Orange County Indexed
The Grimes surname
The Grimes name in Orange County Indexed: 106 historical records, 4 people in the chronology and 2 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1878
most named in the 1800s
- Tax lists 1755–1790
- Deeds 1756–1826
- Court minutes 1759–1810
- Marriages 1782–1878
- Wills 1800–1857
- Records of enslaved people 1806
- In the chronology
- 1895 to 1946 4 people in 5 entries, most in the 1910s
- In books and archives
- 2 people, born 1828 to 1868
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (3), Country Line Creek (1), Markham’s Cabin Branch (1), Moccasin Branch (1), Little Cane Creek (1), Toms Creek (1), Forresters Creek (1), Caterpillar Branch (1)
- Married into
- Browning 2, Alston 1, Byrd 1, Edwards 1, Webb 1, Riley 1, Walker 1, Hall 1, Montgomery 1, Hutchins 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Cockburn 4, Taylor 4, Wilson 4, Christmas 3, Hunt 3, Montgomery 3, Jones 2, Moore 2, Walker 2, Britton 2, Strudwick 2, Stephens 2
- People with a page here
- Bryan Grimes, J. Bryan (John Bryan) Grimes
- Spellings to try
- Grymes, Grames, Grims
- Search beyond these records
- Grimes 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 Grimes there)
- Grimes 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 4 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.
- Grimes, C. B. 1 entry, 1895
- Grimes, J. Bryan 1 entry, 1919
- Grimes, J. Bryan 2 entries, 1919–1920
- Grimes, Ralph 1 entry, 1946
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 106 records
12 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 11 marriages, 64 court minutes, 7 tax list entries and 10 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. Grimes marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: George Grimes
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: William Grimes
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: George Grimes
- 1756DeedsRobert Jones to William Grimes, 8 March 1756
- 1756DeedsRobert Jones to William Grimes, March 1756
- 1759Court minutesA jury was appointed to lay out Hogan’s Creek road to Orange Courthouse, with John Cantril and Wm. Savage overseeing it.
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Grimes Barney
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Grimes Charles
1780s
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: John Grimes and Mary Byrd
- 1782Court minutesPheebe Grimes became guardian of seven named children, bonded for £500 specie with Hugh Woods and James Murdoch.
- 1782Court minutesPheebee Grimes returned Charles Grimes’s estate inventory.
- 1784DeedsBarny Grimes to William Walker, 15 November 1784
- 1786MarriagesMarriage bond: William Webb and Elizabeth Grimes
- 1789Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Archibald Campbell, Wm Kirk, Benjamin Lacy and 32 others for the court’s stated next May term.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed Mathew Cates as road overseer, replacing Wm Walker.
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed James Moore to replace James Ball on the Cain Creek–Meadow road and assigned workers James Ball, James Pickard, Henry…
- 1790Court minutesThe court ordered jurors James Dinon, Thomas Denon, James Beason and 27 others summoned for the November county court.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Grimes (Caswell District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Barney Grimes (St. Mary’s District)
- 1791Court minutesThe court appointed John Hunt as road overseer, replacing Tho Sutton.
- 1791Court minutesJames Haisting and Barnabas Grimes were fined for failing to answer the sheriff’s jury call.
- 1791Court minutesThe court appointed Walter Alves as road overseer, replacing Dav’d? Hunt.
- 1792Court minutesDeed, James Britton & Jeremiah Smith to Barnabas Grimes, proved by William Pray.
- 1793MarriagesMarriage bond: James Riley and Sarah Grimes
- 1793MarriagesMarriage bond: John Walker and Jane Grimes
- 1796Court minutesThe court apprenticed Sally Grimes to Joseph Haisting Jr for instruction in spinning.
- 1796Court minutesThe court appointed a jury to consider Walter Alves’s proposed road relocation near his house at his expense.
- 1797MarriagesMarriage bond: Jehu or Isaac Hall and Ann Grimes
- 1798Court minutesThe court ordered Alexander Montgomery and James Grimes jailed without bail until noon the next day for a disturbance and contempt in its…
- 1799DeedsWilliam Francis Strudwick to Luke Grimes, 30 May 1799
- 1799DeedsCharles Christmas to William Grimes, 16 July 1799
1800s
- 1800MarriagesMarriage bond: John Edwards and Peggy Grimes
- 1800MarriagesMarriage bond: Hugh Montgomery and Rebecca Grimes
- 1800Court minutesThe court appointed Thomas Wilson as guardian of Charles Grimes.
- 1800WillsWill of Hugh Woods
- 1801Court minutesJurors convicted Samuel Hill of assault.
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted John Carrington of keeping a disorderly house.
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted Wm Warren.
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted Tho Thomas of assault.
- 1801Court minutesJurors acquitted David Shepperd of petty larceny.
