Orange County Indexed
The Atkinson surname
The Atkinson name in Orange County Indexed: 54 historical records, 3 people in the chronology and 2 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1769 to 1895
most named in the 1800s
- Deeds 1769–1873
- Court minutes 1799–1814
- Marriages 1799–1895
- Wills 1803–1816
- In the chronology
- 1775 to 1888 3 people in 11 entries, most in the 1770s
- In books and archives
- 2 people, born 1843 to 1854
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (8), Haw Creek (2), Jordans Creek (2), Little River (2), Back Creek (1), Cobbs Creek (1), Hico Creek (1), S Hico Creek (1)
- Married into
- Anderson 1, Linch 1, Isley 1, Goode 1, Price 1, Thomas 1, Wilson 1, Boggs 1, Davis 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Richardson 4, May 3, Johnston 2, Morrow 2, Sellars 2, Anderson 2, Moore 2, Bell 2, Dickson 2, Parks 2, Smith 2, Wilder 2
- People with a page here
- Edward Ruffin Atkinson, George Francis Atkinson
- Spellings to try
- Atkins, Adkinson, Attison
- Search beyond these records
- Atkinson 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 Atkinson there)
- Atkinson 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 3 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.
- Atkinson, George Francis 3 entries, 1881–1888
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Atkinson, John 5 entries, 1775–1776
Show the 5 entries
- August to September 1775: The Provincial Congress forms the Hillsborough District and its committee of safety
- August 1775: Orange County sends Thomas Hart, Thomas Burke and three others to the Third Provincial Congress
- 1775–1779: Orange County's militia in the Revolution, 1775–1779
- April 19, 1776: John Butler and John Atkinson are named Orange County commissioners to gather and buy firearms for the troops
- October 15, 1776: Crowds force the Orange County polls to close four times in the election for the fifth Provincial Congress
- Atkinson, Thomas 3 entries, 1858–1878
In books and archives 2 headings
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.
In the historical records 54 records
22 deeds, 9 marriages, 21 court minutes 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. Atkinson marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
1790s
1800s
- 1800Court minutesThe court recorded Rob’t Morrison, James Morrow, Wm Kirkland and 27 others for jury service.
- 1801DeedsJames Johnston to Thomas Atkinson, 25 August 1801
- 1801Court minutesThe court appointed Thomas Atkinson as road overseer.
- 1801Court minutesThe court appointed John Woody as road overseer.
- 1803Court minutesPower of Attorney, Patsey Atkinson to Alex’r Murphy, proved by Solomon Parks.
- 1803WillsPower of attorney: Patsey Atkinson to Archibald Murphey
- 1808MarriagesMarriage bond: Reding Atkinson and Margaret Anderson
- 1808Court minutesDeed, William Asque to Thomas Atkinson, proved by John Smith.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, James Johnston to Thomas Atkinson, acknowledged in court.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, James Gordon to James Turner, proved by Thomas Atkinson.
1810s
- 1810DeedsWilliam Morrow to Reding Atkinson, 10 September 1810
- 1810DeedsGeorge May to Thomas Atkinson, 16 December 1810
- 1810DeedsThomas Atkinson to Luke Teer, 7 September 1810
- 1811DeedsRedden Atkinson to William Gant & Willis Sellars, 1 August 1811
- 1811Court minutesDeed, William Morrow to Reding Atkinson, proved by Wm Anderson.
- 1814MarriagesMarriage bond: Miles Goode and Celia Atkinson
- 1814MarriagesMarriage bond: George Jur Isley and Patsy Atkinson
- 1814Court minutesDeed, Redding Atkinson to Willis Sellars, proved by James Freeland.
- 1816WillsPower of attorney: John Atkinson to Westward A. Jones
- 1818MarriagesMarriage bond: Russell Atkinson and Polly Price
1820s
1830s
1860s
- 1863DeedsAlex Dickson to William F Atkinson, 8 September 1863
- 1863DeedsS H Breeze & C Wilson & W F Strayhorn & Joseph McCulloch & John N Cole & John F Lyon & Alex Dickson & W Strudwick to William F Atkinson, 8 September 1863
- 1863DeedsAlexander Dickson to William F Atkinson, 30 November 1863
- 1868DeedsCharity E Atkinson & William F Atkinson to Mary E Richardson, 1 August 1868
- 1868DeedsCharity E Atkinson & William F Atkinson to Mary E Richardson, 1 August 1868
- 1869DeedsJohn Berry to William F Atkinson, 10 July 1869
1870s
- 1870DeedsM E Richardson & William Richardson to William F Atkinson, 1 February 1870
- 1870DeedsM E Richardson & William Richardson to William F Atkinson, 1 February 1870
- 1871DeedsCharity E Atkinson & William F Atkinson to Sanders P Cox, 29 November 1871
- 1873DeedsCharles Wilson estate by administrator to William F Atkinson, 27 January 1873
- 1873DeedsWilliam F Atkinson to Charity E Atkinson, 2 June 1873
1890s
- 1895MarriagesMarriage license: John Davis and Mamie Atkinson
Undated
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to summon Thos. Farmer to answer apprentice Joseph Atkinson’s complaint.
- Court minutesThe court appointed James Woody as road overseer.
- Court minutesThomas Atkinson, described as reputed father, was ordered to secure support for Elizabeth Whithead, Polley Whitehead’s infant daughter.
- Court minutesDeed, John Kennedy to Thomas Atkinson, proved by Sterling Moore.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Robert Morrison, James Morrow, William Kirkland and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded David Mebane, Tho Lindley, James Strayhorn and 11 others for jury service.
- Court minutesCommissioners were appointed to obtain acknowledgment or witness proof of George May’s deed to Thomas Atkinson.
- Court minutesCommissioners were appointed to obtain acknowledgment or witness proof of Henry Hays and Anny Hays’s deed to George May.
- Court minutesDeed, George May to Thomas Atkinson, proved by Peter Morrison?.
- Court minutesDeed, Henry Hays & Anne Hays his Wife to George May, proved by Roger Atkinson.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Zebulon Veasy to William Cain Junr, proved by Rd Atkinson.
