Orange County Indexed
The Clements surname
The Clements name in Orange County Indexed: 87 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1756 to 1883
most named in the 1810s
- Deeds 1756–1840
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Marriages 1787–1883
- Court minutes 1814
- Records of enslaved people 1815–1836
- Wills 1821
- In the chronology
- 1820 to 1915 3 people in 3 entries, most in the 1820s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- New Hope Creek (5), Little River (2), Ellerbe Creek (1), Third Fork Creek (1), Second Creek (1), Mountain Creek (1), Durham (1), Chapel Hill (1)
- Married into
- Hall 3, Pendergrass 2, Brockwell 1, Chisenhall 1, Clark 1, Collins 1, Phipps 1, Nichols 1, Copley 1, Harwood 1, Ivey 1, Hester 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- House 9, Bynum 3, Moreland 2, Allen 2, Barbee 2, Pickett 2, Leathers 2, Dunagan 2, Horner 2, Parker 2, Dixon 2, Pratt 2
- Spellings to try
- Clement, Clemments, Clemens, Clemons, Clemment, Clemebts
- Search beyond these records
- Clements 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 Clements there)
- Clements 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.
- Clements, Anderson 1 entry, 1820
- Clements, Peyton 1 entry, 1821
- Clements, W. C. 1 entry, 1915
In the historical records 87 records
37 deeds, 6 records of enslaved people, 21 marriages, 18 court minutes, 4 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. Clements marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
1760s
- 1762DeedsBenjamin Clements to Henry Eustice McCulloch, November 1762
- 1763DeedsRichard Clements to Henry Eustice McCulloch, November 1763
- 1763DeedsLuke Bynum to Benjamin Clements, November 1763
- 1764DeedsBenjamin Clements to Luke Bynum, February 1764
- 1768DeedsBenjamin Clements & wife to Jos’h Barbie, July 1768
1770s
1780s
1790s
1800s
- 1809MarriagesMarriage bond: John Phipps and Mary Clements
1810s
- 1811DeedsJohn Major to Anderson Clements, 25 March 1811
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: William Clements and Nancy Nichols
- 1814DeedsFrancis Moreland to Anderson Clements, 23 July 1814
- 1814Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Houza granted to Anderson Clements; sureties John Cabe and Nancy Houze.
- 1815DeedsRite House to Anderson Clements, 6 October 1815
- 1815DeedsRite House to Anderson Clements, 6 October 1815
- 1815DeedsAnderson Clements to William Lynn, 13 June 1815
- 1815Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Rite House to Anderson Clements, 6 October 1815
- 1815Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Rite House to Anderson Clements, 6 October 1815
- 1816DeedsAnderson Clements to Wright House, 14 June 1816
- 1818DeedsJacob Allen to Anderson Clements, 2 June 1818
- 1819DeedsAnderson Clements to Hannah Allen, 12 April 1819
- 1819DeedsAnderson Clements to Reuben Barbee, 13 April 1819
- 1819DeedsAnderson Clements to Lewis House, 1819
1820s
- 1821DeedsThomas Pickett to Anderson Clements, 20 January 1821
- 1821DeedsAnderson Clements to Thomas Pickett, 23 April 1821
- 1821WillsWill of John Leigh
- 1823DeedsAnderson Clements to John Hutchins, 5 January 1823
- 1823MarriagesMarriage bond: David Clements and Miram Hall
- 1825DeedsJohn F Clements to James Leathers, 24 May 1825
- 1825DeedsStephen Clements to Sherwood Dunagan, 16 July 1825
- 1825DeedsJohn F Clements to Thomas Rogers Jr, 27 June 1825
- 1825DeedsJohn T Clements to William Horner & Abner Parker, 22 August 1825
- 1825Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John F Clements to James Leathers, 24 May 1825
- 1825Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Stephen Clements to Sherwood Dunagan, 16 July 1825
- 1825Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John T Clements to William Horner, Abner Parker, 22 August 1825
- 1828DeedsJohn Hudson to Bauldy Nichols & Payton C Clements, 25 January 1828
1830s
- 1831DeedsAnderson Clements to Willis Roberts Jr, 22 October 1831
- 1836DeedsJulia N Dixon to James A Pratt trustee & Wiliam N Pratt & Anderson Clements, 3 February 1836
- 1836DeedsDavid Clements to Henderson May trustee & Reeves Mangum, 17 June 1836
- 1836DeedsDaniel Clements to John Tilley trustee, 24 September 1836
- 1836Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: Julia N Dixon to James A Pratt, Wiliam N Pratt, Anderson Clements, 3 February 1836
- 1836MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard Clements and Anne Copley
- 1839DeedsNathaniel J King to William Durham & Anderson K Clements, March 1839
1840s
- 1840DeedsDaniel Clements to Fred Moize trustee, 13 March 1840
- 1840MarriagesMarriage bond: Peyton Clements and Patsy Pendergrass
- 1840MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph Harwood and Mary Clements
- 1846MarriagesMarriage bond: Edward Ivey and Sophia Clements
- 1848MarriagesMarriage bond: William Clements and Mary Jane Hall
- 1848MarriagesMarriage bond: Ilai Pendergrass and Betheah Clements
1850s
- 1856MarriagesMarriage bond: John R Clements and Nancy E Hester
1860s
- 1865MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Jones and Mary A Clements
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: Paton Clements and Mary Chisenhall
- 1868MarriagesMarriage bond: Willie G Clements and Annie E Morring
1870s
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: Dock Hall and Ally Clements
- 1874MarriagesMarriage license: Joseph Rhodes and Mary L Clements
- 1877MarriagesMarriage license: William Clark and Martha C Clements
- 1877MarriagesMarriage license: Julian L Clements and Margaret Brockwell
- 1878MarriagesMarriage license: Allison Clements and Betsy A Rigsbee
1880s
- 1880MarriagesMarriage license: James Rochell and Mary Clements
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: Jon R Clements and Rachal A Davis
Undated
- DeedsRichard Clements to Willie Ferrell
- Court minutesRichard Clements replaced Samuel Burton as constable.
- Court minutesRichard Clements’s mill on New Hope was designated a public mill.
- Court minutesRichard Clements became overseer from the crossroads near John May’s to the Wake line.
- Court minutesDeed, Timothy Terrill to Thomas Clements, proved by Jacob Bledsoe.
- Court minutesRichard Clements became overseer from Benj. Forrester’s to Ellerby Creek.
- Court minutesOn Jesse Benton’s motion, two justices were authorized to bail Jesse Clements, jailed under Robt. Rowan’s warrant on a jailbreak charge.
- Court minutesRichard Clements was found not guilty in the State’s case.
- Court minutesGarnishees Comer and Ansley disclosed bonds owed to the Abercrombies; Comer questioned land-title security, while Ansley could not alloca…
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Whitted, Samuel Nelson, Thomas Armstrong and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Jacob Boon damages and costs against John Powell.
- Court minutesDeed, Francis Moreland to Anderson Clements, proved by James Head.
- Court minutesDeed, John Majors to Anderson Clements, proved by George Brasfield.
- Court minutesThe court ordered equal division in kind of unnamed enslaved people among the House petitioners and minors, with commissioners to report.
- Court minutesWilliam Horton became guardian of Jimima Cozort.
- Court minutesWilliam Horton became guardian of David Cozort.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Wright Houze to Anderson Clements, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesDeed, Anderson Clements to Wright House, acknowledged in court.