Orange County Indexed
The Grant surname
The Grant name in Orange County Indexed: 24 historical records, 5 people in the chronology and 2 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1763 to 1903
most named in the 1780s
- Deeds 1763–1792
- Court minutes 1785–1802
- Wills 1787–1793
- Marriages 1852–1903
- In the chronology
- 1836 to 2013 5 people in 11 entries, most in the 1920s
- In books and archives
- 2 people, born 1822 to 1897
- Married into
- Florence 1, Mitchell 1, Holt 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Umstead 3, Pleasants 2
- People with a page here
- Daniel Lindsey Grant
- Spellings to try
- Guant
- Search beyond these records
- Grant 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 Grant there)
- Grant 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 5 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.
- Grant, Daniel Lindsey 4 entries, 1924–1927
- Grant, James 3 entries, 1836–1890
- Grant, Mary E. 1 entry, 2013
- Grant, T. M. 2 entries, 1917
- Grant, Thomas M. 2 entries, 1917–1918
In books and archives 2 headings
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
In the historical records 24 records
2 deeds, 3 marriages, 16 court minutes and 3 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. Grant marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1780s
- 1785Court minutesA jury was sworn in Lewis Phillips’s case against Derby Conners.
- 1785Court minutesWm. Lytle and John Grant qualified as deputy sheriffs under James Freeland.
- 1787Court minutesThe jury awarded Wm Trice one penny in damages plus costs against Simon Adamson.
- 1787WillsWill of Thomas Pratt
1790s
1800s
1850s
- 1852MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard S Grant and Eliza N Mitchell
1890s
- 1898MarriagesMarriage license: Jos Grant and Daisey Florence
1900s
Undated
- Court minutesWilliam Grant brought a petition against William Goss (Goff?).
- Court minutesThomas Freeland was appointed overseer on the west side of Haw River with eighteen named workers.
- Court minutesThe referenced jury heard Wm. Merritt’s case against Benj. Chapman.
- Court minutesThe referenced jury heard Jno. Morrow’s case against Jno. Grisham.
- Court minutesThe referenced jury heard Rob. Morrison’s case against James Monro.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John G Rencher Grant to collect district taxes.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Jesse Nevil £17.10 against John Umstead in the debt action.
- Court minutesDeed, Charles Abercrombie to James Jolly, proved by John R Grant.
- Court minutesDeed, James Hogg to James Grant, proved by Wm Norwood.
- Court minutesThe court attached James Grant’s potential recovery from Augustus Benton, allowed time to determine its amount, and ordered published not…
- Court minutesGarnishee John Umstead denied holding James Grant’s property, owing him money or knowing his debtors in Samuel Pleasants and sons’ attach…
