN ORAN 357 NC 1860 ( )
THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1870
FIRST NAME LASTNAME CNTY PAGE ST YEAR TYP CK
---------- -------- ---- ---- -- ---- --- ---
ARCH CAIN ORAN 276 NC 1870 ( )
BETSIE CAIN ORAN 195 NC 1870 ( )
BILL CAIN ORAN 281 NC 1870 ( )
ELIJAH CAIN ORAN 301 NC 1870 ( )
ELIZA CAIN ORAN 280 NC 1870 ( )
FRANK CAIN ORAN 278 NC 1870 ( )
FRED CAIN ORAN 252 NC 1870 ( )
JAMES CAIN ORAN 211 NC 1870 ( )
JAMES F CAIN ORAN 282 NC 1870 ( )
LEWIS CAIN ORAN 218 NC 1870 ( )
LEWIS CAIN ORAN 256 NC 1870 ( )
LYDIA CAIN ORAN 202 NC 1870 ( )
MANUEL CAIN ORAN 276 NC 1870 ( )
NANCY CAIN ORAN 211 NC 1870 ( )
THOMAS R CAIN ORAN 301 NC 1870 ( )
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ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF PLEAS AND QUARTER SESSIONS
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Mar 1757
Folio 51, p 102, Deed of sale frm Glass Caston & John White & Ann White
his wife, for Wm Nunn for a lot in Carbintown. Signature of John White
was proved by oath of DANIEL CAIN & his wife Ann ack. right of dower.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Sep 1757
Petit Jurors who failed to appear: DANIEL CAIN.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Mar 1758
DANIEL CAIN, a grand juror.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Dec 1758
DANIEL CAIN granted lic. to keep a tavern in the house where William
Reed formerly lived.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Mar 1759
Deed: DANIEL CAIN to David Pinkerton, 428ac. .... William Reed
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 13 Mar 1759
Deed: Earl of Granville to DAVID CAIN, 128ac
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Mar 1760
DANIEL CAIN apptd. constable in the dist. where Samuel Stewart lives
near the courthouse.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1760
DANIEL CAIN apptd constable in room of John Thomas.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1760
DANIEL CAIN'S ordinary lic. renewed.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Nov 1760
Michael Boyle, etc vs DANIEL CAIN, debt.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1761
Wm Grace & UXR vs DANIEL CAIN, assault & battery.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Nov 1761
Michael Boyle vs DANIEL CAIN, debt.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1763
Ordered that Robert Marsh, ELIJAH CAIN, & John Boyd, constables, summon
the taxables within the district of John Brantley.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 07 May 1763
ELIJAH CAIN apptd constable in room of James Callers.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1763
Dempsey Polls apptd overseer of rd in room of ELIJAH CAIN.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1763
Ordered that Oldham Hightower be apptd overseer of road in the room of
ELIJAH CAIN, beg. at Isaac Collins to John Pitts Plantation & that all
the hands in the fork of Haw River & New Hope River are to assist.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1764
James Young & co. vs. BENJAMIN CANE, case.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1765
James Young & co. vs BENJAMIN CAINE, case.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1765
William Thompson vs. ELIJAH CANE, case.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1765
John Dowell vs Henry Brasewell & ELIJAH CAIN, debt.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1766
Thomas Rainburne who was exr for Joseph Stewart adsum (at the suit of)
Jackson Exrs brings him into open court & surrenders him up. Whereupon
ELIJAH CAIN & John Stewart enters themselves special bail.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Sep 1768
DANIEL CAIN granted lic. to keep a tavern in the house where William
Reed formerly lived.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1777
In pursuance of a commission of the peace from Richard Caswell Esq.,
Governor, appointing Thomas Hardin, John Butler, Alexander Mebane Jr,
James Freeland, Alexander Mebane Sr, John Hogan, Charles Abercrombie,
Robert Abercrombie Jr, Richard Bennehan, Nathaniel Rochester, Thomas
Taylor, Richard Holloman, Eli McDaniel, William McCauley, William Laney,
John Hawkins, Hugh Tinning, William Courtney, John Nichols, John Steel,
John Rory, and WILLIAM CAINE, esqrs. Justices of the peace for sd
county.
Charles Abercrombie and WILLIAM CAINE qualified as justices.
Minutes signed by John Butler, Eli McDaniel, WILLIAM CAINE, John Steel,
William McCauley, Hugh Tinning,
Deed from Wm Bebane to WILLIAM & TIMOTHY CAIN proved by John Gray.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1777
WILLIAM CAINE, James Freeland and Thomas Taylor esqr, apptd to receive
the returns of the assesors.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1778
Road to be opened from Caswell co line near Taps Mill - thence by Thos
Gibson's & JAMES CAINS to a rd leading from Johnston's Ordinary to Capt.
Charles Abercrombie's.
WM CAIN, Esqrs..apptd to take the oath of allegiance of "all male persons
above the age of 16 yrs"..
Deed: Robert, Jr & Ann Abercrombie to WM & TIMOTHY CAINS.
Justices to receive Lists of Taxable property from inhabitants: WILLIAM
CAIN for St. Mary's District.
The following to value Taxable property: ..TIMOTHY CAIN for St. Marys
District.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1778
Justices to recieve lists of taxable prop. from inhabitants:
WILLIAM CAINE - for St. Mary's dist.
Persons apptd. tax gatherers: WILLIAM CAIN for St. Mary's dist.
The following to value taxable prop: Richard Bennehan, William Alston,
TIMOTHY CAIN for St. Mary's dist.
The following as jurors to attend next court: WILLIAM CAINE,
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1778
WM CAIN - collector for St. Mary's dist. Bond - Wm. Courtney & Wm.
Clenney.
WM CAIN security with Wm McCauley for John Hogan, Esq.
WILLIAM CAIN apptd juror to attend next court.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Nov 1778
Following hands to work in opening new road from Caswell co. line to the
widow Woods near Wm. Johnston's: Archer Hams, JAMES CAINE, William Kay,
John Moore,Sr, James Moore.....
WM CAIN signed court minutes.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1779
WM CAIN, esq. overseer of road in room of Wm. Dunnegan.
WM CAIN, magistrate apptd for St. Mary's dist.
TIMOTHY CAIN, juror
Last Will & Testament of JACOB CAIN, decd, proved by oath of Wm Johnston.
wits: Jacob Allin & JOHN CAIN qualified as executors.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1779
Magistrates and assessors apptd, St Mary's District: WILLIAM CAIN,
magistrate.
Following persons apptd jurors for next court: TIMOTHY CAIN
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1779
WILLIAM CAIN to assess taxable prop of county...
Grand Jury sworn: TIMOTHY CAIN
Last Will and Testament of JACOB CAIN, decd, proved by oaths of William
Johnston, witness of record; Jacob Allis and JOHN CAIN qualified as
executors.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Nov 1779
John Cate in bond with TIMOTHY CAIN & John Hunt, 150pds each.
Acct of sale of JACOB CAIN decd, returned.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1780
John Cate bound in 5000 pds for appearance at next court. TIMOTHY CAIN
in 500 pds bond for his appearance.
Ordered William Dunagan, William Ray, George Newton, George Horner,
TIMOTHY CAINE, John Douglas, William Whitehead, Stephen Wilson, John
Latta, James Latta, William Pinkerton, and J??? Cate apptd jury to view
road going by William Jacksons and make report to next court.
Court adjourned. present: WILLIAM CAINE, John Butler, John Steel.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1780
TIMOTHY CAIN apptd overseer in room of William Whitehead.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1780
Present: William McCauley, WILLIAM CAINE.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1781
Justices to recieve lists of taxable property and persons to assess:
St Mary's and St Mark's district: James Carrington and WILLIAM CAIN,
esqrs., justices; William Mebane, Richard Bennehan, William Dunnegan,
assessors.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1781
Present: WILLIAM CAIN
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Nov 1781
Last Will and Testament of HUGH CAIN, decd. proved by Moses Leathers &
Wm. Johnston. HUGH CAIN qualified as executor. (proved Tuesday, 27 Nov
1781)
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1782
Adm of est. of TIMOTHY CAIN, decd, to WM. CAINE in bond with Jesse
Benton.
Following persons to serve as grand and petit jurors at next court at
Hillsborough 4th Monday in Aug next: WILLIAM CAIN
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1783
Wm Dunnegan appt overseer of road from Jemima Brittains to JAMES CAINS.
John Kelley apptd overseer of rd from JAMES CAINS to Jacob B?ntons.
Two acres of land claimed by Samuel Strudwick and Robert Milliken on both
sides of CAIN creek including Millikens Mill seat to be condemned for
mill site.
John Kelley apptd overseer of road from JAMES CAIN to Jacob Brintons.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1783
Petition: That the jury lay off road from Hillsborough to Jacksons.
William Whitehead, WM CAIN, Jr, WM. CAIN.
Wm Laws resigns as overseer of road from Little River to Granville line
and HUGH CAIN apptd in his room.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1783
Deed: JAMES CAINE to Thomas Sutton.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Nov 1783
Deed: WM. CAIN to Wm. Dunnegan proved by James Moore.
Deed from Henry Montford to WILLIAM CAIN proved by William Courtney.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1784
The following to attend next superior court of law and equity at
Hillsborough on first day of April next: WILLIAM CAIN.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1784
WM. CAIN apptd overseer to fix road in room of John Kelley.
WILLIAM CAIN a apptd grand juror
Original panel of petit jurors: Joseph Baker and JOHN CAIN fined 5lbs.
JOHN CAIN exempt from paying fine for non attendance.
Suit: Alex Rhodes vs T CAINS
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1785
Juror: JNO CAIN.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Mar 1785
WM. CAINE overseer of rd from his own house to Jacob Branton's & hands
JAMES CAINE, Jr.
Ordered Sheriff to summon the following to attend as jurors at next
county court: WILLIAM CAIN, JOHN CAIN.
JOHN CAIN, a juror in case James Farrell v Edward Gwinn
Case #38 James Ray v James Baldridge; JOHN CAIN a juror.
