Orange County Indexed
The Jacobs surname
The Jacobs name in Orange County Indexed: 40 historical records, 3 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1790 to 1909
most named in the 1810s
- Tax lists 1790
- Deeds 1790–1819
- Court minutes 1791–1811
- Wills 1805
- Records of enslaved people 1819
- Marriages 1819–1909
- In the chronology
- 1928 to 1950 3 people in 3 entries, most in the 1920s
- In books and archives
- 1 person
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Boyds Creek (2), Haw River (1)
- Married into
- Craig 2, Faddis 2, Bowlin 1, Carden 1, Dorherty 1, Freeland 1, Gates 1, Griffis 1, Marlett 1, Roberts 1, Rhew 1, Jones 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Hannah 3, Adams 2, Marley 2, Younger 2
- People with a page here
- Harriet A. Jacobs, Marion Lee Jacobs
- Spellings to try
- Jacob
- Search beyond these records
- Jacobs 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 Jacobs there)
- Jacobs 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 3 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.
- Jacobs, Buck 1 entry, 1928
- Jacobs, D. M. 1 entry, 1930
- Jacobs, Marion Lee 1 entry, 1950
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.
- Jacobs, Harriet A. 1 work
In the historical records 40 records
4 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 20 marriages, 13 court minutes, 1 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. Jacobs marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
- 1790DeedsAdam Marley to Henry Jacobs, 7 April 1790
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Henry Jacobs (Chatham District)
- 1791Court minutesA jury convicted Henry Jacobs of assault.
- 1792Court minutesDeed, Adam Marley to Henry Jacobs, acknowledged in court.
- 1795DeedsHenry Jacobs to Henry Younger, 12 April 1795
- 1795Court minutesDeed, Henry Jacobs & Anne Jacobs to Henry Younger, proved by Hardy Hurdle.
1800s
1810s
- 1811Court minutesThe court fined William Jacobs and ordered imprisonment until Saturday noon, continuing until the fine and costs were paid.
- 1811Court minutesDeed, William Jacobs & Rachel Jacobs to William Hannah, proved by James Manfield.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Rankin McKee as road overseer.
- 1819DeedsJames Jacobs to William H Adams, 28 August 1819
- 1819Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): James Jacobs to William H Adams, 28 August 1819
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: James Faddis and Lotte Jacobs
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: James Jacobs and Amanda Roberts
- 1819MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Jacobs and Rebeckah Marlett
1820s
- 1823MarriagesMarriage bond: Alford Jacobs and Jeany Faddis
1830s
- 1838MarriagesMarriage bond: Isaac Craig and Nancy Jacobs
1840s
- 1841MarriagesMarriage bond: Cameron Craig and Harriet L Jacobs
1850s
- 1851MarriagesMarriage bond: Josiah Jacobs and Luena Rhew
- 1852MarriagesMarriage bond: John W Jacobs and Sarah Jane Gates
- 1854MarriagesMarriage bond: Charles J Freeland and Rebecca Jacobs
1860s
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard A Jones and Angeline F Jacobs
1870s
- 1871MarriagesMarriage license: Simeon Jacobs and Lucy Neely
- 1876MarriagesMarriage license: Cicero Jacobs and Bettie E Jacobs
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: John Powell and Mary C Jacobs
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: Ashel Jacobs and Rebeca Bowlin
1880s
- 1885MarriagesMarriage license: David L Riley and Alice Jacobs
- 1885MarriagesMarriage license: William J Thompson and Fannie Jacobs
- 1886MarriagesMarriage license: John Griffis and Rosa Jacobs
- 1888MarriagesMarriage license: Kinch Jacobs and Mary E Carden
1900s
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: Mimie Wagoner and Mamie Jacobs
- 1909MarriagesMarriage license: Hazel Dorherty and Luett Jacobs
Undated
- Court minutesShadrack Jacobs was appointed constable for Rocky River, Deep River and the Country line.
- Court minutesJohn Brooks replaced Shadrick Jacobs as constable.
- Court minutesJacob Mason brought a petition against Shadrick Jacobs.
- Court minutesTwo juries were appointed to lay out a road from Alexander Mebane’s toward the Peedee warehouse route, divided at the Cain Creek meetingh…
- Court minutesJames Watson brought a petition against Shadrick Jacobs.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Armour King as road overseer.
- Court minutesJurors convicted John Jacobs.
