Orange County Indexed
The Mize surname
The Mize name in Orange County Indexed: 38 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1789 to 1820
most named in the 1810s
- Wills 1789
- Deeds 1789–1820
- Tax lists 1790
- Marriages 1799
- Court minutes 1800–1818
- In the chronology
- 1935 to 1963 2 people in 3 entries, most in the 1960s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Reeds Creek (2), Dry Creek (1), Flat River (1), Camp Creek (1)
- Married into
- Ragland 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Mangum 3, Carrington 3, Carey 2, Chizenhall 2, Harris 2
- Search beyond these records
- Mize 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 Mize there)
- Mize 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 38 records
5 deeds, 1 marriages, 28 court minutes, 3 tax list entries and 1 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. Mize marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
- 1789DeedsArthur Mangum to John Mize, 4 May 1789
- 1789WillsWill of Arthur Mangum
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Mize (St. Mary’s District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Henry Mize (St. Mary’s District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Zachariah Mize (St. Mary’s District)
- 1797DeedsJohn Mize Sr to Henry Mize, 11 February 1797
- 1797DeedsSack Mize to Only Owens, 20 April 1797
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: Frederick Mize and Anne Ragland
1800s
- 1800DeedsJohn Carrington to Jonathan Mize, 10 May 1800
- 1800Court minutesDeed, John Carrington to Jonathan Mize, proved by James Walker.
- 1807Court minutesThe court ordered Jacob Troxler, Benj Burnside, James Gant and 27 others summoned for Superior Court jury service.
- 1809Court minutesDeed, George Carey to Fredrick Mize, proved by James Latta.
1810s
- 1810Court minutesThe jury returned a guilty finding in the prosecution of John Hubbard and Nehemiah Thomas.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Fredrick Mize as road overseer, replacing Burwell Chizenhall.
- 1811Court minutesThomas Reaves, George Carey and Fredrick Mize were appointed to allot Burwell Chizenhall’s unnamed widow a year’s provisions and report n…
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Fredrick Mize as road overseer.
- 1812Court minutesStephen Redding and the other named patrollers received permission for payment.
- 1818Court minutesThe court convened with justices Robert Harris, John Bruce and Fredrick Mize present.
- 1818Court minutesThe court convened with justices Thomas Clancy, Aaron Walker, Willie Shaw and 49 others present.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury awarded Perry Mitchel damages and costs against Robert Morrow.
- 1818Court minutesThe jury awarded Charles Jones damages against Richard Cheek.
- 1818Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Stanly Hancock granted to Robert Hancock; sureties Fredrick Mize and John H Atkins.
1820s
Undated
- Court minutesDeed, John Mize to Henry Mize, proved by Frederic Mize.
- Court minutesDeed, Sack Mize to Only Owen, proved by Jno Jenkins.
- Court minutesThe jury valued the bond, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded damages; Tho Hunt and Fredrick Mize secured a stay of execution.
- Court minutesThe jury returned an apparently guilty verdict against William Lockhart.
- Court minutesWhitted and Craig were nonsuited after failing to appear when called.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Henry Mize granted to John Mize; sureties Fredrick Mize and Nath’l Harris.
- Court minutesThe jury found that the bond claimed by William Dilliard against Thomas Morris had been obtained through duress.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded James Walker damages against Robert Newton and others.
- Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in John Watson’s action against John D Carrington.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Wyatt Ballard damages against John L Kirk.
- Court minutesFredrick Mize took the qualifying oaths as justice of the peace.
- Court minutesThe court convened with justices Thomas Clancy, Fredrick Mize and David Mebane present.
- Court minutesThe court convened with justices Chesley P Patterson, Thomas Whithed, William Barbee and 4 others present.
- Court minutesThe jury found Israel Holt owed John Willis money and that the limitations defense did not bar the claim.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Timothy Dunnagan damages and costs against David Parker.
