Orange County Indexed
The Kimbrough surname
The Kimbrough name in Orange County Indexed: 64 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1752 to 1859
most named in the 1750s
- Deeds 1752–1793
- Court minutes 1752–1818
- Records of enslaved people 1755
- Tax lists 1755–1790
- Wills 1787–1829
- Marriages 1795–1859
- In the chronology
- 1752 1 person in 3 entries
- Married into
- Bivins 1, Burrow 1, Christmas 1, Dailey 1, Odem 1, Ray 1, Staley 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Granville 4, Miers 3, Allison 3, Boggs 3, Hancock 3, Smith 2, Dickey 2, Bedingfield 2, Hilton 2, Southerland 2
- Spellings to try
- Kimbrogh
- Search beyond these records
- Kimbrough 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 Kimbrough there)
- Kimbrough 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 64 records
8 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 8 marriages, 32 court minutes, 9 tax list entries and 6 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. Kimbrough marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1752DeedsMarmaduke Kimbrough to Henry Beddingford, December 1752
- 1752Court minutesThe new county’s first court convened at John Gray’s home on Eno River.
- 1753Court minutesThe sixteen named appointees had qualified and taken the required oaths as justices of the peace.
- 1753Court minutesThe road commissioners met with the five named members present (James Allison, James Dickey, Marmaduke Kimbrough, Joseph Boggs).
- 1753Court minutesMarmaduke Kimbrough was assigned to inspect the road from Pine ford to Great Alamance.
- 1753Court minutesDavid Phillips was appointed road overseer under Marmaduke Kimbrough.
- 1753Court minutesThe road commissioners met at Marmaduke Kimbrough’s.
- 1753Court minutesThe court convened with justices James Allison, Marmaduke Kimbrough, Lawrence Thompson and John Pitman present.
- 1755Records of enslaved peopleTax list: Nathaniel Kimbrough to Nathaniel Kimbrough, 1755
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Nathaniel Kimbrough
1760s
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kimbrough Fredrick
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kimbrough John
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kimbrough Henry
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kimbrough Powell
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kimbrough Henry
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Kimbrough Leonard
1780s
- 1787WillsOther paper: Joel Burrow
1790s
1800s
- 1801Court minutesDeed, John Ray to Robert Kimbrough, acknowledged in court.
- 1807Court minutesDeed, Absalom Knight to Robert Kimbrough, proved by John Fitch?.
- 1807Court minutesJurors convicted John Ray of assault after his not-guilty plea.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Robert Kimbrough to John McCaleb, proved by Andrew McBroom.
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Catharine Kimbro Widow of Powell Kimbrough Dec’d & his Children to Michael Holt, proved by Joshua Holt.
- 1809MarriagesMarriage bond: William Christmas and Elisabeth Kimbrough
1810s
- 1810Court minutesDeed, Fredrick Kimbrough to Nicholas Smith, proved by Jacob Smith.
- 1816WillsWill of Nathan Hancock
- 1818MarriagesMarriage bond: Ephraim Odem and Tempe Kimbrough
- 1818Court minutesDeed, Frederick Kimbrough to John Ulice, proved by Peter Coble.
- 1818WillsWill of Mordecai Southerland
- 1818WillsDeed of gift: Mordecai Southerland to Febe Dossett
1820s
- 1826MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard Bivins and Tempe Kimbrough
- 1829MarriagesMarriage bond: James Kimbrough and Elizabeth Ray
- 1829WillsWill of Samuel Byrd
- 1829WillsWill of Richard Bird
1840s
1850s
Undated
- DeedsJohn Wade to Marmaduke Kimbrough, September 1752
- Court minutesMarmaduke Kimbrough was commissioned to build a courthouse, prison and stocks; James Allison, James Dickey and John Pittman were to selec…
- Court minutesJames Dickey and the other named commissioners were assigned road responsibilities across five county divisions.
- Court minutesThe December court convened at Marmaduke Kimbrough’s home with justices Lawrence Banckson, James Allison, Joseph Tate and 3 others present.
- Court minutesMarmaduke Kimbrough received permission to operate an ordinary.
- Court minutesMarmaduke Kimbrough, Henry Bidings and Joseph Boggs replaced Timothy Terrell, David Miers and William Miers as road commissioners.
- Court minutesThe listed commissioners were assigned to five road districts (James Dickey, Jno Pitman, John Allison, Mark Morgan).
- Court minutesA road was ordered from the county boundary through the courthouse and Pine Foard to James McGowen’s old path, with five named overseers…
- Court minutesMarmaduke Kimbrough, Henry Bedingfield and Joseph Boggs replaced Timothy Tyrrell, David Miers and Wm. Miers as commissioners for the sout…
- Court minutesPeter Hilton replaced Marmaduke Kimbrough as road overseer.
- Court minutesPeter Hilton replaced Marmaduke Kimbrough as road commissioner.
- Court minutesThe record listed appointments of the county’s justices.
- Court minutesA twelve-member jury was appointed for the Thomas Hart plantation connection to Tower Hill road, with James Wade, John Alston and Nathani…
- Court minutesA jury was appointed for the road from James Trice’s toward Halifax; Nathaniel Kimbrough and Benjamin Saxon became overseers.
- Court minutesDeed, John Kimbrough to Wm. Mebane, proved by John Hawkins, Esq..
- Court minutesJurors rejected payment and setoff defenses in the University trustees’ bond action against Peter Sharp and Fred Kimbrough.
- Court minutesJohn Kimbrough received damages and costs against Neese and Eisly.
- Court minutesJames Kimbrough received permission to sell Nathan Hancock’s perishable estate.
- Court minutesThe court received and recorded an inventory for Nathan Hancock’s estate.
