Orange County Indexed
The Kennon surname
The Kennon name in Orange County Indexed: 45 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1763 to 1808
most named in the 1790s
- Deeds 1763–1808
- Court minutes 1790–1807
- Marriages 1797
- In the chronology
- 1799 to 1809 1 person in 2 entries, most in the 1790s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Eno River (6), Northeast Creek (2), Ellerbe Creek (2), Little River (1), Flat River (1), Deep Creek (1), Forresters Creek (1), Neuse River (1)
- Married into
- Alston 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Hicks 4, Alston 4, Bennehan 3, Rencher 3, Leathers 2, Mitchell 2, Lewis 2
- Spellings to try
- Kenion, Kennion, Kenyon, Keenon, Kannon, Kinnon
- Search beyond these records
- Kennon 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 Kennon there)
- Kennon 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 45 records
18 deeds, 1 marriages and 26 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Kennon marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
1790s
- 1790Court minutesDeed, Richard Kennon to Wm McClelan, proved by Patrick McCulloch.
- 1793DeedsIsaac Hicks to John Kennon, 6 May 1793
- 1795Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors John Casey, John Kennon, Thomas Horner and 27 others for August court.
- 1795Court minutesDeed, Isaac Hicks to John Kennon, proved by Charles Kennon.
- 1796DeedsJohn Kennon to Charles Kennon, 31 October 1796
- 1797MarriagesMarriage bond: John Alston Jr and Elizabeth Kennon
- 1799DeedsJohn Grant Rencher to Charles Kennon, 15 July 1799
- 1799DeedsCharles Kennon to John Alston Jr, 26 November 1799
- 1799DeedsJames Lewis to Charles Kennon, 17 April 1799
- 1799Court minutesThe court apprenticed Paul Kennon to John Carter for instruction in farming.
- 1799Court minutesThe court recorded James Lapsley, John Wilkerson, Wm Haywood and 27 others for jury service.
- 1799Court minutesJurors credited Jno Kennon’s payment and awarded Wm Kirkland the remaining bond debt, interest and damages.
1800s
- 1800DeedsIsaac Hicks to Charles Kennon, 18 March 1800
- 1800Court minutesDeed, John G Rencher to Charles Kennon, acknowledged in court.
- 1800Court minutesThe court ordered William Guy, James Turrentine, Robert Tinnen and 27 others summoned for jury service.
- 1800Court minutesDeed, Isaac Hicks to Charles Kennon, proved by Jno G Rencher.
- 1801DeedsCharles Kennon to John Redman, 7 October 1801
- 1801Court minutesDeed, James Lewis to Charles Kennon, proved by John Alston Jr.
- 1801Court minutesDeed, John Kennon to Charles Kennon, proved by John Alston Jr.
- 1801Court minutesDeed of Gift, Charles Kennon to John Alston Jr, proved by Absalom Alston.
- 1806DeedsCharles Kennon to William Leathers, 1 July 1806
- 1806DeedsCharles Kennon to Richard Bennehan, 30 July 1806
- 1807Court minutesDeed, Charles Kennon to Richard Bennehan, proved by Duncan Cameron Holt.
- 1808DeedsCharles Kennon to Zachariah Herndon, 10 May 1808
Undated
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the jury summons list.
- Court minutesThe court listed the remaining original-panel jurors.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Edward Harris as road overseer.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Charles Kennon as road overseer, replacing Edward Harris.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Lapsley, John Wilkerson, William Hagwood and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesCharles Kennon incurred a conditional fine for failing to appear as a juror.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Wm Guy, James Turrentine, Robert Tinnen and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesJohn Kennon was fined for missing jury attendance.
- Court minutesFollowing default, jurors valued John Kennon’s bond penalty and condition and awarded Twitty and Shanks nominal damages and costs.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Paul Kennon to Henry Shutt for instruction in hatmaking.
- Court minutesDeed, Charles Kennon to William Leathers, proved by Polly Leathers.
- Court minutesThe court licensed Donom[?], Frank Kennon, Humphrey and David to carry guns; the required bond and security were furnished.
- Court minutesDeed, Charles Kennon to John Redmon, proved by Will Whitted.