Case #88 Archibald Grisham v Hugh Carruthers; JOHN CAIN a juror.
Case #33 Dudley v Rob McIntyre and Rob Baldridge; bail for Benjamin Few,
jury impaneled and sworn: JOHN CAIN
State v James Baldridge, jury impaneled and sworn: JOHN CAIN (not
guilty)
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1785
Thomas King apptd road overseer in room of HUGH CAIN from Little River
to Granville co. line.
Grand juror sworn: WILLIAM CAIN, JOHN CAIN excused
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1785
Adm. of est of Ben Blake granted to Henry Massey & Thomas Phillips.
Robt. Abecrombie & ARCH CAIN securities, bond 2000pds.
Bethany Blake chooses Henry Massey as her guardian, Richard Massey and
ARCHIBALD CAIN securities in 300 lbs.
Case #14 Edward Gwinn vs Lewis Simmons, juror JOHN CAIN
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Nov 1785
Deed: John Douglas to James Latta proved by WM. CAINE.
JOHN CAIN v James Monroe, John Kelley, garnishee says he owes sd Monroe
8lbs, 15sh, 8p. Condemned for use of plaintiff.
Ordered sheriff to summon following persons as jurors at next county
court: JOHN CAIN,
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1786
John Dunnegan apptd overseer of road from WILLIAM CAINS to Widow
Britains in room of Benjamin Cates.
Case #160 JOHN CAIN vs James Monro, found for plaintiff
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 1786
Adm of est. of Adam Dixon to John Mitchell, bond with John Kelley & WM
CAIN, 200pds.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug 1786
Charles Dunnegan overseer of rd from the creek at widow Brittains to WM.
CAINS.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Nov 1787
Sherwood Dunnegan overseer of rd in room of Charles Dunnegan from widow
Brittains to WM CAINS.
Orange NC Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Feb 1788
WM CANE to help lay out road from Daveyses ? Shop on E SY Flat River at
Public Bridge to Hillsborough.
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THE CAINS
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This line of Cains spanning over three centuries from Baltimore co.
Maryland to Texas, Oklahoma, Lousiana and other places was put together
by the efforts of many people working independently.
WILLIAM CAINE (1) - The immigrant? Bought land called Richardson's
|Plaine in Baltimore County Maryland in 1686.
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JOHN CAINE (1) - Involved in 1737 Md/Pa border dispute.
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JOHN CAINE
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* JAMES CAINE (1) - b. Balt. co., Md; d c1782, Orange co., NC.
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| WILLIAM CAIN (I) - b 1743, Baltimore co. MD; m 1783 Sarah Dudley
| | |d 1834 Orange co. NC.
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| | WILLIAM CAIN (II) - b 1784, Orange co. NC; m 1819 Mary
| | | |Ruffin; d 1857, Orange co. NC.
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| | | WILLIAM CAIN (III) - b 1822, Orange co. NC; m 1846 Sarah
| | | |Jane Bailey; d 1855, Orange co. NC.
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| | | MARTHA ANN CAIN - b 1825, Orange co. NC; m 1840 Pride
| | | |Jones; d 1900, Orange co. NC.
| | | |
| | | STERLING RUFFIN CAIN - b 1825 Orange co. NC; d 1853
| | | |
| | | MARY C. CAIN - b 1827, Orange co. NC; m 1858, Thomas
| | | |Ruffin, Jr.; d 1908,
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| | | JAMES FREDERICK CAIN - b 1827, Orange co. NC; m 1855,
| | | |Julia Elizabeth Tate; d 1904.
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| | | THOMAS R. CAIN - b 1831, Orange co. NC; d 1882.
| | | |
| | | MINERVA CAIN - b c1833, Orange co. NC; m 1840 Ted Caldwell
| | |
| | JAMES ALSTON CAIN - b 1789, Orange co. NC; d 1806 Orange co.
| | |
| | SARAH CAIN - b 1791, Orange co. NC; d 1806 Orange co. NC.
| | |
| | MARY A (POLLY) CAIN - b 1793, Orange co. NC; m Mr. Sutherland
| | |d 1871, Orange co. NC.
| | |
| | CHARITY CAIN - b 1795, Orange co. NC; m 1819 Willie Mangum,
| | |d 1873.
| | |
| | ANN LILLINGTON CAIN - b 1797, Orange co. NC; m 1815, Edward
| | |Davis.
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| | MARTHA ANN CAIN - b 1799, Orange co. NC;
| |
| TIMOTHY CAIN - d 1782, Orange co. NC;
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| JOHN CAIN - d 1816 Orange co. NC;
| |
| MARY (MARGARET) CAIN - d bef 1816, Orange co. NC
| |
| NANCY CAIN - m Zebulon Veasey
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| SALLY (SARAH) CAIN - d bef 1806; m Jacob Allan, Sr.
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* HUGH CAINE (1) - b. Balt. co., Md.; d1781, Orange co., NC.
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HUGH CAIN (3) - b. Balt co., Md; d1826, Orange co., NC.
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JOHN CAIN (2) - b. Balt co., Md; m1769 Catherine Gibson in Balt.
| | d. Balt co., Md;
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** | HUGH CAIN (2) - b1770 Balt co., Md; m1799 Martha Allison
| d 1839 York co., SC.
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WILLIAM CAIN, Sr (2) - b c1740 Balt. co., Md; m ? in NC; Rev.
War soldier; after war settled briefly in Hancock co., GA;
moved to Mississippi Terr. c1804; d1818 Wilkinson co. MS.
For continuation of the family of WILLIAM CAIN, Sr., see Cain159.doc
(Hancock co. GA) and Cain208.doc (Wilkinson co. MS).
* = For further information on the descendants of HUGH and JAMES CAINE
see Cain153.doc - Cain156.doc (The Hugh Conway Browning Papers).
** = For further information on the Cains who settled in York co. South
Carolina, see the book "Four Centuries on the Pascagoula" by Dr.
Cyril E. Cain. Excerpts are in Cain168.doc.
************ EXCERPT *************
From: "The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy" by Frederick A.
Kirkus; A. N. Marquis & Co, 1925; GPL 929.1
Vol. I , Page 928.
HENDERSON, Archibald, b at Salisbury, NC., June 17, 1877
8 - Thomas HENDERSON, from Scotland to Jamestown, Va., ca1670, settled at
Yellow Springs, Va.:
7 - Richard, m Mary Washer (Ensign 8, burgess);
6 - Samuel (1700-84), high sheriff, Hanover Co., Va. later of Granville
Co., NC
m Elizabeth Williams (John 7, from Wales);
5 - Richard (1735-85), colonial judge in NC, pres. colony of Transylvania
Co., colonizer of Ky., m Elizabeth Keeling.;
4 - Archibald (1768-1822), mem. 6th and 7th Congresses, 1799-1803, m
Sarah Alexander.;
3 - Archibald (1811-80), m Mary Steele Ferrand (g dau. John Steele, mem.
1st and 2d Congresses and comptroller U. S. Treasury.;
6 - WILLIAM CAIN, mcht., Baltimore, Md.;
5 - William m Sarah Alston.
4 - William (1784-1857), m Mary Ruffin (sister of Thomas Ruffin, chief
justice of NC.);
3 - Dr. William (1822-18550, m Sarah Jane Bailey (Judge John L 4);
2 - Son of John Steele Henderson, LLD (1846-1916), A. B. U. of NC, 65,
served in CSA 1864-1865, mem of 49th to 53rd Congresses, 1885-95,
banker Salisbury, NC, m 1874 ELIZABETH BROWNRIGG CAIN (b 1850; issue:
1-Elizabeth Brownrigg (m Lyman Atkinson Cotten); 2-Archibald (above);
3-John Steele (m Ruth King); 4-Mary Ferrand.
2 - M June 23, 1903, Minna Curtis Bynum, b Winston-Salem, NC, Dec. 12,
1880; dau of Rev. William Shipp Bynum, of Lincolnton, NC; issue: 1-
Mary Curtis, b Chapel Hill, NC, Nov 8, 1904; 2-Elizabeth Brownrigg, b
Salisbury, NC, Nov 5, 1908; 3-Barbara Gray, b Chapel Hill, May
14..... (rest missing).
Explanation and analysis of records:
The subject is represented as number 1, his parents are numbered 2,
grandparents #3, etc. The earliest ancestor in each line is in bold
type.
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M516006-3042 08 Dec 1831 CAIN, ABEL m Melinda Rhodes.
7433111- 19 02 Jan 1829 CAIN, ALLEN m Elizabeth Woods.
M516006-3046 29 Oct 1798 CAIN, ALLEN m Elizabeth Scarlet.
M516006-3045 24 Oct 1795 CAIN, ALLEN m Susanna Carpenter.
8326503- 30 24 Oct 1792 CAINE, ALLAN m Mary Hester.
M516006-3048 18 Feb 1792 CAIN, ALLEN m Mary Hester.
8326503- 20 17 Mar 1797 CAIN, ANN LILLINGTON b to WILLIAM CAIN / Sarah
Alston.
8326503- 32 11 Sep 1832 CAIN, ANNE m Elbert Dossert.
M516012-1844 11 Sep 1832 CAIN, ANNE m Elbert Dossett.
7206664- 44 21 Apr 1815 CAIN, ANNE m Edward Davis.
8326503- 31 16 Dec 1884 CAIN, ARCHIBALD m Louisa Gates.
8326503- 19 26 Dec 1831 CAIN, ARCHIBALD b to ARCHIBALD CAIN /
Parthenia Wood.
7433111- 20 03 Oct 1828 CAIN, ARCHIBALD m Parthenia Wood.
7433111- 21 22 Dec 1827 CAIN, ARCHIBALD m Parthenia Wood.
8326503- 17 12 Oct 1791 CAIN, ARCHIBALD b to JAMES CAIN / Elizabeth
McKinley.
A536152-0363 30 Sep 1819 CAIN, CHARITY ALSTON m William Person Mangum.
M516027-0233 30 Sep 1819 CAIN, CHARITY A m Willie P Mangum.
