Orange County Indexed
The Barnett surname
The Barnett name in Orange County Indexed: 52 historical records, 2 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1754 to 1901
most named in the 1750s
- Court minutes 1754–1756
- Deeds 1757–1848
- Wills 1768–1801
- Records of enslaved people 1809
- Marriages 1887–1901
- In the chronology
- 1943 to 1966 2 people in 3 entries, most in the 1960s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1898
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Ridge Road (1), Northeast Creek (1), New Hope Creek (1), Amhurst Co., Va (1), Rockfish settlement (1)
- Married into
- Cooper 1, Harris 1, Nichols 1, Foushee 1, Mebane 1, Graves 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Hendricks 4, Granville 3, Lumpkin 3, Forsyth 2, Herndon 2, Banckson 2, Miles 2, Watt 2
- People with a page here
- Ross R. (Ross Robert) Barnett
- Spellings to try
- Burnett, Barnet
- Search beyond these records
- Barnett 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 Barnett there)
- Barnett 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.
- Barnett, Kelly 1 entry, 1943
- Barnett, Ross 2 entries, 1964–1966
In books and archives 1 heading
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 52 records
13 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 6 marriages, 29 court minutes and 3 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. Barnett marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1754Court minutesJohn Harley and John Cate became overseers for a road requested by Hico residents toward James Watson’s, passing Adam’s Creek, Barnett’s…
- 1754Court minutesJohn Hendricks replaced Wm. Barnett as road overseer.
- 1755Court minutesWm. Barnett’s proposed courthouse road from the Virginia boundary was approved, with James Stewart and Lawrence Banckson appointed overse…
- 1756Court minutesThe record listed twenty-four road commissioners for the April meeting (Thomas Holden, John Pittman, James Allison, Lawrence Banckson).
- 1756Court minutesThe record listed the county’s thirty-five current road commissioners (Thomas Holden, Hugh Porter, James Allison, Robert Cate).
- 1756Court minutesFifteen road commissioners attended the general meeting at the courthouse (Thomas Loyd, James McAllister, William Barnett, Joseph Boggs).
- 1757DeedsJoseph Barnett to William Barnet, December 1757
1760s
- 1764DeedsEarl Granville to Hugh Barnett, May 1764
- 1766DeedsSamuel Barnett to Joseph Duncan, August 1766
- 1767DeedsEarl Granville to Joseph Barnett, February 1767
- 1767DeedsEarl Granville to Thomas Barnett, February 1767
- 1768DeedsHugh Barnett to William Chames, April 1768
- 1768DeedsSamuel Barnett to Hugh Barnett, April 1768
- 1768WillsWill of Alexander Montgomery
1770s
- 1773WillsWill of Joseph Barnett
1790s
1800s
- 1801WillsWill of James Guthrie
- 1809DeedsWilliam Forsyth to James Barnett & John Barnett & Ann Barnett & Margaret Barnett & Gilley Barnett, 30 October 1809
- 1809Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William Forsyth to James Barnett, John Barnett, Ann Barnett, Margaret Barnett, Gilley Barnett, 30 October 1809
1810s
1830s
1840s
- 1847DeedsThomas Bowles Sr estate by Commissioners to George Barnett & Sarah Barnett & Thomas Bowles & Mary Bowles & John Bowles, 16 March 1847
- 1848DeedsDaniel Barnett estate by Commissioner to Daniel L Barnett & David Moore & Margaret Moore & Nancy Barnett & William Harvey & Julia Harvey & Jerritt Barnett & Frances Barnett & John Barnett & Thomas Ross & Polly Ross & George Barnett, 8 January 1848
1880s
- 1887MarriagesMarriage license: Bedford Cooper and Bettie Barnett
- 1887MarriagesMarriage license: John Barnett and Emma Harris
- 1887MarriagesMarriage license: Adolphus Nichols and Mary Barnett
1890s
- 1891MarriagesMarriage license: Lee Barnett and Cora Foushee
- 1895MarriagesMarriage license: Jas Mebane and Eliza Barnett
1900s
- 1901MarriagesMarriage license: Henry Graves and Hallie Barnett
Undated
- Court minutesJames Paine and the other named boundary workers received attendance allowances at the listed rates.
- Court minutesWilliam Barnett replaced James Hendricks as road commissioner.
- Court minutesWm. Barnett replaced James Hendricks as road commissioner.
- Court minutesJohn Pryor replaced William Barnett as road commissioner.
- Court minutesHugh Barnett brought an action on the case against Robert Barnett.
- Court minutesJonathan Anderson was apprenticed to Samuel Barnett to learn blacksmithing, reading, writing and arithmetic.
- Court minutesA jury was appointed to open the road from Hart’s Road past Saxon’s mill toward the road from Runnels Cabins.
- Court minutesEight named workers were assigned to Solomon Debow’s road.
- Court minutesRobert Barnett brought an action on the case against Samuel Barnett.
- Court minutesGeorge Lumpkin brought an action on the case against Robert Barnett.
- Court minutesAbraham Miles brought a debt claim against Robert Barnett.
- Court minutesReuben Roberts brought an action on the case against Humphrey Barnett and his unnamed wife.
- Court minutesIsaac Gray brought an attachment proceeding against Robert Barnett.
- Court minutesRichard Bullard brought a debt claim against Samuel Barnett.
- Court minutesGeorge Lumpkin brought an action on the case against Robert Barnett.
- Court minutesSixteen grand jurors were called and sworn with John Powell as foreman.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Robert Barnett granted to Samuel Watt; sureties David Hart and Daniel McCollum.
- Court minutesBail was discharged in George Lumpkin’s suit against Robert Barnett because Barnett had died.
- Court minutesA jury was appointed to lay out two roads, with named workers and Burges Harrelson and Thomas Douglass as overseers.
- Court minutesSamuel Watt returned an inventory of Robert Barnett’s estate.
- Court minutesSimon Brygil(?) was appointed overseer from Thos. Cappers to his house, with six named workers.
- Court minutesDeed, Jno Barnett to Edmond Herndon, proved by Zachariah Herndon.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Alsa Barnett to Wm McPherson for instruction in an unspecified trade.
