Orange County Indexed
The Britain surname
The Britain name in Orange County Indexed: 9 historical records.
- In the records
- 1796 to 1812
most named in the 1800s
- Court minutes 1796–1812
- Often named with
- Carrington 2, Manning 2
- Spellings to try
- Brittain
- Search beyond these records
- Britain 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 Britain there)
- Britain 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 historical records 9 records
9 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Search the name in every collection
1790s
1800s
- 1804Court minutesEphraim Cates was elected constable and entered bond.
- 1808Court minutesThe jury found a promise within three years, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded Nath’l Carrington damages and costs.
- 1808Court minutesThe jury found Joseph Britain promised payment within three years and awarded Patsey Crowder damages and costs.
