Orange County Indexed
The McCanlis surname
The McCanlis name in Orange County Indexed: 25 historical records.
- In the records
- 1784 to 1892
most named in the 1780s
- Wills 1784
- Court minutes 1784–1799
- Marriages 1892
- Married into
- Russel 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Jordan 2, Armstrong 2, McCulloch 2, Baldridge 2, English 2
- Spellings to try
- McCanless, McCanles, McCandles, M'Canlis, McCaulis, M'Calis, McCanliss
- Search beyond these records
- McCanlis 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 McCanlis there)
- McCanlis 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 historical records 25 records
1 marriages, 22 court minutes 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. McCanlis marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
- 1784Court minutesWill of James McCanlis, proved by John Armstrong & Thomas Jordan.
- 1784WillsWill of James McCanlis
- 1789Court minutesThe jury returned an award of £57.18.11 plus costs; an appeal followed in McVey’s debt action against Allison.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury awarded James Blakes’s administrators £62.16.7 plus costs against John Taylor and Elisha Caine.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury found Picket liable and awarded Benjamin Peelor five shillings plus costs.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury awarded John McKethin £30.14.1 plus costs against Henry Murray; the court granted a requested appeal.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury awarded Peter V Williamson £20.10.6 plus costs against administrator Jno Mitchel.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury was sworn in Courtny’s action against Turner; no verdict was recorded.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesThe court appointed James McCulloch as road overseer, replacing Jno McCanlis.
- 1795Court minutesThe court ordered the sheriff to summon jurors for the next February term.
- 1798Court minutesAdministration of the estate of David English granted to Ellinor English; sureties James Riggs, Thomas Jourdan and William McCanlis.
- 1799Court minutesBond to David English, proved by James Baldridge.
1890s
- 1892MarriagesMarriage license: George Mccanlis and Nannie Russel
Undated
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the venire; five named jurors were marked excused.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Colter one penny plus costs against Cockman.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the executed venire naming summoned jurors.
- Court minutesTho Burke’s executors won damages and costs against Geo Doherty and Wm Mebane; execution was postponed.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Eli Lindsey, James Care Jr, James Allison and 30 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Haisting, Henry O’Dannel, Jno McCanlis and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesWm Shepperd recovered damages and costs against John Coleman on appeal.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Daniel Baldridge as road overseer, replacing Wm Shannan.
- Court minutesDeed, James Freeland Sheriff to John McCanlis, proved by David McCanlis.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Joshua Holt, David White, Joseph Clendening and 26 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Baxter King, Henry Younger, Joseph Moore and 12 others for jury service.
- WillsBond: Thomas Mulholland to David English
