Orange County Indexed
The Bragg surname
The Bragg name in Orange County Indexed: 38 historical records, 4 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1794 to 1874
most named in the 1800s
- Deeds 1794–1830
- Court minutes 1797–1811
- Marriages 1797–1874
- Wills 1799
- Records of enslaved people 1802–1830
- In the chronology
- 1802 to 1886 4 people in 12 entries, most in the 1850s
- In books and archives
- 1 person
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Bolin Creek (2)
- Married into
- Ballard 1, Davis 1, Watson 1, Geer 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Trice 4, Green 3, Barbee 3, Taylor 2, Henly 2, Kelly 2, Massey 2
- People with a page here
- Thomas Bragg
- Spellings to try
- Brag
- Search beyond these records
- Bragg 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 Bragg there)
- Bragg 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 4 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.
- Bragg, John 1 entry, 1802
- Bragg, Mrs. 1 entry, 1886
- Bragg, Thomas 3 entries, 1841–1870
- Bragg, Thomas 7 entries, 1854–1871
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.
- Bragg, Thomas, 2 works
In the historical records 38 records
6 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 4 marriages, 25 court minutes and 1 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. Bragg marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1794DeedsRichard Glasgow & Amey Glasgow to John Bragg, 9 December 1794
- 1797MarriagesMarriage bond: Ransom Davis and Susanna Bragg
- 1797Court minutesDeed, Tho Hall & wife to Tho Gray, proved by Jno Bragg.
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed John Bragg as road overseer, replacing Charles Trice.
- 1799Court minutesFollowing default, jurors assessed Jno Stroud’s damages against Jno Bragg, with costs.
- 1799WillsWill of Abraham Massey
1800s
- 1800Court minutesEli Collins won damages against Hugh Mulhollan Jr on appeal after jurors rejected setoff and limitation defenses.
- 1802DeedsAbraham Green to John Bragg, 16 November 1802
- 1802Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Abraham Green to John Bragg, 16 November 1802
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: William M Ballard and Elizabeth Bragg
- 1804Court minutesDeed, Christopher Barbee to Francis Barbee, proved by John Bragg.
- 1805Court minutesJurors rejected payment and setoff and awarded Scott and Kirkland principal and damages against John Stroud.
- 1805Court minutesJurors upheld John Cain’s promise within three years, rejected payment and setoff and awarded Thomas Keeling damages.
- 1806Court minutesJurors upheld John Bragg’s promise and awarded Henry Thompson Jr damages.
- 1807MarriagesMarriage bond: William Watson and Polly Bragg
1810s
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed David George as road overseer.
- 1817DeedsEdward Robson to Bethiah Bragg, 6 June 1817
- 1819DeedsBethiah Bragg to Thomas H Taylor, 20 May 1819
1830s
1870s
- 1874MarriagesMarriage license: Thomas Geer and Cornelia Bragg
Undated
- DeedsThomas Bragg to William Horton, March 1759
- Court minutesThe court ordered the sheriff to summon jurors for the next August term.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire.
- Court minutesThe court excused jurors Edw’d Jones, Wm Wilkinson, John Bragg and 4 others.
- Court minutesThe court appointed a jury to lay out a road from the University toward Cypritts Bridge at the Chatham boundary.
- Court minutesJurors found for Tho Horne Jr in Jno Kelley’s trespass action.
- Court minutesWill of Abraham Massey, proved by John Bragg & James Trice.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned Richard Bennehan, Thomas Latta, Allen Cain and 26 others summoned for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Rich’d Bennehan, Thomas Bradshaw, William Paris and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesRobert Campbell and fellow commissioners were appointed to contract for a Newhope Creek bridge and obtain a maintenance bond from the bui…
- Court minutesThe court recorded Thomas Holloway, Thomas Thompson, Levi Whitted and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, Christopher Barbee to William Barbee, proved by John Bragg.
- Court minutesJurors convicted John Bragg and Wm Luster.
- Court minutesWm Mass was fined for missing subpoenaed testimony for Jno Bragg and Wm Luster.
- Court minutesJurors acquitted Isaac Newton.
- Court minutesJurors upheld Daniel Cloud and Ann’s prior land conveyance; the court dismissed their petition against Henry Neal with costs, and they ap…
- Court minutesDeed, Abraham Green to John Bragg, proved by William M Ballard.