8326503- 20 16 Feb 1795 CAIN, CHARITY b to WILLIAM CAIN / Sarah
Alston.
7029610- 17 15 Jun 1860 CAIN, ELIZABETH TATE b to JAMES FREDERICK CAIN
/ Julia Tate.
7331014- 86 18 Jun 1860 CAIN, ELIZABETH or BESSIE TATE b to JAMES
FREDERICK CAIN / Julia Tate.
7215945- 24 12 Oct 1860 CAIN, ELIZABETH A m William A Browning.
8326503- 23 18 Feb 1842 CAIN, ELIZABETH b to ARCHIBALD CAIN /
Parthenia Woodl
7135719- 77 08 Jun 1857 CAIN, EMILY m Jonathan J Stuard.
8326503- 19 28 Nov 1836 CAIN, HUGH b to ARCHIBALD CAIN / Parthenia
Wood.
A458543-0236 07 Dec 1809 CAIN, HUGH m Sarah Allen.
8326503- 16 26 Sep 1827 CAIN, JAMES FREDERICK b to WILLIAM CAIN / Mary
Ruffin.
8326503- 21 01 Oct 1806 CAIN, JAMES ALSTON b to WILLIAM CAIN / Sarah
Alston.
7125205- 74 21 Dec 1781 CAIN, JAMES m Elizabeth McKinley.
M516021-0551 05 Oct 1782 CAINE, JOANNA m Thomas Holloway.
M516041-4136 22 Mar 1809 CAIN, JUDAH m Charles Stout.
M516022-2232 19 Nov 1841 CAIN, MARIAH m Martin Jackson.
A536152-0361 20 May 1850 CAIN, MARTHA ANN m Pride Jones.
8326503- 28 20 May 1840 CAIN, MARTHA A m Pride Jones.
8326503- 16 1825 CAIN, MARTHA ANN b to WILLIAM CAIN / Mary
Ruffin.
8326503- 22 22 Jun 1799 CAIN, MARTHA ANN b to WILLIAM CAIN / Sarah
Alston.
M516023-2862 29 May 1850 CAIN, MARTHA A m Pride Jones.
8326503- 17 17 Jul 1834 CAIN, MARTHA A b to ARCHIBALD CAIN / Parthenia
Wood.
A457258-0314 18 Feb 1827 CAIN, MARY or POLLY m Allen Scarlett.
M516037-1611 16 Jun 1858 CAIN, MARY C m Thomas Ruffin.
8326503- 18 12 Feb 1827 CAIN, MARY C b to WILLIAM CAIN / Mary Ruffin.
8326503- 20 14 Feb 1793 CAIN, MARY A b to WILLIAM CAIN / Sarah Alston.
M516008-3506 21 Nov 1866 CAIN, MARY m Osbern Collins.
M516006-3542 16 Dec 1840 CAIN, MINERVA m Tod R Caldwell.
M516007-2089 08 Dec 1847 CAIN, MORIAH m John H Casle.
M516012-1966 28 Oct 1816 CAIN, NANCY m Adam Douglas.
8326503- 18 1786 CAIN, NANCY b to JAMES CAIN / Elizabeth McKinley.
A456447-0349 15 Dec 1853 CAIN, SARAH JANE m James C Scarlett.
8326503- 19 17 Jul 1834 CAIN, SARAH b to ARCHIBALD CAIN / Parthenia
Wood.
8326503- 31 28 Aug 1828 CAIN, SARAH m John Wilkins.
8326503- 18 25 Sep 1825 CAIN, STERLING RUFFIN b to WILLIAM CAIN / Mary
Ruffin.
8326503- 16 06 Jul 1831 CAIN, THOMAS R b to WILLIAM CAIN / Mary
Ruffin.
8326503- 31 23 Feb 1836 CAIN, WILLIE m Elizabeth James.
M516006-3096 21 Jul 1846 CAIN, WILLIAM m Sarah J Bailey.
M516006-3090 15 Oct 1842 CAIN, WILLIAM m Mary Wilkins.
M516006-3091 28 Dec 1839 CAIN, WILLIAM m Mary Wilkins.
8326503- 22 01 Jun 1822 CAIN, WILLIAM b to WILLIAM CAIN / Mary Ruffin.
8326503- 21 02 Apr 1784 CAIN, WILLIAM b to WILLIAM CAIN / Sarah
Alston.
M516006-3092 28 May 1783 CAIN, WILLIAM m Salley Dudley.
8326503- 22 1743 CAIN, WILLIAM b to JAMES CAIN / ?
M516006-3088 23 Feb 1836 CAIN, WILLI m Elizabeth James.
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Source: "The Granville District of North Carolina, 1748-1763: Abstracts
of Land Patents" Vol 2; Comp: Margaret M. Hoffman; DPL 929.3756 H713G.
#4013, pg 436. DANIEL KAIN, 27 Feb 1759, 428a in Orange co. in St.
Matthews Parish on both sides of Forrester Creek. [Original Record]:
s/ DANIEL CAIN w/ Jas. Watson, Jas Bowie, Surveyed 18 Jun 1755, SCC: Wm
Combs, Geo Douther; W. Churton, surveyor.
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ORANGE COUNTY LAND ENTRIES, 1778
Orange NC Land Entry #194
Tho. Cates on CAIN Creek adj. Sackfield Brewer also Robt Cates on CAIN
Creek adj Isaac R????? & James Poor ?.
Orange NC Land Entry #161
WM McCANE, Ellsleys Creek.
Orange NC Land Entry #38
02 Mar 1778 ALEXR MaCAIN, Sr enters 100ac land on ton the waters of Haw
River, adj the lines of Straduch Pollock & others incl his own
improvement running for complement. Warrant issued June 2, 1778.
Orange NC Land Entry #33
02 Mar 1778 Richd. Cates enters a claim to 400ac land on the drains of
Little River & Enoe adj. Hugh Woods, WM & TIMy CAINS & Wm Clennys lines
including Wm Clark, John Greys & my own entry. Grey sets up a claim to
this entry.
Orange NC Land Entry #76
06 Mar 1778 John Chrstmas enters a claim to 450ac land lying on the
waters of CAIN Creek, beg at a black oak, the NW corner of his own land
Orange NC Land Entry #137
10 Mar 1778 Saml Eakin enters a claim to 250ac land lying on both sides
Little River adj. his own land, Geo Newton, CAINS & Hugh Woods including
the place where he now lives & also where John Hunter, Jr. now lives.
John Hunter sets up a claim to this entry. This dispute is settled by
consent of the parties & the warrant etc.
Orange NC Land Entry #119
10 Mar 1778 John Nicholds enters a claim to 200ac land lying on the
waters of Little River, bounding on his own land & the lands of Thomas
Clark, ALEXR CAINS & John Woods including his own improvements. Warrant
expired Nov 20, 1778 Catharine Thompson sets up a claim to this entry.
Catharine withdraws her claim to this entry.
Orange NC Land Entry #154
11 Mar 1778 Lackfield Brewer enters a claim to 350ac land lying on both
sides of Little CAIN Creek bounded by the lines of Jos Cates & John
Slrawder incl his own improvement.
Orange NC Land Entry #196
24 Mar 1778 Moses Fulsell enters a claim to 100ac land in Orange co. on
waters of CAIN Creek bounding on lands of John Strawter, Thos Baskett,
Sackfield Brewer & Jos Cates.
Orange NC Land Entry #234
28 Mar 1778 John Raney enters a claim to 350ac land in Orange co. lying
on the waters of CAIN Creek, a branch of Haw River, incl. the
improvements wherein he now lives. Warrant issued 9 Jul 1778.
Orange NC Land Entry #304
22 May 1778 John Gray enters a claim to 400ac land in Orange co. lying
on the dranes of Little River & Eno, adj. Hugh Woods, WM. & TIMY CAINS &
WM. Clenneys lines, including to entry formerly made by Wm. Hollams.
Warrant issued Sept 8, 1778.
Orange NC Land Entry #458
1778 John Faust on CAIN Creek, a branch of Haw River.
Orange NC Land Entry #487
10 Aug 1778 Stephen Wilson enters a claim to 150ac land lying in Orange
co. on the west side of Little River aforesaid & by the lands of Henry
Eastace, McCulloch, Stephen Wilson, & JAS. CAIN. Warrant issued Nov 20,
1778.
Orange NC Land Entry #607
31 Aug 1778 Wm Wood.... CAIN Creek, branch of Haw River adj. Wm
Lindsley, Adam Cable, Robt. Stewart & a claim of Anthony Chamnap.
Orange NC Land Entry #627
07 Sep 1778 Henry O Daniel, Little CAIN Creek, br. of Haw River adj.
Lewis Huk?, Benj. Nicholson, Richd. Edwards, Jas. Terrian, John O'Daniel.
Orange NC Land Entry #626
07 Sep 1778 Robt. Milican on Little CAIN Creek, a br. of Haw River, adj.
Jas Elliot, Wid. Stallsworth, & Jas Stalsworth.
Orange NC Land Entry #623
07 Sep 1778 Robt. Melican on Little CAIN Cr.
Orange NC Land Entry #644
08 Sep 1778 James Elliot, Little CAIN Creek, adj. Robt. Melican, widow
Stallworth, John Graham, widow Simmons.
Orange NC Land Entry #643
08 Sep 1778 James McBndi, Little CAIN Cr., adj. John Ramey, John
Richard, & Tho. Larkley.
Orange NC Land Entry #641
08 Sep 1778 James Thomas, Little CAIN Creek, adj. widow Thomas.
Orange NC Land Entry #637
08 Sep 1778 James Ball, Jr. on Little CAIN Creek, br of Haw River, adj.
James Fenian, Hog Pen Branch.
Orange NC Land Entry #636
08 Sep 1778 James Fenian on Little CAIN Creek, br of Haw River, adj.
John Graham, Wm M???????, David Rea.
Orange NC Land Entry #643
14 Sep 1778 Wm Steel, Little CAIN Creek, adj. John Chreslmaps, Benj.
Nicholson, Tho. Larkley.
