Orange County Indexed
The House surname
The House name in Orange County Indexed: 96 historical records, 6 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1882
most named in the 1810s
- Tax lists 1755–1790
- Records of enslaved people 1782–1820
- Deeds 1782–1871
- Marriages 1787–1882
- Wills 1793–1803
- Court minutes 1795–1816
- In the chronology
- 1850 to 1992 6 people in 105 entries, most in the 1940s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1892
- Places in its deeds and wills
- New Hope Creek (3), Union Meeting House (3), Union Ridge UCC Church (3), Hillsborough (2), Mount Hermon Meeting House (2), Mount Hermon United Methodist Church (2), Salem Meeting House (1), Salem Presbyterian Church (1)
- Married into
- Trice 2, Turner 2, Anderson 1, Clark 1, Crowder 1, Henderson 1, Holloway 1, Huntington 1, Pool 1, Marcom 1, Vickers 1, Kirk 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Clements 9, Carlton 7, Cabe 6, Trice 6, Steel 4, Herndon 4, Holt 4, Greer 4, Rainey 4, Turrentine 3, Crutchfield 3, Clemments 3
- People with a page here
- R. B. House
- Spellings to try
- Houze, Houge, Hoase
- Search beyond these records
- House 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 House there)
- House 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 6 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.
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House, Gerry 17 entries, 1974–1992
Show the 17 entries
- 1974–1994: Public housing and the Chapel Hill Housing Authority, 1974–1994
- 1983–1989: Orange County's half-cent sales tax, school bonds and impact tax, 1983–1989
- October 20, 1986: Superintendent Gerry House asks the school board to take on the racial gap in test scores
- 1986–1989: Moving to middle schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro, 1986–1989
- November 16, 1987: Carrboro Elementary parents fill a school board meeting to oppose moving sixth-graders to the junior highs
- January 1987: Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board creates a personnel director post
- March 16, 1987: Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board votes that students may not smoke during the school day
- February 1, 1988: Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board moves Carrboro Elementary sixth-graders to Culbreth Junior High
- April 17, 1989: Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board backs the proposed county impact tax
- December 3, 1990: The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board strikes public housing from its redistricting guidelines
- March 19, 1990: A multicultural education task force reports racial tension in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools
- 1990–1994: The city schools’ multicultural plan, sexual orientation and the gay literature unit, 1990–1994
- December 1991: Superintendent Gerry House resigns to lead the Memphis city schools
- 1991–1992: Replacing Superintendent Gerry House, 1991–1992
- late January 1992: Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board keeps its superintendent search committee to board members
- early March 1992: The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board names James Ellerbee interim superintendent and widens its search committee
- June 30, 1992: Neil Pedersen becomes superintendent of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- House, Mrs. 1 entry, 1850
- House, R. B. 80 entries, 1924–1987
- House, R. B. 3 entries, 1926–1949
- House, Robert B. 3 entries, 1902–1972
- House, Robert B., Jr. 1 entry, 1941
In books and archives 1 heading
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 96 records
31 deeds, 10 records of enslaved people, 14 marriages, 32 court minutes, 7 tax list entries and 2 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. House marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: John House
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: House Thomas
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: House Thomas
1780s
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: House, Thomas (Caswell District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: House, Dudley (Caswell District)
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: House, Danl (Caswell District)
- 1782DeedsThomas House to John Steel, 21 August 1782
- 1782Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Thomas House to John Steel, 21 August 1782
- 1787MarriagesMarriage bond: Peter House and Nancy Trice
1790s
- 1790DeedsJohn Daniel to Peter House, 27 September 1790
- 1790DeedsJames Morrow to William Morrow & Levi Hall & Alexander Anderson & James Forest as Elders of the Cross Roads Meeting House, 6 March 1790
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Peter House (St. Mark’s District)
- 1792DeedsPeter House to Thomas Trice, 20 August 1792
- 1793DeedsJohn Dannel to Peter House, 1793
- 1793DeedsPeter House to Thomas Trice, 1793
- 1793WillsDeed of gift: Thomas Trice to Ann House and others
- 1795Court minutesThe court appointed Absalum Hunt as road overseer.
1800s
- 1803WillsWill of Thomas Trice
- 1804MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Holloway and Polly House
- 1806MarriagesMarriage bond: Shepard Trice and Elizabeth House
- 1807DeedsWilliam House to Zachariah Herndon, 26 November 1807
- 1807Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William House to Zachariah Herndon, 26 November 1807
- 1808DeedsPeter House to John Cabe, 21 November 1808
- 1808Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Peter House to John Cabe, 21 November 1808
- 1808Court minutesLeonard Carlton received until the next term to settle accounts for Wright House, Lewis House, John House and Salley House.
- 1808Court minutesLeonard Carlton was authorized to sell enslaved Eliza and Jane on credit to divide their six owners’ property.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Peter House to John Cabe, acknowledged in court.
- 1809DeedsSamuel Stewart & Thomas Bradshaw & Joseph Steel to Salem Meeting House & John Pickard trustee & Samuel Thompson trustee & Samuel Woody trustee & Joseph Thompson trustee & Henry Pickard trustee & Thomas Thompson trustee & William Bradshaw trustee & Salem Presbyterian Church, 13 September 1809
- 1809Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Littlebery House granted to John Stroud; sureties Bryant Stroud, Henry Lloyd and James Kirk.
