Orange County Indexed

The McAdams surname

The McAdams name in Orange County Indexed: 214 historical records, 11 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.

In the records

1779 to 1908 most named in the 1780s

Tax lists 1779–1790
Deeds 1779–1869
Marriages 1781–1908
Court minutes 1782–1809
Wills 1790–1864
Records of enslaved people 1798–1828

In the chronology

1867 to 1959 11 people in 36 entries, most in the 1900s

In books and archives

1 person, born 1835

Places in its deeds and wills

Back Creek (11), Mill Creek (5), Haw River (5), Stags Creek (4), Mebane (4), Owens Creek (4), Quaker Creek (2), Hillsborough Road (1)

Married into

Faddis 3, Murray 3, Carden 2, Compton 2, Durham 2, Whitesides 2, Ward 2, Scott 2, Albert 1, Bason 1, Beard 1, Blann 1 · the marriages

Often named with

Walker 6, Tate 5, Murray 4, Mebane 4, Brewer 3, Ray 3, Hall 3, Allen 3, Shaw 2, McQuiston 2, Walton 2, Armstrong 2

People with a page here

A. K. McAdams, John F. McAdams, Wm. (William) McAdams

Spellings to try

McCaddams, McCadams, McAdam, M'Caddams, McCadddams

Search beyond these records

McAdams 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 McAdams there)
McAdams 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 11 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.

McAdams, A. K. 10 entries, 1944–1956
See all 10 entries in the chronology
McAdams, Charlie, Sr. 1 entry, 1948
- 1948: Charlie McAdams and George Crawford Amick open the A & M Grill in Mebane
McAdams, David 1 entry, 1867
- 18 December 1867: Holly Carrington, a freedwoman, names Samuel Tilley, a freedman, as her child's father
McAdams, Mrs. George 1 entry, 1955
- September 1955: The county board deeds the old Gravelly Hill School ground to Mrs. George McAdams
McAdams, J. 1 entry, 1891
- 1891: J. McAdams runs a mill and a country store near Border
McAdams, J. F. 1 entry, 1892
- April 16, 1892: People's Party holds township meetings across Orange County
McAdams, J. G. 1 entry, 1934
- by September 7, 1934: Commissioners name J. G. McAdams superintendent of the county home
McAdams, J. H. 2 entries, 1948–1959
- August 21, 1948: Farmers Mutual opens its new farm supply warehouse on Margaret Lane
- about 1959: J. H. and Pauline McAdams build a Ranch house on Revere Road
McAdams, J. P. 1 entry, 1906
- April 2, 1906: Orange County's commissioners decide to buy a road machine and order a bridge over Back Creek
McAdams, John F. 18 entries, 1904–1926
See all 18 entries in the chronology
McAdams, Pauline 1 entry, 1959
- about 1959: J. H. and Pauline McAdams build a Ranch house on Revere Road

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.

McAdams, Wm. (William), 1835-1895 1 work

In the historical records 214 records

58 deeds, 7 records of enslaved people, 54 marriages, 73 court minutes, 13 tax list entries and 9 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. McAdams marriages in full · Search the name in every collection