Orange NC Land Entry #642
14 Sep 1778 John Cates, Little CAIN Creek, adj. Tho. Cates, Bear Creek.
Orange NC Land Entry #658
14 Sep 1778 Tho. Larkley, Little CAIN Creek, adj. James McBride, John
Pickard, Hawfield, Old Road.
Orange NC Land Entry #682
28 Sep 1778 Sackfield Brewer, Sylvanus Brewer, child 7 years of age, son
of Sylvanus Brewer, Sr. on Little CAIN Creek, adj. Jno Coowder, Thomas
Cates.
Orange NC Land Entry #681
28 Sep 1778 Sackfield Brewer, Little CAIN Creek.
Orange NC Land Entry #696
05 Oct 1778 Wm. Dunnegan enters a claim to 300ac land lying in Orange
co. on the waters of Dunnegan's Mill Creek, a br. of Little River, adj.
his own line & the lines of WM. CAIN & Baney Grimes including the
improvement which he purchased from Saml Akin.
Orange NC Land Entry #711
06 Oct 1778 John McCley enters a claim to 255ac land lying in Orange co.
on the branches of Buck Quarter, a branch of Eno, bounded on the South by
lands of Wm. Pinkston, Saml Clenney, & TIMOTHY CAIN, on the east by Wm.
Clenney, on the north by John Grey & Wm. Montgomery and on the west by
Jas. Latta & Thos. Holden, Sr. tracts.
Orange NC Land Entry #751
09 Nov 1778 Simon Dixon enters a claim to 640 ac land lying in Orange
co. on waters of CAIN Creek, etc.
ORANGE COUNTY LAND ENTRIES, 1779-1795
Orange NC Land Entry #1230
19 Jan 1780 TIMOTHY CAIN enters a claim to 100ac of land lying in Orange
co. on the waters of Buck Quarter, bounded by his own land, lands of JNO.
CAIN, John Gray, incl. his improvements. Warrant issued 10 Jul 1781.
(1782?)
Orange NC Land Entry #30
13 Oct 1783 John Wheeler, 200ac on waters of CAIN Creek, adj. Jos.
Wells, Henry Eustace, McCulloch, Samuel Luther.
Orange NC Land Entry #34
24 Nov 1783 Joseph Wells, 100ac on south side of Haw River on CAIN
Creek, adj. Jos. Wells own land, & John Ricket, incl. Joseph Rites
Cobbin.
Orange NC Land Entry #67
11 Mar 1785 John Kelly, 37ac, waters of Buck Quarter Cr. & Enoe, adj.
Wm. McGommy, Wm. Clark, WM. CAIN. Warrant issued 11 Mar 1785.
Orange NC Land Entry #107
10 Aug 1785 WILLIAM CAIN enters a claim to 200 ac of land lying in
Orange co. on the waters of Enoe, adj. the land of William Dunnegan, and
his own, running for complement.. Warrant issued 10 Aug 1785.
Orange NC Land Entry #214
11 Oct 1787 WM CAIN enters a claim to 43ac of land lying in Orange co.
on the waters of Little River adj. the lands of Benj. Tate, Stephen
Smith, & his own. Warrant issued 15 Nov 1786.
Orange NC Land Entry #213
11 Oct 1787 JOHN CAIN enters a claim to 32 ac of land lying in Orange
co. on the waters of Lettly?? River, adj the lands of James Proser & his
own running for complement. Warrant issued 21 Nov 1786.
Orange NC Land Entry #255
18 Dec 1787 Samuel Allen, 100ac, waters of Eno, adj. WM. CAIN, and T R
Hastings, Jno Allison. Warrant issued 17 Mar 1788.
Orange NC Land Entry #250
10 Dec 1788 Joseph Mesllett, 173ac, waters of Newhope, adj. WM CAIN &
his own. warrant issued 11 Mar 1788.
Orange NC Land Entry #33
26 Dec 1794 Aquila Roads enters a claim to 200ac of land lying in Orange
co. on the waters of Eno & Little River, adj. the lands of James Fuller,
WILLIAM CAIN, Walter Olives, & his own.
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DEEDS
(NOTE: Various Loose papers and Early unnumbered deeds are listed before
the deeds from the numbered deed books.)
Grantor Grantee Date ST CNTY BK Page
-------------------- -------------------- ----------- -- ---- -- ----
Cain, Daniel 18 Jun 1755 NC ORAN
Earl of Granville Cain, David 13 Mar 1759 NC ORAN
Cain, John Rainey, John 15 May 1764 NC ORAN
Parker, Richard Cain, Elijah 13 Aug 1765 NC ORAN
Webster, Thomas Cain, William 10 Nov 1767 NC ORAN
Woods, Hugh Cain, Hugh 10 Nov 1767 NC ORAN
Cleney, et al Cain, James & John 20 Mar 1779 NC ORAN 2 51
Pinkerton, et al Cain, William 04 Nov 1782 NC ORAN 2 372
Mebane, James shf Cain, William 13 May 1783 NC ORAN 2 414
Cain, James Sutton, Thomas 13 Apr 1782 NC ORAN 2 461
Abercrombie, Robert Cain, William 17 Apr 1784 NC ORAN 3 150
Mulhollan, Thomas Cain, William 27 Feb 1789 NC ORAN 4 138
Roy, William Cain, John 30 Oct 1787 NC ORAN 4 153
Wilson, Stepehn etal Cain, John 30 Oct 1787 NC ORAN 4 154
Smith, Stephen Cain, William 04 Aug 1789 NC ORAN 4 243
Taylor, John Cain, William 23 Jan 1790 NC ORAN 4 282
Merrit, John by shf Cain, John 02 Mar 1790 NC ORAN 4 359
Cain, John Tince, Jr., Edward 02 Mar 1790 NC ORAN 4 360
Dunnegan, William Cain, William 23 Aug 1791 NC ORAN 4 471
Peterson, Mark byshf Cain, William 03 Mar 1792 NC ORAN 4 490
Brooks, John Cain, William et al 26 Feb 1793 NC ORAN 4 659
Hunt, Thomas Cain, John 17 Sep 1792 NC ORAN 4 687
Gray, John et al Cain, John 13 Dec 1792 NC ORAN 4 688
Cain, William et al Holden, John et al 09 May 1793 NC ORAN 4 696
Cain, William et al Tince, Wm. 26 Feb 1794 NC ORAN 5 61
Trice, Wm Cain, William 20 Feb 1794 NC ORAN 5 62
Prosser, James Cain, John 18 Oct 1794 NC ORAN 5 153
Sutton, Thomas Cain, John 12 Mar 1796 NC ORAN 5 590
Clenney, Samuel Cain, James 23 Oct 1798 NC ORAN 7 373
Parker, Africa ? Cain, William et al 08 Dec 1800 NC ORAN 9 147
Dunnegan, Charles Cain, John 14 Mar 1800 NC ORAN 9 156
Forrest, Edmond Cain, John et al 01 Mar 1801 NC ORAN 9 228
Turrentine, Samuel Cain, William et al 04 Aug 1801 NC ORAN 10 169
Munroe, James by shf Cain, William 08 Aug 1786 NC ORAN 10 202
Parkam, Kirk by shf Cain, William et al 24 Aug 1803 NC ORAN 11 36
Dunnegan, William Cain, John 22 Jun 1803 NC ORAN 11 48
Carrington, James Cain, William, Sr 15 May 1798 NC ORAN 11 120
Carrington, James Cain, William, Sr 15 May 1798 NC ORAN 11 121
Newton, Isaac et al Cain, William Jr 21 Aug 1805 NC ORAN 12 2
Yarbrough, James Cain, William et al 06 Sep 1802 NC ORAN 12 3
Burnside, Benj. Cain, William et al 10 Jun 1806 NC ORAN 12 370
Clenney, Samuel Cain, William et al 14 Aug 1801 NC ORAN 13 1
Cain, William et al Kirkland, Wm et al 06 Sep 1802 NC ORAN 13 3
Cain, William et al Phillips, James 15 May 1807 NC ORAN 13 4
State of NC Grant Cain, William et al 16 Jun 1799 NC ORAN 16 365
Cain, Hugh etal Cameron, Duncan 09 Aug 1827 NC ORAN 24 1
Cain, John, etal Cameron, Duncan 26 Nov 1831 NC ORAN 25 10
Orange NC Loose Papers
18 Jun 1755 DANIEL KAIN, Survey 18 Jun 1755, 575ac on bs Forresters
Creek... Wm. Combs, Geo. Dowlther, SCC.
Orange NC Early Deeds
13 Mar 1759 Earl of Granville to DAVID CAIN, 428ac.... Wm. Churton.
Orange NC Early Deeds
15 May 1764 JOHN CAIN / John Rainey 250ac, .... William Reed.
Orange NC Early Deeds
13 Aug 1765 Richard Parker / ELIJAH CAIN, 140ac, .... Richard Parker.
Orange NC Early Deeds
10 Nov 1767 Hugh Woods to HUGH CAIN, 60ac, ack. by Hugh Woods.
Orange NC Early Deeds
10 Nov 1767 Thomas Webster ? / WILLIAM CAIN, 200ac, .... William Glenn.
Orange NC Early Deeds
25 Feb 1793 John Gray to JOHN CAIN, blank sale, .... Jonathan Clower.
Orange NC Early Deeds
25 Feb 1793 Thomas Hunt to JOHN CAIN, blank sale, .... Jonathan Clower.
Orange NC Early Deeds
25 Feb 1793 John Brooks to CAIN & Ray, blank sale, ack.
Orange NC Deed Book 1
1755-1785 There are no CAINS in Deed Book Vol 1. Vol covers period
1755-1785.
Orange NC Deed Book 02-051
20 Mar 1779 William Clenny & wife Elizabeth to JAMES & JOHN CAIN, his
son, of Orange co., 1411pds, 227ac... s of the Trading path....J.
Dunagan, Capt. Synot, James Bonie. s/ William Cleney, Elizabeth Cleney.
w/ WILLIAM CAIN, Jurat, TIMOTHY CAIN.