1810s
- 1811DeedsThomas House to William Holt, 21 June 1811
- 1811DeedsThomas House to Daniel Turrentine, 21 June 1811
- 1811DeedsThomas House to Jacob Greer, 21 June 1811
- 1811DeedsThomas House to Mary Crutchfield, 21 June 1811
- 1811Records of enslaved peopleRelease or receipt: Thomas House to William Holt, 21 June 1811
- 1811Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Thomas House to Daniel Turrentine, 21 June 1811
- 1811Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Thomas House to Jacob Greer, 21 June 1811
- 1811Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Thomas House to Mary Crutchfield, 21 June 1811
- 1811Court minutesEdmund Herndon surrendered Peter House, discharging his bail obligation.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury resolved every issue for Thomas Edwards and awarded damages and costs.
- 1811Court minutesDeed of Conveyance, Thomas House to Daniel Turrentine, proved by R A Rainey.
- 1811Court minutesDeed, Thomas House to Mary Crutchfield, proved by B A Rainey.
- 1811Court minutesDeed, Thomas House to Jacob Greer, proved by B A Rainey.
- 1811Court minutesDeed of conveyance, Thomas House to William Holt, proved by B A Rainey.
- 1811Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Littlebury House granted to John Stroud.
- 1811Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Littleberry House granted to William Holt; sureties Jacob Greer, Josiah Turner and Duncan Cameron.
- 1812DeedsJohn Wilburn to Wilburns Baptist Meeting House, 30 May 1812
- 1812DeedsArcher Harris to Meeting House & John Wilson trustee & John McFarling trustee & Nathaniel Harris trustee & Mount Bethel Methodist Church, 5 March 1812
- 1814Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Houza granted to Anderson Clements; sureties John Cabe and Nancy Houze.
- 1815DeedsRite House to Anderson Clements, 6 October 1815
- 1815DeedsRite House to Anderson Clements, 6 October 1815
- 1815DeedsJames Watson to Union Meeting House & Union Ridge UCC Church, 26 July 1815
- 1815Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Rite House to Anderson Clements, 6 October 1815
- 1815Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Rite House to Anderson Clements, 6 October 1815
- 1816DeedsAnderson Clements to Wright House, 14 June 1816
- 1816DeedsDavid Bradford Jr to Union Meeting House & Union Ridge UCC Church, 23 January 1816
- 1816MarriagesMarriage bond: John Turner and Sally House
- 1816Court minutesDeed, David Yarbrough & Helen M Yarbrough his wife to Henry Yarbrough, proved by Isaac House & Charles Parish.
- 1819DeedsAnderson Clements to Lewis House, 1819
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: Lewis House and Clarissa Turner
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: William Huntington and Frances House
1820s
- 1820DeedsLewis House to Jesse Rigsbee, 6 April 1820
- 1820Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Lewis House to Jesse Rigsbee, 6 April 1820
- 1822DeedsHenry Cable to Henry Euliss trustee & John Eullis trustee & David Patterson trustee & Isaac Patterson trustee & Benjamin Jackson trustee & Baptist Meeting House & Mount Zion Baptist Church, 3 May 1822
- 1823MarriagesMarriage bond: John Anderson and Nancy House
- 1827DeedsJames Graham to Union Meeting House & Union Ridge UCC Church, 19 May 1827
- 1827MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Pool and Patsy House
1830s
- 1834DeedsHenry Foust to Mount Hermon Meeting House & Nicholas Albright & Eli McDaniel & Alvis Albright & William Holmes & John Stockard trustee & Mount Hermon United Methodist Church, 7 November 1834
- 1834DeedsGeorge Albright to Mount Hermon Meeting House & Nicholas Albright & Eli McDaniel & Alvis Albright & William Holmes & John Stockard trustee & Mount Hermon United Methodist Church, 7 November 1834
1840s
- 1849MarriagesMarriage bond: John House and Susan Crowder
1850s
- 1850DeedsWright House to William B Proctor, 29 July 1850
- 1852DeedsJohn Markham & William D Carlton & Wright House to State of North Carolina, 27 February 1852
- 1853MarriagesMarriage bond: James House and Melinda Marcom
- 1854MarriagesMarriage bond: William House and Mary A Vickers
- 1855DeedsWright House to James House, 22 August 1855
- 1856DeedsJohn W Markham & Matthew Markham & James House & Malinda House to Willis R Markham, 22 November 1856
1870s
1880s
Undated
- MarriagesMarriage bond: Daniel House and Mary Kirk
- Court minutesWm. Hart appeared in a suit against Dudley House.
- Court minutesThe court authorized any two county justices to admit Thomas House to bail for next term, requiring his bond and two sureties.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Dan’l Watson to replace Shepperd on the Rhodes–Comers road and assigned the named residents and their laborers.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Peter House as road overseer, replacing Dan’l Watson.
- Court minutesThe court ordered Peter House and Thomas Trice’s levied land sold to satisfy Wm Morlands’s judgments.
- Court minutesThe court appointed James Wilson as road overseer, replacing Mark Picket,.
- Court minutesJurors acquitted Peter House of assault; the court ordered the unnamed prosecutrix to pay costs.
- Court minutesLeonard Carlton became guardian of Betsy House and Wright House and Lewis House and John House and Sally House.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Thomas House to John Steel, proved by Thomas Howard.
- Court minutesEzekial Trice replaced Leonard Carlton as guardian of Peter House’s unnamed heirs and furnished bond.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, William House to Zachariah Herndon, proved by Pleasant Henderson.
- Court minutesThe court ordered equal division in kind of unnamed enslaved people among the House petitioners and minors, with commissioners to report.
- Court minutesWright House became guardian of Nancy House.
- Court minutesJohn Turner became guardian of Patsy House and Tabitha House.
- Court minutesDeed, Anderson Clements to Wright House, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Wright House to Anderson Clemments, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesDeed, David Yarbrough & Helen M Yarbrough his wife to Henry Yarbrough, proved by J R House.
