Orange County Indexed
The Barnwell surname
The Barnwell name in Orange County Indexed: 48 historical records, 2 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1911
most named in the 1820s
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Deeds 1792–1825
- Marriages 1800–1911
- Court minutes 1810–1816
- Wills 1810–1844
- Records of enslaved people 1821
- In the chronology
- 1949 to 1952 2 people in 4 entries, most in the 1940s
- In books and archives
- 1 family heading
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Quaker Creek (9), Great Road (2), Stags Creek (2), Hillsborough Road (1), Fayetteville Road (1)
- Married into
- Anderson 1, McCord 1, Eccles 1, Martin 1, Vincent 1, Walker 1, Wilkerson 1, Kenion 1, Faucette 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Criswell 6, Lea 4, Cope 4, Carswell 2, Wyatt 2, Nelson 2
- Spellings to try
- Barnhill, Burwell, Baswell, Barwell, Barnel
- Search beyond these records
- Barnwell 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 Barnwell there)
- Barnwell 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.
- Barnwell, James A. 3 entries, 1949
- Barnwell, James H. 1 entry, 1952
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.
- Barnwell Family family, 1 work
In the historical records 48 records
13 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 9 marriages, 13 court minutes, 9 tax list entries 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. Barnwell marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Barnwell Robert
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Barnwell David
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Barnwell Robert
1780s
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Robt. Barnwell (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: James Barnwell (Orange District)
- 1792DeedsMary Nelson to John Barnwell, 30 November 1792
- 1793DeedsMary Nelson to John Barnwell, 1793
- 1796DeedsJohn Barnwell to Horatio Cope, 3 December 1796
- 1797DeedsRobert Barnwell to Richard Cope, 16 March 1797
1800s
1810s
- 1810Court minutesDeed, James Barnwell & John Barnwell to John Criswell, acknowledged in court.
- 1810Court minutesDeed, John Criswell to James Barnwell, acknowledged in court.
- 1810WillsWill of John (x) Creswell
- 1812DeedsJohn Carswell to James Barnwell, 19 March 1812
- 1812Court minutesDeed, John Carswell to James Barnwell, proved by William Criswell.
- 1816Court minutesDeed of Assig[n]ment, David Mitchell to Noah Mitchell, proved by James Barnwell.
- 1816Court minutesDeed, John Criswell to James Barnwell, proved by Wm Criswell.
1820s
- 1821DeedsJoshua Wyatt to James Barnwell, 30 January 1821
- 1821Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Joshua Wyatt to James Barnwell, 30 January 1821
- 1822MarriagesMarriage bond: John Barnwell and Elizabeth Eccles
- 1823DeedsJames Barnwell to William Askey, 20 January 1823
- 1824MarriagesMarriage bond: William Barnwell and Nancy Martin
- 1825DeedsWilliam Barnwell to Gabriel B Lea, 25 January 1825
- 1825DeedsJames Barnwell to Gabriel B Lea, 25 January 1825
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Vincent and Nancy Barnwell
- 1825WillsWill of James Barnwell
1840s
- 1844WillsWill of Andrew (x) McCauley
1870s
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: Robert S Barnwell and Mary Walker
1880s
- 1888MarriagesMarriage license: A C Barnwell and Bettie Anderson
- 1888MarriagesMarriage license: Jno S Barnwell and Mary Wilkerson
1890s
- 1896MarriagesMarriage license: Robt L Barnwell and Annie E Kenion
1910s
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: Henry H Barnwell and Rosa Faucette
Undated
- DeedsJames Barnwell to Gabriel B Lea
- Court minutesDeed, Rob’t Barnwell to Rich’d Cope, proved by Tho Lynch.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Pyles, Wm Bowles Jr, Joseph Tate and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Piles, Wm Bowles Jr, Joseph Tate and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Taylor, Edward Harris, John Warren and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, Jno Barnwell to Horatio Cope, proved by Richard Cope.
- Court minutesDeed, Wiley Whiteheart to William Elison, proved by James Barnwell.
- Court minutesDeed, John Barnhill to Wiley Whitehart, proved by James Barnwell.
- Court minutesThe court received and recorded an inventory for Robert Fossett’s estate.