Orange NC Deed Book 02-372
04 Nov 1782 William Pinkerton & wife Elinore to WILLIAM CAIN, 80pds,
100ac in Parish of St. Marys, fornicert ? Parish of St. Mathew, Orange
co. on Bush Water Creek ... John Kelley. wit/ WILLIAM CAIN, Jr, Robert
Terner.
Orange NC Deed Book 02-414
13 May 1783 James Meborn, esq, sheriff of Orange co. to WILLIAM CAIN,
prop. of James ?????. Town of Hillsborough, 450pds, town lot.
Orange NC Deed Book 02-461
13 Apr 1782 JAMES CAIN to Thomas Sutton, 700pds, 203ac. McCullock,
Michael McGee. s/ JAMES CAIN. wit/ H. Hunt, Stephen Wilson.
Orange NC Deed Book 03-100
17 Apr 1784 Robert Abercrombie to WILLIAM CAIN of Orange co., 200pds,
??? ac on branch of Little River adj sd CAIN, William Clenney. 200ac
grant of sd Robert Abercrombie, 24 Oct 1782. wit/ Jefse Benton, Anna,
wife of sd Abercrombie.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-138
27 Feb 1789 Thomas Mulhollan to WILLIAM CAIN, 65pds, 263ac on Eno River
adj. Wm. Johnston, Richard Cate, John Stone. Grant of sd Thomas
Mulhollan, 25 Oct 1782, #425. wit/ A. Tatom, J. Estes.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-153
30 Oct 1787 William Ray & wife Mary to JOHN CAIN, 140pds, 200ac on
Little River at the mouth of a branch. s/ William Ray, Mary (x) Ray.
wit/ James Latta. Jurat; John Wattson.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-154
30 Oct 1787 Stephen Wilson & wife Sarah, to JOHN CAIN, 30pds, 63ac on
Little River adj. William Ray, McCulloch. wit/ James Latta. Jurat:
Robert (x) Horner.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-243
04 Aug 1789 Stephen Smith to WILLIAM CAIN, 20pds, 42ac on b s Little
River. wit/ JOHN CAIN, jurat.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-282
23 Jan 1790 John Taylor to WILLIAM CAIN, 400pds in town of Hillsborough,
lot #25.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-359
02 Mar 1790 John Nichols, esq, late sheriff to JOHN CAIN, prop. of John
Merrit, 300ac on Second Creek, a branch of Newhope Creek, adj. James
Jolly, John Daniel, William Pikett. wit/ A Tettom, Jurat, WILLIAM CAIN.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-360
02 Mar 1790 JOHN CAIN of Orange co. to Edward Trice, jr of same, 45 pds,
??? ac on Second Creek, branch of Newhope Creek, adj. James Jolly, John
Daniel, John Pickett, William Pickett. Grant of John Merrit, 13 Mar
1780. s/ JOHN CAIN. wit/ WILLIAM CAIN, Absalom Tetton, jurat.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-471
23 Aug 1791 William Dunnegan, Sr. to WILLIAM CAIN of Orange co., 50pds,
40ac ss of road leading from Halifax to Hillsborough on Little River,
adj. where WILLIAM CAIN now lives. wit/ William Hall, jurat., A. Grety
?.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-490
03 Mar 1792 William McCauley, late sheriff to WILLIAM CAIN, prop. of
Mark Peterson, 400ac on Newhope Creek adj. Barber, Mark Peterson, where
John Scarlet now lives, Fish Creek, William Frees plantation, Thomas
Frees. wit/ A Tatom, A Gray.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-659
06 Feb 1793 John Brooks of Randolph co. NC to WILLIAM CAIN & David Ray,
merchants in Hillsborough, 200pds, ???ac on bs Buck Quarter Creek. wit/
James Neal, A. Tatom.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-687
17 Sep 1792 Thos. Hunt to JOHN CAIN, 100pds, 70ac on Little River
bounded by land formerly belonging to Henry Cutice McCullock & THOS.
CAIN. wit/ John Watson, Robert Tucker, Jonathan Clower.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-688
13 Dec 1792 John Gray of co. and Parish of Frederick, VA to JOHN CAIN of
Orange, 24pds, grant of John Gray 13 Mar 1780, 400ac on Little River &
Eno adj. Hugh Woods, WILLIAM & TIMOTHY CAIN, & sd JOHN CAIN. s/ John
Gray, Margery Gray. wit/ Jonathan Clower, jurat, George Grice ?.
Orange NC Deed Book 04-696
29 May 1793 CAIN & Ray, merchants of Hilloborough, to John & Isaac
Holson, 250pds, 330ac on bs Buck Quarter Creek,etc. wit/ Jno. Cabe.
Orange NC Deed Book 05-061
26 Feb 1794 WILLIAM CANE of Orange to William Trice ?, 24pds, 24 ac on
east side of Newhope Creek. s/ WILLIAM CAIN. wit/ David Ray, jurat, JNO
CANE.
Orange NC Deed Book 05-062
20 Feb 1794 William Trice ? to WILLIAM CANE, 24 pds, 24ac on Newhope,
adj. Page Peterson, sd CANE. Grant to Mark Peterson. wit/ David Ray,
jurat, JNO CAIN.
Orange NC Deed Book 05-153
18 Oct 1794 James Proper to JOHN CAIN, 14pds, 14.5ac on Little River
adj. sd JOHN CAIN. wit/ Joseph Brittain, John Hunt.
Orange NC Deed Book 05-590
12 Mar 1796 Thomas Sutton to JOHN CAIN, 200pds, ???ac on Little River
adj. WILLIAM CAIN, Joseph Brittain, Walter Alves. wit/ J. Watson, Joseph
Brittain, jurat.
Orange NC Deed Book 07-373
23 Oct 1798 Samuel Clenney to JAMES CAIN, 700pds, 339ac adj. John Woods,
Wm. Clenney, Stephen Carrol, WILLM CAIN. wit/ Stephen Hart ?, James
Latta, Jr, Jurat.
Orange NC Deed Book 09-147
08 Dec 1800 Africa Parker, a free man of Hillsborough to WILLIAM CAIN &
David Ray & James Yarborough of Hillsborough, merchants, etc.
Orange NC Deed Book 09-156
14 Mar 1800 Charles Dunnagan to JOHN CAIN, 30pds, 107ac near CAINS Mill
Road adj. William Dunagan on Little River on bs of Trading rd frm
Hillsborough to Hamsking ?. s/ Charles Dunnagan, JNO CAIN. wit/ James
Yarborough, James Dunnagan.
Orange NC Deed Book 09-228
01 Mar 1801 Edmond Forrest to JOHN CAIN & Joseph Armstrong, 149pds, 100
ac at mouth of Rockey Branch adj. Walter Alves. s/ Edmond (x) Forrest,
JNO CAIN, Joseph Armstrong. wit/ Willie Hall, Harrison Woods.
Orange NC Deed Book 10-169
04 Aug 1801 Samuel Turrentine, sheriff to WILLIAM CAIN & David Ray &
James Yarborough, prop of Samuel Clenney & Henry Thompson, Jr., town lot.
wit/ David Yarborough, Thos Whitted.
Orange NC Deed Book 10-202
08 Aug 1786 John Hawkins, sheriff to WILLIAM CAIN, prop of James Munroe,
502ac on Cates Creek, Eno River, etc.
Orange NC Deed Book 11-036
24 Aug 1803 Samuel Turrentine, shf, to WILLIAM CAIN & David Ray,
merchants, prop of Parkham Kirk, 190 ac on Tom's Creek.
Orange NC Deed Book 11-048
22 Jun 1803 Wm. Dunnegan to JOHN CAIN, 155ac on Dunnagans Mill Creek, a
branch of Little River, adj. his own line, WILLIAM CAIN, & Barnet Graham.
wit/ Charles V. Dunnegan, James Dunnegan.
Orange NC Deed Book 11-120
15 May 1798 James Carrington, Jr. to WILLIAM CAIN, SR, 562pds, 275ac on
Flat River, the Ned Cobbin tract.
Orange NC Deed Book 11-121
15 May 1798 Same as above, almost.
Orange NC Deed Book 12-002
21 Aug 1805 Isaac Newton & his mother Mary Newton, widow of George
Newton, decd, to WILLIAM CAIN, Jr., indebted to WILLIAM CAIN & David Ray,
merchants, being his 104ac, James Newtons 9th parts undivided interest on
Little River etc.
Orange NC Deed Book 16-365
10 Jun 1799 #1524, State of NC to WILLIAM CAIN, Sr, 150ac on Little
River, adj. Dunnagan.
(Orange County North Carolina Record of Deeds, Book 24, Page 1.)
9 Aug 1827.
This indenture made this 9th day of August AD 1827 by ___ HUGH CAIN, AN
CAIN, & JOHN CAIN, Andrew Leatham, Charles G. Simonds, Catherine Leatham,
& Villary Simonds all of York District South Carolina of the first part
and Duncan Cameron of Orange County North Carolina of the second part.
Witnefseth that the said parties of the first part for & in consideration
of the sum of Five hundred & twenty three dollars to them paid by the
said Duncan the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged have given,
granted, bargained, sold, aliened & Confirmed, and by these presents do
give, grant, bargain, sell alien & confirm unto him the said Duncan
Cameron, his heirs & afsigns forever, all the right, title, interest &
estate which they (the parties of the first part hereto) have or may
have, into & of the Real Estate of which HUGH CAIN the elder, (Uncle of
the parties of the first part hereto) Decd used & possessed or entitled
to which said Real Estate consists of ___ several tracts of land, situate
lying & being in the County of Orange aforesaid on both sides of ____
River adjoining & bounded by the lands of the said Duncan Cameron &
_______ D. B_________ and containing on whole Six hundred & eighty eight
acres more or lefs being the land owned & occupied by the said HUGH CAIN
at the time of his death. To have and to hold the land hereby bargained,
sold & con________ by the parties of the first part hereto, being their
undivided sixth portion or share of all the lands aforesaid belong to the
said HUGH CAIN the elder at the time of his death to the said Duncan
Cameron Cameron, the party of the second part hereto his heirs & assigns
forever. And the said parties of the first part hereto for themselves,
their heirs, do by these presents Covenant, promise and agree to & with
the party of the second part hereto, his heirs and assigns that _______
of an absolute estate in fee simple in and of fifth parts of the sixth
part of all the lands aforesaid of which the said HUGH CAIN, elder decd.
