Orange County Indexed
The Low surname
The Low name in Orange County Indexed: 26 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1754 to 1845
most named in the 1790s
- Deeds 1754–1826
- Tax lists 1755
- Marriages 1782–1845
- Records of enslaved people 1797
- Court minutes 1797–1814
- Wills 1841–1844
- In the chronology
- 1768 to 1770 1 person in 3 entries, most in the 1760s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw River (2), Toms Creek (1), Travis Creek (1), Little River (1)
- Married into
- Boothe 1, Brinkley 1, Clap 1, Horniday 1, Minniss 1, Standiford 1, Ratlidge 1, Tickle 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Holt 5, Tapley 2
- Search beyond these records
- Low 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 Low there)
- Low 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.
- Low, John 3 entries, 1768–1770
In the historical records 26 records
7 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 8 marriages, 5 court minutes, 3 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. Low marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1754DeedsWilliam Chambers to Thomas Low[damaged], July 1754
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Thomas Low
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Thomas Low Junr
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Conrod Low
1780s
- 1782MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Low and Jean Minniss
1790s
- 1797DeedsGeorge Holt Sr to Kiziah Low, 27 March 1797
- 1797DeedsGeorge Holt Sr to Keziah Low, 20 April 1797
- 1797Records of enslaved peopleSale: George Holt Sr to Keziah Low, 20 April 1797
- 1797Court minutesBill of sale, George Holt to Keziah Low, proved by Harmon Low.
- 1797Court minutesDeed, George Holt to Keziah Low, proved by Harmon Low.
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: John Low and Drucilla Standiford
1800s
1810s
- 1810MarriagesMarriage bond: Robert Brinkley and Elizabeth Low
- 1812Court minutesThe jury awarded John Low damages and costs against Robert Murdock.
- 1814Court minutesSamuel Low and his unnamed wife were nonsuited after failing to appear against John Long.
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: William James Low and Leoise Ratlidge
- 1818DeedsThomas Low to James Hurdle, 9 July 1818
1820s
1830s
- 1830MarriagesMarriage bond: John B Low and Nelly Clap
1840s
- 1841MarriagesMarriage bond: Nathan Low and May Jane Boothe
- 1841WillsWill of Christopher (x) Hornaday
- 1844WillsWill of Barney (x) Clap
- 1845MarriagesMarriage bond: John C Low and Sally Tickle
