Orange County Indexed
The Criswell surname
The Criswell name in Orange County Indexed: 23 historical records.
- In the records
- 1779 to 1850
most named in the 1810s
- Tax lists 1779–1780
- Marriages 1804–1850
- Court minutes 1807–1818
- Deeds 1808–1816
- Wills 1816
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Quaker Creek (5), Great Road (2)
- Married into
- Morrow 1, Pritchard 1, Crutchfield 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Barnwell 6, Vincent 3, Morrow 2
- Spellings to try
- Caswell, Creswell, Carswell, Christwell
- Search beyond these records
- Criswell 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 Criswell there)
- Criswell 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 23 records
5 deeds, 3 marriages, 12 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. Criswell marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Criswell John
1780s
1800s
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: John Morrow and Peggy Criswell
- 1807Court minutesJurors convicted John Ray of assault after his not-guilty plea.
- 1808DeedsJohn Criswell to James Barnwell, 31 December 1808
- 1808DeedsJames Barnwell & John Barnwell to John Criswell Jr, 30 December 1808
- 1808DeedsJohn Criswell Sr to John Criswell Jr, 6 January 1808
- 1808Court minutesDeed, John Criswell Sr to John Criswell Jr, acknowledged in court.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, William Morrow to John Morrow, proved by John Criswell.
1810s
- 1810Court minutesDeed, James Barnwell & John Barnwell to John Criswell, acknowledged in court.
- 1810Court minutesDeed, John Criswell to James Barnwell, acknowledged in court.
- 1812DeedsAlexander Criswell to William Criswell, 13 February 1812
- 1812Court minutesDeed, Alexander Criswell to William Criswell, proved by Robert Faucett.
- 1812Court minutesDeed, John Carswell to James Barnwell, proved by William Criswell.
- 1816DeedsWilliam Criswell to Thomas Vincent, 23 December 1816
- 1816Court minutesDeed, John Criswell to James Barnwell, proved by Wm Criswell.
- 1816WillsWill of Aaron Boles
- 1818Court minutesThe jury found the defendant liable in Thomas Vincent’s ejectment action and awarded damages.
1830s
- 1835MarriagesMarriage bond: Elijah Pritchard and Jane Criswell
1850s
- 1850MarriagesMarriage bond: James M Crutchfield and Jane Criswell
Undated
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Haistings Jr, Thomas Baker, James Mitchel and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Aaron Bowles granted to Jehu Bird; sureties William Criswell and James Lapslie.
- Court minutesDeed, William Criswell to Thomas Vincent, proved by Robert Morrow.
