Orange County Indexed
The Means surname
The Means name in Orange County Indexed: 14 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1785
most named in the 1780s
- Tax lists 1755–1780
- Deeds 1768–1785
- Court minutes 1784
- In the chronology
- 1867 to 1873 2 people in 3 entries, most in the 1870s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Back Creek (2)
- Often named with
- Bryan 2
- Spellings to try
- Mears, Meaks, Mians, Meand
- Search beyond these records
- Means 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 Means there)
- Means 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 2 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.
In the historical records 14 records
4 deeds, 7 court minutes and 3 tax list entries, 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
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Samuel Means
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: William Means
1760s
1780s
- 1780DeedsWilliam Means to James Turner, 18 February 1780
- 1780Tax listsThe 1780–81 tax lists: Means, Willm. (Orange District)
- 1784DeedsThomas Means to James Bryan, 18 August 1784
- 1784Court minutesDeed, Thomas Means to James Bryan.
- 1785DeedsRobert Means to James Dickey, 9 May 1785
Undated
- Court minutesSamuel Means proceeded against Thomas Holden.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of John Alberd granted to Jane Alberd; sureties Wm. Means (?) and James McGowen.
- Court minutesTwelve jurors were appointed to continue the road from Finley’s to Allison’s road, with William Porter and Robert Wells as overseers.
- Court minutesJames Freeland proceeded against Robt. Means.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Thos Burk’s executors £18.10 plus costs against Ro and Wm Means.
- Court minutesThe jury could not agree in Trice’s action against Grisham, withdrew, and the suit was continued.
