Orange County Indexed
The Elmore surname
The Elmore name in Orange County Indexed: 49 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1761 to 1874
most named in the 1780s
- Court minutes 1761–1808
- Deeds 1766–1792
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Marriages 1782–1874
- In the chronology
- 1946 1 person in 1 entry
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw River (3), Boyds Creek (2)
- Married into
- Rippey 3, Abbott 1, Clark 1, Cocks 1, Compton 1, McSwain 1, Pinix 1, Orrand 1, Lloyd 1, Gant 1, Parker 1, Ray 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Hodge 4, Huffman 2
- Spellings to try
- Ellmore
- Search beyond these records
- Elmore 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 Elmore there)
- Elmore 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 1 person
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.
In the historical records 49 records
6 deeds, 16 marriages, 18 court minutes and 9 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Elmore marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Elmore John
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Elmore John
1780s
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Elmore, Jno. (Orange District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Elmore, John (Orange District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Elmore, Randel (Orange District)
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: William Elmore and Mary Rippey
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: James McSwain and Ann Elmore
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: Edward Rippey and Mary Elmore
- 1783DeedsWilliam Hodge to John Elmore, 26 May 1783
- 1783Court minutesDeed, Wm. Hodge to John Elmore.
- 1784MarriagesMarriage bond: Athenatious Elmore and Susanah Pinix
- 1784MarriagesMarriage bond: John Elmore and Anne Rippey
- 1784Court minutesJohn Elmore, John Walker and Andrew Gibson pledged £100 to indemnify Orange County and perform court orders concerning three orphan child…
- 1784Court minutesRates were set for Samuel Shaw’s and John Elmore’s Haw River ferries, including three shillings for loaded wagons and two for empty wagons.
- 1786Court minutesJoseph Trice replaced Nicholas Davis as road overseer, with named hands assigned under him.
- 1787DeedsAndrew Huffman & Sophia Huffman to John Elmore, 20 August 1787
- 1787DeedsJohn Elmore & Nancy Elmore to William Hodge, 24 November 1787
- 1787Court minutesThe court exempted John Elmore from poll taxation.
- 1789Court minutesThe court appointed Peter Elmore as road overseer.
- 1789Court minutesThe court appointed twelve men to inspect and mark a road via Bulls’s smith shop toward Trolingers Ford, reporting next term.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court ordered orphan Maston Elmore bound to Richard Bull until age twenty-one to learn blacksmithing.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Peter Elmore (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Randall Elmore (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Elmore (Orange District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Athy Elmore (Orange District)
- 1792DeedsJohn Elmore to Janet Anderson & her son James Anderson, 10 November 1792
- 1795Court minutesThe court appointed John Rives as road overseer.
1800s
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: Josiah Clark and Elizabeth Elmore
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: James Elmore and Sarah Orrand
- 1807MarriagesMarriage bond: Andrew Abbott and Polly Elmore
- 1807MarriagesMarriage bond: David Compton and Polly Elmore
- 1808MarriagesMarriage bond: John Elmore and Betsy Cocks
- 1808MarriagesMarriage bond: John Elmore and Sally Lloyd
- 1808Court minutesThe jury found James Murdock promised payment within three years and awarded John Elmore damages and costs.
1810s
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: James Elmore and Milley Gant
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Allen Parker and Sarah Elmore
1830s
- 1834MarriagesMarriage bond: Moses Elmore and Nancy Ray
1870s
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: John Pearson and Mary E Elmore
- 1874MarriagesMarriage license: Solomon Terrell and Nancy Ann Elmore
Undated
- DeedsJames Ray to George Elmore, March 1759
- Court minutesDeed, Andrew Huffman & Sophia his wife to John Elmore, proved by William Robbs.
- Court minutesDeed, John Elmore to William Hodge, proved by Robert Hodge.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Peter Elmore damages and costs against Tarry Feigh.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed William Askque [Ayscue] to Robert Faucett for instruction in farming.
- Court minutesWm McDaniel surrendered John Elmore to the sheriff, discharging his bail obligation.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded John Elmore damages for a promise within three years; an appeal was requested with Robert Murdock and Andrew Murdock as…
- Court minutesJames Child’s firm was nonsuited after failing to appear when called.