________ & possessed or entitled to ; that they have _______ ________ and
authority to sell & convey the same by Deed in fee simple Absolutely &
and that they will forever warrant & defend the lands & premises hereby
bargained, sold, conveyed to him the said Duncan Cameron, his heirs &
assigns against the claims of all persons whatsoever. In testimony of
all which they, the said parties of the first part hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year first herein written.
Signed, sealed and delivered s/ HUGH CAIN (seal)
in presents of JOHN CAIN (seal)
(illegible) Andrew Leatham (seal)
Charles F (?) Simonds (seal)
ANN CAIN (seal)
(Orange County North Carolina Record of Deeds, Book 25, Page 10.)
26 Nov 1831.
This indenture made this 26th November A.D. 1831 by & between JOHN CAIN,
JAMES CAIN, WILLIAM CAIN, ALLEN CAIN, David Irvin and Fanny his wife,
Lewis Cason & Margaret his wife of Wilkinson County in the state of
Mifsifsippi, William Hall, Samuel Hall, Sarah Hall & Nancy Hall of
Hancock county in the state of Georgia which said JAMES CAIN, JOHN CAIN,
WILLIAM CAIN, ALLEN CAIN, FANNY Irvin & MARGARET Cason are the children &
heirs at law of WILLIAM CAIN the elder, all of the county and state first
above mentioned, deceased. and which said William Hall, Samuel Hall,
Sarah Hall & Nancy Hall are the heirs at law of NANCY Hall dec., daughter
of the said WILLIAM the elder, dec. of the one part and Duncan Cameron of
Orange County state of North Carolina of the other part. Witnesfth that
the said parties of the one or first part hereto for & in consideration
of the sum of Eight hundred & fifty dollars to them paid by the other or
second part hereto the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have
given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, & confirmed and by these
presents do give, grant, bargain, sell, alien & confirm unto the party of
the second part one certain tract of land situate lying & being on Little
River in Orange county aforesaid and bounded as follows. Beginning at a
stake on the river, corner of land Cameron running with his line South
117deg East 28 chains & 50 links to a Spanish Oak, thence South 112deg.
West 2 chain & 50 links to a Stake. Thence South 87deg. East 19 chains &
50 links to a pine, thence South 18deg. East 22 chains & 50 links to a
stake corner of lot no. 6. Thence with lines of said Lot no. 72deg. West
73 chains to the River, thence up the meander of the same to the first
station. Containing ninety five acres and 3/4 acre to the same more or
lefs: being that part of the lands of which HUGH CAIN late of Orange
county died seized & possessed, allotted by the commifsioners appointed
to divide the Real Estate of the said HUGH CAIN deceased to the heirs of
the aforesaid WILLIAM CAIN the elder, dec. one of the brothers of the
said HUGH CAIN dec. and is _______ marked in the plan & survey the lands
of the said HUGH CAIN dec. as lot no. 5 to have and to hold the said
tract or parcel of land with all of the rights & appurten thereunto
belonging to the said party of the second part hereto & his heirs and
assigns forever. And the said parties of the first part hereto for the
themselves and their heirs & do by these presents covenant, promise and
agree to & with the party of the second part hereto, his heirs and
assigns as follows that they are the heirs at law of WILLIAM CAIN the
elder of Wilkinson county Mispispippi dec. that they are seized of an
absolute Estate in fee simple in & of the tract of parcel of land herein
before mentioned & hereby conveyed that they have full and ample power &
authority to sell & convey the same in fee simple that their is no
incumberance or charge on the same, and that will forever warrant &
defend the same and every part thereof to this party of the second part
hereto his heirs & afsigns against the claim or claims of all persons
whatsoever. In testimony of all which the said parties of the first part
hereto have set their hands & seals the day and year first herein
written.
Done in the presence of JOHN CAIN by |atty (seal)
James Leathers | David Irwin |
Samuel Yarborough |
Tho. D. Bennehan | JAMES CAIN by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
WILLIAM CAIN by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
ALLEN CAIN by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
David Irwin (seal)
FANNY Irwin by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
Lewis Cason by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
MARGARET Cason by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
William Hall by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
Samuel Hall by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
Sarah Hall by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
Nancy Hall by |atty (seal)
David Irwin |
Orange county November term 1831
The execution of this deed was duly proved in open court by the
acknowledgement of David Irwin the subscriber thereto for himself and
others and ordered to be registered.
Fist(?) s/ J Taylor CC
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CAIN MARRIAGES SORTED BY DATE
DATE GROOMLAST GROOMFIRST BRIDELAST BRIDEFIRST CNTY ST
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21 DEC 1781 CAIN JAMES MCKINLEY ELIZ ORAN NC
05 OCT 1782 HOLLOWAY THOMAS CAIN JOANNA ORAN NC
28 MAY 1783 CAIN WILLIAM DUDLEY SALLEY ORAN NC
18 FEB 1792 CAIN ALLEN HESTER MARY ORAN NC
24 OCT 1795 CAIN ALLEN CARPENTER SUSANNA ORAN NC
29 OCT 1798 CAIN ALLEN SCARLETT ELIZBTH ORAN NC
07 DEC 1809 CAIN HUGH ALLEN SARAH ORAN NC
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From: North Carolina Dept of Archives and History. (Revolutionary War
Service Record of WILLIAM CAIN of Orange Co. - [which William ???])
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
(SEAL)
This verifies that the following information is recorded in a
manuscript volume in the custody of the State Archives titled
Copy of a Register shewing the names alphabetically,
rank, dates of Commissions and enlistements, periods
of service and occurrencies, taken from the original
muster and pay rolls of the North Carolina Line of
the late Army of the United States.
Page: 31
Name and Rank: CAIN, WM pt
Regiment: 10th Regiment
Company: Montforts
Date of enlistment: 20 July 78
Period of Service: 9 mos
Occurriences: None Reported
Other Information: [Register prepared at Philadelphia
28th July 1791]
Raliegh, North Carolina s/ ________ W. Mitchell
July 17, 1979 Chief, Archives and Records Section
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This verifies that the following information is recorded in a manuscript
volume in the custody of the State Archives titled "Revolutionary Army
Accounts" (Volume I, Page 84, Folio 4):
Heading: An account of Specie Certificates paid into the
Comptrollers Office by John Armstrong Entry Taker
for Land in North Carolina vizt:
Number: 3163
By Whom Granted: Mebane and Nichols
To Whom Granted: WILL CAIN
Date: 20 Aug 83
Sum: 22 pounds, 12 shillings, 4 pence
Interest: 14 shillings, 8 pence
To What Time: 8 March 1784
Total Amount principal and interest: 23 pounds, 7 shillings
Other information: None
Raliegh, North Carolina s/ ________ W. Mitchell
July 12, 1979 Chief, Archives and Records
Section
(includes photocopy of original)
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WILLS
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Orange NC Will Book A-208
Will of JACOB CAIN; Dated 06 Aug 1779, proved 1779.
Wife: Joanna who is pregnant.
Exr: wife Joanna and Jacob Allen
Wit: James Few, Wm Leathers, Wm. Johnston
Orange NC Will Book A-212
Bill of Sale from TIMOTHY CAIN to JAMES CAIN for negroes.
w/ Jno Kelly & Jno Cabe.
Bill of Sale from TIMOTHY CAIN to MARY CAIN. same date and witnesses.
(Orange County Will Book A-235)
HUGH CAINE. 21 June 1781
I, HUGH CAINE of the county of Orange and state of North Carolina, do
make and ordain this my Testament and Last Will as follows viz..
I will that all my just debts may be paid as speedily as may be after my
decease by my executor hereinafter named. I give my son WILLIAM CAINE my
young dray mare, one cow & calf, two ewes and two lambs, and to his heirs
I give and devise to my three sons HUGH, JAMES & ALLAN and to their
respective heirs forever, the land and plantation wheron I at present
reside, to be equally divided amongst them, share and share alike. And
provided they cannot agree upon a division amongst themselves, in that
case my will is that they shall chuse two or more honest and reputable
men to divide & lay off the said land impartially in three equal parts,
which division shall be binding on my said sons and each of them. I
likewise give to my said sons and their respective heirs viz... HUGH,
JAMES and ALLAN, two feather beds & furniture therein belonging, one
large iron pot, with all my household furniture, utensils of husbandry,
stock of cattle, hogs and sheep except what I have given to my son
WILLIAM CAIN and the legacies I have hereafter disposed of to be equally
divided amongst my said sons HUGH, JAMES and ALLAN, share and share
alike. I give to said son JAMES CAIN & his heirs one cow and calf & one
horse known by the name of The Tom Horse. I give to my daughter ANN
CAINE, one pewter dish, six pewter plates, one feather bed and furniture,
two cows and caves (sic), two ewes and two lambs, one bay filly about two
years old, one womans saddle and bridle, one flax wheel, one pair cotton
cards, one middle size iron pot, all her mother's & her sisters wearing
apparel and one pine chest for her and her heirs forever. I give to my
cousin Elizabeth McKinley and her heirs one black heifer with a white
face about two years old. I give to my nephew JOHN CAINE, child of my
son WILLIAM, one brindled two years old heifer. I give to nephew JAMES
CAINE, another child of my son WILLIAM, one young brindled sheep. I give
to my niece ANN CAINE, another child of my son WILLIAM, one cow & calf.
I give to my nieces FANNY and MARGARET CAINE, two twins of my son
WILLIAM, each one yearling heifer.
I give to my son ALLAN CAIN and his heirs one sorrel mare.
