Orange County Indexed
The McAllister surname
The McAllister name in Orange County Indexed: 22 historical records, 1 person in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1752 to 1790
most named in the 1750s
- Deeds 1752–1790
- Court minutes 1756–1790
- In the chronology
- 1929 1 person in 1 entry
- In books and archives
- 1 family heading
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Little River (2), Eno River (1)
- Often named with
- Woods 4, McCarver 2, Taylor 2, Dixon 2, Armstrong 2
- Spellings to try
- McCallister, McAlister, McCallester, McCalister, McCollister, McAlester
- Search beyond these records
- McAllister 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 McAllister there)
- McAllister 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 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.
- McAllister family family, 1 work
In the historical records 22 records
8 deeds and 14 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1752DeedsGabriel Johnston to James McAllister, June 1752
- 1756Court minutesThe record listed the county’s thirty-five current road commissioners (Thomas Holden, Hugh Porter, James Allison, Robert Cate).
- 1756Court minutesFifteen road commissioners attended the general meeting at the courthouse (Thomas Loyd, James McAllister, William Barnett, Joseph Boggs).
- 1757DeedsWilliam Boggan [& wife Jane] to James McAllister, March 1757
- 1759DeedsJames McAllister to Henry Wagoner, March 1759
- 1759DeedsJames McAllister to James McCarver, March 1759
1760s
1780s
- 1780Court minutesEighteen grand jurors were sworn and charged, with Thomas Trice as foreman.
- 1782Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were summoned, with Samuel Craig as foreman.
- 1783Court minutesFifteen grand jurors qualified, with Moses Crawford as foreman.
- 1788DeedsJames McAllister to David Gilston, 7 October 1788
1790s
Undated
- Court minutesBill of Sale, John McCarver to James McAllister, proved by Witnesses: Thomas Parker, James Allison..
- Court minutesThe court empanelled and swore grand jurors John Anderson, James McAllister, John White and 9 others.
- Court minutesJames McAllister replaced James Dixon as road commissioner.
- Court minutesJames McAllister replaced Josias Dixon as road commissioner.
- Court minutesJames McAllister, John Tinnen and James Taylor were assigned to appraise five stray steers at Daniel Cain’s plantation.
- Court minutesJurors Mark Morgan, James Ray, Tyrie Harris and 3 others were appointed to attend November court at Salisbury.
- Court minutesThirty named jurors were appointed to attend court.
