James CHEEK I was born in 1736 in Brunswick County, VA. He died before 1810 in Orange County, NC. 1790 US Census St. Thomas' Parish, Hillsborough District, Orange County, NC. This family lived in Brunswick County, VA in August 1762; they lived in Bute County, NC for a few years; they moved to Orange County, NC about 1772 and lived on waters of New Hope Creek.