Orange County Indexed
The Chance surname
The Chance name in Orange County Indexed: 20 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1812
most named in the 1790s
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Deeds 1789–1797
- Court minutes 1791–1801
- Marriages 1801–1812
- In the chronology
- 1949 to 1959 3 people in 9 entries, most in the 1950s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Back Creek (3), Stags Creek (2), Haw River (1)
- Married into
- Jones 3, Futral 1, Pickard 1, Wilson 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Thompson 2, Adams 2
- Spellings to try
- Chancy, Crance
- Search beyond these records
- Chance 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 Chance there)
- Chance 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.
- Chance, Bill 2 entries, 1951–1953
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Chance, W. M. 6 entries, 1949–1959
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- June 1949: Owner W. M. Chance puts a neon marquee on the Osbunn Theater
- 1949–1963: The Osbunn Theater, Hillsborough's movie house, 1949–1963
- May 5, 1953: Hillsboro reelects Mayor Ben Johnston in a 56-vote town election
- May 3, 1955: Hillsboro re-elects Mayor Ben Johnston to a twelfth term
- August 1958: The Osbunn Theater reopens under a new operator after W. M. Chance's death
- August 1, 1959: Kay Winecoff and Clarence Rosemond reopen the Osbunn Theater
- Chance, William C., Jr. 1 entry, 1951
In the historical records 20 records
4 deeds, 6 marriages, 6 court minutes and 4 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Chance marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Chance William
1780s
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Zekiel Chance (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: William Chance (Orange District)
- 1791Court minutesThe court appointed Ezekael Chance as road overseer, replacing Thomas Bird.
- 1792DeedsWilliam Chance to Samuel Devenport, 15 April 1792
- 1793DeedsEzekiel Chance & Isabel Chance to McNemar Adams, 29 May 1793
- 1797DeedsWilliam Ray & William Ray & Rachel Chance to James Thompson, 2 December 1797
1800s
- 1801MarriagesMarriage bond: Matthew Futral and Rachel Chance
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Ezekiel Chance & Isbal his wife to McNemar Adams, proved by John Fitch.
- 1802MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard Pickard and Nicey Chance
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Wilson and Charlotte Chance
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: Miles Jones and Caty Chance
1810s
- 1811MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard Jones and Patsy Chance
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Johnathan Jones and Rebecca Chance
Undated
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Mary Chance to James Bauldin until age 18.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Ezekiel Chance to John Ross until age 21 to learn weaving.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Ruth Chance to John Patten until age 18.
- Court minutesDeed, Wm Ray short & Wm Ray long & Rachel Chance to James Thompson, proved by James Clendenin.