I nominate and appoint my sons WILLIAM CAINE and HUGH CAINE executor of
this my Testament and Last Will, and I do hereby revoke and disannul all
and every former Will by me heretofore made. In Witness wherof I have
hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty first day of June in the year
of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty one. 1781.
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Signed, Sealed, Published & ordered |
by the said HUGH CAINE the testator, | s/ HUGH CAINE (seal)
as and for his Testament and Last Will |
in the presence of us, who have at his |
request set our names as witnefses in |
his presence & in the presence of each other. |
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s/Moses Leathers |
s/William Johnston | Jurats
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HUGH CAIN Qualif. as Exr.
Orange County November Court 1781
The execution of the within will of HUGH CAINE, deceased was duly proved
in open court by the oaths of Moses Leathers and William Leathers
subscribing witnefs thereto & ordered to be recorded.
s/ (illegible)
(Orange County North Carolina Will Book A-275)
Will in Archives dated 2 Apr 1783, proved May 1783.
BENJAMIN BLAKE - planter.
Wife: not named.
Son: Benj. Blake.
Daus: MARTHA CAIN, Sarah Braswell, Rebecca Mason (or Massey), Penelope
Blake, Ann Blake, Bethena Blake, (all minors).
GrCh: Penelope, Mary Ann, Obedience, Hardy Phillips - Children of Thomas
Phillips. Sarah and Absalom Cane, children of Elisha Cane.
(Orange County North Carolina Will Book A-212)
20 Feb 1781, proved Aug 1781.
Bill of Sale from TIMOTHY CAIN to JAMES CAIN for negroes. Wit: Jno
Kelley & Jno Cabe.
Bill of Sale from TIMOTHY CAIN to MARY CAIN. Same date and witnesses as
above.
Orange NC Will Book C-136
Will of Benjamin (x) Cate; 02 Dec 1798 / May 1799
EXR: Bro Richard Cate, WILLIAM CAIN, merchant
Orange NC Will Book D-104
Will of Stwphwn Willson; 26 Feb 1803 / Aug Ct 1803
Exr: WILLIAM CAIN
Orange NC Will Book D-114
Will of Thomas Trice; 24 Aug 1801 / Nov Ct 1803
...Land adj WILLIAM CAIN...
Orange NC Will Book D-136
Will of Jehu Whitted: 13 Mar 1804 / May Ct 1804
Wit: WILL I (?) CAIN and Gavin Alves
Orange NC Will Book D-178
Will of Jacob Senior Allen: 13 Jan 1806 / Nov Ct 1806
Son: Jacob Allen, land on s side of Eno River
Son: William Allen, land on n side of Eno River
Dau: Sally Allen, Betsy Allen, Hannah Allen, Nancy Latta,
Cynthia Scarlett,
Exr: Son in law James Latta, son Jacob Allen
Wit: WILLIAM CAIN SR, John Kelley Sr, Cuthbert (x) Burton.
Orange NC Will Book D-224
Will of John Douglass; 20 Nov 1807 / Feb Ct 1808
Wit: JAMES CAIN,
Orange NC Will Book D-317a
Power of Attorney from James Ray to James Williams.
Wit: W. CAIN
Ray speaks of his land in Tennessee
Orange NC Will Book D-440
Will of John Alston, Sr.; 12 Sep 1814 / Aug Ct 1815
Son: John, 5sh and my property I gave when he left me
Sons: George, James, Philip, Lemuel, Alfred,
Daus: Polly, Patsy, Sally Pickett
Son: Absalom 5sh and property I gave him when he left me
Grandson: (son of Absalom) Calvin Alston
Exr: son Absalom Alston, WILLIAM CAIN Jr
Wit: WILLIAM CAIN, SR, William Smith
Orange NC Will Book D-510
Will of Stephen Scarlett; 06 Jul 1817 / Aug 1817
Wife: Sally
Dau: Rachel & Synthia Scarlett (unmarried)
Sons: James Scarlett (youngest), John Scarlett (eldest)
Daus: ELIZABETH CAIN, Mary Latta, Sally Latta, Jane Latta,
Susanna Cole, Rachel Scarlett, Synthia Scarlett.
Exr: Wife Sally and son James
Wit: William Lewis, Henry Bunch, Abraham (x) Crabtree
Orange NC Will Book D-514
Will of Mary Woods; 15 Feb 1817 / Nov ct 1817
Niece: Emeline Dortch (under age)
Niece: Sally Dortch, Polly Dortch, Lucy Dortch
Exr: Duncan Cameron
Wit: James Kelly, HUGH CAIN, Jr
Orange NC Will Book E-115
Will of John Kelley, Sr.; 19 May 1817 / Aug ct 1826
Exr: JAMES CAIN, ARCHIBALD CAIN, Thomas Bain
Orange NC Will Book E-213
Will of Mary Kelley; 06 Aug 1828 / Feb Ct 1830
Wit: HUGH CAIN
Orange NC Will Book E-231
Will of Solomon Wood; 04 Aug 1830 / Aug Ct 1830
Wife: Elizabeth
????: Henry Wood
Bro: James Wood
Bro in law: Ezekiel Haley
Exr: Wife Elizabeth Bro in law Ezekiel
Wit: ARCHIBALD CAIN, J B Leathers
Orange NC Will Book E-282
Will of James Crabtree; 7 Jul 1832
Wit: ALLEN CAIN
(Orange County North Carolina Will Book E-324)
Dated 14 Dec 1829. proved Nov 1834.
WILLIAM CAIN the elder.
Dau: Polly Southerland "tract called Fannys" which formerly belonged to
my Brother TIMOTHY CAIN.
Son-in-law: (Married CHARITY CAIN) Willie P. Mangum, lot in Hillsboro.
Son: WILLIAM CAIN
Dau: Ann Davis (husb Edward Davis).
Grandsons: WILLIAM CAIN, William R. Southerland, & William Cain Davis.
Dau: PEGGY CAIN.
Exr: Friend Duncan Cameron and son WILLIAM CAIN.
Wit: Thos. D. Benneham, Saml Yarborough.
Orange NC Will Book E-351
Will of Thomas Rhodes Sr; 21 Sep 1834 / May Court 1835
Son: Thomas Rhodes (wife Sally and Children); James Rhodes
James Rhodes
Dau: Hannah Rhodes
Belinda w/o ABEL CAIN
Elizabeth w/o Thomas Guess (now of KY)
Grch: The children of David Warren which he had by my dau Polly
Grch: Jane Medley (Medlin), Wesley Rhodes, Wiley Rhodes,
Artesma Rhodes (children of my son Noah)
Exr: Silas Link
Wit: ARCHIBALD CAIN, Wmson Burton.
Orange NC Will Book E-353
Will of Mann Patterson; 10 Sep 1834 / May Ct 1835
...land on waters of New Hope adj WILLIAM CAIN..
Wit: ARCHIBALD CAIN
Orange NC Will Book E-355
Will of Thomas Holloway; 18 Nov 1834 / May Ct 1835
Wit: ARCHIBALD CAIN
Orange NC Will Book F-009
Will of Wm Sutherland; 22 Jun 1838 / Aug Ct 1838
Exr: WILLIAM CAIN of Hillsboro
Wit: George W Jones, MINERVA R CAIN
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************* HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY NC ************
"Orange County--1752-1952" edited by: Hugh Lefler and Paul Wager.
Multiple authors.
Chapter III. "Settlement and Early History" by Ruth Blackwelder.
In 1740 only a few white families were scattered along the Hico
(Hyco), the Eno, and the Haw rivers in the area that became Orange
county. There were not twenty taxables in that region in 1748, but by
1751 Governor Gabriel Johnston reported that settlers were "flocking in,"
mostly from Pennsylvania. Alexander Mebane, Orange county's first
sheriff, returned 1,113 tithables for the years 1752 and 1753, a figure
which would indicate a total population of approximately 4,000 when the
county was formed in 1752. By 1767 Orange had the largest population of
any county in North Carolina.
The great migration from Pennsylvania to Piedmont Carolina came in the
middle of the eighteenth century. Scotch-Irish and German immigrants,
finding the price of land too high for them in Pennsylvania, journeyed
southward along the "Great Wagon Road" through the Shenandoah valley to
Carolina. ....... .
Alexander Mebane, the first sheriff of the county, owned land along
Cain Creek in 1756.... There were Scotch-Irish in eastern Orange--in the
Little river and New Hope creek sections.....Germans held the land west
of the Haw river....John Faust had land on Cain creek....
Quakers constituted a considerable portion of the early population of
Orange county....Quakers settled north of Hillsboro but they were most
numerous in the Cain creek and the Stinking Quarter creek areas, in
present Almance, Chatham and Randolph counties. Jonathan Lindley of the
Cain creek section and William Courtney of Hillsboro were prominent
pioneers of the Quaker faith. ......
The three largest landowners in 1800 were WILLIAM CAIN who had 4,417
acres, Richard Bennehan with 4,065 acres, and William Strudwick with
4,000.....
Orange county and the parish of St. Matthew were formed in 1752 from
the western portions of Granville, Johnston and Bladen counties. The
organization came twenty-three years after the crown purchased the
Carolinas from the lords proprietors and two years before the outbreak of
the French and Indian War. Phenomenal growth in population between 1740
and 1752 made a new county a necessity. It was organized for convenience
of the new inhabitants, to shorten their travel over poor roads, to make
it easier for them to get to their county seat. The county lay in Lord
Granville's district and was named to honor William III of the House of
Orange, who ruled England from 1689 to 1702.....There have been many
subtractions from Orange county. Originally it included the present
counties of Orange, Chatham, Caswell, Person and Almance and also
portions of Wake, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Durham, and Lee.
************ HISTORICAL SKETCHES *************
From "Historical Sketches of North Carolina" by John Hill Wheeler;
Regional Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1964; GPL 975.6
Page 337-338
Lists of the members of the House of Commons, from the adoption of the
Constitution in 1776 to 1835.
Hillsbora, Orange County
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1813 Thomas Ruffin
1815 Thomas Ruffin
1816 Thomas Ruffin
1817 William Lockhart
Lists of Members of the General Assembly from Orange County, form the
adoption of the Constitution until the last session.
