Orange County Indexed
The Arnold surname
The Arnold name in Orange County Indexed: 25 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1857
most named in the 1810s
- Tax lists 1779–1780
- Court minutes 1787–1818
- Deeds 1805–1821
- Wills 1807–1816
- Marriages 1812–1857
- In the chronology
- 1799 to 2009 2 people in 3 entries, most in the 1790s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (2), Flat River (1), Quaker Creek (1)
- Married into
- Murray 1, Cottrell 1, McCown 1, Omerry 1, Weaver 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Alston 5, Leathers 3, Atkins 2, Harris 2
- Search beyond these records
- Arnold 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 Arnold there)
- Arnold 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 the historical records 25 records
5 deeds, 5 marriages, 11 court minutes, 2 tax list entries and 2 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. Arnold marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Arnold Aaron
1780s
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Arnold, Aron (St. Thomas's District)
- 1787Court minutesDeed, Aaron Arnold to Joseph Hastings, proved in court.
1790s
1800s
1810s
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: John Arnold and Sarah Murray
- 1814Court minutesThe jury convicted Andrew, enslaved by Jno Arnold; the court ordered seventy-five lashes to be administered immediately.
- 1816DeedsJohn Arnold & Fielding Leathers to Duncan Cameron, 10 March 1816
- 1816WillsWill of Nathan Hancock
- 1818MarriagesMarriage bond: Ira E Arnold and Elizabrth Cottrell
- 1818Court minutesThe jury awarded John Arnold damages against Thomas Atkins.
1820s
1840s
- 1848MarriagesMarriage bond: John McCown and Elizabeth Arnold
1850s
- 1857MarriagesMarriage bond: John Omerry and Celia Arnold
- 1857MarriagesMarriage bond: Adkinson D Weaver and Rutha Arnold
Undated
- Court minutesWinnie Arnold was excused estate taxes for the same service-related reason.
- Court minutesDeed, John Alston to John Arnold Sr, proved by John Arnold Jr.
- Court minutesDeed, John Arnold to John Alston, proved by John Arnold Jr.
- Court minutesJohn Arnold and Norris Crompton entered recognizances to testify against John Arnold Jr.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John Arnold damages and costs against James Durning.
- Court minutesThe court accepted completion of the Eno bridge and ordered payment to Thomas Atkins, John Arnold and William Leathers.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Arnold Senr granted to James Briggs and Fielding Leathers; sureties Herbert Sims and Sterling Harris.
