Orange County Indexed
The Christmass surname
The Christmass name in Orange County Indexed: 25 historical records.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1793
most named in the 1790s
- Tax lists 1779
- Court minutes 1793
- Wills 1793
- Often named with
- McCauley 3, Taylor 2
- Spellings to try
- Christmas, Christman
- Search beyond these records
- Christmass 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 Christmass there)
- Christmass 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 25 records
22 court minutes, 2 tax list entries 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. Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Christmass John
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Christmass Richard
1790s
Undated
- Court minutesCharles Christmass was excused from jury attendance until Wednesday.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices James Carson, Wm Courtney and James Christmass present.
- Court minutesJacob Cantril’s executors prevailed against Elijah Mason; a new-trial motion was denied.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices John Taylor, James Christmass and Hardress Hawkins present.
- Court minutesThe court struck Gilliam Dannel’s action against John Estes because the demand fell below its monetary threshold.
- Court minutesThe jury convicted Harman Husk of petty larceny; the court ordered twelve lashes.
- Court minutesThe jury convicted Wm Love of assault; the court imposed a fine and costs.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Wm Cain, Wm Jackson, Jno Cain and 33 others for the next term.
- Court minutesJames Christmass submitted the taxable-property list.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices John Taylor, James Christmass and Wm McCauley present.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire with attendance annotations.
- Court minutesThe court swore the grand jury.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire with attendance annotations.
- Court minutesJurors Philips, Ephraim Cook, Samuel Eaton and 5 others incurred conditional attendance fines; Charles Christmass’s and Rob’t Miliken’s f…
- Court minutesJustices Empson Bird, John Thompson, Archer Campbell and 32 others attended the sheriff’s election.
- Court minutesJoseph Hodge qualified as sheriff after the justices approved his sureties.
- Court minutesThe court appointed a jury and surveyors to examine John Kelly and John Holden’s disputed claim.
- Court minutesThe jury assessed John Copland’s damages and costs against Solomon Pinto.
- Court minutesThe county court opened its sitting with justices A Tatom, Jno Thompson, James Christmass and 18 others present.
- Court minutesDeed, Elizabeth Christmass to Jeanny McCauley, proved by Thomas Clancy.