1785 WILLIAM CAIN, House of Commons
1794 WILLIAM CAIN, Senate
1795 WILLIAM CAIN, Senate
1796 WILLIAM CAIN, Senate
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NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS FROM RALEIGH NEWSPAPERS
Orange NC Newspaper
20 Oct 1806 #729. Died in Orange Co on 1st inst. of nervous fever. Mr.
JAMES CAIN about 20 years of age, youngest son of WM CAIN, Esq.
Orange NC Newspaper
22 Dec 1806 #730. D on the 10th inst., in the 16th year of her age,
Miss SARAH CAIN, dau of WM CAIN, Esq. of Orange Co. She also fell a
victim to the nervous fever which has proved so fatal in her father's
family during this last fall.
Orange NC Newspaper
30 Nov 1811 #1175. Davis. m in Orange Co on the 5th inst. Dr. Baxter
Davis to Miss Eliz. Strain. RR Fri. 13 Dec 1811. MB Orange Co Betsy
Strain. Nov 30 1811. JOHN CAIN, W J Taylor.
Orange NC Newspaper
27 Jan 1815 #4534. Southerland: Married in Orange County on Thurs. the
12th inst. Mr. Solomon A Southerland, of Wake Co to Miss MARY CAIN of
Orange, dau of WM CAIN, sen.
Orange NC Newspaper
21 Apr 1815 #1179. Davis: M. Mr Edward Davis of Person (county) to
Miss ANN CAIN, of Orange Co. near Hillsborough. RM Fri 19 May 1815 (MB
Orange Co ANN CAIN 21 Apr 1815. John Scott, W. J. Taylor.
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The following is an excerpt (pages 55-61) from the book:
MY FOLKS DON'T WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT SLAVERY
Edited by Belinda Hurmence
Sent to me by: Terry Cain Smith of Fayetteville, NC
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SARAH DEBRO
Age 90 when interviewed
July 34, 1937 at Durham, N.C.,
by Travis Jordan
I was born in Orange County way back some time in
the fifties. Miz Polly White Cain and Marse Dr.
Cain was my white folks. Marse Cain's plantation joined
Mr. Paul Cameron's land. Marse Gain owned so many
niggers that he didn't know his own slaves when he
met them in the road. Sometimes he would stop them
and say: "Whose niggers are you?" They'd say, "We's
Marse Cain's niggers." Then he would say, I's Marse
Cain," and drive on.
Marse Cain was good to his niggers. He didn't
whip them like some owners did, but if they done
mean, he sold them. They knew this so they minded
him. One day Grandpappy sassed Miss Polly White,
and she told him that if he didn't behave hisself that
she would put him in her pocket. Grandpappy was a
big man, and I ask him how Miss Polly could do that.
He said she meant that she would sell him, then put
the money in her pocket. He never did sass Miss Polly
no more.
I was kept at the big house to wait on Miss Polly,
to tote her basket of keys and such as that. Whenever
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she seed a child down in the quarters that she wanted
to raise by hand, she took them up to the big house
and trained them. I was to be a housemaid. The day
she took me, my mammy cried, 'cause she knew I would
never be allowed to live at the cabin with her no more.
Miss Polly was big and fat and she made us niggers
mind, and we had to keep clean. My dresses and aprons
was starched stiff. I had a clean apron every day. We
bad white sheets on the beds, and niggers had plenty
to eat too, even ham. When Miss Polly went to ride,
she took me in the carriage with her. The driver set
way up high, and me and Miss Polly set way down low.
They was two hosses with shiny harness. I toted Miss
Polly's bag and bundles, and if she dropped her hand-
kerchief, I picked it up. I loved Miss Polly and loved
staying at the big house.
I was about waist high when the soldiers mus-
tered. I went with Miss Polly down to the mustering
field where they was marching. I can see they feets
now, when they flung them up and down, saying hep,
hep. When they was all ready to go and fight, the
women folks fixed a big dinner. Aunt Charity and Pete
cooked two or three days for Miss Polly. The table was
piled with chicken, ham, shoat, barbecue, young lamb,
and all sorts of pies, cakes, and things, but nobody eat
nothing much. Miss Polly and the ladies got to crying.
The vittles got cold. I was so sad that I got over in the
corner and cried too. The men folks all had on they
new soldier clothes, and they didn't eat nothing nei-
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ther. Young Marse Jim went up and put his arm around
Miss Polly, his mammy, but that made her cry harder.
Marse Jim was a cavalry. He rode a big hoss, and my
Uncle Dave went with him to the field as his body-
guard. He had a hoss too, so if Marse Jim's hoss got
shot, there would be another one for him to ride. Miss
Polly had another son, but he was too drunk to hold a
gun. He stayed drunk.
The first cannon I heard scared me near about to
death. We could hear them going boom, boom. I
thought it was thunder, then Miss Polly say, "Listen,
Sarah, hear them cannons? They's killing our mens."
Then she begun to cry.
I run in the kitchen where Aunt Charity was
cooking and told her Miss Polly was crying. She said,
"She ain't crying 'cause the Yankees killing the mens;
she's doing all that crying 'cause she scared we's going
to be set free." Then I got mad and told her Miss Polly
wasn't like that.
I remember when Wheeler's Cavalry come through.
They was 'federates, but they was mean as the Yankees.
They stole everything they could find and killed a pile
of niggers. They come around checking. They ask the
niggers if they wanted to be free. If they say yes, then
they shot them down, but if they say no, they let them
alone. They took three of my uncles out in the woods
and shot they faces off.
I remember the first time the Yankees come. They
come galloping down the road, jumping over the pal-
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ings, trompling down the rose bushes and messing up
the flower beds. They stomped all over the house, in
the kitchen, pantries, smokehouse, and everywhere,
but they didn't find much, 'cause near about everything
done been hid. I was setting on the steps when a big
Yankee come up. He had on a cap, and his eyes was
mean.
"Where did they hide the gold and silver, nigger?"
he yelled at me.
I was scared, and my hands was ashy, but I told
him I didn't know nothing about nothing; that if any-
body done hid things, they hid it while I was asleep.
"Go ask that old white-headed devil," he said
to me.
I got mad then, 'cause he was talking about Miss
Polly, so I didn't say nothing, I just set. Then he pushed
me off the step and say if I didn't dance, he going shoot
my toes off. Scared as I was, I sure done some shuffling.
Then he give me five dollars and told me to go buy
jimcracks, but that piece of paper won't no good. Twasn't
nothing but a shinplaster, like all that war money, you
couldn't spend it.
That Yankee kept calling Miss Polly a white-headed
devil and said she done ramshacked till they wasn't
nothing left, but he made his mens tote off meat, flour,
pigs, and chickens. After that, Miss Polly got mighty
stingy with the vittles and we didn't have no more ham.
When the war was over, the Yankees was all around
the place, telling the niggers what to do. They told
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them they was free, that they didn't have to slave for
the white folks no more. My folks all left Marse Cain
and went to live in houses that the Yankees built. They
was like poor white folks' houses, little shacks made
out of sticks and mud, with stick-and-mud chimneys.
They wasn't like Marse Cain's cabins, planked up and
warm, they was full of cracks, and they wasn't no lamps
and oil. All the light come from the lightwood knots
burning in the fireplace.
One day my mammy come to the big house after
me. I didn't want to go, I wanted to stay with Miss
Polly. I begun to cry, and Mammy caught hold of me.
I grabbed Miss Polly and held so tight that I tore her
skirt binding loose, and her skirt fell down about her
feets.
"Let her stay with me," Miss Polly said to Mammy.
But Mammy shook her head. "You took her away
from me and didn't pay no mind to my crying, so now
I's taking her back home. We's free now, Miss Polly, we
ain't going to be slaves no more to nobody." She dragged
me away. I can see how Miss Polly looked now. She
didn't say nothing, but she looked hard at Mammy, and
her face was white.
Mammy took me to the stick-and-mud house the
Yankees done give her. It was smoky and dark cause
they wasn't no windows. We didn't have no sheets and
no towels, so when I cried and said I didn't want to live
in no Yankee house, Mammy beat me and made me go
to bed. I laid on the straw tick looking up through the
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cracks in the roof. I could see the stars, and the sky
shining through the cracks looked like long blue splin-
ters stretched across the rafters. I lay there and cried
'cause I wanted to go back to Miss Polly.
I was never hungry till we was free and the Yan-
kees fed us. We didn't have nothing to eat except hard-
tack and middling meat. You could boil it all day and
all night and it wouldn't cook done. I wouldn't eat it. I
thought 'twas mule meat; mules that done been shot
on the battlefield then dried. I still believe 'twas mule
meat.
One day me and my brother was looking for acorns
in the woods. We found something like a grave in the
woods. I told Dave they was something buried in that
mound. We got the grubbing hoe and dug. They was a
box with eleven hams in that grave. Somebody done
hid it from the Yankees and forgot where they buried
it. We covered it back up, 'cause if we took it home in
the daytime, the Yankees and niggers would take it
away from us. So when night come, we slipped out and
toted them hams to the house and hid them in the
loft.
Them was bad days. I'd rather been a slave than
to been hired out like I was, 'cause I wasn't no field
hand, I was a handmaid, trained to wait on the ladies.
Then too, I was hungry most of the time and had to
keep fighting off them Yankee mens. Them Yankees
was mean folks.
We's come a long way since them times. I's lived
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near about ninety years, and I's seen and heard much.
My folks don't want me to talk about slavery, they's
shame niggers ever was slaves. But, while for most
colored folks freedom is the best, they's still some nig-
gers that ought to be slaves now. These niggers that's
done clean forgot the Lord; those that's always cutting
and fighting and going in white folks' houses at night,
they ought to be slaves. They ought to have an old
marse with a whip to make them come when he say
come and go when he say go, till they learn to live
right.
I looks back and thinks. I ain't never forgot them
slavery days, and I ain't never forgot Miss Polly and my
white starched aprons.
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