Orange County Indexed
The Comer surname
The Comer name in Orange County Indexed: 26 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1784 to 1788
most named in the 1780s
- Deeds 1784–1788
- Court minutes 1784–1788
- In the chronology
- 1921 to 1947 3 people in 24 entries, most in the 1920s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- New Hope Creek (2)
- Often named with
- Grisham 2, Daniel 2
- People with a page here
- Harry F. Comer
- Spellings to try
- Comers, Cosmer, Cofer, Comber, Comar
- Search beyond these records
- Comer 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 Comer there)
- Comer 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.
- Comer, Donald 2 entries, 1927–1935
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Comer, Harry 4 entries, 1924–1941
Show the 4 entries
- 1924–1941: Chapel Hill's nurse for Black residents, 1924–1941
- November 22, 1940: A Training School football game raises $200 for Chapel Hill's Black community nurse
- November 28, 1941: Benefit football game raises $275 for the Black public health nurse fund
- April 6 to 11, 1941: University holds its sixth Human Relations Institute on the war and democracy
- Comer, Harry F. 23 entries, 1921–1947
In the historical records 26 records
3 deeds and 23 court minutes, 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
1780s
- 1784DeedsArchibald Grisham to Anderson Comer, 4 January 1784
- 1784Court minutesAnderson Comer replaced Francis Moreland as road overseer.
- 1785Court minutesIn Joseph Baker’s case concerning Benj. Leonard’s administrators, the jury found Jno. Allison had not fully administered the estate.
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in James Ferrel’s case against Edward Gwinn.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Wm. King’s case against Jno. Blackwood and Jones Kendrick.
- 1785Court minutesThe jury from No. 27 heard administrator Jno. Andrew’s case against James Monro.
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in Arch’d. Grisham’s case against Hugh Caruthers.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Charles Powell’s case against Jno. Copland.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Jno. Allison’s case against James Monro.
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in James Ray’s case against James Baldridge.
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Jos. Taylor’s case against John Dunnivan.
- 1785Court minutesJohn Meacham replaced Anderson Comer as overseer from Wm. Rhodes’ to Old Muster Ground.
- 1785Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire, and fifteen named grand jurors were sworn.
- 1788DeedsAnderson Comer & Nanie Comer to James Wilson, 3 October 1788
- 1788DeedsJohn Daniel to Anderson Comer, 25 May 1788
- 1788Court minutesThe court appointed Anderson Comer to receive taxable-property lists for the district.
- 1788Court minutesDeed, Archer Grisham to Anderson Comer, proved by William Saxon.
- 1788Court minutesDeed, John Daniel to Anderson Comer, proved by John Cabe.
Undated
- Court minutesThirty-four named jurors were appointed for next county court.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in Dudley’s case against Rob. McIntyre and Rob. Baldridge, bail for Benj. Few.
- Court minutesA sworn jury found James Baldridge not guilty.
- Court minutesWm. Cummings proceeded against Henry Morris before a substituted jury; Henry Morris and Owen Lloyd bonded for the younger Morris’s appeal.
- Court minutesThe listed people were ordered summoned as jurors for next county court.
- Court minutesAnderson Comer qualified to serve as a county justice.
- Court minutesThe court appointed a road jury to survey the Queen Street connection toward Halifax, assess damages, and report next term.
- Court minutesGarnishees Comer and Ansley disclosed bonds owed to the Abercrombies; Comer questioned land-title security, while Ansley could not alloca…
