Orange County Indexed
The Chizenhall surname
The Chizenhall name in Orange County Indexed: 61 historical records.
- In the records
- 1782 to 1877
most named in the 1800s
- Deeds 1782–1800
- Marriages 1788–1842
- Court minutes 1790–1814
- Wills 1877
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Flat River (1), Horsepen Branch (1), Eno River (1)
- Married into
- Woods 2, Barbee 1, Brown 1, Watson 1, Forrest 1, Rigsby 1, Rhodes 1, Green 1, Proctor 1, Hancock 1, Umstead 1, Moize 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Latta 3, Clement 2, Shewmaker 2, Marcum 2, Clemments 2, Mangum 2, Mize 2
- Spellings to try
- Chisenhall, Chissenhall, Chizzenhall, Chesenhall, Chizenall, Chezenhall
- Search beyond these records
- Chizenhall in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
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- Chizenhall 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 61 records
3 deeds, 15 marriages, 42 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. Chizenhall marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court ordered jurors James Dinon, Thomas Denon, James Beason and 27 others summoned for the November county court.
- 1791Court minutesThe court appointed Jno Chizenhall as road overseer, replacing Drury Johnston.
- 1791Court minutesA jury awarded Vanhook £44 plus litigation costs against Joseph Dorris.
- 1791Court minutesWilliam O’Neal won £20 and costs against Andrew Burke on appeal.
- 1791Court minutesPolly W Burke, acting through guardian James Hogg, won damages and costs against George Doherty.
- 1792Court minutesThe court appointed William Wallace as road overseer, replacing John Chizenhall.
- 1797Court minutesThe court summoned John Marcum’s heirs to show why land levied upon in Wm Chizenhall’s action should not be sold.
- 1798Court minutesThe court appointed Burwell Chizenhall as road overseer.
1800s
- 1800DeedsSamuel Chizenhall to William Chizenhall Sr, 11 November 1800
- 1801MarriagesMarriage bond: Alexander Chizenhall and Sally Watson
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted David Glenn of petty larceny; prosecutor Wm Haliburton was ordered to pay costs.
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted Peter, enslaved by Sarah Horton, of murder.
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Samuel Chizenhall to William Chizenhall, proved by Elisha Chizenhall.
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Alexander Chizenhall to Jesse Shewmaker, proved by Samuel Chizenhall.
- 1801Court minutesThe court appointed commissioners to allot Sarah Manning a year’s provisions from Charles Manning’s estate (Abram Anderson, Wm Chizenhall…
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: Elisha Chizenhall and Elizabeth Woods
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: Iley Forrest and Christy Chizenhall
- 1808Court minutesWm P Mangum received leave to withdraw papers from his case against John Chizenhall.
1810s
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Fredrick Mize as road overseer, replacing Burwell Chizenhall.
- 1811Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Burwell Chizenhall granted to James Latta; sureties William Chizenhall.
- 1811Court minutesThomas Reaves, George Carey and Fredrick Mize were appointed to allot Burwell Chizenhall’s unnamed widow a year’s provisions and report n…
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Charles Strayhorn as road overseer.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Fredrick Mize as road overseer.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed James Briggs as road overseer.
- 1812Court minutesStephen Redding and the other named patrollers received permission for payment.
- 1812Court minutesThe court apprenticed Rebecca to Elisha Chizenhall for instruction in spinning.
- 1814Court minutesDeed, William P Mangum to Delenay? Chizenhall, proved by Thomas Bilbo.
- 1815MarriagesMarriage bond: Warren Rigsby and Ruth Chizenhall
1820s
- 1828MarriagesMarriage bond: Davis Chizenhall and Edy Rhodes
1830s
- 1830MarriagesMarriage bond: William Brown and Cynthia Chizenhall
- 1830MarriagesMarriage bond: John Green and Elizabeth Chizenhall
- 1832MarriagesMarriage bond: Davis Chizenhall and Nancy Proctor
- 1832MarriagesMarriage bond: William Chizenhall and Elizabeth Hancock
- 1834MarriagesMarriage bond: Burwell Chizenhall and Sarah Barbee
- 1836MarriagesMarriage bond: Daniel Umstead and Anna Chizenhall
- 1839MarriagesMarriage bond: Person Chizenhall and Eliza Moize
1840s
1870s
- 1877WillsWill of Davis Chizenhall
Undated
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the executed venire listing summoned jurors.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Wm Clark, Jno Nichols, James Faucit and 33 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Wm Clark, Dan’l McMehon, Wm Walker and 9 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, Richard Clement to Bur’l Chizenhall, proved by Mark Browning.
- Court minutesWm Chizenhall’s judgment against John Marcum led to a land levy and an order summoning Marcum’s representatives before sale.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Rich’d Clemments to Wm Chizenhall, proved by Samuel Chizenhall.
- Court minutesDeed, Richard Clemments to Samuel Chizenhall, proved by Clements Chizenhall.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Rob’t Duk[e] of assault; the court fined him.
- Court minutesDen’s ejectment action against Roe and Sam’l Chizenhall, on Wm Browning’s demise, ended in nonsuit.
- Court minutesJoseph Taylor won covenant damages and costs against David Dickey.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Edmund Gwin [or Green?], George Albright, Jacob Wilhoit and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Wm Chizenhall granted to James Curry and Burwell Chizenhall; sureties Jesse Hunter, Henry Lewis and John…
- Court minutesThe court fined Thomas Robertson, Burwell Chizenhall, James Craig and James Murdock for missing jury attendance.
- Court minutesThe jury rejected payment and setoff and awarded Alexander Chizenhall damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Jeremiah Holt, Hugh Cain, Rankin McKee and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury found a promise within three years and awarded William P Mangum damages and costs on appeal.
- Court minutesJames Latta was ordered to pay Betty Chizenhall an award with interest from Burwell Chizenhall’s estate.
- Court minutesRobert Morrow and the other named patrollers received payment allowances for the previous year.
- Court minutesJohn H Latta became guardian of Walter and William and Person and Nancy Chizenhall.
