Orange County Indexed
The Benson surname
The Benson name in Orange County Indexed: 32 historical records, 3 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1801 to 1847
most named in the 1830s
- Deeds 1801–1846
- Wills 1816–1846
- Marriages 1825–1847
- Records of enslaved people 1827
- In the chronology
- 1851 to 1934 3 people in 3 entries, most in the 1850s
- In books and archives
- 1 family heading
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Quaker Creek (5), Scrub Creek (3), Eno River (1), Otter Creek (1), Little River (1), Mebane (1)
- Married into
- Outlaw 1, Blanshard 1, Fonville 1, Hufman 1, Murray 1, Picket 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- King 3, Davidson 2, Horner 2, Wilkins 2, Ming 2, Mebane 2, Wyatt 2
- Spellings to try
- Benton, Beason, Belson, Bensen, Beson, Beeson
- Search beyond these records
- Benson 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 Benson there)
- Benson 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.
- Benson, Edward 1 entry, 1851
- Benson, Laura Hutchins 1 entry, 1917
- Benson, R. R. 1 entry, 1934
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.
- Benson family family, 2 works
In the historical records 32 records
11 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 6 marriages, 10 court minutes and 4 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. Benson marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1800s
1810s
1820s
- 1823DeedsMartha Benson to Stephen Benson, 11 November 1823
- 1825DeedsNancy Benson to Beauford P Benson, 14 November 1825
- 1825MarriagesMarriage bond: George Outlaw and Nancy Benson
- 1827DeedsRobert Mebane estate by trustee to William Benson, 14 November 1827
- 1827Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Robert Mebane (estate) to William Benson, 14 November 1827
- 1829WillsWill of Willis (x) Trewit or Truet or Truett
1830s
- 1830MarriagesMarriage bond: Beaufort P Benson and Julia Blanshard
- 1831DeedsSarah Benson to Stephen Benson, 19 March 1831
- 1831MarriagesMarriage bond: Stephen Benson and Sarah G Fonville
- 1831MarriagesMarriage bond: William Benson and Catharine Hufman
- 1834WillsWill of William (x) M'Caddams
- 1835DeedsStephen Benson to William Benson, 29 December 1835
- 1837DeedsStephen Benson to Jacob Holt, 21 February 1837
1840s
- 1846DeedsStephen Benson to William Benson, 28 December 1846
- 1846WillsWill of Martha (x) Benson
- 1847MarriagesMarriage bond: Stephen Benson and Emiley Picket
- 1847MarriagesMarriage bond: James E Murray and Martha Benson
Undated
- Court minutesJames Murray was nonsuited in his action against James Lynch’s executors.
- Court minutesThe court listed jurors who failed to attend.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Alexander Benson granted to Joseph Ming; sureties William Wilkins and George Horner.
- Court minutesWilliam Dickie and fellow commissioners were appointed to allot a year’s provisions and stock to Alex’r Benson’s widow Martha Benson.
- Court minutesJoseph Ming received authority to sell Alex Benson’s entire personal estate, including an unnamed enslaved woman.
- Court minutesMartha Benson and James Mebane became guardians of Alexander Benson’s nine named orphans and furnished security.
- Court minutesDeed, Armour King to Edward Benson, proved by Reuben Benson.
- Court minutesDeed, David Davidson to Reuben Benson, proved by Luke Pendergrass.
- Court minutesDeed, Reuben Benson to Patsey Benson, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Polly Wyatt to Reuben Benson for instruction in spinning.