- 1801WillsWill of Phebe (x) Grimes
- 1802MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Hutchins and Phoebe Grimes
- 1803DeedsBarnaby Grimes & Levi Cole by Sheriff to John Cabe, 17 January 1803
- 1803DeedsCharles Grimes to Phebe Grimes, 17 February 1803
- 1806DeedsThomas Grimes & Frederick Cockburn to John Taylor, 6 November 1806
- 1806Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Thomas Grimes, Frederick Cockburn to John Taylor, 6 November 1806
- 1806Records of enslaved peopleSale: Thomas Grimes, Frederick Cockburn to John Taylor, 6 November 1806
- 1808MarriagesMarriage bond: John Browning and Sally Grimes
- 1808WillsWill of David (x) Ray
1810s
1820s
1830s
- 1836WillsWill of Phebe (x) Grimes
1840s
- 1843WillsWill of Elenor (x) Woods
- 1849WillsWill of Ann (x) Grimes
1850s
- 1855WillsWill of Lydia Grimes
- 1857WillsWill of Elizabeth Grimes
1870s
- 1878MarriagesMarriage license: Charlie Alston and Fanny Grimes
Undated
- DeedsJames Britton to Barnaby Grimes
- Court minutesJohn Douglas brought an action on the case against John Grimes.
- Court minutesThomas Grimes brought an action on the case against Thomas Priestwood.
- Court minutesJohn Robinson brought a petition against William Grimes.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were empanelled and sworn.
- Court minutesWilliam Grimes replaced Nathaniel Hart as road overseer from Isaac Durham’s through Hogan’s Creek to Country line Creek’s fork.
- Court minutesThirteen grand jurors were empanelled and sworn.
- Court minutesWilliam Grimes brought an action on the case against William Stephens.
- Court minutesA jury was appointed to open the road from Hart’s Road past Saxon’s mill toward the road from Runnels Cabins.
- Court minutesRobert Wells and William Grimes surrendered Charles Phillips in John Tomlin’s suit.
- Court minutesWilliam Grimes brought an action on the case against William Stephens.
- Court minutesThree grand jurors and three petit jurors were appointed for Halifax court.
- Court minutesElwick’s unnamed executors brought a debt claim against John Grimes and others.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to convey Wm. Grimes and Wm. Rains to Salisbury jail.
- Court minutesGeorge Rigs paid fines and was ordered to pay ten pounds annually for seven years, with Chas. Grimes and John Haley as securities.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Charles Grimes granted to Phebe Grimes; sureties Hugh Wood and Stephen Wilson.
- Court minutesPheebee Grimes returned Charly Grimes’s estate sales account.
- Court minutesThe court licensed Barneba Grimes’s Granville Road tavern upon bond with Geo Newton.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire naming prospective jurors.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were sworn, with John Hogan as foreman.
- Court minutesThe court licensed Barnebas Grimes’s tavern upon bond with Wm Newman.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the executed venire listing summoned jurors.
- Court minutesFourteen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with Sackfield Brewer as foreman.
- Court minutesThe court appointed George Carrington as road overseer, replacing Mathew Cate.
- Court minutesThe court recorded David Strayhorn, James Hart, James Craig and 34 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Jno Allen, James Lapsley, Alexander Kirkpatrick and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesOn John Hogan’s petition, Benjamin Davis became overseer with assigned workers for the road from John Grimes’s to Collinses creek.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Jacob Cable of trespass.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Frederick Williams of assault.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John Hunt as road overseer, replacing Thomas Hunt.
- Court minutesWm Ray recovered damages and costs against John Hogan.
- Court minutesThe court ordered jurors Page Patterson, Hugh Cain, Christopher Barbee and 11 others summoned for the next superior court.
- Court minutesDeed, Margret Wall to Jno Kelly, proved by Barney Grimes.
- Court minutesJurors acquitted John Neves of assault; the unnamed prosecutor was ordered to pay costs.
- Court minutesDeed, Wm F Strudwick to Luke Grimes, proved by Reuben Smith.
- Court minutesDeed, Charles Christmas to Wm Grimes, proved by Luke Graham.
- Court minutesSamuel Shepperd and John Edwards surrendered Barnabas Grimes to discharge their bail obligation in James Vaughan’s action.
- Court minutesSam’l Riggs received damages and costs against James Grimes.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Thomas Grimes and Frederick B Cockburn to John Taylor, proved by James Hogg.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Geo Maddin, Wm Johnston, Rob’t Grimes and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Levi Whitted, William Strayhorn, James Milican and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Herndon, David Williams, John Freeland and 11 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Joseph Moore damages and found Robert Carson’s executors held sufficient estate assets to satisfy the demand.
- Court minutesCapt James Grimes and Jacob Garrison were appointed election inspectors.
