Orange County Indexed
The Coleman surname
The Coleman name in Orange County Indexed: 31 historical records and 13 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1774 to 1905
most named in the 1780s
- Wills 1774
- Marriages 1782–1905
- Court minutes 1788–1818
- Deeds 1816
- In the chronology
- 1925 to 2007 13 people in 27 entries, most in the 1990s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (1)
- Married into
- Allen 1, Bumpass 1, Cates 1, Reddick 1, Riley 1, McClary 1, Keeling 1, Ray 1, Tapp 1, Tinnin 1, Green 1, Owens 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Scarlett 2
- Spellings to try
- Colman
- Search beyond these records
- Coleman 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 Coleman there)
- Coleman 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 13 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.
- Coleman, A. B. 2 entries, 1967–1968
- Coleman, A. B., Jr. 3 entries, 1972–1974
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Coleman, Dan 4 entries, 1990–2007
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- 1990–1991: Protest and support during the Persian Gulf war, 1990–1991
- January 28, 1991: Chapel Hill Town Council rejects a resolution making the town a sanctuary for Gulf War resisters
- August 1991: Three Orange County Greens are elected to national Green posts
- November 2007: Lydia Lavelle is elected to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen
- Coleman, Gee 1 entry, 1979
- Coleman, H. G. 3 entries, 1925–1956
- Coleman, H. G., Jr. 1 entry, 1952
- Coleman, H. G., Sr. 1 entry, 1956
- Coleman, James 2 entries, 1971
- Coleman, Joe 2 entries, 1943–1956
- Coleman, Larry 2 entries, 1957
- Coleman, Lonnie 1 entry, 1978
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Coleman, Mary Sue 5 entries, 1991–1993
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- 1991–1992: UNC’s turnover in leadership, 1991–1992
- February 19, 1991: UNC reports $154.6 million in grants and contracts for 1989-90
- April 10, 1992: The Board of Governors approves Paul Fulton, Richard McCormick and Stephen Birdsall for top UNC posts
- March 18, 1992: Hardin says he will restore the vice chancellorship for graduate studies and research
- by May 27, 1993: Vice Chancellor Mary Sue Coleman leaves UNC to be provost of the University of New Mexico
- Coleman, Milton 1 entry, 1980
In the historical records 31 records
1 deeds, 17 marriages, 12 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. Coleman marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1774WillsWill of Priscilla (x) Burton
1780s
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: Levy Coleman and Jean Reddick
- 1785MarriagesMarriage bond: Rob Cates and Sarah Coleman
- 1785MarriagesMarriage bond: John Coleman and Mary Riley
- 1788Court minutesThe jury convicted Samuel Coleman of assault; a five-shilling fine was recorded, followed by a remission noted ambiguously as 20.
- 1788Court minutesThe court ordered Nancy Riley bound to John Coleman until legal adulthood.
1790s
- 1796Court minutesDeed, Anthony Doherty to James Doherty, proved by Samuel Coleman.
1800s
- 1800Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Thomas Smith granted to Sarah Smith; sureties Abram Whittaker and Samuel Coleman.
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: John Coleman and Rebecca Allen
- 1806MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Coleman and Hetty McClary
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Luke Pendergast to William Morrow, proved by Thomas Coleman.
1810s
1860s
- 1867MarriagesMarriage bond: John Coleman and Martha E Ray
- 1868MarriagesMarriage license: Henry Tapp and Jacky Coleman
1880s
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: Wm Coleman and Julia Tinnin
- 1884MarriagesMarriage license: Pink Coleman and Lizzie Green
- 1886MarriagesMarriage license: F C Owens and Mary Coleman
1890s
1900s
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: Edward Webster and Nora Coleman
- 1905MarriagesMarriage license: W M Bumpass and Judy Coleman
Undated
- Court minutesBenjamin Coleman, Richard Castleberry and Mordecai Southerland recorded cattle marks.
- Court minutesWilliam Johnston brought an original attachment proceeding against John Coleman.
- Court minutesGalbreath and Murdoch brought an action on the case against Alex Coleman.
- Court minutesA jury was appointed to lay out the most direct road from Wm. Ansley’s Mill to Hillsborough.
- Court minutesWm Shepperd recovered damages and costs against John Coleman on appeal.