Orange County Indexed
The Meacham surname
The Meacham name in Orange County Indexed: 28 historical records.
- In the records
- 1785 to 1892
most named in the 1790s
- Court minutes 1785–1799
- Records of enslaved people 1788–1830
- Deeds 1792–1830
- Marriages 1796–1892
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Pickett’s Cart Road (1), New Hope Creek (1)
- Married into
- Pendergrass 5, Gattis 1, Hester 1, Hogan 1, Standiford 1, Ray 1, Sparrow 1, Strayhorn 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Lindsay 2, McMinimy 2, Rhodes 2, Austin 2
- Spellings to try
- Meachum, Meackam
- Search beyond these records
- Meacham 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 Meacham there)
- Meacham 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 28 records
4 deeds, 4 records of enslaved people, 12 marriages and 8 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Meacham marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
- 1785Court minutesJohn Meacham replaced Anderson Comer as overseer from Wm. Rhodes’ to Old Muster Ground.
- 1788Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John Meacham to Thomas Trice, 11 April 1788
1790s
- 1792DeedsJohn Meacham to John McMinimy, 28 February 1792
- 1792Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John Meacham to John McMinimy, 28 February 1792
- 1796MarriagesMarriage bond: James Meacham and Elizabeth Standiford
- 1797DeedsJohn Meacham to William Rhodes Jr, February 1797
- 1799Court minutesDeed, David Austin to Tho Robertson, proved by Geo Meacham.
- 1799Court minutesDeed, William Austin to Thomas Robinson, proved by George Meacham.
1800s
1810s
- 1815Records of enslaved peopleSheriff's or court sale: John Meacham to John Cain, 27 September 1815
1830s
- 1830DeedsAtha Lindsay to John Meacham?, 1 January 1830
- 1830Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Atha Lindsay to John Meacham?, 1 January 1830
1860s
- 1865MarriagesMarriage bond: Jesse G Meacham and Siney Ray
1870s
1880s
- 1881MarriagesMarriage license: David Pendergrass and Timpey N Meacham
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: Alston Pendergrass and Lina Meacham
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: James M Pendergrass and Nannie Meacham
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: William Pendergrass and Ella Meacham
- 1884MarriagesMarriage license: R A Meacham and Rosa D Sparrow
1890s
- 1890MarriagesMarriage license: Jos Meacham and Anna Hester
- 1892MarriagesMarriage license: A R Meacham and Sudie Strayhorn
Undated
- Court minutesA sworn jury found Joseph Pendau not guilty.
- Court minutesThe same jury found Elizabeth Witty not guilty.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard Wm. Courtney’s case against Thos. Palmer.
- Court minutesThe same jury heard Ben Leonard’s case against John Moore.
- Court minutesThe court appointed twelve men to survey a road from Wake County’s boundary through Boyces Old Field to Hillsborough.
